Chess but I can't use half the board... 

Play with Martin, but If you can give him a check. You must do it

Nelson: *trying to figure out which pieces can move* Martin: *also trying to figure out which pieces can move*

Nelson at 3:58 -- Let me move my rook back and forth and see what Martin will do. Martin at 21:40 -- Let me move my rook back and forth and see what Nelson will do.

Play with Martin - all of your pieces can move exactly 1 square (pawns, bishops, rooks and queen)

Eventually Nelson will just merge with the 100 rated chess guy

In the second game Martin only had to check you on the g file with his rook. You aren't allowed to get out the way on the f or h files.

martin is a genuis by Forcing a draw against a 2340 *Player*!

At 13:22 "The rook is a strong piece. I think, and the queen." -Nelson Lopez 2022

12:00 thats an illegal move

You may only operate on files A, C, E and G, which spell cage. Easy way to remember.

Next time try this version: Play with white against Martin but you are not allowed to cross the fourth rank.

Dunno how possible, but it'd be a fun idea to have a bot that switches from Martin to Stockfish depending on who ends up having Mate in 4 or less (so Martin at the beginning til you have M4 then it becomes stockfish until it has M4 where it would go back to Martin again)

I tried this. It's hard. 4 pawns and a bishop basically will never move unless Martin let's you, which he tends not to. Knights become largely worthless too because they lose half their moves. It's probably possible to win, but Martin really needs to cooperate.

something i noticed each bishop only has 8 squares it can land on in this "variant". at fist thought it would be 16, half as much as their normal 32, but it's only 8. and you also end up with two "sets" of 8 squares for both of them, but once you move them they are stuck on that set of 8. for example, your bishop on F1 can move to e2 c4 and a6, OR g2. if it moves to g2 it puts it on it's second set of 8 squares, and it can never move to those other squares, and vice versa.

Martin but you can only take pieces with your king (pawns are free game)

How about this : Play Martin but you are limited to first 3 ranks. This would be a nice lesson about why space is important as well!

I've got an idea for your next challenge: Try to play chess with Martin but your pieces can't get further than the fifth rank (or fourth rank if it's too easy).

"Wait a minute. I lost!" had me dead, I was waiting for the moment you realize Great content as always!

Lately, I've been trying to beat Martin by playing alphabetically. On the first move, you have to move a piece on the a file. Second move b-file. Once you get done with h-file, go back to the a-file. If there is no piece on that file that can be moved, or if you get checked and it forces you to move out of order, you lose

6:07 i am banging my head on the wall because Qe2

In the end you had like all your pieces hanging even the king but martin is so chad that he choose to draw

I've only just caught up with this challenge. How about a variation in which the 'forbidden' files swap after each move?

Martin's PoV: Hello loyal subscribers, today Chess Vibes is playing against me but has been gracious enough to limit himself to half the columns. Let's see how I can troll him today.

Fun Fact: If Martin gives a check on the e or g files (depends if your king is castled or not) with a rook or queen, it's a win because the king can't go on the other files

Martin chess, but if you can capture a pown or piece, you have to.

I just have this picture in my head of Martin giving this stupid grin and saying "Back for more?"

I was eyeing on that rook on top left. RIP left rook 😔

2nd game martin could just check in the g file and it would be game, but going for the grandmaster draw.

Why am I screaming at my computer “YOU CAN’T GO TO B6!!!”

2:38 The c1 bishop can't leave ... unless Martin takes one of the pawns on b2 or d2 and then moves away. 12:06 ILLEGAL MOVE!!! 16:19 ... Bxf7 is "mate" for Black. 18:27 If you'd played Na2, then is Martin good enough to know to move his bishop away? Okay, a variation where the pieces can only move to squares on the edge or squares next to those. (They have to stay away from the box c3-c6-f6-f3.)

play with martin and every third move martin gets a non-pawn piece you can choose whether for it to be in a wheel or you could just give him queens every third move

16:28 THATS ILLEGAL, GET HIM TO JAIL

That pawn has been on a6 since Betty White was in kindergarten.

You should try the blindfold chess against bots. Like what's the highest level bot you can win without seeing the pieces. There's an option in the boards & pieces menu to make the pieces invisible.

Just add a rule you can give a mate in 1, you can move your king wherever (and castling is also allowed because you move the rook to an unallowed square too)

Try it like this, but first more odd files, second move even files, third move first four files, fourth move last four files, fifth move files 1,2,5,6 then sixth move 3,4,7,8 then repeat, so six allowed patterns repeated. Also you can legally castle under this system.

