sorry, I've been busy today, but I'll definitely make a move tomorrow if nobody else does

16. Qc7
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |  .|bQ |bR.|bK |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |wQ.|bN |  .|   | b.| b |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |wB.|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|wN |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w | w.|

    16. ...  Rf7
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |  .|bQ |  .|bK |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |wQ.|bN |  .|bR | b.| b |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |wB.|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|wN |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w | w.|

17. Ng5
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |  .|bQ |  .|bK |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |wQ.|bN |  .|bR | b.| b |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |wB.|   |  .| b |wN.|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w | w.|

17. ... Re7
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |  .|bQ |  .|bK |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |wQ.|bN |bR.|   | b.| b |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |wB.|   |  .| b |wN.|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w | w.|

18. Bxe7
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |  .|bQ |  .|bK |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |wQ.|bN |wB.|   | b.| b |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |wN.|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w | w.|

@Geobits That's what I would've done.

Yeah, there didn't seem to be much down side there.

Nope, a bishop for a rook is a good trade.

18. ... Qxe7
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |  .|   |  .|bK |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |wQ.|bN |bQ.|   | b.| b |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |wN.|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w | w.|

h4 then?

Oh, wait....

Maybe Nxe6?

wait nevermind, that doesn't work

Uh, what's the problem with h4?

Oh, nothing. I thought I saw something better, but it wasn't.

19. h4
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |  .|   |  .|bK |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |wQ.|bN |bQ.|   | b.| b |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |wN.|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

I'm kinda at a loss for black at this point. The knight and bishop are pretty much stuck in place. The queen should probably keep d7 in sight unless she wants to lose both knight and bishop. The rook could Rb8, but it doesn't seem like much of a gain. The only decent pawn move I see is maybe h6.

Why don't you all find some site that you can make a move on, where you can save an image, or generate an image based on the FEN or PGN notations? It'd be easier to read the board at a glance.

Or, if you can't find such a site, make one.

I think there's a challenge for that. Though, it may be ascii-art :/

@Geobits Retina program

Makes the board like this:

  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |♜ |  .|♝ |  .|   |  .|♚ |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |♕.|♞ |♛.|   | ♟.| ♟ |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .| ♟ |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | ♟.|   |  .|   |  .| ♟ |♘.|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | ♙.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | ♙.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | ♙ | ♙.|   |  .|   | ♙.| ♙ |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|

Huh. Weird font here... fixing...

That would look really good if they weren't so tiny :(

Idk what's wrong. I guess you can't monospace the unicode? This looks a bit better:

  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |♜ |  .|♝ |  .|   |  .|♚ |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |♕.|♞ |♛.|   |♟.|♟ |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|♟ |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 |♟.|   |  .|   |  .|♟ |♘.|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   |♙.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   |♙.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 |♙ |♙.|   |  .|   |♙.|♙ |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|

Using this Adjusted Retina

I think this is much easier to read.

I'm not sure what font you're seeing it in, but it's very badly aligned on my end.

Idk. I'm using Chrome.

As in, rows 2 and 7 are a full block shorter than most of the others (which are staggered, but less).

The chess chars are 2 chars wide to me, so I fixed it to look good with that.

Perhaps 19. ...h6 next?

Oh, they are tiny on mine.

That's what I was thinking. Not much else I see.

Or you can do ...Kf8 to free up the knight on d7.

Nh7 would put him back though

Unless the king takes a walk the other way

Yeah, pawn first.

19. ...h6
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |  .|   |  .|bK |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |wQ.|bN |bQ.|   | b.|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |wN.|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

Also, since this room is about Chess. Does anyone besides me play Chess Evolved Online?

@ConorO'Brien It's nice, but I can't install it on my work computer. You should host it online somewhere. Also, it'd honestly be easier if instead of having to input the ASCII board, you could simply visit a site with the current image, input the next move in Algebraic Notation, then receive the next/resulting image.

Then you can drop the ASCII altogether.

20. Nxe6
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |  .|   |  .|bK |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |wQ.|bN |bQ.|   | b.|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|wN |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

Isn't there a chat API in Python?

Yeah. Marky uses SE-Chatbot (which uses another.. chatexchange or something like that). Python 3.

So we could host it with that?

Or does the source running the program have to be active 24/7

Right, it would have to be running somewhere.

@Geobits Assuming there's only one game going at once.

@Geobits Maybe you could ask Chess.SE to host it.

