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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

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6. March 2006, 02:26:43

panzerschiff

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Subject: Carrera's version

Anybody out there ever try Carrera's original version of this type of variant? The arrangement with the minor pieces closer to the center always seems a little more logical and Janus chess does take that approach. For what it is worth ancient and medieval commanders tended to put there cavalry on the flank rather than in the middle of the army and classical chess reflects this. Variants with the R+N piece might also benefit from such an arrangement. Maybe Carrera's version might be another option to test on BrainKing?