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Chess variants (10x8)

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

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23. March 2003, 13:23:24

WhisperzQ

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Subject: Re: More on the Values of Gothic Pieces

One thing which surprises me is the relative value (on 8x8 board) of the rook to the queen. In my early days I learnt that a queen was worth two rooks, and more lately that rooks might be 5 and a queen, 9. This is significantly different!