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Chess variants (10x8)

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Janus, Capablanca Random, Embassy Chess & the odd mention of other 10x8 variants is welcome too

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17. March 2006, 15:48:27

Walter Montego

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Subject: Re: Naming of the sides for discussion or castling

Modified by Walter Montego (17. March 2006, 15:53:10)

HalfPawn: I had this same problem and posted about it a few days ago. I suggested calling the side with the King and Queen; the Royalside, and the side with the Marshall and Cardinal; the Courtside. Royalside in honor of the royalty and Courtside in honor of the rest of the aristocracy. http://brainking.com/en/Board?bc=34&ngi=501381

I thought it was a sensible idea, but maybe you have one that'll work better? It seems easy enough to refer to the Royalside of the board and know which side you're talking about. Files A through E. And you can always just name the actual squares or files to avoid any misunderstanding or confusion if there's any doubt.

That post also had some comments about the naming of the pieces and the notation used on this site for the other games and for castling.