this is funny one ... how to make everybody happy ? how to make sure everybody gets present on the day of birth ... ? well, we were all born either on the day ONE , TWO, THREE ........ up to THIRTY FIRST day of the month ... it doesn't matter which one, we want to use BirthDay not BirthMonth ... it's so simple, read on.

1. All ther rule of traditional chess apply with a small twist.

2. Before the game starts, each player enters the day of his/her birth ... mine is 8 of March so I woud enter 8 ...

3. When my Birtday comes (same as the move number if you didn't get it so far, just kidding) I will be entitled to SECOND move of any chosen piece of mine.

4. But wait ! My opponent is a nice fellow and wants to celebrate my Birthday and GIVES away one of his/her pawn of his/her choice during the next move (normal move follows, of course) ...

5. Nobody is going to investigate what is your real Birthday, so choose at your own risk ... some may prefer having advantage early in the game, some later ...

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And now I will stop with new variants ... just wanted to make you happy walking thru this garden of imagination as chess variants realm is ...

Again, happy Holidays, and hope Fencer will like one of these variants and will give us a nice present (like it used to be, lol)

Andy.