As pawns can be dropped on the board and pieces can be upgraded, the notation in Mystic Chess slightly deviates from standard chess. Any moves that are specific to Mystic Chess can be identified with a @ before the square name. For instance dropping a pawn on e2 is written @e2, whereas upgrading that pawn to a bishop is written B@e2. This notation is similar to the Crazyhouse chess variant.
Here is the notation of a full game:
Mystic chess game: Simon - Guillaume, 08/01/2020
1.@d2 @d7 2.@e2 @f7 3.@f3 @e6 4.B@f3 B@e6 5.R@f3 R@e6 6.Q@f3 B@f7 7.Qa8+ Ke7 8.Qa3+ @d6 9.B@d2 Bh5 10.@f3 B@d6 11.Qc3 R@h5 12.B@f3 Rc5 13.Qg7+ Kd8 14.Bg4 Re7 15.Qh8+ Kc7 16.Qa1 Q@c5 18.Qa5+ Qxa5 19.Bxa5 Kc6 20.Bf3+ Kb5 21.Bd2 Rh7 22.R@f3 Rh1+ 23.Kf2 Rh2+ 24.Kf1 R@d6 25.B@e2+ Kb6 26.Bf4 Rh1+ 27.Kg2 Reh6 28.Bxh6 Rxh6 29.Rb3+ Kc7 30.Rc3+ Rc6 31.Rxc6+ Kxc6 32.Kg3 Kc5 33.Kf4 d5 34.Ke5 d4 35.Ke4 Kd6 36.Kxd4 1/2-1/2
For those who cannot yet play blind Mystic Chess, here is an animated diagram of the game.
Of course this particular game is not free of blunders, but it gives an idea of how it works. Among around 10-15 Mystic Chess games played so far, this is the first one that ended in a draw. Better yet: every game so far has been unique. It is good to see this game does not suffer yet from heavy theory like the standard chess game. It often finishes in all sorts of pawn, bishop or queen endgames, which is a lot of fun. Of course, as long as one player still has a coin left, he can buy a pawn and convert the position into a winning endgame. So it is wise to keep at least a coin quite long in your stock...
