Sam has closed his piano and gone to bed ... now we can talk about the real stuff of life ... love, liberty and games such as Janus, Capablanca Random, Embassy Chess & the odd mention of other 10x8 variants is welcome too
For posting: - invitations to games (you can also use the New Game menu or for particular games: Janus; Capablanca Random; or Embassy) - information about upcoming tournaments - disussion of games (please limit this to completed games or discussion on how a game has arrived at a certain position ... speculation on who has an advantage or the benefits of potential moves is not permitted while that particular game is in progress) - links to interesting related sites (non-promotional)
I would like to thank Pawnchucker for the kind words. Had I known who Paul was when I first started playing, and that he had access to GCR, I certainly would have embarked on a different opening plan in our game :)
I am in the process of sifting through some of the old GCR issues and making the material available online. There are some other interesting items presented here as well. Here is what is up and running so far:
A discussion on the evolution of chess, including some interesting tidbits about the early days of Gothic Chess.
An interesting attacking game, showing the hairline that separates over aggression and proper defense. Ending with an Archbishop sacrifice and a nice combination.
One of the first strategic notions I uncovered early on was that a Chancellor + Bishop attack could take every piece off of the board. Here is a discourse on this lesson, ported directly from GCR.