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Game over. Team 2 (ichabod801 and razorblade12) defeated Team 1 (TNziggy0076 and RyanMK) by checkmate. Those who did not join our first bughouse game have first priority joining this one. In bughouse chess, there are 2 teams of 2 players. And 2 boards, too. Teammates play on separate boards and opposite colors. When you capture a piece, it goes into your teammate's storehouse.Your teammate can, instead of making a normal move, put a piece on the board from the storehouse. Pieces can only be placed on vacant squares. Pawns may not be placed on the first and last rank. If a promoted pawn is captured, it becomes a pawn in the storehouse. The game ends as soon as anybody gets checkmated. So even if you are about to lose in one turn, but your teammate checkmates his/her opponent your team wins. Make sure you track this topic so that you know when it is your move.The game will start as soon as we have 4 players ready to go. Post your move using algebraic notation. When placing a piece from the storehouse, use the @ symbol in your notation. For example to place a knight from the store house on d6, type N@d6. When I see a move posted I will update and flip the diagram. Also, the games are not simultaneous. Board A can be on move 20 while board B is on move 2. Please post something when you join so that I know. Have fun! Board A Board B Storehouses AW: P B B P R N P R BW: N AB: B B P P BB: N P Players: A white (team 1): TNziggy0076 B black(team 1): RyanMk A black (team 2): ichabod801 B white (team 2): razorblade12 Move list: Board A e4 e5 N@g4 N@g6 Nf3 Nc6 N@c4 d6 c3 Bxg4 h3 Bxf3 Qxf3 @c2! Q@d5 R@d1+ Ke2 Nf4+ Qxf4 exf4 Nba3 B@e6 Qd3 Q@e1+ Kf3 N@e5+ Nxe5 Nxe5+ Kxf4 B@g5+ Kg3 B@a4# Board B e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 Qe2 b5 Bb3 Bc5 c3 d6 d3 0-0 a4 b4 cxb4 Bxb4+ Bd2 a5 0-0 Bg4 Bxb4 Nd4 Qd1 Bxf3 gxf3 axb4 Nd2 Nh5 Bc4 Qg5+ Kh1 Nf4 Rg1 Qh4 Rg3 Nde2 d4 Nxd4 Qg1 Qh6 Bd5 Nxd5 exd5 Qxd2 Rxg7+ Kh8 N@d7 Qh6 Nxf8 Qxg7 Qxg7+ Kxg7 Nd7 Nxf3 b3 Rd8 N@f6 B@h4 Q@h5 Bxf6 Qg4+ Ng5 Nxf6 Kxf6 f4 exf4 Qxf4+ Kg6 Rg1 N@h3 Rxg5+ Nxg5 Qxb4 f5 a5 Ra8

This is just an information thread, not a variant game in progress. Below is a diagram of the board and starting position for Omega Chess. And here is the website for those of you who can't wait for more information: http://www.omegachess.com You'll see two different pieces in the diagram. The crescent moon represents the wizard and helmet represents the champion. The wizard is a leaper, like the knight. It can move one square diagonally in all four directions. Or, like an exaggerated knight move, the wizard can jump three squares horizontally or vertically and then one square to either side. The wizard is bound to the color of its starting square. The wizard can jump over pieces to also control up to twelve squares. The champion is also a leaper. It can move one square orthogonally, forward, backward or to either side. Or the champion can jump two squares forward or backward or to either side, or jump two squares diagonally in all four directions. The champion can jump over pieces and it can control up to twelve squares. All the other pieces move as in chess except the pawns which may move up to three squares on their first move. En Passant: The principle for capturing an opposing pawn en passant in Omega Chess remains the same as in standard chess. If a pawn moves two or three squares initially and passes an opposing pawn on the fourth or fifth rank, the pawn may be captured en passant. The opposing pawn moves onto the square through which the pawn moved. Capturing en passant is optional unless it is the only legal move available. The capture must be made on the next move. OK, that's it for now. Head over to the official site for more info, diagrams, and other goodies. AllThe Wizard is also classified as a leaper. It can move one square diagonally in all four directions. Or, like a Knight move, the Wizard can jump three squares horizontally or vertically and then one square to either side. The Wizard is b ound to the color of its starting square. The Wizard is also classified as a leaper. It can move one square diagonally in all four directions. Or, like a Knight move, the Wiza rd can jump three squares horizontally or vertically and then one square to either side. The Wizard is bound to the color of its starting square.

Welcome to our first bughouse game! Game over. Team 1 (oinquarki and dc1985) defeated team 2 (RyanMK and bigOto) by checkmate. In bughouse chess, there are 2 teams of 2 players. And 2 boards, too. Teammates play on separate boards and opposite colors. When you capture a piece, it goes into your teammate's storehouse.Your teammate can, instead of making a normal move, put a piece on the board from the storehouse. Pieces can only be placed on vacant squares. Pawns may not be placed on the first and last rank. If a promoted pawn is captured, it becomes a pawn in the storehouse. The game ends as soon as anybody gets checkmated. So even if you are about to lose in one turn, but your teammate checkmates his/her opponent your team wins. Make sure you track this topic so that you know when it is your move.The game will start as soon as we have 4 players ready to go. Post your move using algebraic notation. When placing a piece from the storehouse, use the @ symbol in your notation. For example to place a knight from the store house on d6, type N@d6. When I see a move posted I will update and flip the diagram. Also, the games are not simultaneous. Board A can be on move 20 while board B is on move 2. Please post something when you join so that I know. Have fun! Storehouses AW: BW: N AB: BB: P P Players: A white (team 1): oinquarki B black(team 1): dc1985 A black (team 2): BigOto B white (team 2): RyanMK Move list: Board A 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 @h3 3. gxh3 @a3 4. bxa3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Rg1 g6 8. @d5 Ne7 9. Na4 a6 10. Bc4? b5! 11. Bb3 0-0 12. d3 Bb7 13. Nd2 c6 14. @h6! Kh8 15. Q@g7# Board B 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. 0-0 Nf6 8. Nb3 Bd7 9. Nbxd4 bxa4 10. Bxa4 @c5 11. Nb5 Qxd1 12. Board A Board B

Since we now have many chess variants, I think it is unusual to name our group after just one of them. I think we should change the name to accomidate all chess variants. Post if you agree or disagree, and why.