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Hi all, We've now got over 140 active members on CowPlay.com, our new free multiplayer chess variants site. Our site is completely free with no banners, popup...
I have put together various facts, reports, and suggestions to propose some new hypotheses about the history of chess in Asia. Here is something I found posted...
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James F. Holwell
chessteacher@...
Dec 8, 2003 12:07 am
I hate to propose this, but will the owner of this list make sure you have the power to eject from the group people who post stuff like this? Then let me know...
Hi James, We have a 'superchess' variant on our mutliplayer chess site http://www.cowplay.com Doesn't sound like the same rules as your version tho :) Cheers, ...
Now with over 395 active members, CowPlay.com is becoming the ultimate online chess community, and best of all its completely free! Key features include: - ELO...
I am a registered business in Singapore. Achievements include representing Singapore twice and winning numerous prizes. Certification available upon request....
Note- The following is a CC of a recent message from Derek Nalls to L. Lynn Smith. It was informal and friendly. So, there are several personal remarks and...
i have no idea what that is about i play std. chess and variants ain't it please resign from forwarding these items as the barn is full of them Derek Nalls...
Hey Eric, maybe you have it wrong? Isn't the purpose of this group to look at chess variants? I remember when I first joined I was scolded for talking too much...
you can play superchess at Cowplay.com if you want to play me my screen name is Dralius ... about normal chess! ... what it is and possibly playing a game of...
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James F. Holwell
chessteacher@...
Jan 13, 2004 7:47 am
David, Yes, I am playing Super Chess at Cowplay.com, and have completed a couple of Super Chess games there. What I am proposing to play with a member of Chess...
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James Francis Holwell
chessteacher@...
Jan 13, 2004 7:47 am
Hey, Mike, I love your reply to this guy! Taking the liberty of forwarding the wisdom on to "ChessCourse" and some other groups who are into the study of...
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James F. Holwell
chessteacher@...
Jan 13, 2004 7:48 am
Andrew, No, it is not the same game. Michael's invention uses standard board and pieces, and games are often over in twenty moves or less. I hesitate to play...
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James Francis Holwell
chessteacher@...
Jan 13, 2004 7:48 am
... COACHING: This move seems to invite White to win a pawn by capturing the black knight, for then the e5-pawn is defenseless. Consider what happens if now 4....
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James Francis Holwell
chessteacher@...
Jan 13, 2004 7:48 am
Daniel, this is excellent analysis and I am forwarding it now to all chess players on my list. Many thanks for your summary of the main lines in the French ...
Exactly how many versions of "Super Chess" are there? This seems to have been a very popular title. For ease of discussion, we might start prefacing this...
Finally ... I think a virtually-perfect solution to the most serious problem facing chess variants in general is within reach. I am most interested to know...
In is quite difficult to minimize the advantages in a turn-based game. As long as each player must wait for another to preform their turn, they will always be...
Hi all, We've just added 3 new chess variants to www.CowPlay.com... "The Lost Pawns" - The Lost Pawns maintains the standard board setup, however positions of...
"A solution would seem to be simultaneous moves." _________________________________________________ Well, yes, making the first-move-of-the-game by white &...
Simultaneous movement would occur throughout the game, not just with the first move. And there is no hidden information in this form of play. Just a greater...
Some more thoughts about simultaneous play: What if both players simultaneously checked each other? Both would be required to either remove the check threat...
Doing a little research into how other developers have handled simultaneous play, I came across this game. It was developed by Vitaliy Korolev in 1991. I was...
Another conflict in simultaneous play would be an attempted capture by a Pawn with the opponent moving from the target cell. Since the opponent piece was...
"But it is aggravating to attempt to capture an opponent's piece and learn that it has moved from that cell." ________________________________________ It is...
The Knight becomes very powerful in simultaneous play. Since its movement can barely be blocked, it will quickly leap across the field and offer check. There...
