D Angelo Barksdale Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Uncle Psychosis said: Div A ChessBassGuitar beats beef2711 Good game, was tight for ages. King safety made the difference in the end. Yes, well played. You were slightly ahead, but blundering the rook there sealed the deal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Uncle Psychosis said: I've literally never played 960. This might be a right laugh. Ditto, can we still castle in 960? Edited May 26, 2021 by Trogdor 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Psychosis Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Henderson to deliver ..... said: Yes, well played. You were slightly ahead, but blundering the rook there sealed the deal. Enjoyed that, thanks. I couldn't quite see how I was going to find my way through without your queen creating some threats - although I think my rook was coming to the 7th with a big attack - but like you say the blunder killed it. Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Ditto, can we still castle in 960?I won the 960 last year and still struggle with the castling rules 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Psychosis Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Trogdor said: Ditto, can we still castle in 960? Yes, explanation here https://support.chess.com/article/347-chess960-fischer-random-chess Basically, if your king and rook haven't moved, you're not moving through, out of, or into check (like normal) then you can still castle. King and rook end up in the same squares as they would from the traditional game. Simples. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilScotsman Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Cup: RBWatson beats @mathematics by checkmate. A shock in the first round of the cup as the top flight side fall to the off-form seaside league outfit. Somewhat lucky after hopelessly failing to trap your queen; the pawn that I though I'd wandered into a useless and counterproductive position ended up being pivotal. Good game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Just now, Uncle Psychosis said: Yes, explanation here https://support.chess.com/article/347-chess960-fischer-random-chess Basically, if your king and rook haven't moved, you're not moving through, out of, or into check (like normal) then you can still castle. King and rook end up in the same squares as they would from the traditional game. Simples. Does that apply if my King is on g1 and Rook on h1 to start? With f1 empty. Could I castle and get my king on g1 and rook on f1? I best read the explanation tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Looking forward to being out of the cup in 12 moves again 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Psychosis Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Trogdor said: Does that apply if my King is on g1 and Rook on h1 to start? With f1 empty. Could I castle and get my king on g1 and rook on f1? I best read the explanation tbh. I *think* the initial positions are such that casting both sides is always allowed, but honestly I don't know 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Just now, Uncle Psychosis said: I *think* the initial positions are such that casting both sides is always allowed, but honestly I don't know I'll try it and feedback. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 It worked. Rather bizarrely, my king remained on g1 but my rook moved from h1 to f1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I see that Ludo has been banned for a fair play violation now too - what's going on there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, craigkillie said: I see that Ludo has been banned for a fair play violation now too - what's going on there? I bet Ludo was talking smack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) Aye, I noticed that this morning. Bizarre. It just takes one look at my record to see that if I was cheating, I'm fairly terrible at it as I've lost something like 8 of my last 10 games. They've sent me an e-mail saying I can appeal it or apologise and create a new account. I've appealed it, but I'm not too bothered if they reject it as I'm trying to stop playing chess! Those 3 minute games have become an addiction from when I should be working! I had an incident about a week or so ago where a guy I was playing started trash talking saying he was 'going to report' me. Wonder if that has anything to do with it. ETA: I did get a time out for talking nonsense back to that guy. I just assumed they meant cheating rather than being a wind up merchant which I do have a tendency to do tbf. Edited May 27, 2021 by Ludo*1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 13 hours ago, Frank Grimes said: @craigkillie my rating is too low to challenge you It also says you won't accept my challenge, so I've added you as a friend which should get round it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Tainted titles imo 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) And in the match pitting Hammysgettingsmashed vs Cardinal Richelieu, @101 did a lovely move where he gained a material advantage, but then it all ground to a shuddering halt with a stalemate (and a draw). All my fault, since I was the one parking the bus, but I need the points. Halfs all round. Edited May 27, 2021 by Cardinal Richelieu 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: And in the match pitting Hammysgettingsmashed vs Cardinal Richelieu, @101 did a lovely move where he gained a material advantage, but then it all ground to a shuddering halt with a stalemate (and a draw). All my fault, since I was the one parking the bus, but I need the points. Halfs all round. Apparently I had a missed win as well, I'm annoyed at myself but really enjoyed the game end to end stuff! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleslie99 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 @gkneil I have challenged you in the Scottish Cup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, EvilScotsman said: Cup: RBWatson beats @mathematics by checkmate. A shock in the first round of the cup as the top flight side fall to the off-form seaside league outfit. Somewhat lucky after hopelessly failing to trap your queen; the pawn that I though I'd wandered into a useless and counterproductive position ended up being pivotal. Good game. Took me to move two to realise the pieces weren’t in the normal order! As for the shock, well, not so sure about that. I belong many places below where I am. I’ll get there, rapidly. Edited May 27, 2021 by mathematics 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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