Lights Out

'Standard' (30 days + 1 day/move, max 45 days)
This game is being played under Dark Chess (Checkmate Wins) rules. Click the 'info' tab for more information.
1. e4 d5
Clock started on 01/25/2017
2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 g6 8. Qd2 Bg7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. Kb1 Re8 11. a3 Qe7 12. Rhe1 Bd7 13. Bh6 Qf8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. g4 Rec8 16. g5 Ne8 17. h4 Kg8 18. Rh1 Qe7 19. h5 Nd6 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Rh4 Rf8 22. Rdh1 Rf7 23. Qd1 Nf5 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. R1h2 Rg7 26. Qh1 Rf8 27. Rxh7 Rxh7 28. Rxh7 Qxh7 29. Qxh7+ Kxh7 30. Ne5 Nxe5 31. dxe5 Kg6 32. f4 Rh8 33. Kc1 Kf7 34. Kd2 Bc6 35. Ke3 Rd8 36. Kf2 Ke7 37. Kg3 Be8 38. Kh4 a6 39. Kg3 b5 40. Ne2 Bc6 41. Kh4 Bd5 42. Ng3 Bb7 43. Kh5 Rc8 44. Kh6 c5 45. Nh5 c4 46. Nf6 Kf7 47. g6+ Kf8 48. g7+ Kf7 49. Kh7 Bf3 50. g8=Q+ Rxg8 51. Nxg8 Be4 52. c3 Bc6= 53. Nh6+ Ke7 54. Kg7 Bd7 55. Ng8+ Kd8 56. Kf6 Bc8 57. Ne7 Bd7 58. Ng6 Ke8 59. Nh8 Bc8 60. Nf7 Bd7 61. Ng5 Bc8 62. Nxe6 Bd7 63. Ng7+ Kf8 64. Nxf5 Bc8 65. Nd6 Bd7 66. e6 Bc6 67. e7+ Kg8 68. e8=Q+ Bxe8 69. Nxe8 a5 70. Nd6 b4 71. cxb4 axb4 72. axb4 c3 73. bxc3 Kf8 74. b5 Kg8 75. b6 Kh7 76. b7 Kh6 77. b8=Q Kh5 78. Qg8 Kh4 79. Qg2 Kh5 80. Qg5#
White win

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Only attacked enemy pieces are visible.

Dark1 is played using standard chess rules and start position - the only difference is that you can only see your opponents pieces when they are in your 'searchlight', i.e. squares that your pieces can move to or attack. That is why half of the board looks dark when you start the game. You can see which pieces you have taken by clicking the Material tab.

Your opponents moves are displayed as question marks, however these will still be appended with '+' and '#' for check and mate.

If you return to the game after it is finished you will be able to see the whole board.

 

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The Action Bar

The Action Bar is the most important part of the game screen, this is where you interact with the game by entering moves, conditional moves, comments, draw offers, resignations, and much more (if you are not viewing one of your own games, the Action Bar is not shown).  The Action Bar is in four parts, from left to right:

  1. The Move Input Box: where your move or conditional move is shown; it is possible to type into this box, but not recommended, you can enter your move by dragging and dropping the pieces on the board.
  2. The Action Selection Dropdown: this is where you select the action you want to do, for example, move, enter a comment, accept a draw offer, claim a draw, etc.  Only the actions which are relevant to the current game are shown.
  3. The Continue Button: this button sends your action back to our server; sometimes you might see a pop-up text box before the action is sent, this is so that you can write a message to your opponent.  You can set your preferences so that this box is always shown to confirm you move (under the "Chess Board" tab "Confirm moves before committing), some people find this helpful as a "blunder check".
  4. The Next Game button: clicking the button will take you to the next game for which it is your move.

The Game Information Panel

Under the Action Bar, you should find the Game Information Panel.  This gives you more information about the game; because there is too much information to see on one screen here, it is arranged into "tab"; you can move between the various screens by clicking the buttons, from left to right:

  1. Game Overview: this tab shows the full history of the game, including comments (you cannot read the comments from another player's game, unless the game is marked as "public"), leave taken, etc.  You can click the moves to see the position on the chess board.
  2. Hide Comments: this tab shows the moves of the game only, without the distraction of the comments shown on the game overview tab.
  3. Material Balance: this tab shows the captured pieces in the game.  If you are playing CrazyHouse chess, or a similar game, you can drag pieces from here to the board to make a "drop".
  4. Tags: You can "tag" games, this makes it easier to come back to games, you can find the games you have tagged from the game database screen.
  5. Variant Information: this tab is available for some chess variants, it will show you a description of the variant.
  6. Opening Information: In standard chess games, this tab will show you information about the chess opening you have been playing, taken from the Game Explorer.
  7. Analysis Board: Opening this tab will overlay an "analysis board" on the main chess board; you can move the pieces around freely on this board to try out various ideas in the game.
  8. Engine Analysis: This tab allows you to analyse the game using a chess engine; because the use of engines is not allowed on SchemingMind, this tab is not available for ongoing games.
  9. Help: If you are reading this, you have already figured out what the help button does!

The Chess Board

The chess board shows the current position in your game; if it is your move, or if you can enter a conditional move, you can drag and drop the pieces on the chess board.

If you wish to castle, simply drag your king over the rook on the side you wish to castle on.  When you promote a pawn, you will see a pop-up prompting you to select the promoted piece.

We have a number of different designs for chess boards and pieces, you can select the one you prefer from your personal preferences.

Under the chess board is a navigation toolbar (this toolbar looks slightly different if you are looking at the analysis board).

From left to right:

  • Settings: This button will bring up your chess board and pieces display settings.
  • Download Game: This button will allow you to download the game in PGN format.
  • Copy Position: This button will copy the position to your clipboard.
  • Move to Start: This button will show the start position of the game.
  • Previous Move: This button will move position shown on the board back one move.
  • Next Move: This button will show the next position on the board.
  • Last Move: This button will show the current position on the board.
  • Flip: This button will show the board from the other player's perspective (by default you see games from White's perspective unless you are Black; you can select an option to always show the board from White's perspective in your personal preferences).
  • Animate: If you are not looking at the last move in the game, this button will animate the game from the shown position to the last move.
  • Stop Animation: This button will stop the animation.
  • Analysis Board: This button will show the Analysis Board (see above).

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