Author: andrew tanner
Date: 18:30:37 11/13/02
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On November 13, 2002 at 21:24:37, Chris Kantack wrote:
>What I found interesting, (also from a Chess Life article), was that say 150
>years ago, white did not always move first. In fact, at the beginning of a
>match, there were two "drawings". One to determine which player got which color
>and another to determine which player got to go first.
>
>I'm not sure when or how the "white moves first" rule came into play.
>
>Chris
I also read awhile back a bit about the history of chess, that the game was
originally played only with rooks and pawns and maybe? a queen. Seems ironic
that the greatest players (like Capablanca) are so skilled at the game that they
can easily bring about those endings quickly. I was looking through Capablanca's
games and they are all remarkably simple. He must have known this, which is why
he shunned complicated positions. It seems that the knights and the bishops
really don't belong on the chessboard in the first place!
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