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The inventor has sent us the following information:
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I have a link showing images and info on
Cube Chess and Chess Cubic at <a href='http://www.ausinvent.com'>www.ausinvent.com</a>.
On the left side at this site is 'online exhibition'
that takes you to the games.
The inventor has sent us the following additional information:
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I have a link showing images and info on
Cube Chess and Chess Cubic at www.ausinvent.com
On the left side at this site is 'online exhibition'
that takes you to the games.
The following comment came on this page by email, from `Ulrich'. Ulrich, thanks for the comment. I have a remark on the shatranj problem 'Check!'. There is a shorter solution to the problem than depicted here. On move 4, the white knight should go to f7 instead of c6, which would cover the escape square on g5. This gives 4. ...Ne4 (just delaying one move) and then 5. Rxe4+, Kf6 6. Nd5 mate. In addition, if white plays 4. Nc6+, then 4. ...Ne4 is bad because it follows: 5. Rxe4+ (covering the pawn on g4!) and then 5. ...Kf6, 6. Nd5+, Kg5 and 7. Ee3 mate, allowing the most useless piece the final strike :) This is still shorter than the reported line. Given that you repaired the problem with the c7 pawn already, my guess would be that the author did not intend this as a problem in todays sense but rather as a nice series of checks.
Iedereen maakt wel eens fouten, Rud.
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Ik zal de tekst stukje bij beetje verder vertalen, maar mijn tijd is beperkt.
It is possible to capture more than once in a game, of course with different pawns.
Oops! Indeed, I was in the midst of translating, and then stopped. I shouldn't have posted this prematurely. I'll try to finish the translation and then post it again... Hans
A few details: you can also now submit games that have not submitted before, just send everything before the end of November. The new contest rules can be read via the link at the top of this page.
The running of the contest will be taken over by me, with help of other editors of the Chess Variant Pages. Please resubmit your games again; they will be added soon. I also decided to extend the deadline for submitting games till November 30, 2002.
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A change is also that we plan to have the contest decided by a qualified judge. Email us if you have questions about the contest.
The set was bought in a Dutch shop, about 20 years ago. I do not remember how much it cost; it may have been the equivalent of around 30 dollars/euro's. The set was made in Japan.
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