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Fairy Pieces Part 2. Showcasing 158 Fairy Pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jörg Knappen wrote on Thu, Nov 21, 2024 09:36 AM UTC in reply to Christine Bagley-Jones from Mon Nov 18 02:58 AM:

Just for the curious: I accidentally found the original proposal of the Sweeping Switchers here:

https://www.chessvariants.com/ratings/-piececlopedia.dir-ideal-and-practical-values-4.html

It got refined with the help of the editors here.


Taijitu Qi. Xiang Qi pieces are joined by (but not combined with) their duals. (9x10, Cells: 90) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Thu, Nov 21, 2024 02:29 PM UTC in reply to Charles Gilman from Fri Nov 15 09:46 AM:

Shouldn't you be able to edit your own page?


Notchess. (Updated!) A family of games with Chess and Chess-Variant pieces but no King. () [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
🔔Notification on Thu, Nov 21, 2024 03:52 PM UTC:

The editor Fergus Duniho has revised this page.


Kjempe Chess. A large variant that hopefully is easy to get into. (12x12, Cells: 144) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
🔔Notification on Thu, Nov 21, 2024 07:34 PM UTC:

The author, Martin Nilsson, has updated this page.


Knavish Shatranj. Shatranj with Knaves and Debtors. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
🔔Notification on Thu, Nov 21, 2024 08:54 PM UTC:

The author, Jörg Knappen, has updated this page.


Capped Pawns (Bemützte Bauern). Pawns have a double step once in their career.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
🔔Notification on Thu, Nov 21, 2024 09:46 PM UTC:

The author, Jörg Knappen, has updated this page.


Zabel-Schach. A modest chess variant with an alternative pawn, the Zabel pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
🔔Notification on Thu, Nov 21, 2024 09:51 PM UTC:

The author, Jörg Knappen, has updated this page.


@ HaruN Y[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 01:39 AM UTC:Poor ★

This is the 111th comment in this comments section!

I've never posted my own chess variant in this comments section before this even though this is the comments section of my own profile so I felt like sharing this abomination I created in 2021.

Yes

files=5 ranks=7 promoZone=2 promoChoice=H graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/alfaeriePNG/ squareSize=50 graphicsType=png symmetry=none royal=K royal=T firstRank=0 borders=0 lightShade=#00dfff oddShade=#00abff darkShade=#005eff coordColor=#00ffc5 rimColor=#0004ff holeColor=#0004ff hole::::a0,b0,c0,d0,e0,a6,b6,c6,d6,e6 Genie lamp:L:fmR:lance:a0,b0,c0,d0,e0,,a6,b6,c6,d6,e6 morph=/*//..U.. wazir:W:W:wazir:a2,e2,d3,e3,,a3,b3,a4,e4 morph=///..U.. dababba:D:D:warmachine:a1,b1,b2,c2,,c4,d4,d5,e5 morph=///..U.. kirin:I:FD:warmachineferz:d1,d2,,b4,b5 morph=///..U.. highpriestess:H:FAN:highpriestess:c1,,c5 morph=///..U.. Dummy:U::/membergraphics/MSdealerschess/%dummy.png: king:K:KisO1:king:e1,,a5 morph=///..T.. Tree:T::king:

Why did I create this?


Antelope. (Updated!) Makes (3,4)-jump.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 01:57 AM UTC in reply to Jean-Louis Cazaux from Sun Sep 10 2023 12:30 PM:

This one is nice to my opinion. It really looks like a chess pieces.

That was in reference to this image:

I replaced it with a new image today, which I think looks better and is less cluttered with surrounding pieces.


Rose Chess XII. With Nightriders, (Half-)Roses, Spotted Gryphons and War Machines. (12x12, Cells: 144) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 05:30 AM UTC in reply to H. G. Muller from Sun May 23 2021 08:30 PM:

This is the only ID where the ID seems to undervalue Rose. Other IDs assign Rose at higher values.


Berolina Grid Chess. Combination of Berolina Chess and Grid Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 05:46 AM UTC:
files=8 ranks=8 promoZone=1 promoChoice=NBRQ graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/small/ squareSize=35.5 graphicsType=gif symmetry=none royal=K borders=0 background=https://www.chessvariants.com/boardrules.dir/grid.gif lightShade=# darkShade=# whitePrefix=W blackPrefix=B White berolina pawn:↑:fmF*fcW:BerPawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7 morph=/←→←→←→←→/↑/←→←→←→←→/↑/←→←→←→←→ White right berolina pawn:→:mfrF:BerPawn: morph=*/←→←→←→←→/↑/←→←→←→←→/↑/←→←→←→←→ White left berolina pawn:←:mlfF:BerPawn: morph=*/←→←→←→←→/↑/←→←→←→←→/↑/←→←→←→←→ Black berolina pawn:↓:fmF*fcW:BerPawn:,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7 morph=/›‹›‹›‹›‹/↓/›‹›‹›‹›‹/↓/›‹›‹›‹›‹ Black right berolina pawn:›:mfrF:BerPawn: morph=*/›‹›‹›‹›‹/↓/›‹›‹›‹›‹/↓/›‹›‹›‹›‹ Black left berolina pawn:‹:mlfF:BerPawn: morph=*/›‹›‹›‹›‹/↓/›‹›‹›‹›‹/↓/›‹›‹›‹›‹ knight:N:N:Knight:b1,g1,,b8,g8 bistead:B:yafFmpafoabmpafafsWmpafmpafoabmpafsWmpafmpafmpafoabmpafmpafmpafafsW:Bishop:c1,f1,,c8,f8 Walterook:R:yafWmpafoabmpafafWmpafmpafoabmpafWmpafmpafmpafoabmpafmpafmpafafW:Rook:a1,h1,,a8,h8 Stead queen:Q:mpafoabmpafafsWmpafmpafoabmpafsWmpafmpafmpafoabmpafmpafmpafafsWyafKmpafoabmpafafWmpafmpafoabmpafWmpafmpafmpafoabmpafmpafmpafafW:Queen:d1,,d8 Stead king:K:mpafoabmpafafsWmpafmpafoabmpafsWmpafmpafmpafoabmpafmpafmpafafsWmpafoabmpafafWmpafmpafoabmpafWmpafmpafmpafoabmpafmpafmpafafWisO2:King:e1,,e8

