Dada Chess

"Not all artists are chess players,
but all chess players are artists."
—Duchamp

(Both players play randomly
within the rules of chess.
A new game is created once an hour.)

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Try the text version.

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗♕♔♗♘♖ 1♖♘♗♕♔♗♘♖
2♙♙♙♙.♙♙♙ 2♙♙♙♙.♙♙♙
3........ 3........
4....♙... 4....♙...
5........ 5........
6........ 6..♟.....
7♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟ 7♟♟.♟♟♟♟♟
8♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜ 8♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜

2: e2-e4, c7-c6

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗♕♔♗.♖ 1♖♘♗♕♔♗.♖
2♙♙♙♙♘♙♙♙ 2♙♙♙♙♘♙♙♙
3........ 3........
4....♙... 4....♙...
5........ 5.♟......
6..♟..... 6..♟.....
7♟♟.♟♟♟♟♟ 7♟..♟♟♟♟♟
8♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜ 8♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜

3: g1-e2, b7-b5

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗♕♔♗♖. 1♖♘♗♕♔♗♖.
2♙♙♙♙♘♙♙♙ 2♙♙♙♙♘♙♙♙
3........ 3........
4....♙... 4....♙...
5.♟...... 5.♟♟.....
6..♟..... 6........
7♟..♟♟♟♟♟ 7♟..♟♟♟♟♟
8♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜ 8♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜

4: h1-g1, c6-c5

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖.♗♕♔♗♖. 1♖.♗♕♔♗♖.
2♙♙♙♙♘♙♙♙ 2♙♙♙♙♘♙♙♙
3♘....... 3♘.......
4....♙... 4....♙...
5.♟♟..... 5.♟♟.....
6........ 6.......♟
7♟..♟♟♟♟♟ 7♟..♟♟♟♟.
8♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜ 8♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜

5: b1-a3, h7-h6

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖.♗♕♔♗♖. 1♖.♗♕♔♗♖.
2♙♙♙♙♘♙♙. 2♙♙♙♙♘♙♙.
3♘......♙ 3♘......♙
4....♙... 4....♙...
5.♟♟..... 5.♟♟.....
6.......♟ 6....♟..♟
7♟..♟♟♟♟. 7♟..♟.♟♟.
8♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜ 8♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜

6: h2-h3, e7-e6

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖.♗♕♔♗♖. 1♖.♗♕♔♗♖.
2♙♙♙.♘♙♙. 2♙♙♙.♘♙♙.
3♘......♙ 3♘......♙
4...♙♙... 4...♙♙...
5.♟♟..... 5.♟♟.....
6....♟..♟ 6♝...♟..♟
7♟..♟.♟♟. 7♟..♟.♟♟.
8♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜ 8♜♞.♛♚♝♞♜

7: d2-d4, c8-a6

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖.♗♕.♗♖. 1♖.♗♕.♗♖.
2♙♙♙♔♘♙♙. 2♙♙♙♔♘♙♙.
3♘......♙ 3♘......♙
4...♙♙... 4...♙♙...
5.♟♟..... 5.♟♟.....
6♝...♟..♟ 6♝...♟..♟
7♟..♟.♟♟. 7♟..♟.♟♟♜
8♜♞.♛♚♝♞♜ 8♜♞.♛♚♝♞.

8: e1-d2, h8-h7

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖.♗♕.♗♖. 1♖.♗♕.♗♖.
2♙♙♙♔.♙♙. 2♙♙♙♔.♙♙.
3♘......♙ 3♘......♙
4...♙♙♘.. 4.♟.♙♙♘..
5.♟♟..... 5..♟.....
6♝...♟..♟ 6♝...♟..♟
7♟..♟.♟♟♜ 7♟..♟.♟♟♜
8♜♞.♛♚♝♞. 8♜♞.♛♚♝♞.

9: e2-f4, b5-b4

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖.♗♕..♖. 1♖.♗♕..♖.
2♙♙♙♔♗♙♙. 2♙♙♙♔♗♙♙.
3♘......♙ 3♘......♙
4.♟.♙♙♘.. 4.♟.♙♙♘..
5..♟..... 5..♟...♛.
6♝...♟..♟ 6♝...♟..♟
7♟..♟.♟♟♜ 7♟..♟.♟♟♜
8♜♞.♛♚♝♞. 8♜♞..♚♝♞.

