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38-Tournament -- The Last Mourning Game 1

The following game was played as part of the 38 Square Challenge Tournament - Round One.

The Game

The game played was The Last Mourning. As specified in the rules, and unless stated otherwise, the standard variant of the game was played with no special rules in effect.

The Players

The players were Eric Greenwood (playing White) and Dave Hogarty (playing Black). The outcome of the game was a win for White.

The Moves

(Eric) I will reconstruct my Last Mourning game, since it got dumped accidentally:

Initial Position:

      j     10
    b n n    9
  r q k b r  8
  p p p p p  7
  - - - - -  6
  - - - - -  5
  P P P P P  4
  R B K Q R  3
    N N B    2
      J      1

  a b c d e 

   Eric     Dave

1. P-c5     P-c6
2. B-c4     P-d6
3. P-b5     Pxc5
4. Pxc5     P-a6
5. B-e6ch   K-c7
6. P-b6++

Final Position:

      j     10
    b n n    9
  r q - b r  8
  - p k - p  7
  p P p - B  6
  - - P - -  5
  P - - - P  4
  R - K Q R  3
    N N B    2
      J      1

  a b c d e 

Overall Comments


Comments and moves written by the players. Edited by David Howe.
WWW page created: March 17, 1998.