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Subject: Re: Gothic Chess and missing a Graphical interface

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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