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George, what I am looking to have with IAGO Chess (I am looking to get on
here sometime this week), is a better framework for having a version of
chess that would continue to evolve, and draw new players in.  It is a
framework by which we won't run into the same laments over and over that
drive someone to create a stand-alone fixed rules variant, and believe it
is the answer.  This is the approach taken historically.  Instead it is a
form that allows people to contribute to a community effort, in a
framework that is meant to last.  It allows a large degree of freedom,
while having some standardization, and enabling a version of chess to
emerge from a community that will meet ongoing needs.

I personally believe Seirawan Chess could meet these criterions, but it
appears that they the Seirawan group, at this point and time, has no
interest in Seirawan Chess being the starting point for a continually
evolving form of chess.  In other words, it has the same flaws that almost
every other variant does.  It is a game that is done for personal
preferences of the creator, either to stroke their ego, or their own
personal tastes.  This is demonstrated in things like, 'leave my game
alone', and 'I would rather the name of the piece be something I like,
rather than what the community is trying to settle on'.  Purely selfish
in nature, and of small mind.  It gets away from how chess WAS and IS
supposed to be, a game that evolves by the efforts of a community of
players.

IAGO Chess, on the other hand, will be something whose purpose is to serve
the continuing needs of the community.  The first iteration of the game,
does what Seirawan Chess does, but is sufficiently nuanced to be a
different game.  In addition, it uses the Capablanca naming conventions. 
It is also mean to get the Capablanca pieces in circulation, so Grand
Chess and Capablanca Random Chess, and others can finally get greater
exposure.  I do expect the C-Class (Classic or standard) versions to 
likely be adjusted by  the community through practical experience.  Also,
to be kept fresh, the M-Class (Modern, evolving) version be one that
people will be able to change just it starts to get played out.