An interesting alternative is d5. It defends better than Nc8 because at least it isn't anti positional.

Hence I will play
1. e4 (abge) d6 (KingCyrus)
2. d4 (squigs) e5 (fasces)
3. ♘f3 (abge) ♞c6 (yebellz)
4. d5 (squigs) ♞e7 (Shirley)
5. ♘c3 (Fairfax) ♞f6 (gobble)
6. ♗e3 (abge) b6 (Shirley)
7. a4 (squigs) a5 (fasces)
8. ♗b5+ (abge) ♝d7 (Shirley)
9. 0-0 (squigs) ♝xb5 (fasces)
10. ♘xb5(hope) ♞xe4 (Shirley)
11. c4 (squigs) g6 (gobble)
12. ♕d3 (abge) f5 (Draug)
13. h4(hope) ♞c5 (yebellz)
14. Bxc5 (pangloss) dxc5 (fasces)
15. d6 (steephie22) e4 (yebellz)
16. Qc3 (abge) cxd6 (Shirley)
17. Qxh8 (squigs) exf3 (yebellz)
18 Rad1 (abge) d5 (gobble)

8 ║♜ … … ♛ ♚ ♝ … ♕
7 ║… … … … ♞ … … ♟
6 ║… ♟ … … … … ♟ …
5 ║♟ ♘ ♟ ♟ … ♟ … …
4 ║♙ … ♙ … … … … ♙
3 ║… … … … … ♟ … …
2 ║… ♙ … … … ♙ ♙ …
1 ║… … … ♖ … ♖ ♔ …
—╚══════════════
——a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h

W: +0
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Draw/Resign requires a majority approval of people who have moved up to the point of the vote?

Yeah, d5 is the better move. Was hoping I'd trick a rookie into taking g2. Oh well...

For White, I'd suggest Rfe1, which will pin down Black's knight, allowing us to advance with our other rook.

The major threat with Rad1 was a follow-up Rfe1 which would pin the knight and simultaneously force Rxd6 and a quick loss of queen. By playing d5, now if Rfe1 then the Kf7 gets out of the pin while Rxd5 is not possible.

If White goes for a move like Qxh7, then Qd7 will allow for a queenside castle, which at least puts the king outside the line of fire of the two white rooks.

I think that a majority of people that have moved is a good idea. An alternative is to weight a majority by the number of times you have moved.

Yea black should make castling a top priority. We can't do anything in the position we have currently.

In order to prevent a castle we could go:
19 cxd5
Then, their only option to castle is move d7, because the knight guards d6 and c7. So it would play out like this:
19 cxd5 Qd7
20 6 0-0-0
21 dxe7
forking the queen and the bishop, while capturing the knight.
Surely anyone from black reading this would not try to castle if we made that move.

The question is: do we want to prevent the castle, or do we want to do something else?

that is supposed to be a d followed by a 6... not 6

Here comes more analysis

19 Rfe1 Kf7
20 cxd5 (If Nxd5 the queen is pinned and the knight dies) fxg2 (honestly nothing matters anymore)
21 h5 (breaking the kingside) gxh5
22 Qxh7+ (If Ke8 then now the knight is pinned and d6, dxe7 etc is forced checkmate) Bg7
23 Qxh5+ Kg8 (Ke8 you lose as above, ...Kf8 24 Nc7 threatens the king/queen fork and hence wins the exchange on a8)
24 6 (Now since the king is kind of safe in g8, you have to make another threat. Since d6 is inadequately guarded, pushing the pawn and attacking the knight is very strong).

Now ...Nc8 to attack the pawn is bad because Re8+ forks the queen (the knight breaks coordination between queen and rook and makes the queen vulnerable), so Nc6 is the only other option.

24 ...Nc8
25 Nc7 (attacks the rook, but more importantly sets up for Re8+)
25 ...Ne5, putting the knight in the e-file protected by the bishop, thus avoiding impending disaster.
26 Nxa8 Qxa8
27 7 Nf3+ (Check protected by queen on a8, if not captured by the queen, will lead to checkmate)
28 Qxf3 Qxf3
29 8=Q+

It doesn't take an expert to see that two rooks are stronger than 1 bishop. 1-0

Note that the above sequence is fairly forcing, there is not much Black can do to survive.

also I meant 24 ...Nc6

why not:
19 Rfe1 Qd7
20 Qh7 (doesnt matter for white) 0-0-0
This gets black out of the pin without all of the analysis you just put out. The rest of your team is trying to get the castle in order to get out of the pin. Your 19 ...Kf7 move is not forced as you note in your analysis. Unless you have a better suggestion for white instead of Qh7??

why not Qe5?

