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 e6
Clock started on 03/05/2017
2. d4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. Be3 O-O 7. Qd2 Re8 8. O-O-O d6 9. h4 a6 10. h5 e5 11. hxg6 fxg6 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qe2 Be6 15. f3 c6 16. g4 b6 17. g5 Nh5 18. Qg2 c5 19. Be2 Qe7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Rad8 22. Qh3 a5 23. Bc4 Rd6 24. Kb1 Rdd8 25. Bc1 Qb7 26. Rhe1 h6 27. gxh6 Bf6 28. Bb3 Kh7 29. Re4 Qf7 30. d6 c4 31. Bxc4 Qd7 32. Qxd7+ Rxd7 33. Bb5 Red8 34. Bxd7 Rxd7 35. Rg4 Nf4 36. Bxf4 exf4 37. Rxf4 b5 38. Re4 Bd8 39. Rde1 a4 40. Re7+ Bxe7 41. dxe7 Rxe7 42. Rxe7+ Kxh6 43. c4 bxc4 44. Ra7 c3 45. bxc3 Kh5 46. Rxa4 g5 47. Rg4 Kg6 48. a4 Kf7 49. a5 Ke7 50. a6 Kd7 51. Ra4 Kc7 52. a7 Kb7 53. a8=Q+ Kb6 54. Rc4 Kb5 55. Qc6+ Ka5 56. Ra4#
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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