Kevin Pacey wrote on Sat, Feb 17, 2018 09:33 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
I nominate Shatar to be a Recognized Variant of the Vintage category.
My review begins with a quote from the game's CVP webpage:
"Shatar was the variant of chess, played for many centuries in Mongolia, before it was replaced by FIDE chess by pressure of the former CCCP."
I find the restrictions on how one can perform a final series of checks in order to win, rather than merely draw, to give this variant an interesting and challenging twist.
I nominate Shatar to be a Recognized Variant of the Vintage category.
My review begins with a quote from the game's CVP webpage:
"Shatar was the variant of chess, played for many centuries in Mongolia, before it was replaced by FIDE chess by pressure of the former CCCP."
I find the restrictions on how one can perform a final series of checks in order to win, rather than merely draw, to give this variant an interesting and challenging twist.