Can't use the center of the board (try both 2x2 and 2x4)

Chess but you can't move to or capture or move through the four center squares d4 d5 e4 e5.. They form a very tall mountain so high you can't even move through them. The bots can use them normally.. Knights can move around the edge of the mountain for example N from d3 is allowed to move to f4 . . .. Special rule = Checks work normally even over the top of the mountain.. However, you are not allowed to do a check that relies on a piece to defend it through the mountain even if it's checkmate.. . For example: Black K on c8, ..White B on h2. and White Q on f7. The White Q can't move to c7 because the B on h2 is not defending the Q. on c7, because the Bishop can't defend the Q through the mountain, so you can't make that Q move (unless some other piece not working through the mountain can defend). (Why? The bot would think the Bishop is defending the Q for checkmate.) .. Play against Nelson. You can call it "She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes." These variations are neat. I'm not great on explaining things so please ask for clarification. Would really like to see how you work without being able to access the center squares or go through them.

the smartest AI known to man… knows not to fall for the bait

16:20: Bxg2 would've been checkmate by black. You can't move to the f or h file and you can't take it

play with martin as white with half of the board, but you can only play a move if the piece lands on the 2nd 4th 6th or 8th file

You should'nt take his g pawn because if he push his pawn down you can take his pawn with yours

Once a piece touches the edge of the board you can't move it anymore(including rooks and A/H pawns)

You could have tried a queen bishop battery to free your queen at the beginning

Only use the light squares

I did the same challenge today. Managed to get into his position and checkmate him in 29 moves. Literally the most annoying game of my life.

It is not necessary to say a, c, e and g all the time. A piece must move to a file with a black square on the fits rank.

The same but the rule only applies to pieces (not pawns)

that was fun, now try it vs martin but your pieces are only allowed to end up on ranks 1,2, 4 and 6 / alternatively: ranks 1,3, 5, 7 notice that the first option is i think more interesting, because your pawns either have to stay where they and make a wall are or make a 2-move wall and can't capture anything in both options martins back rank is forbidden - that's gonna be hilarious to see :)

You must either hate it love Martin. I haven't made up my mind yet

All martin had to do was put his rook anywhere in the g file and its gg

Knight b6 was illegal

chess but you have to make blunder every 5 moves

This is so hard!

12:04 that was a totally legal move

Even if u did make a queen you wouldn't be able to checkmate unless Martin brought his king to the H file

You should try playing martin but you cant use your pawns and you cant capture his pawns(even if they evolved) good luck

21:38 How you safe possible c pawns King is stuck

Play with Martin, but only use the odd numbered ranks as white, or even numbered ranks as black.

12:00 Martin didn't take it because he knew you made yourself lose. Also, why was castling legal? Your rook ended on an illegal space.

20:14 What would have happened with this challenge if Martin had played R-g1+?

do the same challenge but this time rather than the a e and g files do the 1 3 5 and 7 rows

If Martin knew the rules there was a point when he could have played Qxf2+ you can't take on the f file so you would have to move to h1 then Martin plays Qf1++ as his queen is untouchable on the f file.

You can not castle because your rock will land on the f file

Martin challenge: You're free to move anywhere on the board, but only allowed to use the a-d or e-h pieces. And if you get checked once, you lose instantly. 😁

I guess trading rooks and light squared bishop is a mistake in this challenge.

Same thing but B, D, F, H.

the amount of times Martin could have played RGx with checkmate, unfortunately he does not know the rules

13:26 so the rock is a strong piece I think and the queen -Nelson 2022

I managed it on a 3rd attempt. 1. e4 {That's a really useful move.} 1... e6 {We're now playing the \"French Defense\".} 2. e5 Bc5 3. c3 Be7 4. a4 b6 5. Na3 h6 6. a5 d5 7. c4 g6 8. c5 Bg5 9. Qc2 Ne7 10. Nc4 Rg8 11. Ne3 Nec6 12. Be2 f5 13. g4 Nd7 14. Bc4 Ndxe5 {It feels good to capture, no $2} 15. Ba2 Nd4 16. Qc3 Nec6 17. Ne2 Rh8 18. Rg1 f4 19. Ng3 Qf6 20. Ne4 Rf8 21. Nxg5 f3 22. Nxe6 Bxe6 23. g5 Qf4 24. Ng2 fxg2 25. Rxg2 Ke7 26. Qg3 bxc5 27. Rg1 Rab8 28. Rg2 Rbe8 29. Bc4 Kd7 30. Be2 Bg8 31. Qg4+ {Now I have to think $1} 31... Rf5 32. Rg3 Nxe2 33. Qxe2 hxg5 34. Re3 g4 35. Rxe8 Bf7 36. Ra8 Ne5 37. Ra3 Be6 38. Re3 Nf7 39. Rxe6 Nd8 40. Re7+ {Now I have to think $1} 40... Kd6 41. Rc8 Nc6 42. Qe6# {Great play $1 Do you want to coach my kids $2} 1-0

Martin's rated 250? I guess it's like a boxing round being scored 10-7 if the opponent dies in the ring

12:02 You can't move your N to the b file. You lose.

