Chess is perfect.
This thread could be retitled: given a chance, how would you like to damage chess?
Hi @Ziryab !
There are already popular chess variants in any case.
And those variants don't seem to have weakened the main game - they might even have strengthened it.
The one I hope is eventually developed is 3d chess.
We have some good posts about 3d chess from lindabell4 and queenRhaenyraa.
I think 3d chess will eventually develop much further but maybe not this century.
OK, maybe you can have fun playing chess.
I haven't had fun in playing for a long time. Especially because my chess shape is very unstable. One day I have a winning streak of say 8 games, next day a losing streak of 10 games. It's not statistically possible to lose 8 games in a row so cheating must play a role here. That's why I'm extremely frustrated, disappointed, bitter and angry.
Regarding streaks of winning and losing there are many reasons that happens to many players.
For one thing as you win the opponents you are paired with are stronger - or they are studying your play if you beat them or both.
And as you lose there is a psychological carryover and impatience causing more losses.
And if the only way to shake loss is to keep playing till you win then you'll likely be playing tired - which will cause even more losses.
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Regarding your statement about men and women - I don't believe you.
You were just trying to be funny.
@playerafar
you're absolutely right! I'm totally on the side of the rules here. I mean, I love a good game of chess, but we have to play by the rules, right?
I completely agree with you that in live blitz tournaments, taking the King is often allowed, and if Black plays KxR and White's flag is down, then White loses. But, as you pointed out, the Tournament Director will go by the board position, not the clock, if there's a conflict between the two. And, of course, illegal moves lose, even in slow chess tournaments over the board.
I mean, can you imagine if we just started moving pieces around willy-nilly? It would be chaos! I love that chess has rules and structure, it's what makes the game so beautiful and challenging.
Hi lindabell !
In the position you're referring to - I think it would be white 'playing' KxR and black's flag down but white loses anyway.
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We could argue that even just live blitz chess and online blitz chess are already 'rule changes' and variants on the basic game of chess. As opposed to more obvious variants like Chess960.
Nowadays I think most chess is played with clocks. Whether online clocks or personal digital chess clocks which are also used for other games or even the 'ancient' non-digital windup and battery 'dial' clocks.
But for a long time I think that most chess was played without clocks whether indoors or outdoors and clocks tended to only be used in tournaments and between very strong players.
I'm thinking most chessplayers didn't own a chess clock!
And that that continued to be true.
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When did most chess become clock chess? Which I'm premising as likely.
Maybe before the worldwide internet but after the rise of the first widely available personal computers.
Say during the interval between 1970 and 1990.
Or maybe it wasn't till the internet really got going in the nineties and online chess emerged.
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Point: Past 'trajectory' and present and future 'trajectories' often heavily related
#14
I’d abandon the “new” algebraic notation, and go back to the old descriptive notation.
“e4 e5” just isn’t as poetic as “P-K4 P-K4”.
And it’s harder to visualize what is going on.
Firstly, the algebraic notation is not a rule. Secondly, just no. It's not easier to read descriptive notation than algebraic. And beginners would have a hard time learning how to read and write descriptive notation. And it's nearly impossible to spell.
#14
I’d abandon the “new” algebraic notation, and go back to the old descriptive notation.
“e4 e5” just isn’t as poetic as “P-K4 P-K4”.
And it’s harder to visualize what is going on.
Descriptive is error prone.
King's pawn, King's Knight or is that Queen's Knight, King's Bishop, Queen's Bishop 5, is that from Black or White's perspective?
I have my own notation.
Subconsciously created as I transitioned from Descriptive to Algebraic.
I subconsciously created a hybrid system.
Keep the same piece takes piece.
B x Nf3
instead of B x f3.
That's confusing.
And more difficult to re-trace the game like in a branch.
I like that.
Yes - keep the algebraic for squares only ...
But when taking - the piece being taken should be specified.
And also - when making pawn moves - P should be included.
Pe4. Pc4 x Pd5 ... or Pc4xPd5. And so on.
Remove all ambiguity and make everything easier.
They've got that already.
if you checkmate me, you don't win the game, but instead lose. I'd change that rule
For me, it'd be the notion of not being able to castle while the king moves over a space which is attacked. The king should be able to castle over this attacked space - it's not the opponent's turn and just being visible to attack during a move doesn't mean the opponent has an opportunity to somehow nix the king.
Interesting one. What would be the consequences?
Both players get a bag of Doritos they can eat during the game. And yes, this means that Doritos munching noises will be added to the list of acceptable sounds.
They've got that already.
I never knew that.
sac the useless king
sac the useless king
More radical than most suggestions, as if first has to get rid of the rule that you are not allowed to move the King into Check or the one that says you have to get out of Check if you are in it.
Deleted mod KS
All female players must be nude.
There is always gonna be that one guy. Or, alternatively: Men are required to play chess barefoot, with a 'King Me' tattoo on their forehead, and every time they checkmate or loose, they must perform a victory dance on the table. Butt Naked.
All female players must be nude.
There is always gonna be that one guy. Or, alternatively: Men are required to play chess barefoot, with a 'King Me' tattoo on their forehead, and every time they checkmate or loose, they must perform a victory dance on the table. Butt Naked.
Hilarious 😂
I can call hyperchess an invention that is played in a box as if it were a dice. Everything is arranged around him with chess. Obviously you have to magnetize it to move the game pieces everywhere. If it is suspended from wire use 6 sides, if it is on the table discard the base. Some details are open to consideration and discussion. Clearly, you can decompose the cube into a plane like a cross and discard the magnetic tool for plays one-dimensionally.
You must say UNO when down to your last non-king piece. If you don't say UNO, your opponent can put 2 pawns on the board on their starting rank, however they like.