If Chess Were Created Now...

What would he be teaching?

Let's be glad it is a perfect game, and lots of  variants  failed, just 960 survives,  BUT can " no draws "  make it more attractive ?  

If chess were created now, it would not be played. The pieces are too abstract, and couldn't easily be converted to a mmorpg. 

Now, if the pieces were green pigs and multicolored birds....

There would be some excuse for people to say, I would've won if X did/din't happen.

A piece wouldn't just capture another piece by landing on the square it was on. Instead, the two pieces would have to fight it out. Every piece would be given a different attack, strength, defense, and hp level (and possibly other ones).

Let's hope he wouldn't be teaching history!

If chess was created now it would have some "achievements", trophies, unlocks and awards. Oh and there would be lots of the so called "DLC"s you could download for just $3,00.

But what if a pawn was promoted to a rook? Infantry units can't all of a sudden turn into tanks...

Evil stares.

The King, Queen, Bishops will dress properly. There will be no cross on top on the K. Knights will move faster make 2 steps in a move. Rooks will be built higher. Pawns will carry guns. Plus there will be atomic bombs, satellites, airplanes, ships, space ships.

Chess will called chessee. Players will be called lieutenant.

The play will not be played on 64 squares, but also outside them.

The winner is the one who has more squares after 100 moves.

One more thing: Don't ask me anything about it.

Perhaps something interesting would be to have a piece that players don't start the game with, but can be an option for pawn promotion. 

For that to be a real goal, though, the queen would have to be weakened some, and then perhaps the goal would be to promote to this new piece that would have the power of our modern queens.

I like the "more squares" idea. Maybe someone can create a chess variant with a rule somewhere along those lines?

I made it up. Honestly, I love chess the way it is.

If chess were invented today, then you'd automatically lose if you were down 5 points for three consecutive moves and you would have to capture the king after checkmate.

well life in chess would be different... http://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/what-letter-am-i-thinking-of

It's 2 consecutive moves.

Also you would automatically lose a game if you said gg after it, every player would be able to get a title, and there would be a system for naming opinings after the players who invinted them.

XD that would be mean

Same like in Civilization (the PC game), where you can "upgrade" 'Warrior' units, who are just armed with clubs, into Modern Artillery units, given you have enough money.

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macer75 wrote:

N2UHC wrote:

If chess were invented today, then you'd automatically lose if you were down 5 points for three consecutive moves and you would have to capture the king after checkmate.

It's 2 consecutive moves.

Also you would automatically lose a game if you said gg after it, every player would be able to get a title, and there would be a system for naming opinings after the players who invinted them.

XD that would be mean

-every player have a title, starting with FP for FIDE Patzer.

I agree with StampNut's comment. I used to teach chess in a school and all the kids ever wanted to do was to change the rules - cylindrical chess - pawns moving back as well as forward etc etc. The game is brilliant as it is.I don't even think 960 should be allowed.