Enter Your Reply The Comment You're Replying To Larry Smith wrote on Thu, Oct 27, 2005 08:20 PM UTC:I've been experimenting with an alternative set-up pattern: RNBMQQQMBNR 00C00C00C00 PPPPPPPPPPP 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000 PPPPPPPPPPP 00C00C00C00 RNBMQQQMBNR Stepping the front two lines back a rank allows for significant development during the opening game. I also moved the 'e' file Artillery(C) to the 'c' file and the 'g' file Artillery to the 'i' file. These Artillery(C) now will threaten the opposing Colonels(N). Ran Zillions with this pattern and it responded quite nicely. The Colonels came into play, one was even used by an Artillery piece to threaten an opposing General. Red won in less than 45 turns. Edit Form You may not post a new comment, because ItemID american chess does not match any item.