CT Class 5 #113

C40a: Open Game: Damiano Defence
'Standard' (30 days + 1 day/move, max 45 days)
1. e4 e5
Clock started on 02/13/2021
2. Nf3 f6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxg8 Rxg8 5. d4 Bb6 6. Bd2 exd4 7. Bb4 a5 8. Ba3 d6 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qd2 f5 12. exf5 b5 13. b3 Bxf5 14. Qe2+ Qe7 15. Qxe7+ Nxe7 16. O-O Bxc2 17. Re1 Bxb1 18. Raxb1 b4 19. Bb2 O-O-O 20. Rxe7 d5 21. Bd4 h5 22. Rxg7 Rxg7 23. Bxg7 d4 24. Bf6 Rd5 25. Rd1 d3 26. Bg7 Rd7 27. Bh6 Kb7 28. h4 Ka6 29. Kf1 Kb5 30. f4 c5 31. Kf2 c4 32. bxc4+ Kxc4 33. Ke3 Kc3 34. f5 Kc2 35. Rg1 d2 36. Ke2 d1=Q+ 37. Rxd1 Rxd1 38. f6 Rd7 39. Ke3 Kc3 40. Bg7 Kb2 41. f7+ Kc2 42. f8=Q Rd3+ 43. Ke2 Rd2+ 44. Ke3 Rd3+ 45. Ke4 Rg3 46. Qc8+ Kb1 47. Qf5 Rxg7 48. Kd5+ Kxa2 49. Qf2+ Ka3 50. Qe3+ Ka4 51. Qe8+ Ka3 52. Qe3+ Ka4 53. Qe8+ Ka3 54. Qe3+ Ka4 55. Qe8+ Kb3 56. Qe3+ Ka4 57. Qh6 Rd7+ 58. Kc6 Rd3 59. Qe6 Rc3+ 60. Kb7 b3 61. Qe4+ Ka3 62. Qe5 Rc2 63. Qxa5+ Kb2 64. Qxh5 Rxg2 65. Qe5+ Ka2 66. Qa5+ Kb2 67. Qe5+ Ka2 68. h5 Ka3 69. h6 b2 70. Qa5+ Kb3 71. Qd5+ Kb4 72. Qd4+ Ka3 73. Qc3+ Ka2 74. Qc4+ Ka1 75. Qa4+ Kb1 76. Qe4+ Ka1 77. Qa4+ Kb1 78. Qa3 Kc1 79. Qc3+ Kb1 80. Qd3+ Ka2 81. Qc4+ Ka3 82. Qc3+ Ka2 83. Qc4+ Ka1 84. Qd4 Rc2 85. Qa4+ Kb1 86. h7 Rh2 87. Qe4+ Ka2 88. Qa4+ Kb1 89. Qd1+ Ka2 90. Qd5+ Kb1 91. Qg8 Kc1 92. Qg1+ Kc2 93. Qxh2+ Kd1 94. Qxb2
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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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