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Chess variants (10x8)

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30. desember 2003, 16:45:59

Grim Reaper

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Hello Ted,

First, take a look at this link: click here

It demonstrates some castling blunders, particularly on the queenside.

The most dangerous piece you need to worry about when executing a Queenside castle is the Archbishop. Even umoved from its start in the g-file, it can perform a solo checkmate under the right circumstances (namely, your own Knight not on c3 for white or c6 for black).

The Chancellor is less of a threat to a queenside castled position because it takes longer to infiltrate with an abundance of pawns still on the board (usually true when one has castled.) So, you only really have to be weary of one Gothic piece, and not need to neutralize both, as you have mentioned.

A typical motiff in chess is to play Kb1/Kb8 after 0-0-0 as well, so in this case it is not unique to Gothic Chess.

Where have you played your 250 games? Do you have your own Gothic Chess set?

31. desember 2003, 20:37:19

tedbarber

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Emne: Re:

Yes I have 2 Gothic Chess sets that were given to me for a Christmas present. I am 36 years old and live near Monroe,VA in Amherst Co. Some friends of mine and I play at each others house regularly. I also played a few games on the Internet VIA E-mail against 2 players from New Jersey and 1 from New York. I do not know their real names;only their Internet names if I can find them and did not lose them. I got a July 2000 Gothic Chess Review with my sets;this is how I learned to play Gothic Chess. Of course I have no way of knowing whether or not the games I have played are against good players. I have,however developed my own style. Perhaps I'll learn how good I am on this site.

31. desember 2003, 20:51:34

tedbarber

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Emne: Re:

I have played regular chess for about 21 years and am a Class B player.

1. januar 2004, 00:09:39

Grim Reaper

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Emne: Re:

Well ted, welcome aboard! I produced the Gothic Chess Review magazine, so I know it well. I am winding up the last details on the December 2003 Special Edition, which is 84 pages. Lots of cool stuff in this one.

You will enjoy this site very much. There is a wide range of Gothic Chess talent out there. If you are a Class B chess player you will rise to the over 2000 mark here very soon.

2. januar 2004, 19:17:42

tedbarber

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Emne: Re:Gothic Chess Review

How can a copy be obtained. Thank you for the kind remarks.