... 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...
2096
omegamani
Mar 1, 2006 2:04 pm
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...
2097
GothicChessInfo@...
youraveragei...
Mar 1, 2006 3:52 pm
... 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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Jeremy Good
zugzwangingz...
Mar 1, 2006 4:05 pm
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...
2099
John Kipling Lewis
neoliminal
Mar 1, 2006 4:08 pm
Then what was his point?...
2100
Jeremy Good
zugzwangingz...
Mar 1, 2006 4:14 pm
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 --...
2101
omegamani
Mar 1, 2006 4:22 pm
"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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omegamani
Mar 1, 2006 4:37 pm
"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...
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GothicChessInfo@...
youraveragei...
Mar 1, 2006 5:21 pm
... 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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Fergus Duniho
fduniho
Mar 1, 2006 5:28 pm
... 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...
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GothicChessInfo@...
youraveragei...
Mar 1, 2006 5:35 pm
... 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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omegamani
Mar 1, 2006 6:49 pm
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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GothicChessInfo@...
youraveragei...
Mar 1, 2006 7:24 pm
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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John Kipling Lewis
neoliminal
Mar 1, 2006 7:26 pm
Where do you live?...
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GothicChessInfo@...
youraveragei...
Mar 1, 2006 8:05 pm
My house where it is located is not far from Philadelphia. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
2110
Fergus Duniho
fduniho
Mar 1, 2006 8:27 pm
... 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...
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Jeremy Good
zugzwangingz...
Mar 1, 2006 9:41 pm
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,...
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rsmuenchen
Mar 2, 2006 12:13 am
... 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...
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rsmuenchen
Mar 2, 2006 1:02 am
... 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...
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omegamani
Mar 2, 2006 1:25 am
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). ...
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Fergus Duniho
fduniho
Mar 2, 2006 1:30 am
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...
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John Kipling Lewis
neoliminal
Mar 2, 2006 2:17 pm
I'm not sure, but couldn't you ask on the Zillions of Games forum? http://www.zillions-of-games.com/discus/...
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Fergus Duniho
fduniho
Mar 2, 2006 2:30 pm
... 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...
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John Kipling Lewis
neoliminal
Mar 2, 2006 2:38 pm
Ug! That sucks. So much for technology. ;-)...
2119
GothicChessInfo@...
youraveragei...
Mar 2, 2006 8:05 pm
Two more pictures: http://www.gothicchess.com/d2.jpg http://www.gothicchess.com/d3.gif eBay would not allow me to upload for some reason (auction already...
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Jeremy Good
zugzwangingz...
Mar 3, 2006 2:02 pm
http://brainking.com/en/Tournaments?trg=14407&trnst=0&u=24225 Register for free and become eligible for a membership. Cylinder Chess is a lot of fun to play. ...
2121
omegamani
Mar 3, 2006 10:26 pm
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...
2122
omegamani
Mar 4, 2006 2:46 am
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...
2123
rsmuenchen
Mar 4, 2006 9:03 am
... appropriate ... Have a 10x8 chess program implement your values and then lets have a test serie playing some capablanca random chess games ! ...
2124
omegamani
Mar 5, 2006 1:12 am
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...
