Mating in the Darkness III

'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 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 03/16/2012
2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 Nxd5 4. cxd5 e6 5. dxe6 Bxe6 6. Be2 Bd6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Nf3 Qf6 9. O-O O-O-O 10. Re1 Bb4 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Rhe8 13. a4 Bg4 14. Ba3 Ne5 15. d4 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 a6 20. Kf1 Kd7 21. Be7 Re8 22. Bh4 Rxe1+ 23. Kxe1 g6 24. Bg3 c6 25. Kd2 f5 26. h4 Ke6 27. Kd3 Kd5 28. c4+ Ke6 29. Kc3 b6 30. Kb4 b5 31. axb5 axb5 32. cxb5 cxb5 33. Kxb5 Kd5 34. Be5 g5 35. hxg5 h5 36. Kb6 h4 37. Kc7 f4 38. Kd7 Kc4 39. Ke7 h3 40. Kf7 h2 41. g6 h1=Q 42. g7 Qg2 43. g8=Q Qxg8+ 44. Kxg8 Kd3 45. Bxf4 Kxd4 46. Bg3 Kd3 47. f4 Ke2 48. Kg7 Kf1 49. Kg6 Kg1 50. f5 Kf1 51. f6 Kg2 52. f7 Kf3 53. Kg7 Ke4 54. f8=Q Kd5 55. f4 Kc6 56. f5 Kb7 57. f6 Kc6 58. f7 Kd7 59. Qe8#
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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