Aganju:
oh I see, that makes sense, ty

kortyxx: it already was an ice cube before the Ice Age came. Probably a left-over from previous Ice Ages.

Hello, do you happen to know why in this position (after move 40 of black) Ledové šachy (VereNice vs. kortyxx)
is the square c6 an ice cube?

tufflips: the tournament creator defines it. Unless he defines 'random' and then it is ... kind of random.

Maybe it was '2-games-each'? And you got all your black moves on a row, against all opponents?

Is it random who is white and black in tournament games or is the highest rated player white? I've had 12-13 games straight where I'm black

tangram:

Hope it exceeded everyone's expectations :)

8 June the 16th Superchess tournament is played

tangram:

best wishes to all combatants

In the rules for knightmate chess this is written: following standard castling rules [ ] no square between the knight and the rook may be attacked by an opponent's piece).
But this is not standard. The standard rule is that castling is legal if b1 or b8 is attacked. Is this contravened in knightmate chess?

we invité you for a superchess tournament in Castricum the netherlands on 22 september 2018.

Jop Delemarre won with 7/7. Rob Stolzenbach ( Superbutch on brainking) 5 1/2,

best luck to all combatants

tangram:so far we have 8 players. You can stil join the tournament.

on 19 th may the 15th superchess tournament is played in Leiderdorp, the Netherlands. IT is not far from Leiden.

tangram: How many western and eastern variants are there? tyia

tangram: we had 12 players and 19 variants! Winner was Edwin Poels and hè also won the prize of the best player in western variants. Joint second Fred Kok and Peter Blommers. Peter also won the prize for the best player in eastern variants.

Aganju:
IMHO true smothered mate is when the king is totally surrounded by their own army. I call your game a case of semi-smothered mate. Have a breathful day

ketchuplover: yep, that's it - smothered mate.
Thanks!

Aganju:

The future of loop chess lies in the hands of this boy. I think the pattern is smothered mate. If not please clarify asap. Thank ye very much.

Aganju: I can't say I recognise the combination, even replacing the drops by move-from,, but it's certainly a very good one!

For chess players: although this is Loop Chess, I think this is the most beautiful mate in 4 I ever played. If you know your chess, you will of course recognize the famous pattern.
Starting here: Loop Chess (Aganju vs. Geomomo)

tangram: I wish I could come! Sounds like a lot of fun. But travelling ~10000 km... I'll have to pass.

hello all

tangram:results Open Dutch championship 2017

have a super time

open Dutch championship superchess 2017 will be played on June 10th 11:00

tangram: new Champion superchess is H.G. Muller with a maximum score. Dutch Champion J.Delemarre became second.

In 2015 chess master Jop Delemarre won the superchess tournament. But 2016 is a different year.

17 october Leiden Open Dutch Championship Superchess

What happens if one side runs out of moves, but the other side doesn't? Does the latter side win, or is it a draw? Thanks.

to all combatants!

A new superchess tournament Will be played on april18th 11:00 in Zaandam, near Amsterdam.

Thom27: thank you

Justaminute: example of a stalemate

Does anyone know if stalemate applies in racing kings? I assume so but am not clear from the rules.

Justaminute: thanks for the quote! it explains it nicely for classic chess indeed!
i am trying to find a position in classic chess in which my king would be in check, but i would still be able to capture the king of my oppenent, but i fear that is not possible in classic chess :)

i will pay more attention next time, and try to remember this game :)

thanks!

Hrqls:
Article 3.9 of the Fide rules of chess say:

The king is said to be 'in check' if it is attacked by one or more of the opponent's pieces, even if such pieces are constrained from moving to that square because they would then leave or place their own king in check. No piece can be moved that will either expose the king of the same colour to check or leave that king in check.

Your movement of the knight would leave your king in check, contravening the rules of chess. Hence I believe Brainking is applying the rules of chess and hence three check chess correctly.

Justaminute: i always understood that in classic check you had to get out of chess otherwise your king would be captured on the next move and you would lose the game anyhow .. the same for a check-mate position .. there is no way to get out of it and win the game, so the game could end right away

in this case i have a way to get out of the check position by winning the game (and thereby preventing any future actions of my opponent) ?

i guess the rules of classic chess are really rules, and not just logical statements :)

Hrqls:
The first line says
"This game adds one extra rule to the classic chess."
It is a rule of classic chess that when in check you have to move out of it. Hence resolving your king's check takes priority over moving the knight.

In the following game : Drieschaaks Schaken (gambler104 - Hrqls)

I can end the game by moving my knight from F2 to H3 ... the site doesn't allow this though as my king is in check (by my opponents queen)

I can't find it in the rules though that I should solve a check position if I can finish a game before my opponent actually manages to capture my king?

andreas: Even better would be to have Bughouse, which is very popular and fun chess variant.

Energizer: Shatranj is rather slow game. I would prefer Double Move Chess or Progressive Chess.

I want shatranj on the site!

The 10 th superchess championship of the netherlands was held on 28th december in Leiden.

The Chess Club (1. December 2013, 12:42:24)
If you´re not a member of my fellowship already, just ask me.

tangram:surprise winner of 5th superchess freestyle tournament. Robin Wooter "schuli" on brainking won the tournament. Favorite Edwin Poels lost the forst round against Coen Leentvaar "lambik" on brainking and couldnt fill the gap.

Another superchess tournament!

rabbitoid: It could be played on real boards. It'd be a hassle, but it isn't unprecedented. That is how Kriegspiel was and is done. Kriegspiel is a game that is over one hundred years old. It is very similar to Dark Chess, but uses checks and checkmates and does not allow moves that are illegal in regular Chess, such as moving into check or castling through check, or moving a piece over a piece.

I have read that the opponents would typically sit in different rooms and require the services of three people to play a game of it. Each would have their own board and pieces, but would put them where they thought the opponent's pieces were. One of the people helping with the game would keep his own Chess board with the actual position on it that neither player could see. Unlike Dark Chess, the players have no way of seeing where their pieces attack or capture except to try the move and learn from what happens. One of the people helping with the game is given the role of referee or arbitrator. He announces if a move is legal or not. A player that makes an illegal move, must take the move back and try another. This is not how Dark Chess is played. It certainly would use the same skills to play as Dark Chess, but you'd have to gain a lot of your information just by what moves are allowed and also choose those moves that might be illegal on purpose to gain such information.

I imagine nowadays someone might have programmed a computer to play Kriegspiel. It seems this game has a following. I read it was used in training to help officers of the Prussian military learn about thinking with incomplete information.