Sunday, 6 April 2025

Ghostbusters Chess Game

 Flicking past Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on TV today, I caught a human v ghost chess game. Fortunately it looked like a decent representation of a real game, right down to the speed the players were moving at (no clock, but no more than 3 seconds a move). The moves also looked pretty legitimate, so much so, that I had a stab at reconstructing the game. The first few moves are pretty clear (Scotch Four Knights), and the so is the end (Philidors Legacy), so it was just a case of filling in the gaps. What I have tried looks pretty plausible, so unless someone has managed to dissect it frame by frame, this is what I will go with.




Phoebe - Melody (Ghost)
Human v Ghost Match, Russell Square, London (standing in for New York)

Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Qe7 8. f4 d5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Ng4 11. Re1 Qc5+ 12. Kh1 Nf2+ 13. Kg1 Nh3+ 14. Kh1 Qg1+ 15. Rxg1 Nf2#

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