If Chess Were Created Now...

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BloodyJack

...How do you think the rules or design would be changed to suit a modern audience?

The pieces wouldn't be Black vs White for sure, especially with White always moving first.

Maybe the King and Queen dynamic would be changed as well?

Stalemate probably would have been made a win for the side doing the stalemate (as evidenced by the general outrage new players have with stalemate Laughing)

pdve

probably there would be more pieces with jump moves like the knight. right now there is only the knight. also, probably there would be more than 24 pieces each side. pawns would be the same. in my view stalemate should be the same as it makes the endgame more interesting and challenging for the winning side and the losing or drawing side.

StampNut
pdve wrote:

probably there would be more pieces with jump moves like the knight. right now there is only the knight. also, probably there would be more than 24 pieces each side. pawns would be the same. in my view stalemate should be the same as it makes the endgame more interesting and challenging for the winning side and the losing or drawing side.

What game are you playing? There are 16 pieces for each side at the beginning of the game.

Rumpelstiltskin
StampNut wrote:
pdve wrote:

probably there would be more pieces with jump moves like the knight. right now there is only the knight. also, probably there would be more than 24 pieces each side. pawns would be the same. in my view stalemate should be the same as it makes the endgame more interesting and challenging for the winning side and the losing or drawing side.

What game are you playing? There are 16 pieces for each side at the beginning of the game.

hahahahaha 

StampNut

Boxing could be introduced.....Oh, wait, we've already got that.

StampNut

Why on earth do poeple constantly want to change an already perfect game?

AquilaZeta

Chess is perfect but one thing may be considered that  it is hard to "tie-break" for current version.

Maybe any "chess" which has no posibility of  draw  is better .

pdve

i would like to play chess in which there are only pawns kings and bishops. that would be fun.

Coomberlane
pdve wrote:

i would like to play chess in which there are only pawns kings and bishops. that would be fun.

Very drawish though

CampoReal

There would be mandatory commercials after opening and before engame in otb tournaments. You would be able to buy a pawn on 2nd rank for $20 and additional queen for $300. There would be loud sound effects every time you capture a piece and a loud *FINISH HIM!* sound effect every time you announce mate in 3 or less. After checkmate you would be obliged to fight your opponent in a cake fight to confirm your win.

PhoenixTTD

You would have some cards and give a team some clues to guess something just like every other modern lame game.

BloodyJack
CampoReal wrote:

There would be mandatory commercials after opening and before engame in otb tournaments. You would be able to buy a pawn on 2nd rank for $20 and additional queen for $300. There would be loud sound effects every time you capture a piece and a loud *FINISH HIM!* sound effect every time you announce mate in 3 or less. After checkmate you would be obliged to fight your opponent in a cake fight to confirm your win.

Ouch, too true. But you forgot to add that you would be able to buy completely useless cosmetic 'skins' and fancy pieces for $10 Tongue Out

blasterdragon

there would be at least 3000 pieces each player controls with a rulebook 9000 pages long that only pros read also each players is allowed a limit of 10 computers as assistance thats right only 10! 

plutonia

It would have laser cannons. I know it for sure.

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Chess

conejiux

Chess would be part of a reality show played by the kardashians sisters

TheBigDecline

The pieces would have different names:

King = General

Queen = Marine Corps

Rook = Tank

Bishop = Sniper

Knight = Cavalry

Pawn = Infantry

Rumpelstiltskin

CampoReal wrote:

There would be mandatory commercials after opening and before engame in otb tournaments. You would be able to buy a pawn on 2nd rank for $20 and additional queen for $300. There would be loud sound effects every time you capture a piece and a loud *FINISH HIM!* sound effect every time you announce mate in 3 or less. After checkmate you would be obliged to fight your opponent in a cake fight to confirm your win.

Version norteamericana!! Jajaja. Quedo perfecta, solo que el precio de la reina esta muy alto.

Rumpelstiltskin

TheBigDecline wrote:

The pieces would have different names:

King = General

Queen = Marine Corps

Rook = Tank

Bishop = Sniper

Knight = Cavalry

Pawn = Infantry

Good one too!

macer75
StampNut wrote:

Why on earth do poeple constantly want to change an already perfect game?

Because we're contemplating "what if," not actually saying we should change anything.

macer75
CampoReal wrote:

There would be mandatory commercials after opening and before engame in otb tournaments. You would be able to buy a pawn on 2nd rank for $20 and additional queen for $300. There would be loud sound effects every time you capture a piece and a loud *FINISH HIM!* sound effect every time you announce mate in 3 or less. After checkmate you would be obliged to fight your opponent in a cake fight to confirm your win.

lol great comment