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23. January 2007, 11:11:06

Pafl

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Subject: Change the subject

I'd love to see the * longest * dice chess game here ... what if someone gets into an endgame King+Rook against King ... or even worse K+B+N against K ... what a NIGHTMARE ! :-D

23. January 2007, 12:26:23

andreas

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Subject: Re: Change the subject

Pafl: The game with 54 moves (finished in pawn endgame): Dice Chess (AbigailII vs. andreas)

23. January 2007, 23:03:42

AbigailII

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Subject: Re: Change the subject

Modified by AbigailII (23. January 2007, 23:04:21)

Pafl: K vs K+N+B is not a nightmare in Dice Chess. And it's the lone king that has the upper hand. In Dice Chess, a lone king is a very strong piece. Its strength lies in the fact that since there are no other pieces, the king is garanteed to move on each turn - if it's its next to the enemy king it will take the king on its next move (assuming it survives the opponents move). In a K vs K+N+B end game if the lone king is on a square next to the other king, and it's currently not attacked by the N or B, it has a 67% chance of winning the game if it's the opponents turn to move, and a 100% chance of winning if it's its turn to move.

24. January 2007, 10:07:23

Pafl

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Subject: Re: Change the subject

AbigailII: Right indeed. I got carried away too much by the idea and forgot that a dice chess endgame is really just a king x king game ...