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Capablanca's chess. An enlarged chess variant, proposed by Capablanca. (10x8, Cells: 80) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Mike Nelson wrote on Sun, Jan 12, 2003 06:28 PM UTC:
Back in the 70's some friends and I played Capablanca's Chess on an 8x8 board with some pieces borrowed from a second set for the Archbishop and Chancellor. The FIDE setup was altered by putting pawns on b3 and g3, Knights on b2 and g2, Archbishop on b1 and Chancellor on g1 (and corresponding for Black). The pawns on the third rank can't take a double step. Yes, I know the pawn structure is awful, but nothing is undefended. The Knights' immediate access to the fourth rank make this variant quite treacherous.