@mbomb007 True enough. I'm not sure we want multiple communal games though (I dunno, do we?). For one on one games you can always make another chat room and do whatever.

Yeah.

Well, I could write an ASP.NET image handler as a .ashx file that given a FEN string as a URL parameter returns an image of a Chess board.

But someone else would need to do the part that given a FEN string and a move, return the next FEN string if it was a valid move.

Using .ashx would allow a dynamic URL as the source of an <img> tag.

So it'd be something like src="server.mychesshost.net/image.ashx?fen=rnbqkbnr%2Fpppppppp%2F8%2F8%2F8%2F8%‌​2FPPPPPPPP%2FRNBQKBNR+w+KQkq+-+0+1"

20. ... Qxe6
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |  .|   |  .|bK |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |wQ.|bN |  .|   | b.|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|bQ |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

@Geobits Bad move, losing your the Knight.

@El'endiaStarman Hmm. a3 or b3. Or maybe even a4.

21. Qd8+
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|bK |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|bN |  .|   | b.|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|bQ |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

Hahaha, I like your style :)

@mbomb007 That knight served his purpose. Let him rest :P

I think 21. Rhd1 also might have been an option

Yeah. I mainly wanted to check to force either a king move or get the knight out of the way. Either way the rooks should be in it soon I think.

@Adnan No, then ...Qxa2

@mbomb007 21. Rhe1 Qxa2 22. Re8+ Kh7 23. Rxc8

And white is winning

Simple program to draw a board from FEN

uses turtles, so it's not an image that could be pasted in here.

@Geobits I saw that that was the likely next move, but I also saw the two options you mentioned.

Thing is, a king move is not bad for Black. The king gets tucked behind a little barrier of pawns and both of White's bishops are gone, so you're lacking that supporting power.

Yeah. I mean, it wasn't great for black, but I don't know what else you could have really done beside take the knight. Anything else I saw looked worse, so white gave up the knight :)

@El'endiaStarman It's not bad, per say. Either way it's gonna get tough for black once white's rooks are both in play.

And then White ends up with a queen in deep enemy territory with the rooks far from helping.

Well, I would figure Rhe1 next wouldn't be "far from helping".

21. ... Kh7
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|bN |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|bQ |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

@Geobits Point, but Black actually has a lot more freedom to move with their pieces.

Kinda. The bishop is pinned to the rook fairly well (at this point).

We'll see :)

22. Rhe1
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|bN |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|bQ |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

@Geobits Well, not for long...

A bit improved, if you want chess unicode instead

trinket.io/python/72330a1a11

22. ... Ne5
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|bQ |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |bN.| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

Hmm. My first thought here is Rd6. Any obvious problems I don't see?

Well, maybe ... Qxa2.

Or Qf7. Or Qc4.

Or even Nd3+. Followed by Rxd3.

Oh.... Yes that could be problematic even without moving the rook up...

h5 is tempting, if only to block off an escape route.

I'd like to keep pressure on if I can though.

Yeah, maintaining pressure is usually a good thing.

Actually, y'know what, I hate to say this, but Rd6 is probably a good move for White, since Black's queen will have to move to a place where they can't protect their knight, and at that point, Rxe5 to capture the knight.

I'll let someone else move white this time. I've gone the last five. That does look enticing though :)

Oh wait. Where'd everyone go?

Screw it.

23. Rd6
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |wR.|bQ |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |bN.| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

Oh crap

What?

I forgot Nd3+

No, it's fine since Rxd3.

Followed by Qxe1, right?

.....OOOH....

Yeah... that hurts.

I honestly did not see that before.

Oh, yeah. I'm not accusing you. I did see it and forgot lol

23. ... Nd3+
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |wR.|bQ |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|bN |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

White can also move their king.

Yeah. Not that that's very helpful here ;)

Not Kc2, obviously, since Nxe1+.

The rook is gone no matter what :(

Yeah, pretty much.

Lessee here... 24. Rxd3 Qxe1+ 25. Rd1 Qe3+ 26. Rd2 is a possible sequence.

And then the next move for Black should probably be Bb7 to threaten White's queen.

But again, that's assuming that White doesn't move their king. Also, 26. Qd2 is possible too.

I'm thinking Kd2 to take the knight following Qxe1

24. Kd2
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |wR.|bQ |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|bN |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |wK.|   | w.| w |  .|

Oh, that's nice.

