For the past few weeks we’ve been playing chess, ISS vs Mission Control. We each make about one move per day, and flight controllers help us with physically moving our pieces on the board at @NASA_Johnson. We are very much amateur chess players, but we were nevertheless victorious in game one. Game two is already underway!
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Game one moves (MCC white, ISS black):
1. e3 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 e4
4. Ne5 Nxe5
5. dxe5 c6
6. Nc3 Qa5
7. Qd4 Bb4
8. Bd2 f6
9. exf6 Nxf6
10. a3 Bxc3
11. Bxc3 Qf5
12. O-O-O d5
13. f4 exf3
14. Bc4 fxg2
15. Bd3 gxh1=Q
16. Rxh1 Qg5
17. h4 Qg4
18. Qe5+ Qe6
19. Qg5 O-O
20. Rg1 Rf7
21. h5 Bd7
22. Bb4 Ne4
23. Qh4 b6
24. h6 c5
25. Bd2 g6
26. Qe1 Nxd2
27. Qxd2 d4
28. b3 dxe3
29. Qg2 Bc6
30. Bc4 Qf6
31. Bxf7+ Kf8
32. Qf1 Qa1#
May 1, 2023 · 3:02 PM UTC
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