Screen Antichess game is very lively and fun. It will certainly suit those who prefer action and eschew bland and monotonous games. You won't be bored in Screen Antichess. The rules are quite simple: The game is played according to the rules of Losing Chess. At the beginning of the game, both players place their pieces on their half of the board. Neither player sees the other's pieces until both have placed them. To prevent players from seeing the process of arranging each other's pieces, a screen is used. When placing, the following restriction apply: - Pawns may not be placed on the first rank. Bishops can be placed on squares of the same color. No castling / Yes en passant.
Like regular Losing Chess, the game can be very fast-paced. The way players place their pieces on the chessboard has a huge impact on the entire outcome of the game. We can say that Screen Antichess is a game - a battle of starting positions, a battle of chess formations, a duel of chess improvisations. It is impossible to give any winning formation as a guide. In each individual case, each chess formation will work differently. For example, in this starting position:
White wins in 16 moves.
But if Black uses another formation, then the situation will be completely different:
Knowing your opponent, the ability to 'read' him, is one of the key elements on the path to success. Psychology plays an important role in Screen Antichess.
For example, let's say we know that our opponent, playing black, will use a standard starting chess formation. Well, or he himself openly tells us about it.
In this case, we can go for the following starting position:
We will have an easy win in 16 moves.
We are waiting for Black to finish placing his pieces. The screen is removed...
We were wrong in our expectations. EV minus 6 and the game cannot be saved unless the opponent makes a blunder. And judging by his sly grin, he will bring this game to the end.
The positions that arise in Screen Antichess cannot be compared with the positions that are typical for playing regular losing chess.
For example, let's return to our game, where our cunning opponent, was already preparing to celebrate the victory. The first moves have been made and we have the following position:
As you can see, you won’t be bored at all during the game, and a losing starting position for one of the players does not guarantee his opponent a victory, since this victory still needs to be achieved, avoiding a lot of pitfalls that may not allow you to get the desired result.
I hope you enjoyed this version of Antichess and you can have fun and useful time at the chessboard.
Screen Antichess game is very lively and fun. It will certainly suit those who prefer action and eschew bland and monotonous games. You won't be bored in Screen Antichess.
The rules are quite simple:
The game is played according to the rules of Losing Chess.
At the beginning of the game, both players place their pieces on their half of the board. Neither player sees the other's pieces until both have placed them. To prevent players from seeing the process of arranging each other's pieces, a screen is used.
When placing, the following restriction apply:
- Pawns may not be placed on the first rank.
Bishops can be placed on squares of the same color.
No castling / Yes en passant.
Like regular Losing Chess, the game can be very fast-paced.
The way players place their pieces on the chessboard has a huge impact on the entire outcome of the game. We can say that Screen Antichess is a game - a battle of starting positions, a battle of chess formations, a duel of chess improvisations.
It is impossible to give any winning formation as a guide.
In each individual case, each chess formation will work differently.
For example, in this starting position:
White wins in 16 moves.
But if Black uses another formation, then the situation will be completely different:
Knowing your opponent, the ability to 'read' him, is one of the key elements on the path to success. Psychology plays an important role in Screen Antichess.
For example, let's say we know that our opponent, playing black, will use a standard starting chess formation. Well, or he himself openly tells us about it.
In this case, we can go for the following starting position:
We will have an easy win in 16 moves.
We are waiting for Black to finish placing his pieces. The screen is removed...
We were wrong in our expectations. EV minus 6 and the game cannot be saved unless the opponent makes a blunder. And judging by his sly grin, he will bring this game to the end.
The positions that arise in Screen Antichess cannot be compared with the positions that are typical for playing regular losing chess.
For example, let's return to our game, where our cunning opponent, was already preparing to celebrate the victory. The first moves have been made and we have the following position:
Black to move and #11
Black has six capture options:
1. ...de5, 1. ...Nxd2, 1. ...Nxf2, 1. ...Bxe5, 1. ...Bxh4, 1. ...Qxg2
Only 1...Nxf2 leads to the goal (#11):
1. ... Nxf2 2. Nxg6 Bxb2 3. Nxe7 e5 4. Nxf5 exf4 5. Nxd6 cxd6 6. Raxf4 Nd3 7. cxd3 Bf6 8. Rxf6 d5 9. Rxb6 Nd4 10. Rxd4 d6 11. Rxd6#
Interestingly, 1...Bxh4 brings victory to White in 12:
1... Bxh4 2. Nxg6 Nxd2 3. Nxe7 Bxf2 4. Nxf5 exf5 5. Bxd6 cxd6 6. Ra5 Kxa5 7. h4 Bxh4 8. c4 Nxc4 9. b4 Kxb4 10. e3 Nxe3 11. a4 Nxg2 12. axb5 Kxb5#
As you can see, you won’t be bored at all during the game, and a losing starting position for one of the players does not guarantee his opponent a victory, since this victory still needs to be achieved, avoiding a lot of pitfalls that may not allow you to get the desired result.
I hope you enjoyed this version of Antichess and you can have fun and useful time at the chessboard.