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Chess Rules for Kids. An illustrated guide to the rules of chess for children.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]No. The Queens are correctly placed. They always go on the square of their own color.
Stanley Random Chess. Missing description[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Well, since I'm the editor of this page I guess I should add my 2 cents, but not more.
I think this is a serious variant that is very funny. One could say that it is an 'incomplete information' game where instead of the board being partially hidden, like Kriegspiel, the rules are only partially known by the players. The full set of rules are programmed into the Schemingmind.com server if one wants to play the game -- see the links at the bottom of the page (has anyone tried?).
One might divine the compleat rules after much play and systematic testing, but I doubt it. I think at least half the fun is playing in this obscure universe. The game description is meant to be funny to go along with the obscurity.
For the record, as the posting editor, I (and the other editors) know the secret rules (which are also archived in the CVP mail), but I'm not telling. (In fact, I initially also questioned SRC's seriousness before posting the page. Hans did also. And we got a serious reply from the authors. This page was not posted by the authors after all!)
Drop the page? Unthinkable! Besides what would Lord Humberton-Snapf say?! Stanley Random Chess stays!
I don't think the story about SRC's 'origins' should be taken as lies, just as a tongue-in-cheek story. It's really just for fun. It's not serious in that regard. Isn't that obvious? If the rules were revealed (actually fairly simple, despite appearances) the fun would disappear in great part, although not completely. Clearly one can't play this game as one does Chess. If I said anything more, it would spoil the fun. Let's leave it at that; live and let live, let's say.
Matthew, the chessvariants.org site does not require logon. For some functions, like verified comments or polls, we require that members enter their user IDs and passwords, but this does not apply to the site in general. What specifically were you unable to do?
Eric, that's precisely the reason, so that you see the most recent comments, the ones you are most likely responding to, first.
Stanley Random Chess. Missing description[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Obviously, some might gain by attending Austin Lockwood's upcoming paper, 'SRC on the Internet - Fantasy or Reality?' at the annual CCSRC conference in Prague. This is no time for quibbling.
Geodesic Chess. Variation of hexagonal chess on a geodesic sphere with a few new pieces added.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Jack Cheiky writes: 'The very first international correspondence game of Geodesic Chess is underway. We began on Saturday, October 22, 2005. My opponent is Austin Lockwood of England, who is also curator of the on-line chess community, www.schemingmind.com . We are two moves each into the game. We both have hand-held Geo-boards, and I'm keeping track of the moves on a series of two-dimensional dymaxion projection maps, which are being posted in the 'Photos' section @ http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/GeodesicChess/ .'
Chess Variant Pages Membership. Missing description[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]You need to be a member to create your own pages directly, using your id and password. http://www.chessvariants.org/index/membersubmission.php Non-members need to submit their write-ups to the editors for us to create a page, after which they can register as members. http://www.chessvariants.org/feedback.html#submit
Perpetual check. Explanation of perpetual check with an animated diagram.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]See the rules of chess: http://www.chessvariants.org/d.chess/chess.html Repetition of moves If the same position with the same player to move is repeated three times in the game, the player to move can claim a draw. (When the right to make a certain castling move is lost by one of the players between positions, then the positions are considered to be different. For the fine points of this rule, see the official rules of chess). Refer to section 10.10: http://www.chessvariants.org/fidelaws.html One case where the repetition of move occurs is when a player continues to give check forever.
Chaturanga. The first known variant of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Celine Roos writes:
Hello,I'm Celine Roos WIM. It was just luck that I found a page through Google search for Books which linked to a French translation of an 1805 report established by a Research Society on Bengalese studies.
The book is free of copyright, here are the libraries where it is available. http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/oclc/07026195
Also here you can see the whole book:
hereor just the article (starting p 207):
hereI guess the English original must be available somewhere. If I had more time, I would propose a translation into English but I'm terribly busy these days, having left the world of chess for the world of National Education in France.
Yours, Céline Roos
Strasbourg - France
Byzantine, or round chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Derek, see the link to the Zillions of Games file for Byzantine Chess at the bottom of the page.
Chess Variants Query. More options for searching in these pages.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]This could be very useful. I've saved it in my Favorites.
Rococo. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]It seems to me that the person making these long anonymous comments should identify himself/herself somehow, especially, now that he proposes to 'flip a nickel'!
Giveaway Chess. Taking is obligatory; the first player that loses all his pieces wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Very nice use of Game Courier sample games!
Rococo. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]To anonymous: I was being facetious. There is no difference to split between what the rules say and what the inventor says.
American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Multi-move variants are interesting. Unfortunately, Zillions performance is critically degraded when using more than one move per turn per player; even two moves.
Storm the Ivory Tower. A Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]To Michael Howe: Michael, you have been a valuable contributor to these pages for several years. You have contributed, games, ideas, played in tournaments, provided Zillions files. Please re-consider your request to remove all your contributions. As an editor, I would do this with extreme reluctance -- and great sadness. This chess community is much larger than issues related to one game, or one project. It is also larger than the persons involved in one discussion. Please reconsider. Remember that you are welcome here by many people. (Friends, please support my appeal.) Best regards, Tony Quintanilla.
Michael, I was thinking of Antoine Fourierre's game, 'Chess on a Larger Board with Not So Few Pieces Dropped.' Sorry about the incorrect reference (removed). However, my other comments remain. I have followed your interesting comments and contributions on many games and topics (such as Nova Chess), and still hold those opinions. David Howe is an excellent contributor and our chief editor, however, I was, in fact, thinking of you, not David. Also, with regard to amending/deleting non-relevant comments on this page, I would agree they could/should be removed, but you should initiate the changes by editing your comments with your member password. Thanks.
Very nice graphics, indeed. Perhaps both the Smess and the recolored options could be provided.
Pocket Mutation Chess. Take one of your pieces off the board, maybe change it, keep it in reserve, and drop it on the board later.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating] Chess Variant Pages Membership. Missing description[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Adrian. 1. Yes. Just send the editors an e-mail with your new address. 2. Yes. You can modify your member-posted page using your password.
Michael, the page exists on the site's directory but it was removed from the indexes, as you previously requested. Do you want the HTML file deleted? Apparently it was found through Google, but it would not be found through the CVP indexes.
Sky 
. Missing description[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Looks like a fun game. I'd like to try it. The idea of promotion being integral to the middle game is interesting. Also, the idea of the Rook complementing and, eventually, replacing the leapers is neat and insightful. One thing: what happened to the faithful Knight? As David points out, with Overby's Beastmaster Chess, leaper chess is becoming a genre!
David Pritchard. Death notice.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Extremely sad news. Below is the text of my reply to Mr. Adams. 'Dear Mr. Adams, I have posted your very sad news on our site, at http://www.chessvariants.org/news.dir/pritchard2.html. Mr. Pritchard will long be remembered by the Chess Variants community for his love of Chess and great contributions to the knowledge and appreciation of variants. Mr. Pritchard was a correspondent with David Howe, our chief editor. He also was the judge of our '41 Squares Contest' in 2001, for which we will also remember him with gratitude. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends, With best regards, Tony Quintanilla editor The Chess Variants Pages www.chessvariants.org'
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