Wilhelm Steinitz

C98f: Spanish: Closed, Chigorin, 12...Nc6 13.d5 Na5
'Leisure' (30 days + 3 days/move, max 60 days)
1. e4
Clock started on 12/06/2007
1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nc6 12. d5 Na5 13. Nbd2 Qc7 14. Nf1 Bd7 15. Ng3 g6 16. b3 c4 17. Bh6 Rfc8 18. Bd2 Nb7 19. b4 a5 20. a3 Ra6 21. Qb1 Rca8 22. Qb2 axb4 23. axb4 Qc8 24. Be3 Nd8 25. Reb1 Ne8 26. Rd1 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 28. Qxa1 f5 29. exf5 gxf5 30. Qb1 Ng7 31. Bh6 e4 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Nd4 Nf7 34. f3 Bh4 35. Nh5+ Kg8 36. fxe4 Qe8 37. Qf1 Bg5 38. Qf2 fxe4 39. Nf6+ Bxf6 40. Qxf6 Qe5 41. Qxe5 dxe5 42. Nc6 e3 43. Kf1 Kg7 44. Ke1 h5 45. Ke2 Kf6 46. Nb8 Bc8 47. Kxe3 h4 48. Bd1 Nd6 49. Bg4 Bf5 50. Nd7+ Bxd7 51. Bxd7 Kg6 52. Kf3 Kg5 53. Be6 Kh5 54. g3 hxg3 55. Kxg3 Ne4+ 56. Kf3 Nd6= 57. Bg4+ Kg5 58. Bd7 Kh5 59. Be6 Kg5 60. Kf2 Ne4+ 61. Ke3 Nd6 62. Bg4 Kh4 63. Bd7=
Draw

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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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