crosspinner, intltax 57 - considering your need to correct the irregularities, would you inform the players if somethings is wrong in this game ?
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=743900
Shooooot. Pretty sure black isn't supposed to go first. And the board is backwards.
hogwash
i always wanted to say that!!
crosspinner, intltax 57 - considering your need to correct the irregularities, would you inform the players if somethings is wrong in this game ?
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=743900
Yes, the black square is on the right, but I wouldn't say a thing to those two creatures about that error.
crosspinner, intltax 57 - considering your need to correct the irregularities, would you inform the players if somethings is wrong in this game ?
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=743900
Yes, the black square is on the right, but I wouldn't say a thing to those two creatures about that error.
I would do the same, I mean, anything can happen should you break their concentration. 
hootenanny
Fun stuff! Thanks batgirl. So much of your forum input over the years is gem quality and worthy of revival.
Meadmaker what is Tamerlane chess?
Chess as played in the court of Tamerlane, at Sammarkand, 14th century. It's known from two surviving manuscripts, with slightly differnt rules in each.
28 pieces per side and some very unusual rules. Each pawn promotes to a particular piece. The "pawn of kings" promotes to a "prince". If you have a prince on the board, you can ignore check or checkmate, because if the king is captured, the prince becomes king. There's also the "ransom" move. Once per game, if the king is in check, you can swap places with the king and any other piece.
I've played exactly one game of it against a human being. Here's a thread and a wiki page for more info.
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess960-chess-variants/i-finally-won-a-game-of-tamerlanes-chess
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamerlane_chess
When I joined chess.com I did it to improve my chess, not read forums. I only started reading these forums out of curiosity and have learned many things, such as the above. This sort of thing is a bonus to me. Thanks.
wow i have to try that, sounds fun