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I feel I have to weigh in on the subject of re-using grand,
well-established names for new variants, as I am soon to post presets for
my 'Two Large Shatranj Variants', respectively Great and Grand Shatranj.
I agree in general with the opinions expressed by Fergus Duniho and Gary
Gifford on Grand Chess 2, but there are circumstances where this general
prohibition of re-using a name should not hold. Specifically, I wrote to
Christian Freeling to ask his permission to call one variant 'Grand
Shatranj', and before I posted 2Large I sent him a copy to vet. Had he in
any way objected to me about the name or the game, I would have changed it;
and should he have any objections now or in the future, I will change it.
Should it be felt necessary, I can produce the emails. In my posting of
2Large, I make clear exactly what my debt to Mr. Freeling and Grand Chess
is. Under these circumstances, I feel my use of the name and setup for
Grand Shatranj is acceptable, even if I am over-reaching. Now, back to
having fun.