Python Monty • Fast Chess for 1400 to 1699

B01h: Scandinavian: 2...Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 c6
'Fast' (10 days + 1 day/move, max 30 days)
1. e4 d5
Clock started on 06/20/2018
2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Bd2 Qd8 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Be2 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. h3 Bd7 11. Bc4 O-O 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. c3 Qc8 14. Ng3 Nxg3 15. fxg3 Bxh3 16. gxh3 Qxh3 17. Qe1 Nd7 18. Ng5 Qh6 19. Nxf7 Qh5 20. Ne5+ Kh8 21. Nxd7 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Qf5+ 23. Kg2 Qxd7 24. Qe2 Rf8 25. Bf4 b5 26. Bb3 a5 27. Re1 Bf6 28. Rh1 a4 29. Bc2 Kg8 30. Kg1 Rc8 31. Be5 Bg5 32. Be4 Qe6 33. Qh2 h6 34. Qh3 Qxh3 35. Rxh3 Kf7 36. g4 c5 37. Kf2 cxd4 38. Bxd4 Rc7 39. Rf3+ Bf6 40. Bd5+ Kg7 41. Be3 g5 42. Be6 Rb7 43. Ke2 Rc7 44. Kd3 Kg6 45. Bf5+ Kf7 46. Bd4 Bxd4 47. Kxd4 Kg7 48. Re3 Kf6 49. Re6+ Kg7 50. Rg6+ Kf7 51. Rxh6 Rc4+ 52. Kd3 Rf4 53. b3 axb3 54. axb3 Rf3+ 55. Kc2 Rf2+ 56. Kb1 Rf1+ 57. Kb2 Re1 58. Rb6 Re2+ 59. Ka3 Re5 60. Bd7 Rc5 61. Kb4 Re5 62. Bxb5 Re4+ 63. Bc4+ Kf8 64. Rg6 Ke8 65. Rxg5 e5 66. Rg8+ Ke7 67. Ka3 Re3 68. Kb2 Rg3 69. b4 e4 70. b5 e3 71. b6 Rg2+ 72. Kb3 e2 73. Bxe2 Rxe2 74. b7 Re1 75. b8=Q Rb1+ 76. Kc4 Rxb8 77. Rxb8
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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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