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. invented by GM Yasser Seirawan, a conservative drop chess (zrf available).[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

Rich Hutnik wrote on Sun, Mar 23, 2008 03:48 AM UTC:

It is my belief figuring out the best way to get the NB and NR pieces onto
game board, in the most logical way as a next step for chess, is
worthwhile pursing.  I suggest people give thought to it, and also think
on how it would work, as far as being adopted

I personally believe that piece promotion of every pieces really goes way
beyond the norm of chess however.  This is true for several reasons:
1. Tell me where you can acquire the pieces to do this?  Saying, 'Well we
can make our own' isn't something someone you introduce the game to, will
actually do.
2. If people thing adding two pieces between queen and rook level is too
powerful, how is having a rook fly down to the other side and promote, and
the other pieces going to not be overpowered?
3. Is the main concern 'congestion'?  If it is, then can't something be
done with a drop or gating that it is limited to how many pieces are on the
board?  If you want to end up being really restrictive, you have it that
you can't introduce a Capablanca piece until either the queen is captured
from the board, or it is promoted?


Anyhow, I suggest people check out this Zillions attempt to get Capblanca
pieces into an 8x8 board:
http://www.zillionsofgames.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/43367?do=show;id=1492

I also suggest the Seirawan version be looked at and adapted somehow to
the CV community, because you are running a distinct risk of Seirawan
catching on, and permanently removing the traditional names for the
pieces, plus preventing use of their pieces for any other variant except
the ones that they approve of, such as Bughouse.

I will say the point about gating is that it is a useful way to integrate
new pieces into older games.  If you don't happen to like it, or anything
drop related, you are forcing chess to follow the same way it has always
been, that being fixed positions, which means a game develops static lines
and formation of books openings, which kills creativity.  Chess has run
into the issues it has that everyone complains about, because the opening
is fixed.