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ChessV. Program for playing numerous Chess variants against your PC.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Alexander Krutikov wrote on Sun, Jan 4, 2009 05:33 PM UTC:
The site's down again.

Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. (12x8, Cells: 96) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Alexander Krutikov wrote on Mon, Jan 5, 2009 06:32 PM UTC:
What's interesting is that in the standard setup the Rooks are able to move to the 3rd rank the first turn and be quite active that way.

Chess with Different Armies. Betza's classic variant where white and black play with different sets of pieces. (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Alexander Krutikov wrote on Sun, Apr 12, 2009 09:59 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
In my experience, the flexibility of the Charging-Knight in the Nutty Knights team makes it somewhat stronger then a Bishop. 

The Colourbound Clobberers' lack of a piece that moves by ranks and files makes them slightly susceptible to back-rank mate treats.

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