10: f1-e2, d8-g5

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖.♗♕..♖. 1♖.♗♕..♖.
2♙♙.♔♗♙♙. 2♙♙.♔♝♙♙.
3♘.♙....♙ 3♘.♙....♙
4.♟.♙♙♘.. 4.♟.♙♙♘..
5..♟...♛. 5..♟...♛.
6♝...♟..♟ 6....♟..♟
7♟..♟.♟♟♜ 7♟..♟.♟♟♜
8♜♞..♚♝♞. 8♜♞..♚♝♞.

11: c2-c3, a6xe2

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖.♗♕♖... 1♖.♗♕♖...
2♙♙.♔♝♙♙. 2♙♙.♔.♙♙.
3♘.♙....♙ 3♘.♙....♙
4.♟.♙♙♘.. 4.♟♝♙♙♘..
5..♟...♛. 5..♟...♛.
6....♟..♟ 6....♟..♟
7♟..♟.♟♟♜ 7♟..♟.♟♟♜
8♜♞..♚♝♞. 8♜♞..♚♝♞.

12: g1-e1, e2-c4

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖.♗.♖... 1♖.♗.♖...
2♙♙.♔.♙♙. 2♙♙.♔.♙♙.
3♘.♙..♕.♙ 3♘.♙..♕.♙
4.♟♝♙♙♘.. 4.♟♝♙♙♘..
5..♟...♛. 5..♟...♛.
6....♟..♟ 6....♟..♟
7♟..♟.♟♟♜ 7♟..♟♝♟♟♜
8♜♞..♚♝♞. 8♜♞..♚.♞.

13: d1-f3, f8-e7

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖.♗♕♖... 1♖.♗♕♖...
2♙♙.♔.♙♙. 2♙♙.♔.♙♙.
3♘.♙....♙ 3♘.♙...♛♙
4.♟♝♙♙♘.. 4.♟♝♙♙♘..
5..♟...♛. 5..♟.....
6....♟..♟ 6....♟..♟
7♟..♟♝♟♟♜ 7♟..♟♝♟♟♜
8♜♞..♚.♞. 8♜♞..♚.♞.

14: f3-d1, g5-g3

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖.♗♕♖... 1♖.♗♕♖...
2♙♙.♔..♙. 2♙♙.♔..♙.
3♘.♙..♙♛♙ 3♘.♙..♙♛♙
4.♟♝♙♙♘.. 4.♟♝♙♙♘..
5..♟..... 5..♟.....
6....♟..♟ 6....♟♞.♟
7♟..♟♝♟♟♜ 7♟..♟♝♟♟♜
8♜♞..♚.♞. 8♜♞..♚...

15: f2-f3, g8-f6

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗♕♖... 1♖♘♗♕♖...
2♙♙.♔..♙. 2♙♙.♔..♙.
3..♙..♙♛♙ 3..♙..♙♛♙
4.♟♝♙♙♘.. 4.♟.♙♙♘..
5..♟..... 5..♟♝....
6....♟♞.♟ 6....♟♞.♟
7♟..♟♝♟♟♜ 7♟..♟♝♟♟♜
8♜♞..♚... 8♜♞..♚...

16: a3-b1, c4-d5

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗.♖... 1♖♘♗.♖...
2♙♙.♔♕.♙. 2♙♙.♔♕.♙.
3..♙..♙♛♙ 3..♙..♙♛♙
4.♟.♙♙♘.. 4.♟.♙♙♘..
5..♟♝.... 5..♟♝....
6....♟♞.♟ 6....♟♞.♟
7♟..♟♝♟♟♜ 7♟..♟♝♟♟.
8♜♞..♚... 8♜♞..♚..♜

17: d1-e2, h7-h8

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗.♖... 1♖♘♗.♖...
2♙♙..♕.♙. 2♙♙..♕.♙.
3..♙.♔♙♛♙ 3..♙.♔♙♛♙
4.♟.♙♙♘.. 4.♟.♙♙♘..
5..♟♝.... 5..♟♝....
6....♟♞.♟ 6....♟♞.♟
7♟..♟♝♟♟. 7♟..♟♝♟♟.
8♜♞..♚..♜ 8♜♞..♚♜..

