Annotated chess game: martian chess

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ANNOTATED GAME

martian chess
bob alien (7896) vs. joe alien (7214)
Annotated by: kinderboy (1200)
Chess opening: Centre game (C21)

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1. e4 e5 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c5 4. b4 b5 5. a4 a5 6. f4 f5 7. g4 g5 8. h4 h5 9. Ra3 Ra6 10. Rhh3 Rhh6 11. Ne2 Ne7 12. Nd2 Nd7	The martians set up the board.Pease note that their rating system is different than ours.



13. gxf5	White lays the demois-phobos gambit.
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 01-Sep-08: It's Deimos... and by the way, wasn't this refuted by the Ganymede-Zilbermints Countergambit Variation back in 3234?


13... Rh8	And black blunders on the defense.
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 01-Sep-08: He plays the Pluto Variation. Silly boy. He should have known that the Pluto Variation has now been relegated to the status of dwarf gambit.


14. Nc3	The Green Lopez.
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 01-Sep-08: As opposed to Ng1, the Little Green Lopez.


14... Rb6	A rather universal defense.
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 01-Sep-08: Captain Rook, defender of the universe!


15. Be2	Weird. must be from that quantam chess computer.
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 01-Sep-08: Schroedinger's Bishop. Note that Black can't take it because it would then be both alive and dead at once.


15... exd4	That is a solid, attacking move.
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 01-Sep-08: Requiring White to find a liquid defence.


16. Bxh5+	Wow! Noone saw that coming!



16... Rxh5	Only thing he could do.
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 01-Sep-08: There are always three alternatives. One, resign. Two, offer a draw, and if your opponent doesn't draw, you draw first and shoot him. Three, grab the white queen and take off on a tour of the solar system while your opponent is still pondering his next move but nine.


17. Qxh5+	The follow-up.



17... Ng6 18. Qxg6+ Ke7	OK!
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 01-Sep-08: Earthbound chessplayers would no doubt play the inferior Rxg6 at this point, but, as the Martian proverb says, the ways of Chess passeth all understanding.


19. bxc5 dxc3 20. cxb6	Very odd.
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 01-Sep-08: White has seven pawns, Black five. If either side had an even number at this point, the Xanatos Gambit would become applicable.


20... cxd2+	A worthless and probably accedental sacrafice.
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 01-Sep-08: The position is sharp, but Black's attack is flat.


21. Bxd2 bxa4	Joe freeing up his position a little.
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 01-Sep-08: Also worth considering was the deadly fork Nxf4. Only trouble is that forks aren't a great weapon when the enemy has spaceships.


22. f6+	An acceptable move.
	2 comments nuntar (1702) on 01-Sep-08: Anyone who would have played Qe6 mate at this point fails to appreciate the most important thing about chess: it doesn't matter if you win or lose. Or how you play the game. It's all about one thing and one thing only, and that's style. wintervangogh (1200) on 02-Sep-08: Well, at least you can say there is no rubish in this game. ^_^ Wintervangogh.


22... Ke6 23. f7+ Ke7 24. f5 g4 25. Bg5+ Nf6 26. Bxf6+ Kd6 27. Bxd8+ Kc5 28. Rxa4 Kd4 29. Rxa5 Bb4+ 30. Ke2 Bxa5 31. Qf6+ Kc5 32. Be7+ Kxc4 33. Re3 Ba6 34. Qc3+ Kb5 35. f8=Q Bxc3 36. Rxc3 Ka4+ 37. Kd2 Bb5 38. exd5 g3 39. b7 g2 40. Rg3 Ba6 41. b8=Q Ka5 42. Bd8+ Ka4 43. Qe8+ Bb5	Then the board was changed in a marsquake.



44. Qexb5#	Amazing how helpful those marsqukes are.