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2095
... Keep in mind that Mr. Trice is mainly interested in his own Gothic Chess variant. He wrote that article not to come up with a universal method for both...
Sam Trenholme
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Mar 1, 2006
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2096
So, lets do this for Chess and see how reasonable the numbers are: [details omitted for conciseness] pawns 1.0 knights 4.0 bishops 3.4 rooks 10.7 queens...
omegamani
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2097
... Bishop = Knight + 2 pawns? 2 Knights + 2 pawns = Rook? 4 Knights + pawn = Queen? 2 Rooks = Queen + Knight? I hereby rightly accuse you of making a...
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Hi, Ed. I don't know what these numbers are meant to symbolize but the author claims the following: "Strictly speaking, they are not relative piece values at...
Jeremy Good
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Mar 1, 2006
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2099
Then what was his point?...
John Kipling Lewis
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He may wish to expand upon his ideas. I can't speak for him as I am not familiar with his system. ... -- I try to design for the length of the game --...
Jeremy Good
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"Then what was his point?" __________________________ The point is that attack values are only the first calculation of a few complex calculations which must...
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2102
"From this day forward, I will refer to this system as being invented independently by Scharnagl & Nalls (unless I discover that he clearly predated me or vice...
omegamani
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Mar 1, 2006
4:37 pm
2103
... I think I understand. Step 1. Use an inaccurate system as the first order of approximation. Step 2. Defend step 1 with a nebulous, unexplained second step....
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Mar 1, 2006
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2104
... I think one thing we all agree on concerning piece values is that attack values, safe check values, and mobility are all important considerations in...
Fergus Duniho
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Mar 1, 2006
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2105
... Why does the term "manwhore" from Duece Bigalow suddenly come to mind? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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These calculations are only for 3 popular steppers (i.e., sliders of limited, 1-space range) on square-spaced boards of square dimensions (8 x 8 , 10 x 10 , 12...
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If anyone wants to take a crack at owning my 1981 DeLorean, or if you know someone who might be interested, feel free to forward this link: ...
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2108
Where do you live?...
John Kipling Lewis
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Mar 1, 2006
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2109
My house where it is located is not far from Philadelphia. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Mar 1, 2006
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2110
... I'm sorry. I had Eurasian Chess on my mind, but the piece comes from British Chess, where it is the non-royal husband of the royal Queen. Prince Consort is...
Fergus Duniho
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Mar 1, 2006
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Omegamani: I ask you to indulge me in this run-on sentence: To get to "the" point, which is only to say the point that might further other people's interests,...
Jeremy Good
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... First, please omit the "Dr.", there is none. I invented that scheme about 18 years ago and modifed it a little bit during the last years. My multivariant...
rsmuenchen
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Mar 2, 2006
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2113
... Well, I don't know it exactly. I introduced this to some chess friends in Duesseldorf long ago. Much later I started a web page, which has been honored and...
rsmuenchen
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Mar 2, 2006
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2114
These calculations are only for 5 popular leapers of limited range (i.e., 1-leap) on square-spaced boards of square dimensions (8 x 8 , 10 x 10 , 12 x 12). ...
omegamani
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2115
I am considering upgrading to a computer with Windows XP x64, but I've read that some software won't work with it. Since it would be a big waste of money if...
Fergus Duniho
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Mar 2, 2006
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2116
I'm not sure, but couldn't you ask on the Zillions of Games forum? http://www.zillions-of-games.com/discus/...
John Kipling Lewis
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Mar 2, 2006
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... That was the first thing I thought of, but there wasn't an appropriate forum section for it. It's now a moot point, since I learned that x64 will not...
Fergus Duniho
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2118
Ug! That sucks. So much for technology. ;-)...
John Kipling Lewis
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Mar 2, 2006
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2119
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Jeremy Good
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I have recently improved my model somewhat (and more work is forthcoming). Attack values are now split into 3 distinct types- termed "ideal", "practical" and...
omegamani
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Mar 3, 2006
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2122
This is the long-awaited master table of calculations-estimates for sliders, steppers and limited-range leapers, a variety of pieces of limited and unlimited...
omegamani
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Mar 4, 2006
2:46 am
2123
... appropriate ... Have a 10x8 chess program implement your values and then lets have a test serie playing some capablanca random chess games ! ...
rsmuenchen
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Mar 4, 2006
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revision- pawn 1.00 knight 3.00 bishop 3.11 rook 4.98 queen 8.09 ____________ Continued refinements to the my model necessitated this update. All of...
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