Weekly Challenge 174: Shy Ranking Amazons

Win a game of Amazons as White vs @PS-Greedy-Two-Move (or @PST-Greedy-Tom) whilst keeping your pieces off the most top ranks for the duration of the game.

Adjudication Criteria:
1. The lowest highest rank for any of your Amazons pieces visit during the game
2. Fewest turns in overall game
3. Earliest Entry

Additional Clarification:
- Takebacks are not permitted
- Your highest rank starts as 4, and the aim is to have your highest rank as the lowest rank number.

Closing Date: Monday 17th August 1200 UTC+0

7/10 in 38 moves
playstrategy.org/wXNME0xM

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used 5 ranks and game ended in 44 moves (88 ply)
playstrategy.org/jGPiXUwEwSit

@LeftCleverGlove the challenge required you to play as White, otherwise that would be a leading entry

thank you for the clarification,
@statmatt

And how is this counted? 42 moves and at the end all pieces on the first rank. Lowest highest rank is five.

playstrategy.org/JUzY8Xqw

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Ups I counted wrong lol

Now 41 moves.

playstrategy.org/8EpZkA4gUJ7G

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@woll your first entry had a highest rank of 6, and your most recent entry a highest rank of 5. Both are valid for the challenge

playstrategy.org/lKxogiNJ
Highest rank of 4
46 moves
And all my 4 pieces together at the end which I think had been another challenge a long time ago!

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