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Twinkle Chess II

If you had a Java-capable browser, you could play Twinkle Chess here.
Keys "s"=save "l"=load "b"=back once

Ralph Betza describes another variant of Twinkle Chess, in which enemy pawns are alternately removed and returned. If there is no pawn to remove (i.e., the one you just placed was promoted) it's a win. No exposing yourself to check even if a twinkle move would save you.

Limited Doublemove Chess

Chess Variants

These are simple illustrations rather than strong opponents.

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Written by Ed Friedlander

WWW Page Added: Sunday, December 30, 2001