On Mar 23, 11:03=A0am, richardhut...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Mar 23, 1:49 am, richardhut...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > Hey, anyone have a lead on this? I would like to get pieces of the
> > > Capablanca chess variety (Knight-Rook, Knight-Bishop), but my search
> > > on the web has come up empty. Anyone have any possible leads here on
> > > this?
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> > > Thanks...
> > > - Rich
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> > Rich,
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> > Capablanca pieces are used in Christian Freeling's chess variant
> > "Grand Chess," where they are called the Marshal and the Cardinal.
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> > don't have a Grand Chess set myself, but I believe they are still sold
> > on Freeling's website. =A0The physical representation of the
Capablanca
> > pieces is somewhat crude (horses with things growing out of their
> > heads), but Grand Chess as a chess variant is excellent --- the key is
> > the back row, which is empty except for the rooks, allowing for much
> > more freedom in setting up defense and attack.
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> > Steve
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> Do you have a link to the specific purchase page? =A0I found his
site:http=
://minds****ts.nl/index-minds****ts.html
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> But I don't see a store on there.
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> Also I am in the United States. =A0I would like to be able to order them
> and have lower cost ****pping. =A0I would like to get them to experiment
> with an 8x8 version of Freeling's game, and also a version of
> Capablanca that uses gating to get the Cap pieces on the board. =A0In
> addition, I have another one more standard I am working on, based on
> the same gating concept to I would like to try out. =A0I might look to
> also code it up in Zillions, but need to figure out how to do gating.
> Fairly soon, I will be getting the IAGO Chess rules up on the variant
> site. =A0I am doing final tweaks.
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> - Rich- Hide quoted text -
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Rich,
Click on the box that says "Grand Chess Hex Dame Boards and Sets."
The sets are way out of my price range but they do look nice.
I would caution against an 8x8 variant of the game. Freeling's 10x10
board greatly increases piece maneuverability and alleviates the
staleness that tends to haunt the opening in chess-type games.
What is "gating," by the way? Is that some special method of entering
chess pieces onto the board?
Steve
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