At least I can get something out of that bungle lol

25. ... Qxe1+
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |wR.|   |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|bN |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |wK.|   | w.| w |  .|

26. Kxd3
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |wR.|   |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|wK |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

Now, here's the cool thing for Black: they can Qd1+ and be guaranteed of capturing something.

Though it would probably be better to just keep checking the king.

Actually, I wonder if a checkmate can be forced from here. Probably not, but still...

Anyway, a possible move is 26. ... Bb7, to threaten the queen and hopefully get her out of the way so White's rook can be captured safely.

I guess, but Qc7 works against that

Oooh, right.

I'm playing around with this position in the board editor and it looks like Black is actually doing really well.

Yeah, I definitely should have tried to prevent that knight move :/

26. ... Qd1+
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |wR.|   |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|wK |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

27. Kc4
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |wR.|   |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|wK |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

Ahhh, that's the path I explored most. It would've been better to do Ke3, I think.

If you go that way, you basically guarantee that White will lose their queen (or be checkmated if your next move is bad).

27. ... Qe2+
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |wR.|   |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|wK |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|bQ | w.| w |  .|

I figured Ke3 would just lead me to the edge on the other side

28. Rd3
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|bB |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|wK |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|wR |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|bQ | w.| w |  .|

Alright, watch this!

:D

Bishop?

28. ... Be6+
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|   |wQ.|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|bB |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|wK |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|wR |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|bQ | w.| w |  .|

Yup.

Oh. Why that way and not Ba6? You could have had the rook in sight with it too.

Oh yeah, forgot about Ba6.

You can basically either move the king and lose the queen, or move the queen into a pin.

Yeah, I was just explaining that to Mini :)

:D

Either way is bad, but I guess I'll do the pin.

29. Qd5
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|bB |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|wQ |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|wK |  .|   |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|wR |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|bQ | w.| w |  .|

Muahahaha.

lol

29. ... Qe4+
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|bB |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|wQ |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|wK |  .|bQ |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|wR |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

I think White has basically lost the game at this point.

Oh, definitely

30. Rd4
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|bB |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|wQ |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|wK |wR.|bQ |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

Aright, I think the best next move is ... Rc8.

Not take the queen?

Oh, DUH.

Yes, of course Bxd5.

I can't believe I didn't see that.

I thought that was the point of your last couple :)

30. ... Bxd5+
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |  .|bB |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|wK |wR.|bQ |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

@Geobits I was thinking of the rook move... >_>

31. Kc5
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |bR |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |wK.|bB |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |wR.|bQ |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

Looked better than Kb5, but I don't think there's any good move right now ;)

Yeah, don't back your king into a corner created by your own pawns. :P Wait, misread the move.

I wonder if Qe7 is the best move, since White would probably follow up with Kxd5, and then Black brings their rook over, Rd8, and then Black's queen and rook can basically lawn-mower White's king over to the A file for a checkmate.

Yeah, I was looking at that. There'd still be the one rook to deal with, but you should be able to get around that.

White's rook is actually not a problem since the king is blocking it when Black moves their rook over.

Yep :/

If White doesn't take Black's bishop, then you get the lawnmower a couple turns earlier.

Yeah, the only alternatives would be on B

Actually, the king can escape the lawnmower. Interesting.

31 ... Qe7+ 32. Kxd5 Rd8 33. Kc4 Qc7+ 34. Kd2

What if 31. ... Rc8+ instead?

Either of the B options are bad there, but I don't see Kd6 being any better

Followed by Qe6+

Uh-huh.

I gotta go now, unfortunately. I hope no one futzes up Black's guaranteed win...

wow what happened here

thousand yard stare

Rc8 lawnmover time?

Go for it. I'll play the victim.

31... Rc8
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |   |  .|bR |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|   |wK.|bB |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |wR.|bQ |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

32. Kb5
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |   |  .|bR |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|wK |  .|bB |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|   |wR.|bQ |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|

I'm trying to figure out an efficient way to finish this.

Qe8+ looks promising in that regard. Qc6 can follow no matter what the poor king does.

I was actually considering Bc4

Cuts off the Ka6 option I guess. Frees the queen up nicely.

Opens up Ka4

32... Bc4+
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
8 |   |  .|bR |  .|   |  .|   |  .|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|bK |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 |   |  .|   |  .|   |  .|   | b.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 | b.|wK |  .|   |  .| b |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
4 |   |  .|bB |wR.|bQ |  .|   | w.|
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
3 |  .|   | w.|   |  .|   |  .|   |
  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
2 | w | w.|   |  .|   | w.| w |  .|