Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 08:06:27 01/07/04
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On January 07, 2004 at 10:09:06, Sune Fischer wrote: >On January 07, 2004 at 09:43:13, Tord Romstad wrote: > >>On January 07, 2004 at 08:40:50, Michel Langeveld wrote: >> >>>Hello all, >>> >>>Somehow I like the Gothic Chess variation of Ed Trice. Not because of the money >>>but because this is a thinking game a la Chess but complexer as plain chess. I >>>like it more as FRC because there are 2 new pieces and the board, and the board >>>is bigger. >> >>Hi Michel, >> >>I have similar interests. Like you, I am not very interested in FRC, >>which makes the existing body of opening theory (which, to me, is an >>important and interesting part of the culture and history of chess) >>almost irrelevant without adding anything substantially new to the game. > >Removing the huge body of opening theory is exactly the point of FRC. ><snip> That will only give you a temporary respite. Soon, the bookmakers will have opening books for Gothic Chess too. Then you will have to dream up a new variant. The wolves will always be snapping at your heels. : ) Bob D.
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