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Alekhine ChessA Zillions-of-Games file . Named in honor of Alexander Alekhine, World Chess Champion 1927-1935, 1937-1946.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Michael Nolan wrote on Sun, Feb 13, 2005 07:54 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
I'm curious about Derek's rating of 'poor,' since the piece setup of Alekhine Chess is at least as symmetrical as that of tradional/standard chess. Is there something about Alekhine Chess that makes Derek feel that it is more asymmetrical than most other variants? Or is it that Derek has invented several chess variants based upon the theme of geometric, perfect symmetry, and therefore feels that any variant that is not perfectly symmetrical must be lacking in quality/interest? I welcome hearing more on this interesting subject. By the way, so far, 100s of games of Alekhine Chess have been played on the CowPlay website, and I haven't heard a single asymmetry complaint.