18: d2-e3, h8-f8

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗.♖... 1♖♘♗.♖...
2♙♙...♕♙. 2♙♙...♕♙.
3..♙.♔♙♛♙ 3..♙.♔♙♛♙
4.♟.♙♙♘.. 4.♟.♙♙♘..
5..♟♝.... 5♟.♟♝....
6....♟♞.♟ 6....♟♞.♟
7♟..♟♝♟♟. 7...♟♝♟♟.
8♜♞..♚♜.. 8♜♞..♚♜..

19: e2-f2, a7-a5

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗.♖... 1♖♘♗.♖...
2♙♙...♕♙. 2♙♙...♕♙.
3..♙.♔♙♛♙ 3..♙.♔♙.♙
4.♟.♙♙... 4.♟.♙♙...
5♟.♟♝.... 5♟.♟♝♛...
6....♘♞.♟ 6....♘♞.♟
7...♟♝♟♟. 7...♟♝♟♟.
8♜♞..♚♜.. 8♜♞..♚♜..

20: f4xe6, g3-e5

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗.♖... 1♖♘♗.♖...
2♙♙...♕♙. 2♙♙...♕♙.
3..♙.♔♙.♙ 3..♙.♔♙.♙
4.♟.♙♙... 4.♟.♙♙...
5♟.♘♝♛... 5♟.♘♝....
6.....♞.♟ 6....♛♞.♟
7...♟♝♟♟. 7...♟♝♟♟.
8♜♞..♚♜.. 8♜♞..♚♜..

21: e6xc5, e5-e6

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗.♖... 1♖♘♗.♖...
2♙♙...♕♙. 2♙♙...♕♙.
3..♙.♔♙.♙ 3..♙.♔♙.♛
4.♟.♙♙... 4.♟.♙♙...
5♟..♝.... 5♟..♝....
6....♛♞.♟ 6.....♞.♟
7.♘.♟♝♟♟. 7.♘.♟♝♟♟.
8♜♞..♚♜.. 8♜♞..♚♜..

22: c5-b7, e6xh3

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗.♖... 1♖♘♗.♖...
2♙♙...♕.. 2♙♙...♕..
3..♙.♔♙.♛ 3..♙.♔♛..
4.♟.♙♙.♙. 4.♟.♙♙.♙.
5♟..♝.... 5♟..♝....
6.....♞.♟ 6.....♞.♟
7.♘.♟♝♟♟. 7.♘.♟♝♟♟.
8♜♞..♚♜.. 8♜♞..♚♜..

23: g2-g4, h3xf3

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗.♖... 1♖♘♗.♖...
2♙♙.♔.♕.. 2♙♙.♔.♕..
3..♙..♛.. 3..♙..♛..
4.♟.♙♙.♙. 4.♟♝♙♙.♙.
5♟..♝.... 5♟.......
6.....♞.♟ 6.....♞.♟
7.♘.♟♝♟♟. 7.♘.♟♝♟♟.
8♜♞..♚♜.. 8♜♞..♚♜..

24: e3-d2, d5-c4

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗.♖... 1♖♘♗.♖...
2♙♙.♔.... 2♙♙.♔..♛.
3..♙..♛.. 3..♙.....
4.♟♝♙♙.♙♕ 4.♟♝♙♙.♙♕
5♟....... 5♟.......
6.....♞.♟ 6.....♞.♟
7.♘.♟♝♟♟. 7.♘.♟♝♟♟.
8♜♞..♚♜.. 8♜♞..♚♜..

25: f2-h4, f3-g2

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗..... 1♖♘♗.....
2♙♙.♔♖.♛. 2♙♙.♔♖.♛.
3..♙..... 3..♙.....
4.♟♝♙♙.♙♕ 4.♟♝♙♙.♙♕
5♟....... 5♟.......
6.....♞.♟ 6♞....♞.♟
7.♘.♟♝♟♟. 7.♘.♟♝♟♟.
8♜♞..♚♜.. 8♜...♚♜..

26: e1-e2, b8-a6

 abcdefgh  abcdefgh
1♖♘♗..... 1♖♘♗.....
2♙♙.♔♖.♛. 2♙♙.♔♛...
3..♙..... 3..♙.....
4.♟♝♙♙.♙. 4.♟♝♙♙.♙.
5♟.....♕. 5♟.....♕.
6♞....♞.♟ 6♞....♞.♟
7.♘.♟♝♟♟. 7.♘.♟♝♟♟.
8♜...♚♜.. 8♜...♚♜..

27: h4-g5, g2xe2

Black checkmates.