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Siam Chess Game. How Many "Mets" Will Finish Off The Naked King Of Siam?[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
M Winther wrote on Sat, Jun 16, 2007 09:02 AM UTC:
Makruk (Thai Chess) begins with a very sedate opening, and, between masters, the game usually ends in a draw, because it is a quite drawish variant. I suggest that Burmese Chess is better, because here the tedious opening phase is revoked, and the nearness to the promotion squares makes the game more aggressive, I suppose. I argue that many variants presented on this site, which are played by no one, are much better than Makruk. This gives one something to think about. Should one really waste energy studying an inferior variant?
/Mats