At a Turtle's Pace

A00v: Benko Opening
'Leisure' (30 days + 3 days/move, max 60 days)
1. g3 d5
Clock started on 07/18/2016
2. Bg2 c5 3. c3 Nc6 4. a3 Nf6 5. a4 e5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Na3 O-O 8. Nc2 Re8 9. Ba3 h5 10. Rc1 h4 11. Nh3 d4 12. Ng5 e4 13. Bb2 d3 14. Ne3 Bc7 15. Rb1 dxe2 16. Qxe2 Ne5 17. Kf1 Nd3 18. c4 Nxb2 19. Rxb2 Qd4 20. Ra2 Qe5 21. Nh3 Bd7 22. Nf4 Bc6 23. Bh3 Rad8 24. Kg2 Qg5 25. Nfd5 Bxd5 26. cxd5 Nxd5 27. Qg4 Qxg4 28. Bxg4 Nb4 29. Raa1 Rxd2 30. Rhd1 Red8 31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32. Rd1 Rxd1 33. Nxd1 hxg3 34. hxg3 g6 35. Bc8 b6 36. Nc3 f5 37. Nd5 Nxd5 38. Be6+ Kg7 39. Bxd5 Kf6 40. f3 Ke5 41. fxe4 fxe4 42. Bc4 Kd4 43. Kf2 g5 44. g4 Bf4 45. Ke2 Kc3 46. Bd5 e3 47. Be6 a6 48. Bc4 b5 49. axb5 axb5 50. Bd5 c4 51. bxc4 bxc4 52. Bf7 Kb4 53. Bg6 Ka3 54. Bc2 Kb2 55. Bd1 c3 56. Kd3 e2 57. Kxe2 c2 58. Bxc2 Kxc2 59. Kf2 Kd3 60. Kg2 Ke2 61. Kh3 Bd2 62. Kg2 Be1 63. Kh2 Kf3 64. Kg1 Kxg4 65. Kf1 Bc3 66. Ke2 Kh3 67. Kd1 g4 68. Kc2 Bg7 69. Kd3 g3 70. Kc4 g2 71. Kd3 g1=Q 72. Kc4 Qd4+ 73. Kb5 Qc3 74. Kb6 Qc4 75. Kb7 Qc5 76. Ka6 Qb4 77. Ka7 Be5 78. Ka6 Bc7 79. Ka7 Qb6+ 80. Ka8 Qa6#
Black win

See more on the Game Explorer
Share Game on Social Media
Share Link to Game
Download Game
Copy Position

Game Page Help

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.

View this article in the Knowledge Base.

Chess Board

Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | Copyright © 2002 - 2024

SchemingMind.com | Westhoughton | Bolton | England