Lions Cup A007

A59o: Benko Gambit: 7.e4, Main Line, 11...Nbd7 12.h3 Ra6
'Standard' (30 days + 1 day/move, max 45 days)
1. d4 Nf6
Clock started on 07/01/2010
2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. g3 O-O 11. Kg2 Nbd7 12. h3 Ra6 13. Qc2 Qa8 14. Rd1 e6 15. Nb5 exd5 16. Nc7 Qb7 17. Nxa6 dxe4 18. Ng5 e3+ 19. Nf3 exf2 20. Bf4 f1=Q+ 21. Rxf1 Qxa6 22. Rad1 d5 23. Ne5 d4 24. b3 Nxe5 25. Bxe5= Nd5 26. Bf4 Nc3 27. Rd2 Ra8 28. a4 h6 29. h4 Qe6 30. Rf3 c4 31. bxc4 Qxc4 32. Qd3 Qxa4 33. Rf1 Qc6+ 34. Kg1 Qe6 35. Rb2 f5 36. Rb7 Ra3 37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. Rb2 Ra7 39. Qf3 Qe4 40. Rd2 Rb7 41. Kg2 Rb3 42. Rd3 Rb2+ 43. Rf2 Rb5 44. Rc2 Rb1 45. Bd2 Qe6 46. Bxc3 dxc3 47. Re3 Qf7 48. Rexc3 Bxc3 49. Qxc3 Qd5+ 50. Kf2 Rb7 51. Qc6 Qd4+ 52. Kg2 Re7 53. Qf3 Qe5 54. Rf2 h5 55. Qf4 Qd5+ 56. Qf3 Re4 57. Rc2 Kh6 58. Rb2 Qc6 59. Ra2 Kg7 60. Rb2 Kf6 61. Rd2 g5 62. hxg5+ Kxg5 63. Kh3 Qe6 64. Rg2 Kh6 65. Qc3 Re3 66. Qh8+ Kg6 67. Kh2 Rd3 68. Qb8 Ra3 69. Rb2 Ra6 70. Rd2 Rb6 71. Qf4 Qe7 72. Qc4=
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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