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Chess variants (8x8)

including Amazon, Anti, Atomic, Berolina, Corner, Crazy Screen, Cylinder, Dark, Extinction, Fischer Random, Fortress, Horde, Knight Relay, Legan, Loop, Maharajah, Screen, Three Checks

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- Nasmichael is helping to co-ordinate the Fischer Random Chess Email Chess (FRCEC) Club and can set up quad or trio games if you send him a PM here.

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3. February 2006, 17:28:30

Nasmichael

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Subject: Re: Random games

Fencer: Kudos for the creativity!

1. January 2006, 20:10:45

Nasmichael

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Subject: Re: Obituary

nabla: Wow. I get the Variant Chess magazine (which is great), and I am crushed by this news.

1. October 2005, 17:48:10

Nasmichael

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Subject: FRC players. Interested in a "Best-of " match?

I was reading the recent newsletter and there is an opportunity to have a "best-of" match (best of 3, best of 5) with another player. If interested, let me know. Also, for those who might want to participate in a quad tourney, I would be interested in hearing from you.

I was thinking of an invitational, but I would like to know who is interested. Message me here.

27. August 2005, 19:17:16

Nasmichael

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Subject: FRCEC club--anyone interested in a FRC quad?

Peace and good health to you all.

For those who are part of the FRCEC club, and wish to participate in a quad or a trio, let me know. My BK id is 8352 and I will set up one for you--and I will send invitations to the players.

Thanks, and good gaming to you!

19. March 2005, 00:07:33

Nasmichael

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Subject: Re: Redsales' proposal

Modified by Nasmichael (19. March 2005, 00:07:53)

redsales: " (To WhispersQ): The problem with this game is that it's really a training game to get the players to figure out the moves. It was not intended for FM-IM-GM class players!" Correct. It makes for good discussion between the veteran player (Maharajah) and the novice. It is still an entertaining idea, and more "uneven chess" like this makes for good teaching tools, solved or not.

31. December 2003, 05:29:57

Nasmichael

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Subject: Triad of Maharajah and Assassins

I agree with Gary's point-spread analysis, with a Maharajah and two non-royal "Assassins" to even up the score. I like this as a teaching game, with (as it currently stands) one piece having the ability to move as each piece of the opposing team. The fact that it is alone stacks the deck against it, but with two non-royal pieces with similar powers, it will allow for some danger for Black. I do think it should be modified to make it

In the absence of that, I like ughaibu's idea of set matches.

But I prefer the addition of two non-royals. A sharper game is needed.