Chess on an Infinite Plane (hitthepin - captaintugwash)

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11. C(8,3)
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I just realized the very important fact that the chancellors guard the middle rearward pawns in the starting position.
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Yes, even when the hawk leaves its Jäger unit, the pawns still often have some defense.

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Not sure you'll like this move...

11... H(0,4)

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What’s wrong with the move?
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!!!!!
Well played, I have been forked. :(
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12. C(0,-3)
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11.C(8,3)...H(0,4)
12.C(0,-3)

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I’m beginning to realize just how powerful hawks are.
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Thanks.

I thought you'd save the bishop and trade hawk for chancellor. Obviously the chancellor is more powerful than the hawk, but is that difference in power worth a whole bishop? An interesting decision.

12... Hx(3,1)+

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I say yes. 13.K(0,6)
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You might be correct. Personally I'd have given up the chancellor, simply because I have two of them. You only have one black squared bishop, now my bsb is more powerful. But my evaluation might be flawed, I haven't even begun to explore the chancellor so I might agree with you later.

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Now, chancellor, I saved you, so I’m expecting great things!
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hitthepin wrote:
I’m beginning to realize just how powerful hawks are.

So much so that I'm not that interested in capturing your rook, which I could do with another hawk fork. I think the hawk is better, certainly at the moment it is. Probably  when there's less pawns the rooks are better.

I obviously capture the chancellor with my hawk if you allow it though, even though I would be sad to part with a hawk.

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Waiting for board.

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I'll apply hitthepin's move as K(6,0). Please make sure moves are always declared as (file first, then rank). If declared wrong but legal it could be a bad blunder.shock.png
12.C(0,-3)...Hx(3,1)+
13.K(6,0)

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 ha I didn't notice that!

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13... Q(-10,10)

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Got it totally.
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I’ll wait for the board after that one.