Author: Axel Schumacher
Date: 20:31:29 01/09/04
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On January 09, 2004 at 23:03:01, Bob Durrett wrote: >On January 09, 2004 at 22:32:48, David Dahlem wrote: > >>On January 09, 2004 at 22:10:41, Slater Wold wrote: >> >>>On January 09, 2004 at 19:06:57, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >>> >>>>Since the term "gothic" has acquired a very negative social connotation I >>>>propose that we change this chess variant's name to reflect the resonant nature >>>>of the Chancellor and Archbishop pieces. Anybody here good at inventing new >>>>names like Pentium or Centrino? >>>> >>>> >>>>Ultramicroscopicosilicopneumoconiosis? Nah! >>>> >>>>TJF >>> >>>How about just call it by it's original name? >>> >>>Capablanca Game? >>> >>>;) >> >>How about, instead of a 10 x 8 board, using the standard 8 x 8 board, and >>replacing one bishop with the Archbishop, and replacing one knight with the >>Chancellor. Then castling would work as before, and this variant would be more >>easily adaptable by current engines. The only problem remaining would be a name >>for this new variant. :-) >> >>Regards >>Dave > >Better yet would be to go back to an 8x8 board and replace the archbishop with >an ordinary bishop and replace the chancellor with an ordinary knight. This >would have the merit of allowing the use of existing chess engines without >modification. : ) > >Bob D. But then you have to find a new name for that game :-) I vote for "gameplayedwithwoodenfigureswhoresembleoldwarriors" Axel
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