Dabbabah. (Updated!) Historical piece leaping two squares horizontally or vertically.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 04:29 PM UTC:

Since I changed the AI image for this piece, here is the old one for comparison:


Rose Chess XII. With Nightriders, (Half-)Roses, Spotted Gryphons and War Machines. (12x12, Cells: 144) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
H. G. Muller wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 06:28 PM UTC in reply to HaruN Y from 05:30 AM:

This is the only ID where the ID seems to undervalue Rose. Other IDs assign Rose at higher values.

This is probably because it is not really a Rose (which can make up to 7 Knight jumps), but a Half-Rose, which can only do up to 4. I suppose the other Diagrams you refer to use genuine Roses.


Teutonic Knight's Chess. Played on an oblong board with rarely used pieces: The teutonic knight, the archchancellor and the crown princess. (8x10, Cells: 80) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
🔔Notification on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 10:09 PM UTC:

The author, Jörg Knappen, has updated this page.


Featured Chess Variants. Chess Variants Featured in our Page Headers.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jörg Knappen wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 10:15 PM UTC:

Edit: I see now that it is already nominated as "Knight-Relay Chess", so this becomes a second to that.

Original nomination, gives the name where the variant can be found here:

Here's another nomination for a featured CV:

N-Relay Chess

for popularising the idea of additional moves and captures by Relay.


Tags Listing. A listing of the tags used on our pages.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jörg Knappen wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 10:28 PM UTC:

Is it possible to rename the tag "Piece:Berolina Pawn" to "Piece:Pawn:Berolina"? I have already added some children to Piece:Pawn and it would fit perfectly there, IMO.


Favorite Games. Chess variants favorited by our members.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jörg Knappen wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 10:44 PM UTC:

There is something wrong with the rating of Fischer Random Chess: In this list it is the favorite of 12, but on its page I count only 11 having it as a favorite.

It has also an extraordinary high score even it it was favorited by 12.


Rose Chess XII. With Nightriders, (Half-)Roses, Spotted Gryphons and War Machines. (12x12, Cells: 144) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jörg Knappen wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 11:11 PM UTC in reply to David Paulowich from Wed Feb 15 2023 02:07 AM:

This is a late reply ... the bent riders that are not bent are in fact long known, problemists call them slip pieces (slip-R, slip-B, and slip-Q). The slip-R is also known under the name Panda and plays with this name in the S(w)eeping Switchers army for CwDA (2002).


Querquisite Chess. Features the whimsical, irregular Querquisites,. (8x10, Cells: 72) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jörg Knappen wrote on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 11:36 PM UTC in reply to HaruN Y from Sat Oct 12 01:35 AM:

Another late reply: Yes, before having an account here I signed by comments with "--JKn". Afaik, no one else did.


Rose Chess XII. With Nightriders, (Half-)Roses, Spotted Gryphons and War Machines. (12x12, Cells: 144) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Sat, Nov 23, 2024 05:34 AM UTC in reply to H. G. Muller from Fri Nov 22 06:28 PM:

4-Knight-Jumps Rose shouldn't be half a ♟️ weaker than 6-Knight-Jumps Rose. They should be as close as B5 is to B.


Beautiful Beasts. A new team for Chess with Different Armies based on the Roc.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Jörg Knappen wrote on Sat, Nov 23, 2024 08:00 AM UTC in reply to HaruN Y from Tue Apr 23 11:00 AM:

No. The move zero rule is only to prevent an immediate tactical threat, but not a measure to correct the strength of an army. The additional tempi gained by the move zero rule are worth about one third of a pawn.


@ Bob Greenwade[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jörg Knappen wrote on Sat, Nov 23, 2024 08:05 AM UTC in reply to Bob Greenwade from Fri Feb 23 04:37 PM:

Great that you rediscovered the 135-degree-rose. I did not name it back in 2002 but I don't like the name "Worsen" – to me it only sounds like a verb with the meaning "to make worse; to become worse".

I suggest "Rose of Jericho" for this piece. The move pattern reminds me to the ball shape of that plant in dried up state.


Nachtmahr. Game with seven different kinds of Nightriders. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Jörg Knappen wrote on Sat, Nov 23, 2024 08:08 AM UTC:

HaruN Y rediscovered the 135-degree-rose recently and named it "Worsen"

https://www.chessvariants.com/index/listcomments.php?id=56364

I don't like this name, I suggest "Rose of Jericho" instead.


Rose Chess XII. With Nightriders, (Half-)Roses, Spotted Gryphons and War Machines. (12x12, Cells: 144) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Jörg Knappen wrote on Sat, Nov 23, 2024 09:59 AM UTC in reply to Jörg Knappen from Fri Nov 22 11:11 PM:

Charles Gilman explored those pieces and assigned some more names in the game "Commedia dell'Arte Chess"

https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/commedia-dellarte-chess


10-directional Chess. 10-directional pieces: an augmented Knight and a restricted Chancellor. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Jörg Knappen wrote on Sat, Nov 23, 2024 11:28 AM UTC:

I just noticed that piece I name Fischer here was used by Jason D. Wittman, 2000, Mad Chess. It is called Unicorn there.


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