Claim the black pieces

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From: A Game of Chess (Irem)


Ordinarily, Black plays to draw. But you are confident you can win.

Unlocked with Colour at the Chessboard 1 or 2


Challenge information

Narrow, Winds of Fortune 1 (50% base)

  • 0 - tough (40%)
  • 1 - very chancy (50%)
  • 2 - chancy (60%)
  • 3 - modest (70%)
  • 4 - very modest (80%)
  • 5 - low-risk (90%)
  • 6 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

Well played

Your opponent opens with the King's pawn. You lead him into [...] an obscure Sicilian variation. You accumulate advantages, and he resorts to throwing everything he has [...] – supernumerary pawns [...] the Bat [...] But [...] you emerge with a winning endgame.


Failure

Defeat

You gambit a pawn in Buenos Aires. Your opponent doesn't take the bait, and the pawn becomes a persistent weakness – a self-inflicted thorn [...] Outmanoeuvred, [...] you play an unfavourable midgame. Soon, the position is totally lost.