Here's a little question I've been thinking on -- it came up during the design of Jumping Chess. In Chess variants with standard check and checkmate rules, and...
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chessvar
May 8, 2000 5:01 pm
If standard check and checkmate rules are in effect, then it isn't possible for a king to be captured at all. ;-)<br><br>My take is that a king could threaten...
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peteraronson
May 8, 2000 7:09 pm
Ah, even after all ofthese years I seem not to have internalized the distinction between checkmate and capture of the King. Of course the opposing King isn't...
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chessvar
May 21, 2000 9:13 pm
Message forwarded from chessvariants.com email:<br>----<br>Hi,<br><br>Has anyone ever heard of this game (Da Ma Tu)? Where can I find out more about ...
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Scalpel_Blade
May 25, 2000 11:01 am
In Russian Fortress Chess, <a href=http://www.chessvariants.com/historic.dir/fortress.html...
There's a new place to be. It is opened by my friend, and promises to allow only civilised people in.<br><br>Many players have been hit by insults in Yahoo...
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bigbex
Jun 3, 2000 1:44 am
The KriegLeague website, <a href=http://KriegLeague.tripod.com target=new>http://KriegLeague.tripod.com</a> , is compiling a list of chess clubs and hangouts ...
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bow_of_odysseus
Jun 6, 2000 3:17 am
Does anyone have any game record between Capablanca and Lasker (Ed Lasker, not Emmanuel)when they were experimenting with the 10x8 board?<br><br>If so, feel...
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Scalpel_Blade
Jun 8, 2000 1:49 am
I found a reference online to "Valdskak";, an Iceland variant in which supported pieces are immune to capture. Is there such a game? Is it otherwise FIDE...
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the5element_98
Jun 10, 2000 2:14 am
Good day. <br><br>My name is Michel Gagne. I'm an administrator for the World Chess Network. I invite you to visit the number one site on the Internet for...
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allie_the_kingcrusher
allie_the_ki...
Jun 10, 2000 9:12 am
Everyone who is interested in the Frensch please visit the new Yahoo!-club:<br>"Frensch Defence club"<br><br>We can discuss about the Frensch defence theory, ...
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allie_the_kingcrusher
allie_the_ki...
Jun 10, 2000 9:15 am
Sorry, forgot to give the URL:<br><br><a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/frenschdefenceclub...
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Pawn_Smasher
Jun 12, 2000 6:05 pm
Over the years I have played many varients. The only varient that has a chance of being as popular as chess would be Capablanca chess, or as they call it ...
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casalfra
Jun 14, 2000 9:32 am
I'm looking for someone who would like to play Fischer Random Chess games with me by e-mail. I can't find no place in the web where to play such<br>variant ......
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bigbex
Jun 14, 2000 5:12 pm
You can play F-R at the Internet Chess Club, www.chessclub.com, where it's known as wild22. I think you can also play Fischer-Random at MEWIS, but I don't know...
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anaconda2010
Jun 14, 2000 9:51 pm
hi to all,<br><br>I have just created a new site devoted to chess, called the poisoned pawn.<br>You can visit it on<br><br> <a...
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casalfra
Jun 15, 2000 6:13 am
Thank You Jordan for your kind reply, I'll visit those sites!!!<br><br>Francesco...
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bow_of_odysseus
Jun 16, 2000 2:42 am
I have to agree with you there, <a href=http://www.GothicChess.com target=new>http://www.GothicChess.com</a> has some pretty cool stuff going on with that 80...
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fduniho
Jun 16, 2000 2:34 pm
Modest Proposal Chess is my own modest proposal for the modest proposal Chess variants. It is inspired by Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal," which you may...
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Pawn_Smasher
Jun 19, 2000 5:43 pm
Hey, I been to that site, cool animated games. Lots of useful information. Two of my friends have already joined the GCA. The newsletter they send out is ...
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seancduggan
Jun 21, 2000 11:59 pm
I created a chess variant described at <a href=http://www.chessvariants.com/diffmove.dir/fantasy.html...
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allie_the_kingcrusher
allie_the_ki...
Jun 23, 2000 6:44 pm
Hello everybody,<br><br>I'm looking for some (around 1700 elo) players who would like to correspondence with me. <br>Mostly about opening-lines. <br>I think...
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chessvar
Jun 23, 2000 7:33 pm
The European Bughouse Gathering 2000 <br>Geneva, Switzerland, July 8-10<br> <a href=http://www.chessvariants.com/misc.dir/bughousetourn.html...
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CarpeDiem98B
Jun 23, 2000 10:23 pm
....for someone to create a ZRF file for implementation of my game DOUBLECHESS with<br>ZILLIONS OF GAMES. See<br><br><a...
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robertkjr3d
Jun 23, 2000 10:45 pm
The real answer is Quadlevel. At the variants site or at www.provide.net/~robertkjr/quadlevel.html....
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robertkjr3d
Jun 24, 2000 3:30 am
I Challenge an e-mail correspondance Quadlevel 3D Chess game! Download the free game and challenge at www.provide.net/~robertkjr/quadlevel.html...
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CarpeDiem98B
Jun 25, 2000 6:19 am
Is there a chat room anywhere on the internet<br>where one can go to meet other players who<br>have ZILLIONS OF GAMES? Presumably, one could<br>find other ...
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seancduggan
Jun 29, 2000 3:12 pm
Ok, I built a really simple version of it, largely pirating the code from the standard chess module. The only thing it's missing is cosmetic bits like amending...
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michaelwnolan
Jul 1, 2000 9:05 am
I know of a wonderful old abstract strategy board game that I think would be perfect for the Zillions game-playing engine. Unfortunately, my programming...
