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2550
What a great idea for a chess variant!!!!!!!!...
John Kipling Lewis
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Jun 21, 2007
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You know, we haven't had any real discussion on this list for over a year. I think it is time to shut this list down. - Sam ...
Sam Trenholme
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Jun 22, 2007
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Sam, I agree that we probably should delete this group. However I am unwilling to do so unilaterally. I will wait two months, and if no one has any objections...
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Jun 22, 2007
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Deleting the group would mean deleting the archives. I don't think it would be fair to simply delete the input others have had on this subject just to avoid...
UGLi ;-)
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Jun 22, 2007
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I object. I would like to continue talking about chess variants. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
John Kipling Lewis
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Jun 23, 2007
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Chessvar, I agree with JKL and UGLi!!! I've always just been a lurker here, but I do have many things I'd like to talk about one of these days. To say "there...
Matt Wirkkala
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Jun 23, 2007
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Castling in Fischer Random Chess is horrid. The idea that the King and the rook should end up in the same positions as in Standard Chess is repugnant in that...
John Kipling Lewis
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Jun 23, 2007
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Based on the recent feedback, I will not be deleting this group. Thanks for your responses! It would be nice at some point to try to store the messages from...
chessvar
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Jun 24, 2007
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2558
I know (very) technical ways to do it, but no easy ways....
John Kipling Lewis
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Jun 24, 2007
2:44 pm
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The Games Of OmegaMan http://www.symmetryperfect.com/shots/omegaman Push the 'Download Now' button. 11 Games Optimized Chess 8H X 10W Embassy Chess 8H X 10W ...
omegamani
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Jul 18, 2007
3:53 am
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Your graphics are extremely beautiful. I feel I learn more about these old fashioned pieces by just playing with these graphics that mimic the movements of the...
UGLi ;-)
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Jul 18, 2007
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"Your graphics are extremely beautiful. I feel I learn more about these old fashioned pieces by just playing with these graphics that mimic the movements of...
omegamani
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Jul 18, 2007
10:44 am
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Yours, Derek, the ones where the graphics mimic the movement of the pieces. ... -- I try to design for the length of the game -- adjusting the balance of force...
UGLi ;-)
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Jul 18, 2007
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Can someone who me a screenshot of these pieces? John -...
John Kipling Lewis
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Jul 18, 2007
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CRC piece set http://www.chessvariants.org/graphics.dir/nalls...
omegamani
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Jul 18, 2007
7:18 pm
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That is a very interesting set. I like the iconic nature and that fact that there's little left unexplained, so to speak. I've been thinking of making a set...
John Kipling Lewis
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Jul 18, 2007
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John Kipling Lewis- Sorry that you failed to start a flame war with your observation about castling in FRC. Such blatant attempts backfire when you say ...
omegamani
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Jul 18, 2007
8:26 pm
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Funny you should mention this. There are many great examples of games that could easily be represented as 2D but which have 3D boards. Other examples of...
John Kipling Lewis
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Jul 18, 2007
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... wrote: ... and why? ... Thought about this a bit; soon's I started, Grand Chess popped into my head. Then Pocket Mutation, Wormhole, PiRaTeKnIcS, and...
Joe Joyce
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Jul 18, 2007
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Hi, Joe. I would never have guessed that a game that starts from the FIDE board and places huge emphasis on powerful nightrider pieces would be your fave. It...
UGLi ;-)
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Jul 18, 2007
11:16 pm
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That is a very interesting variant, and one I haven't played yet. I like the idea of having something in my pocket, like a bugs bunny cartoon, that I can whip...
John Kipling Lewis
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Jul 19, 2007
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Karpov and Fischer are to play a 12 game match of Gothic Chess by (it looks like) October 2007. http://www.gothicchess.com/index.html ...
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Jul 19, 2007
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I've heard this before... but I have yet to get confirmation from any place other than the gothicchess site. At this point I'm still dubious. John -...
John Kipling Lewis
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Jul 19, 2007
5:14 pm
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Won't happen. ... -- I try to design for the length of the game -- adjusting the balance of force and space to produce a shorter, tactical game or a longer,...
UGLi ;-)
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Jul 19, 2007
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Select CRC Analysis Tool http://www.symmetryperfect.com/shots/crc Naturally, all of my visits in person, phone calls, letters, E-mail, faxes, etc are being...
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Jul 20, 2007
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http://www.chessvariants.org/index/msdisplay.php?itemid=MP2007-2008chess [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
UGLi ;-)
zugzwangingz...
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Aug 2, 2007
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Gothic Chess- talk Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gothic_chess See the section "the need to reverse opti chess". See the entry by user Gothic...
omegamani
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Aug 7, 2007
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Opti Chess articles for deletion Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Optimized_C hess This is an interesting development. ...
omegamani
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Aug 12, 2007
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http://www.chessvariants.org/index/msdisplay.php?itemid=MP45or46cellcont [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
UGLi ;-)
zugzwangingz...
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Sep 5, 2007
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This is a humble homage to the Ghostrider picture. The game is played as the FIDE chess, but, the knight whenever gets in the face of evil (threatened by an...
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