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Game Courier Tournament #4: An Introductory Semi-Potluck. A tournament to feature games good for introducing people to Chess variants.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Vitya Makov wrote on Sat, Dec 5, 2009 10:03 AM EST:
Me, Nick, Jeremy and Carlos are test all variants by playing its in alphabetical order.
We've played 007 Chess. Now we plays 10 Directional... But many of these games is not for a such tournament for beginners.

I believe that two amazons gives big advantage for White. And any chessmaster know how to win this game. On our level it is more playable game. But Amazon is exotic piece, that can be played without tournament. Cardinal and Chancellor is used in more variants than Amazon. I've played Gustav III and won it.

If there is a problem which variant to choose: Capa or Gustav, lets vote. I vote for Capa. 

I'm not a fan of Fisher Random or Crazyhouse. But these games can give popularity for tournament. And then beginners will play 007, 008, Grand Amazon and many others on Game Courier.