1. e4 (abge) d6 (KingCyrus)
2. d4 (squigs) e5 (fasces)
3. ♘f3 (abge) ♞c6 (yebellz)
4. d5 (squigs) ♞e7 (Shirley)
5. ♘c3 (Fairfax) ♞f6 (gobble)
6. ♗e3 (abge) b6 (Shirley)
7. a4 (squigs) a5 (fasces)
8. ♗b5+ (abge) ♝d7 (Shirley)
9. 0-0 (squigs) ♝xb5 (fasces)
10. ♘xb5(hope) ♞xe4 (Shirley)
11. c4 (squigs) g6 (gobble)
12. ♕d3 (abge) f5 (Draug)
13. h4(hope) ♞c5 (yebellz)
14. Bxc5 (pangloss) dxc5 (fasces)
15. d6 (steephie22) e4 (yebellz)
16. Qc3 (abge) cxd6 (Shirley)
17. Qxh8 (squigs) exf3 (yebellz)
18 Rad1 (abge) d5 (gobble)
19 Rfe1 (squigs)

8 ║♜ … … ♛ ♚ ♝ … ♕
7 ║… … … … ♞ … … ♟
6 ║… ♟ … … … … ♟ …
5 ║♟ ♘ ♟ ♟ … ♟ … …
4 ║♙ … ♙ … … … … ♙
3 ║… … … … … ♟ … …
2 ║… ♙ … … … ♙ ♙ …
1 ║… … … ♖ ♖ … ♔ …
—╚══════════════
——a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h

W: +0
♗♗♙♙♘
♝♞♜

Because ...Qd7? Rxd5
knight is pinned so you can't capture with knight, obviously capturing with queen is losing, then with the E file forced open you just die outright.

Proof:

19 Rfe1 Qd7?
20 Rxd5 the queen has no where to go. Qc8 and Qb7 are met by Nd6+ forking, Qa7 and Qc7 immediately get taken, Qc6 Rd6 Qb7 or Qc8 both lose to Re6.

For example
20 ...Qc6
21 Re6 Qb7 (at least it defends the knight)
22 Re1 and the fork is once again threatened, the queen really has nowhere to go this time and is lost.

Ugh I meant the d-file forced open, not e-file which is open already

May I ask why Shirley didn't move the Rook when it was in danger?

To continue Gobble's line...

19. ... Qd7?
20. Rxd5 Qc6
21. Nd6+ Kd7 (Kd8 loses the bishop)
22. Qxh7

What black does for move 22 is largely irrelevant. Let's just say it's Rb8. Ra7 results in 23. Nb5+ (discovered check) and loses the rook. Rc8, Rd8, and Re8 all lose the rook as well. The only safe move for the queen is Qxa4 and that removes the queen from the action. Moving the bishop would also lose it and the knight is pinned.

22. ... Rb8
23. Nxf5+

Now either Kc8, Kc7, or Ke8.

23. ... Kc8
24. Nxe7+ Bxe7 (forced: moving the king loses the queen)
25. Qxe7! Qxd5 (forced: any other move results in either Rd8# or Qd8#)
26. cxd5 Rb7
27. Qe8 Kc7 (forced)
28. Re7+ Kd (forced)
29. Qd8+ Rd7 (forced)
30. Qxd7#

23. ... Kc7
24. Rxe7+ Kc8 (If Bxe7 25. Qxe7+ Qd7 26. Qxd7#)
25. Rd8#

23. ... Ke8
24. Rxe7+ Bxe7
25. Qxe7#

@Fasces,

16. Qc3 Rg8
17. Nxc7+ Kf7
18. Nxa8 Qxa8
19. Ne5+

Also, Team White, I would have preferred 19. cxd5

If 19. ... Nxd5
20. Rad1+ Kf7 (if Kd7 then 21. Rxd5+ and wins the queen)
21. Qxh7+

Now either Kf6 or Bg7

21. ... Kf6
22. Nc7 Rc8
23. Nxd5+ Qxd5 (forced)
24. Rxd5

21. ... Bg7
22. h5 fxg2
23. Qxg6+ Kg8
24. h6 Qf6
25. Re6 Qxg6
26. Rxg6

Alternatively
23. ... Kf8
24. Qxf5+ Qf6 (or 24. ... Bf6 25. Rxd5)
25. Qxd5

But from here
19. Rfe1 d4
20. Qxh7

We have some good alternatives.

20. ... g5
21. Qh5+ Kd7 (forced)
22. Nxd4 cxd4
23. Rxd4+ skewering the King and Queen

20. ... g5
21. Qg6+ Kd7 (forced)
22. Qe6+ Ke8 (forced)
23. Nd6+ Qxd6 (forced)
24. Qxd6

Sorry for the triple post.

If Team Black does anything other than 19. ... d4, then we should immediately follow up with 20. Rxd5.

For example:
19. ... h5
20. Rxd5 fxg2
21. Qg8 Qxd5 (forced because any other move results in 22. Qxg6#)
22. Qxd5 Rc8 (to defend against Nc7#)
23. Nd6+ Kd8
24. Qf7 Kc7 (if anything else, 25. Qxf8+ or Qe8+ [in some scenarios #])
25. Nxc8

If 25. ... Kxc8
26. Qxf8+ Kb7
27. Rxe7+

Other moves for 25. include g5, f6, or b5. White's response from there should be 26. Nxe7.

If Team Black does do 19. ... d4
20. Qxh7 Qd7
21. Qxg6+ Kd8 (forced)
22. Qxb6+

Three options: Ke8, Kc8, Qc7

22. ... Ke8
23. Nd6+ Qxd6 (forced)
24. Qxd6

22. ... Kc8
23. Nd6+ Qxd6 (forced)
24. Qxd6

22. ... Qc7
23. Qxc7+ Ke8 (forced)
24. Nd6#

I also posted other lines above.

There are mistakes in my alternate 19. cxd5 line. I like 19. Rfe1 better now.

Is Black going to move sometime soon?

Next time we play, there needs to be a timer.

Black has NMR'd ....

Black has lost see analysis.
GG