CT Class 1E #5

D02p: Queen's Pawn: London
'Standard' (30 days + 1 day/move, max 45 days)
1. d4 Nf6
Clock started on 12/10/2023
2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bg3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Qc7 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Nf6 14. Qc2 h6 15. O-O Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qb6 17. b4 Bd7 18. a4 Bc6 19. Qf4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qc6 21. Rfc1 Rfd8 22. b5 Qc5 23. Kg2 Rd7 24. Rd1 Rad8 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Rc1 b6 27. Qb4 Qxb4 28. cxb4 g5 29. g4 Kg7 30. Rc8 Kf6 31. Rb8 Rc7 32. a5 Rc4 33. axb6 axb6 34. Rxb6 Rxb4 35. Rb8 Rb3 36. Rb7 Kg6 37. Rb8 Rb1 38. b6 Kf6 39. Rb7 Kg7 40. Kh2 Kf6 41. Rb8 Rb4 42. Rb7 Rb3 43. Kg2 Kg6 44. Rb8 Kf6 45. Rb7 Kg6 46. Rb8 Kg7 47. Rb7 Rb1 48. Rb8 Rb5 49. Rb7 Rb1 50. Kh3 Kg6 51. Rb8 Kg7 52. Kh2 Rb3 53. Kg3 Kf6 54. Rh8 Kg7 55. Rb8 Kf6 56. Rb7 Kg6 57. Kg2 Kf6 58. Kg3 Rb2 59. Kg2 Rb1 60. Kh3 Kg7 61. Kg3 Rg1+ 62. Kh2 Rb1 63. Rb8 Kg6 64. Kg2 Kf6 65. b7 Rb3 66. Kf1 Rb1+ 67. Kg2 Rb2 68. Kg1 Ke5 69. Kf1 Rb1+ 70. Kg2 Kf6 71. Kg3 Kg7 72. Kh2 Rb2 73. Kg2 Kf6 74. Kh1 Ke5 75. Kg1 Kf6 76. Kg2 Rb3 77. Rh8 Rxb7 78. Rxh6+ Kg7 79. Rh5 f6 80. Rh1 Ra7 81. Re1 e5 82. Rb1 Ra8 83. Rb6 Kg6 84. Rb4 Rf8 85. Rb1 Re8 86. Rd1 Re6 87. Kh3 Re8 88. Kg3 Rg8 89. Kh2 Ra8 90. Kg2 Rb8 91. Re1 Ra8 92. Rf1 Rb8 93. Rc1 Ra8 94. Rc6 Ra7 95. Rd6 Ra1 96. Rb6 Ra8 97. Kf1 Ra3 98. Kg2 Ra7 99. Kg3 Ra3 100. Kg2 Ra1 101. Rb2 Rc1 102. Rb4 Rd1 103. Rb3 Ra1 104. Rb7 Rc1 105. Rb8 Kh7 106. Rb6 Kg6 107. Rb7 Rd1 108. Rb5 Kg7 109. Rb7+ Kg6 110. Rb2 Rd3 111. Rb8 Rd4 112. Ra8 Rd6 113. Kh3 Rd7 114. Rg8+ Kf7 115. Ra8 Re7 116. Rb8 Ra7 117. Kg2 Ra1 118. Rb6 Ra8 119. Rb7+ Kg6 120. Kh2 Rd8 121. Rb3 Rg8 122. Rb6 Ra8 123. Rb7 Ra1 124. Re7 Rf1 125. Kg3 Rh1 126. Rb7 Rc1 127. Rb3 Rc2 128. Rb6 Rc3 129. Rb4 Ra3 130. Kg2 Rc3 131. Rb2 Rc5 132. Rb8 Ra5 133. Rg8+ Kh7 134. Rf8 Kg6 135. Rh8 Rd5 136. Kg3 Ra5 137. Rb8 Ra3 138. Rh8 e4 139. Kg2 Rxf3 140. Ra8 Rf4 141. Kg3 Rf3+ 142. Kg2 Kf7 143. Ra4 Rf4 144. Kg3 Rf3+ 145. Kg2 Rf4 146. Kg3 Rf3+ 147. Kg2 Rf4 148. Kg3 Rf3+ 149. Kg2=
Draw

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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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