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Mideast chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board, inspired by ancient Tamerlane chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]I would have to agree that the Cavalier (Gryphon + Aanca) is a kind of
extreme piece, but if you look at Ralph Betza's note on the value of such
<a href='../piececlopedia.dir/bent-riders.html'>Bent Riders</a>, you will
see that he rates such a piece as being worth slightly less than an
Amazon (Queen + Knight) on an 8x8 board [Although honestly requires me to
add that Ralph himself is not entirely convinced of his piece evaluation
system, although in my experiance it is at least approximately right most
of the time]. On a 10x10 board the Cavalier gains some additional value,
while the Amazon would probably break even (Queen components gain in value,
Knight components lose in value) -- so call the Cavalier a rough equivalent
of an Amazon.
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Now, would two Amazons be too strong for a 10x10 board? It comes down to
a matter of taste I suppose, but I have to suspect that as Tony Paletta
noted in a comment on <a href='../large.dir/full-double-chess.html'>Full
Double Chess</a>, their presence would tend to
reduce the minor pieces to cannon fodder (although there is fun to be had
with weak pieces).
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In any case, I rather like your idea of substituting Cooked Bishops -- the
world needs more games with Crooked Bishops (and where, you may ask are
<em>your</em> games with Crooked Bishops, Mr. Aronson? Err, well, the
<a href='../dpieces.dir/fighting-fizzies.html'>Fighting Fizzies</a> have
a WzFF as a Queen, and otherwise, they're all in the future . . .)
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I'm commenting on your comment here, rather than by e-mail as you suggested
as that way other people can join in the discussion and have fun.
I realize 'Croocked Bishop' is a typo, but I suddenly find myself wondering
how a drunken Bishop would move . . .
Chance Chess. Commercial game: cards determine what piece you can move. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Chris wrote on Mon, Mar 25, 2002 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Hi Hans,
<p>Just thought I would let you know I have redesigned the site for chance
chess and it now includes an online deck. No online chess board, but
players can play with the deck on the computer with a chess board nearby.
I
also registered the domain name of chancechess.com and it should be
online
as soon as tomorrow.
<p>Thanks for keeping our info on your site all these years.
Mideast chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board, inspired by ancient Tamerlane chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Your long comment has the even more alarming typo 'Cooked Bishop', a piece probably appropriate only to the as-yet-to-be-imagined Cannibal and Missionary Chess.
That wasn't the sort of fun I meant, John!
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Cooked Bishop, eh? There are a lot of meanings of 'cooked', you know.
It can mean to falsify something, or to improvise something, or something
that has been preprocessed, or has a forced solution. Surely one of these
ideas are good for a variant . . .
You could combine the concepts of a Cooked Bishop and a Crocked Bishop into something like 'Bishop au vin', 'Bishop Marsala', or 'Potted Bishop'! It becomes less appealing when generalized to the Horse, though.
Chess. The rules of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Mary wrote on Fri, Apr 19, 2002 10:40 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★:)This page is excellent! It couldn't be better. It shows you all the rules, diagrams and all. Its great! :)
Good :)
Anonymous wrote on Mon, Mar 25, 2002 12:00 AM UTC:Good ★★★★I can't say this page is excellent, because it has the old F.I.D.E. Rules.
Anonymous wrote on Thu, Mar 21, 2002 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Anonymous wrote on Wed, Feb 20, 2002 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Eaxctly what I was looking for!
Anonymous wrote on Mon, Feb 4, 2002 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent short and complete summary of the rules! My questions were answered.
Anonymous wrote on Wed, Jan 30, 2002 12:00 AM UTC:Good ★★★★Anonymous wrote on Wed, Jan 16, 2002 12:00 AM UTC:Good ★★★★The description of castling mixes up the coordinates and the team colors according to the positioning diagram at the top of the page. It should read, 'When castling, the king moves two squares towards the rook, and the rook moves over the king to the next square, i.e., *black's* king on e*8* and rook on a*8* move to: king c*8*, rook d*8* (long castling), white's king on e1 and rook on h1 move to: king g1, rook f1 (short castling), and similar for black.
Anonymous wrote on Tue, Jan 15, 2002 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★your web page saved an argument in less than 5 seconds thankyou
Anonymous wrote on Sun, Jan 13, 2002 12:00 AM UTC:this page is great but should have some stragties for moving including foolsmate
Pete Denk wrote on Sun, Dec 30, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Just got a chess board for Christmas...this is the best site for instructions. Thank you for taking the time. Pete Denk New Jersey
Anonymous wrote on Fri, Dec 28, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Hard to remember them all, but great illustration's
Anonymous wrote on Thu, Dec 27, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Anonymous wrote on Wed, Dec 26, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★i'm a total novice and have never played looks like this will help
Anonymous wrote on Tue, Dec 25, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Anonymous wrote on Mon, Dec 24, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Anonymous wrote on Fri, Dec 14, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Thank you forthe rule information.
Anonymous wrote on Mon, Dec 10, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:The information given employs an assumption of understanding prior to attempting the play. Using this page with young people who know nothing about the game, they found the descriptions of moves difficult to grasp. This also would apply to young children who's vocabulary does not reach the level of the words used. Perhaps a second version could be shown so these children could be taught too.
Anonymous wrote on Sun, Dec 9, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★Easy and informative
Anonymous wrote on Tue, Dec 4, 2001 12:00 AM UTC:You forgot to include a draw game when a player has a king with a lone bishop or a lone knight it is impossible to create a checkmate and therfore the game ends in a draw.
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