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Doublewide Chess. A discussion of the variant where two complete chess sets (including two Kings per side) are set up on a doublewide board. (16x8, Cells: 128) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Robert Shimmin wrote on Mon, Jun 9, 2003 11:57 AM UTC:
The oldest '2 kings, mate either to win' variant I know of is a V.R. Parton creation whose back line is RNBQKKQBNR, with the usual line of pawns in front of that. I don't recall whether it was played on a 10x10 or an 8x10 board.