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)
The story of your quest is of great interest to me, as you can see by my explanation of what makes chess, itself, interesting. In a way, your decision to apply for a patent using the 10x8 format is an exponentially great chess move, per se. You must have been rather anxious in hopes the patent office would not reject your application. I would love to hear your story some day about how that came down, and what your reaction was when you were given the news of being granted the patent. In case you can't tell, you have a ready-made fan club, here! /Fx/