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I wrote a little C program to look at the various setups we can have in Capablanca/Carrera random chess. With the Carrera initial set of pieces on a 10x8 board...
Sam Trenholme
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Hi, John, I added an X Chess 2 and an X Chess 3, which are both a bit more palatable, I think. Especially X Chess 3 where the pieces are easier to see. I also...
Jeremy Good
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Hi to all, A link to the dictionary is given below:- http://homepage.eircom.net/~reidr1/index.html Yours sincerely, Chesmayne....
Raymond Reid
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Hi, I'm play one game with you for 2006 World 4-Way Chess Championship. Is it possible begin 2nd game with you ? Is correct if I begin with white colour this...
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Aug 13, 2006
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http://www.gazette.com/display.php?id=1319363 What do you all think of this chess game?...
Gregg A. Eshelman
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Aug 16, 2006
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The rules are not explained so there's no way to express an opinion....
John Kipling Lewis
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Aug 16, 2006
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If Chess was a new game, released to compete in today's wide world of strategy games... ;) Game Review of Chess The latest offering in the rapidly overflowing ...
Gregg Eshelman
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Aug 17, 2006
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Brilliant....
John Kipling Lewis
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I just loved it! I'll buy a set for me! (LOL). Which company created? Why a so bad review and no info about the game? Wich are the other units? How much it...
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Aug 17, 2006
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Hi! I know that my personal problems have got me away from here and think chess at all. I'm sorry. But, recently I've got this idea: ask any variant that have...
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Aug 27, 2006
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For those interested in Zillions chess programming I want to clarify the following: Zillions can easily be made to make good pawn opening moves by introducing...
Mats Winther
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Aug 29, 2006
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Have you tested it against Fritz, for example, to gauge how well it plays against a strong computer opponent?...
John Kipling Lewis
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Aug 29, 2006
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... plays ... No, but I don't think such tests are that valuable. Fritz simply counts longer and therefore he will win. That's the rule in games between ...
Mats Winther
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Aug 30, 2006
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Do you find it using classic openings using your system? How deep into the opening does your tweaking go?...
John Kipling Lewis
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Aug 30, 2006
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... into ... Only a few moves. But that's enough to create sound play. There is no theory in these chess variants, of course. The tweaking can be improved. But...
Mats Winther
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Aug 30, 2006
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I invented the Brigadier piece. But I am not certain if it was invented before. If somebody knows any reference, please tell me. The piece is close to Leo, but...
Mats Winther
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Aug 30, 2006
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I understand. Just curious how far you had taken this process. Sounds very nice....
John Kipling Lewis
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Aug 30, 2006
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... Sounds ... In fact, tweaking Zillions to stay put with the queen, and encouraging castle can have an impact many moves forward. Easy tricks that improves...
Mats Winther
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Aug 30, 2006
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Another example of tweaking in Zillions is the method of changing the relative values of the pieces. This is usually necessary when using pieces with cannon...
Mats Winther
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Sep 3, 2006
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Two new chess pieces have been born and christened today: the Crossbishop http://hem.passagen.se/melki9/crossbishop.htm and the Crossrook ...
Mats Winther
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Sep 4, 2006
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Nice! And, a compound crossqueen, is possible. It moves in a way, captures and then move another way. Hugs4U. Claudio....
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Sep 4, 2006
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Sep 7, 2006
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I've invented two new pieces: the Doublebarrel, and the Doublecannon. These are pieces with cannon capabilities that are quite valuable and therefore (unlike...
Mats Winther
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Sep 10, 2006
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Two things! 1- Needless to say about the compound, but, this time I have no name to sugest; 2- I'm beginning ro fall in love with the Gustavian board. It's...
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Hi! I've been thinking about a large chess variant based on the armamentist race. In this variant the pawn promotion will be very important, because will be...
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Sep 14, 2006
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... I've now redesigned Doublebarrel Chess in an interesting way. The board is now 8x8 and the Doublebarrers sit beside the board, but are introduced after the...
Mats Winther
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Sep 14, 2006
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Today I had a thought that I never saw in a variant. Why not have a lepaing gold general or silver general, like the alfil? Or, like a rook, unlimited range? ...
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Sep 15, 2006
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I like the new board shapes you have proposed. I like the way you have revived the Gustavian board; this is an interesting way of allowing the much greater ...
Sam Trenholme
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Sep 15, 2006
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More information on the atoms for these newly proposed pieces: http://www.chessvariants.org/piececlopedia.dir/sissa.html ...
Sam Trenholme
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Sep 15, 2006
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... Thank you, but I really could need some help in investigating the strength of the Doublebarrel and Doublecannon, especially. The Crossbishop and the...
Mats Winther
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