for 1200 and lower rating

A40m: Queen's Pawn: 1...e6
'Standard' (30 days + 1 day/move, max 45 days)
1. d4 e6
Clock started on 3/24/2020
2. a3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 b6 9. Bf1 Rb8 10. Bd3 a5 11. Nb5 Re8 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. c3 Bd7 14. b4 Qc8 15. b5 Ne7 16. a4 Qxc3 17. Ra3 Qc7 18. Qd2 Ng6 19. g3 Ne7 20. Rc3 Qb7 21. Bc2 Ng4 22. Qd3 g6 23. Bd1 f6 24. Nh4 f5 25. Ng2 Nf6 26. Nh4 g5 27. Nf3 g4 28. Nd2 Ra8 29. Be2 Rf8 30. Bf1 Rf7 31. Bg2 Ng6 32. Ba3 Ne8 33. Qf1 Re7 34. Bb2 Ng7 35. Nb3 Nh5 36. e4 fxe4 37. Ree3 Qb8 38. Qd1 Qf8 39. Qxg4 Nf6 40. Qd1 Kh8 41. Na1 Qg7 42. Kh1 Ng4 43. Re1 Nxf2+ 44. Kg1 Nxd1 45. Rxd1 Rf8 46. Re3 Qf7 47. Ree1 e5 48. dxe5 Nxe5 49. Bd4 Kg8 50. Bxb6 Bf5 51. Bxa5 Re6 52. Nb3 Rh6 53. Nd4 Qh5 54. h4 Rg6 55. Nxf5 Qxf5 56. Kh2 Nc4 57. Bc3 Qh5 58. Rg1 Ra8 59. Ra1 Re8 60. Bd4 Nd2 61. b6 Nb3 62. Be3 d4 63. Bf4 e3 64. Rad1 Nc5 65. a5 d3 66. Bh3 e2 67. Rd2 Ne4 68. Rxd3 Nc5 69. Re3 Ra8 70. Bg5 Rxa5 71. Re8+ Kf7 72. Rb8 Nd7 73. Bxd7 d5 74. Rb7 d4 75. Bg4+ Kf8 76. Bxh5 Re6 77. Rb8+ Kg7 78. Rb7+ Kg8 79. Rb8+ Kg7 80. b7 e1=Q 81. Rxe1 Rxe1 82. Bd2 Raa1 83. Bxe1 Rxe1 84. Rg8+ Kxg8 85. b8=Q+ Kg7 86. Qc7+ Kh6 87. Qf7 Re2+ 88. Bxe2 d3 89. Bxd3
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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 Book: 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. Share: The share tab will allow you to share your game on social media (if someone becomes a member by following one of your links, you will be rewarded with a complimentary extension to your full membership); you can also download the game as either an animated GIF or in PGN format, and you can copy the current position to your clipboard in FEN format.
  10. 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.
  • 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.

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