After playing 19 moves, @friedmelon is a no-show. vickalan wins and advances to the Championship game. Updated bracket is here:
Game start-date to be announced soon!
Tournament Summary - Chess on an Infinite Plane
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I don't care when the game starts.
vickalan wrote:
In the meantime, @PixelByPixel is looking for an opponent. Does anyone want to play against him?
I’m sad...
@PixelByPixel: I'll play you. But I've played several times, so I have some practice. If you'd like to play I'll set up a thread tomorrow. Let me know.
@SuperSam1, I'll plan on starting our game a little after Christmas. Probably the 27th.
These games should be fun.
Ok, I can start on the 23, but I might not be able to play on Christmas, so should we wait? Hmm...
@PixelByPixel, I started our game (here). You can make your opening move anytime. Since this is the holidays anyone might be busy. Time limit is 3 days per move, but just leave a note in advance if more than that is needed. This should be a good game!
Dec 24, 2017
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Why did you go friedmelon... The game was only starting to get interesting.
Dec 24, 2017
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Incidentally, have you and SuperSam decided on a date to start the championship? The suspense is killing me
hitthepin wrote:
Why did you go friedmelon... The game was only starting to get interesting.
I miss friedmelon. When chess.com had a chess engine tournament I started a thread for betting on the winner. friedmelon kept changing his bet, and didn't even bet all of his biscuits. But somehow he lucked out, and won more biscuits than anyone.😝
hitthepin wrote:
Incidentally, have you and SuperSam decided on a date to start the championship? The suspense is killing me
Yes, the game will start on December 27. The winner will be the First World-Champion of an infinite-chess game that I'm aware of. I started making the opening graphic already:
After we have a champion, it will be interesting to see if new players (@hitthepin, @PixelByPixel, others?) can rise up and eventually steal the crown.😃
These games sometimes can last a long time. So players who aspire to win the crown may need to wait a long time before they can compete for it. And their own games can take a long time too, in addition to thinking of and creating their own expert-strategy to win.
😈
Would you like me to create a Construct 2 (coding) program so we can play infinite chess live?
(It will probably take a solid 10 days, but it will be interesting.)
I would definitely play it, especially if you (or anyone) spent the time to code it. But I can't guarantee there will be a general public interest.
My guess by the time all the bugs are worked out, it could be more than a 10-day project. One thing that can add time is deciding how to pan or zoom if pieces move outside the normal displayed area (20 file x 22 ranks).
Check out this similar game where some of the pieces spread-out in the mid-game.
It's definitely an ambitious project, and I would certainly support it. In fact I think it would be rather cool. Not sure if I could help but if there is a way I would help. It is a cool idea!😊
1. Panning/zooming may not be necessary, since it can be replaced with solitary squares like you did when (1000, 4) was played.
2. I will start in 2/3 days.
The idea of programming this game for live play sounds awesome! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help with that effort. I'll definitely be able to help with debugging (test games and so forth). Also I have bigger graphics for all the pieces if they are needed for any purpose (posted games use a small version so the board fits within the text).
fyi: I've been busy during the holidays, so might be slow in games I'm playing for the next few days. But don't worry - I'll play within the 3 day limit for all games I'm in.
I would appreciate the bigger graphics. Could you PM them to me, please?
The first-ever championship game for an infinite-type chess game has begun. It is @SuperSam1 playing against @vickalan, in "Chess on an Infinite Plane". The prize game is (here). Since the tournament director himself is one of the competitors, White has been given to SuperSam1.
Good luck!
Jan 6, 2018
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It’s so awkward when the tournament director himself refers to himself in third person. :)
lol - It will also be awkward if I win and have to instruct myself to stand on the podium to receive my world-champion medal. But I still want to win.
Where did @friedmelon go? If he doesn't show up soon then he is a no-show and I advance to the Championship game. I already messaged @SuperSam1 and he is ready to play!
In the meantime, @PixelByPixel is looking for an opponent. Does anyone want to play against him?