BrainKing - Forum (Chess variants (10x8))

Toezichthouder: Walter Montego

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

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)

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13. maart 2003, 06:14:49

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Onderwerp: Re: Value of Janus

The Janus is worth almost a Queen, according to an analysis by Ed Trice, the developer of Gothic Chess (which has a piece that moves the same as a Janus but is called an Archbishop). I think a good estimate is about 8.5 for a Janus.