I have found allot of information in the archives about past tournaments but nothing on how to run one. Could someone with experience in this area please let...
It is generally understood that white has a slight advantage, by virtue of moving first. To offset that advantage, and put black on a more equal footing, I...
That sounds like a better-thought-out idea along the same lines as one I proposed here awhile back: which was, that White would not be allowed to castle until...
That's not much of an advantage. How often are you presented with a position where you would desire to castle out of check. Where talking one minute chance...
There could also be placed a turn restriction for this particular privilege. For example, Black could only exercise this new castling move within the first ten...
... position where you would desire to castle out of check. Current chess openings take into account that neither side may castle out of check. Accordingly,...
... within ... It has already been suggested that allowing black to castle would be too minute to counter white's opening advantage, and you're proposing ...
The entire basis for this suggestion is that White has an opening advantage. So, should not any privilege for Black be restricted to the opening? As the game...
... This sounds like quite a few games to me. Now I wanna see numbers in which oppurtunities come up for castling out of check. I would say it would occur in...
The opening extends into the middle game, and there is no clear demarcation as to when the opening ends and the middle game begins. In some games the opening...
I created a ZRF for Equal Opportunity Chess, and ran through some games. There does not seem to be any advantage for Black, or any disadvantage for White....
I think the objection raised by robertkjr3d, that there are few games in which Black has an opportunity to castle out of check, misses an important point: a...
I think this would be a good way to shake up orthodox chess a little -- I mean, a new way to try to get a few from the legions of usual chess players to try...
1. Make the name as concise as possible to convey the key meaning. "Equal Opportunity Chess" is a bit long-winded and as such, less likely to be tried-out by...
I'm also not fond of the EOC name, but I don't have any suggestions. But I don't see anything nightmarish about distinguishing between Black and White for one...
"A variant that alters the size of the board to 8x10, though, would have a MUCH harder time catching the interest of usual chessplayers. They might read about...
"I think eliminating doublestep would be too radical a change, even on an 8x8 board. Chess began that way centuries past, and the doublestep was introduced...
... What is a ZRF? I'm guessing a computer program that plays through many games and compiles statistical results? Is it programmed with an opening book? ... ...
"Equal Opportunity Chess" is a somewhat flippant name I pulled from the top of my head, without giving it much thought. I don't think "equal" is entirely...
The resemblance of chess to actual combat is superficial. In real combat, there is no rule that the combatants must take turns maneuvering or hitting each...
... This second rule strikes me as being much less likely to have a good effect (or much of any effect) than the first one was. Chess games between experienced...
... I think this second rule would make a difference, especially in short, open games where both players launch an attack. I have seen games in which both...
Allowing Black one last opportunity to mate White is a nice idea. And like the castling rule, the advantage to Black, or the disadvantage to White, is...
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