Hey i was wondering if there are any...like...guides or tutorials or anything that i can find on like a bunch of chess variants in one program or game or...
Dear all The last issue of BGS contains an article by Alan Borvo on Saami board games. The article contains a figure showing a chessboard (shahmatiloudi) from...
Hi all Saw on a web-site on chess in Pakistan that in that country the game is mostly played "in Moghul style, which is slightly different from international...
In standard FIDE chess, 3-fold repetition illicits a draw. In this situation, there is typically one player who keeps trying to press an advantage and one...
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...
"There is still the remote possibility of stalemate in CompChess. Since the game ends with Black's move, if Black's King is captured and the only other...
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...
While looking through a crafts store newspaper circular today, I got an idea for another way to make Chess variant boards. You can make boards by interweaving...
Does anyone here know where I can purchase back issues of Chess Life magazine? I am trying to fill some gaps in my collection, and I am missing a handful of...
Hi all Let me first introduce myself: I'm an evolutionary biologist also interested in the history and evolution of chess variants (seeing variants as...
Does anyone here know anything about the variant Transcendental Chess? Years ago, I remember a gentleman named Max Lawrence in Brooklyn NY ran correspondence...
In opening the development of CompChess to this group, I am ceding control of the decision-making process to the general consensus. In doing so, I urge members...
I have an opponent for you who is willing to play any or all of the 39 games in the Symmetrical Chess Collection against any person (hopefully, an extremely...
Just two quick FYI's for everyone: 1. Many different varaints are now played online at BrainKing.com including Fortress chess, 3-check chess, Janus chess,...
Here's a thought: suppose you have 3 "Quick Chess" boards set up (5x6 boards, one of each type of piece in the back rank, five pawns in second rank, pawns have...
I've noticed several recent posts by JFH that have absolutely nothing to do with chess variants. Surely there must be some other, more appropriate venue for...
Dear Thip, my Sister, The link is to an article of great importance today. I am sending a copy to all the chess players on my list. We chess players have a...
Play in real time with your opponents, or take up to 10 days to think over a move, all with a graphical user interface! This is the 10x8 board that improves...
I don't see the kind of participation I had envisioned for CompChess as a collaborative project. So, I'll settle for having contributed a few ideas to, and...
Proposals for changes or additions to the Rules of CompChess may be added to the following list of rules, then repost this list. Please state your idea in the...
Allow me to introduce an evolutionary thought. Why not merely compile a list of all the various rules, including those that are introduced in the future. ...
The final version of the "CompChess: No 2-Step Pawns" variant is now available for Zillions playtesting in the files area as a standalone game (under the...
I've given thought to the balloting process by which I envision a consensus on the rules of CompChess will eventually be reached. This process may not actually...
To Members of "ChessCourse" and other ChessFriends! Recently I sent you "Lesson for Kasparov", with help of two strong computer programs. Of course! This is...
Proposals for changes or additions to the Rules of CompChess may be added to the following list of rules, then re-post this list. Please state your idea in the...
