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Feedback to the Chess Variant Pages - How to contactus. Including information on editors and associate authors of the website.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]I have just tested this page on web browsers I have on my Windows 95 computer, which I usually no longer use. It worked perfectly for Netscape 6.2, Internet Explorer, and Lynx. Lynx does not support JavaScript or CSS, but this page did degrade gracefully on Lynx. The only browser that did not work well was Netscape Communicator. Some of the JavaScript worked, and some didn't. Fortunately, part of what didn't work was the ability to hide parts of the page. So at least someone using this browser could view the entire content of the page. But links did not work, the CSS worked incompletely, and, as mentioned, text could not be hidden. I saw one error I know how to fix. I need to place a JavaScript comment before I end the HTML comment that encloses the JavaScript. But I can't fix anything until I get back to my other computer, since my ftp program on this one doesn't have the right information for logging onto chessvariants.org. As for Netscape Communicator, I think the main problem is that it uses a different DOM than Gecko. So, with information on the old Netscape DOM, I might be able to fix it by providing alternate code for Netscape Communicator. But it might not be worth the trouble. Even the Netscape homepage wasn't working well with this program, and I doubt it is still in much use, given that Windows 95 users can upgrade to Netscape 6.
My attempts to get this page to work properly with Netscape 4 have been unsuccessful. One reason for this was that Netscape 4 uses document.layers and document.layer instead of document.getElementById. But another reason was that I couldn't get Netscape 4 to set the values of elements, even using its peculiar DOM. So what I did was to program this page to mimic the effect of JavaScript being completely off when document.getElementById is not available in a browser's DOM. So Netscape 4 users will just get the full content with links that go to the appropriate sections. That being said, Netscape 4 is really an obsolete browser, and anyone who still uses it should be able to upgrade to something better.
I can't post chess variant uses the page to automatically enter chess variants into the system.
The Chess Variant Pages e-mail address has been changed, at least for now. I won't quote it here to avoid web trolling robots, but you can see it at this page. If you submitted something recently using the old editors' address, please re-send it. We may not have received it. Thanks!
When trying to update the index information of member-submitted pages, I get this error message: <b>Error performing query: Table 'chessvar_Test.WhatsNew' doesn't exist</b>
David Howe wrote on Thu, Jun 16, 2005 05:17 PM UTC:X., please try again. I made a slight typo in the code.
umm can a king take a pawn that has it in check if a castle is nearby so that my plan is worked out correctly or does the castle have to take it
I'm mentioned under cylindrical chess. I'd like to
update my e-mail address to:
cliff_lundberg@inreach.com
Thanks!
Cliff
I have recently bought a game of Chinese Army Chess from the internet. It consists of 50 tiles 25 which are red and an equal number of black tiles. I have have a copy of the rules, but I have no clue what the Chinese symbols mean on the pieces. Do you know where I can get pictures of the pieces with identity explanation of the Chinese symbols so that I can figure out what the pieces are and be able to play a game? Thanks for your help. John
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It can be found on http://chessvariants.org/xiangqi.html
I have recently bought a game of Chinese Army Chess from the internet. It consists of 50 tiles 25 which are red and an equal number of black tiles. I have have a copy of the rules, but I have no clue what the Chinese symbols mean on the pieces. Do you know where I can get pictures of the pieces with identity explanation of the Chinese symbols so that I can figure out what the pieces are and be able to play a game? Thanks for your help. John
It can be found on http://chessvariants.org/xiangqi.html
John, try
Tezhi Luzhanqi, also known as Chinese Army Chess.
Anonymous wrote on Wed, Nov 16, 2005 03:41 AM UTC:how do i make the pieces move with my computer
Yeah I have a question. My sister came home, she has joined the Chess 'Team' at her school recently, and she told us of this version of Chess she calls 'TAke It' where the object of the game is to make your oppenent take all of your peices off the board. She was rather vague in the rules and its making me a little nuts. I was wondering if a. you have heard of such a version, b. what it is called? and c. if perhaps you knew more what the rules where? Thanks!:D
yes, it is a chess variant, called many names .. Also know as: Suicide Chess, Losing Chess, Killer Chess, Take-all Chess, Giveaway Chess, Must Capture Chess .. see here --> http://www.chessvariants.org/diffobjective.dir/giveaway.html
My husband and son love playing chess, but at the moment are having a debate about 'reclaiming a queen' is it a legal move, where does she start from, after reclaiming, all rules to do with the above. Please help.
The only thing related to 'reclaiming a queen' in Chess is the promotion of a pawn to a queen. For this to happen, the pawn must reach the final row of the board, from its owner's perspective - in other words, get your pawn all the way to the other side of the board, and you can promote it to a queen. (Additionally, the term 'reclaiming' is a bit inaccurate here, because it is possible to get more than one queen by doing this multiple times.)
Andy wrote on Fri, Dec 2, 2005 12:42 AM UTC:Good ★★★★There is so much about the rules of chess that it is silly not to find anywhere the topic 'which player playes a white...is a winer always starts another and another game with whites..or oponents switch each time after the game...no mater of outcome of the game ??? I'm saying we switch my boddy wants to keep whites ater each win...help soleve this matter.. Andy
I am not sure where to put this. My bookmark for the Gothic Chess comment areas points to dead space. Anyway, here goes: ============= The 2005 Gothic Chess Computer World Championship will be held online this year at the http://www.GothicChessLive.com website. Everyone is invited to watch, and if you have written a Gothic Chess program, participation is free! We have one candidate from Iran this year, so we can neither charge an entrance fee nor award any prize money in case this person enters and/or wins (USA citizens cannot transaction any money with Cuba, Iran, and a few other countries.) All participants will be mentioned in an article appearing in the June 2006 issue of the International Computer Games Association Journal. The 2004 event was reported on at the Chessville.com website: http://www.chessville.com/GothicChess/ComputerWorldChampionships.htm For rules and registration, as well as playing times and login information, visit: http://s13.invisionfree.com/Gothic_Chess_Forum/index.php?act=SC&c=5 Come watch the best programs play for the title of the world's best!
My 'Victoria Principal' and i love spending quiet evenings martinique style in (jacuzzi), playing chess. Great Site! place me on email list Adam Clore 7459 buffalo Ave Niagara falls, New York 14304
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i want 2 play
The horse is called 'Ma' not 'Mao'
Actually, the Pinyin transliteration of 马 is mǎ, not ma. Although it is not the Pinyin transliteration of the word, the spelling of mao has long been common in fairy chess literature. There are several systems of Chinese transliteration besides Pinyin, and it may have come from one of these.
Hello, I have patented a 4 way chess variant, Quad Kingdom Chess. You can research it at www.quadkingdomchess.com . I would appreciate your response and feedback. Thank you, Jon P. Wearley
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