Nobody: Rook: you need me... Oh you NEED me

I played Martin with same rules, it's actually playable, here's pgn: 1. e3 e5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O Bd6 6. c3 Kf8 7. a3 Ng4 8. a4 Kg8 9. c4 Bb4 10. Nbc3 Bd6 11. Qc2 g5 12. Na2 Na5 13. Bxa8 c5 14. Bg2 Ba6 15. Re1 Bxc4 16. Nac3 Qe7 17. Qe4 Bc7 18. Qxg4 Bd6 19. Qe4 Be6 20. Qa8+ Qf8 21. Qxa7 Qh6 22. Qa8+ Kg7 23. Qe4 Re8 24. Qc2 Kf8 25. Ne4 Bb8 26. Nxc5 bxc5 27. Qxc5+ Kg8 28. Qxa5 Kg7 29. Qa8 Rf8 30. Qa5 Re8 31. Qc3 Qh5 32. a5 g4 33. a6 Kg8 34. a7 d5 35. a8=Q Qh6 36. Qcc6 Rd8 37. Nc3 Kh8 38. Ra6 Qg6 39. Qa4 Kg8 40. Ne2 e4 41. Nc3 Kg7 42. Q8c6 h5 43. Qa5 Be5 44. Ra7 Rg8 45. Qaa6 Rh8 46. Qxe6 h4 47. Qxe5+ Kh7 48. Qxg6+ Kxg6 49. Bxe4+ Kh6 50. Bg2 Rc8 51. Ra6+ Kh7 52. Qg5 h3 53. Qxg4 Re8 54. e4 hxg2 55. Kxg2 dxe4 56. Rxe4 Rg8 57. Qe2 Rd8 58. Re8 Rd7 59. Re7 Kh8 60. Qe3 Kh7 61. Ra7 Kg8 62. Qg5+ Kf8 63. Qc5 Rd8 64. Re4+ Kg7 65. Rg4+ Kh8 66. Qg5 Re8 67. Qg7# 1-0

12:17 messed up the knight move onto the B file

I think 0-0 or 0-0-0 moves is big mistakes in this rules. King in stuck. No moves to King. Rook can must go to games g line

I was able to beat it using this challenge

But black can move the bishop, they dont have to move the rook.

breaks his own rule first turn? cause moved the f file bishop when it was on an even file.

19:45 White is lose this game 4 Pawn is out to games King is stuck to g line Knight can not stop black d pawn

I feel like these would be a lot more interesting against a 600-800 bot

I’m so good at chess that I lost against Martin twice

Do it but it’s A,B,D,E, and G,H

rock g1 - mate...

2:19 how could you move queen

playing with the eval bar on? cmon nelsi

11:58 you can’t go Nb6

hilarious 😂😂😂

12:09 Cheater much? :D Moving to the B file with the knight??? :D

good morning nelsie poo

You lost with Nb6.

12:15 fail the challange lol

You have a 9.36 times higher rating than Martin!

I beat Martin using these rules: 1. a4 c6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Ne4 e6 4. e3 g5 5. Qg4 d6 6. Nxg5 h5 7. Qg3 d5 8. Qe5 Rh6 9. a5 Ke7 10. a6 f5 11. Qc3 Kd6 12. Ra5 Qxg5 13. Qxc5+ Kd7 14. Qc3 Qe7 15. Rc5 Rf6 16. Rxc8 Nc6 17. Rxa8 Kc7 18. Qa3 b6 19. Qxe7+ Ngxe7 20. Be2 e5 21. c4 Ng6 22. Re8 Nh4 23. Bg4 Bd6 24. Ne2 dxc4 25. O-O hxg4 26. Re1 b5 27. Ng3 Bf8 28. e4 Bc5 29. Re3 Be7 30. Ne2 Bd6 31. Nc3 Nb4 32. Rg3 Kd7 33. Rg8 Ke7 34. R3xg4 fxg4 35. Rxg4 Nd3 36. Rg8 Kf7 37. Ra8 Ke7 38. Rxa7+ Ke8 39. Rg7 Kf8 40. Ra7 Bc5 41. Rc7 Rf4 42. a7 Be7 43. a8=Q+ Kg7 44. Qc6 Rg4 45. Rxe7+ Kh8 46. Qe8+ Rg8 47. g3 Nxc1 48. Qc6 Nb3 49. Qe6 Nd4 50. Qxe5+ Rg7 51. Qxg7# 1-0

At 12:05, Nelson violated the rule by placing his knight on the b file.

Reporting this for cyber bullying

A few ideas which may make it more playable: * Remove the pawns you aren't allowed to move forward (so the pawns at b2, d2, f2 and h2.) * You can move to a "forbidden" file under certain conditions: 1) if you checkmate, 2) if you give check, 3) if you take a piece (but not a pawn), 4) if you take a pawn, 5) if you take a piece or a pawn. (Pick only one option for the game)

Try again u were so close!

Hi

How about instead of columns, you can only move onto ranks 2,4,6,8? So you can move each pawn forwards two spaces, but then you have to wait for Martin to take one of them before any of your pieces can escape.