Fang: Othello Transcripts
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Othello Transcripts
For full games, Othello transcripts are written in a “60 move” format. Each played move is labeled with the move number that it was played on. The middle 4 squares (the start position) are left unmarked as they were there when the game started. Here’s an example of a transcript and the corresponding position after 10 moves.
Exercise:
Play through the transcript and verify that you end up in the expected position.
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In this book, I will often start with a diagrammed example position. If I want to demonstrate some concept from that position, I will create a transcript in a similar format. The disks that represent the original diagram are unmarked, and the moves that are played are labeled (starting at one). An example of this appears below. |
| TRANSCRIPT | FINAL POSITION |
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| EXAMPLE POSITION | EXAMPLE TRANSCRIPT | FINAL POSITION |
| The picture to the right displays the resulting board after the indicated moves have been played. | ||
Near the beginning of the book, I will rely heavily on move to move pictures to help you visualize the positions and what is happening without needing a board. As we move on to more advanced topics (and you become accustomed to visualizing the resulting positions), I will start using the above transcript format to describe games and concepts.
Exercises:
| The following two games were played at previous World Othello Championships. Follow through them on a real board and verify that you end up in the expected ending position. If you didn’t you should try again because you must have misflipped. | 
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| TRANSCRIPT | Final Position | |
| SEELEY VS. SHAMAN – 2002 WORLD OTHELLO CHAMPIONSHIP – FINALS – GAME 1 | ||
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| TRANSCRIPT | Final Position | |
| CASPARD VS. MURAKAMI – 1998 WORLD OTHELLO CHAMPIONSHIPS – FINALS – GAME 3 | ||
Exercises:
| Find the valid moves in the following positions. The following positions are taken from a game between former US Champion Raphael Schreiber and former US and World Champion Brian Rose at the 2000 US National Championships. | 
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| 1. BLACK TO PLAY | 2. WHITE TO PLAY | |
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| 3. BLACK TO PLAY | 4. WHITE TO PLAY |
Answers:
- D7, F1, F2, F8, G3, G4, G5, G7, H5, and H7 are the legal moves for black
- A2, A4, B1, B2, B7, B8, C1, D1, E8, G7, and G8 are the legal moves for white
- F2, G5, G7, G8, H4, H5, H6, and H7 are the legal moves for black
- B1, C1, D1, G1, G2, G3, G8, H4, and H5 are the legal moves for white
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