Chess on an Infinite Plane (NoisyEcho - vickalan) - Chess Forums

vickalan

Jan 31, 2017

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#1

This thread is for a game of "Chess on an Infinite Plane" between NoisyEcho and vickalan.

Rules:

The Pieces:
Black and White each have the following pieces (quantity and name):
1 king
1 queen
2 chancellors
2 rooks
2 bishops
2 knights
2 guards
2 hawks
24 pawns

All pieces move as in classical chess, with the "extra" three pieces moving as follows:

Chancellor (C) - Moves and captures as rook + knight.

Hawk (H) - Leaps exactly 2 or 3 squares in any orthogonal or diagonal direction. The leaping move means it can jump over other pieces.

Guard (G) - Moves and captures the same as a king but is not affected by check. Other information on the guard can be found (here). (not particular to this game)

Pawns play the same and promote at the same rank as in classical chess. White pawns promote at rank 8, and black pawns promote at rank 1. Pawns can promote to chancellor, hawk, or guard in addition to queen, rook, bishop, or knight. Pawns may capture and be captured en passant with the same rules as in classical chess.

Board Setup:

A red bracket indicates the a1 (1,1) square.

There is no castling.

There is no fifty-move rule. Draws can only occur from stalemate, threefold repetition, agreement, or a proven case of insufficient material to force checkmate.

All other rules are the same as in classical chess.

Move Notation:
Numeric coordinates are used to identify piece locations as (file#, rank#). The "a1" square is (1,1) and is marked on the chess diagram with a small red bracket. Increasing files are to the right, and increasing ranks are toward the back.

Parenthesis are used around each coordinate. Three examples of a move notation:
1) A rook moving from (8,4) to (1,4):
     R(8,4)-(1,4) or R(1,4)
2) A rook moving from (1,4) and capturing a piece on (0,4):
     R(1,4)x(0,4) or Rx(0,4)
3) A pawn advancing from (-1,7) to (-1,6):
     (-1,7)-(-1,6) or (-1,6)

To all:

If you have any comments or ideas about Chess on an Infinite Plane please visit (here).

NoisyEcho, you may play white.

If anyone else would like to play please visit (this thread).

Mako_Cat

Feb 5, 2017

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#2

1. e4?

vickalan

Feb 5, 2017

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#3

e4 is (5,4). Using e4 is fine when your pieces are in the 8 x 8 area. If you want to make a move in another area (going backwards or left of the a-file) make sure to use the coordinates. Name the file (scale at bottom), and then the rank (scale at left).

My move is:

1...(3,5)

Mako_Cat

Feb 6, 2017

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#4

2. (4,4)

vickalan

Feb 6, 2017

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#5

2...N(1,6)

Mako_Cat

Feb 8, 2017

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#6

3. N(6,3)

vickalan

Feb 8, 2017

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#7

3...(4,5)

HorribleTomato

Feb 25, 2018

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#8

Why did this game never finish?

hitthepin

Feb 25, 2018

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#9

It doesn’t even appear on the spreadsheet.

HorribleTomato

Feb 25, 2018

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#10

I already put in an opening based on it.

vickalan

Feb 25, 2018

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#11

NoisyEcho and I played a different game instead (I forgot what it was - something he invented). But he mysteriously disappeared from that game also. I never called him out as a no-show - so it's just withdrawn from the records. If you notice, his name now shows as "Mako_Cat" (and his profile pic is different) so I guess he completely changed his identity.

HorribleTomato

Feb 25, 2018

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#12

Well s/he will be glad when s/he realizes I named an opening after his new name! (My openings forum) It is very interesting maybe I'll try it!

vickalan

Feb 25, 2018

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#13

I wonder if I should ask Mako_Cat if he still wants to finish this game. That could be funny - a pause in a game of more than one year. Sometimes, I tend to get in too many games, but maybe I'll ask just to see what he says.