George Duke wrote on Sun, Apr 4, 2004 08:04 PM UTC:
Capablanca's Chess design analysis
# squares: 80
# piece types: 8
Piece-type density: 10%
Initial piece density: 50%
Long diagonal: a1-h8
Est. piece values: P1, K2, N3, B3, R5, A7, C8, Q9
Power density: 1.40
Exchange Gradient: 0.469 (1 - G = 0.531)
Ave. Game Length Projected: M = 3.5T/P(1-G) = (3.5*8)/(1.4*(0.531))
= 38 Moves
Features: Includes all three two-fold R-N-B compounds, low G means very
good exchange potential
Comment: Around 80 years now since the Grandmaster's advocacy of larger
board to confront draw problem, Capablanca's Chess
practically mimics Carrera's idea from about 400 years ago.
Capablanca's Chess design analysis # squares: 80 # piece types: 8 Piece-type density: 10% Initial piece density: 50% Long diagonal: a1-h8 Est. piece values: P1, K2, N3, B3, R5, A7, C8, Q9 Power density: 1.40 Exchange Gradient: 0.469 (1 - G = 0.531) Ave. Game Length Projected: M = 3.5T/P(1-G) = (3.5*8)/(1.4*(0.531)) = 38 Moves Features: Includes all three two-fold R-N-B compounds, low G means very good exchange potential Comment: Around 80 years now since the Grandmaster's advocacy of larger board to confront draw problem, Capablanca's Chess practically mimics Carrera's idea from about 400 years ago.