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What do you think about this kind of chess?

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DrCheckevertim

EscherehcsE

Excedrin headache #23. Yell

Luculentus

I would like to try it :D

DrCheckevertim

we shall call it:

big board chess

(bb chess for short)

bbchess.com

ghillan

It seems to me he wanted just to double every pieces, but this come to the question: did you doubled also the kings? was not better to have a board 15x15 with a single king or 14x14 with single king and queen?

 

Another thing worth o point out is that with such a board the knights will be much worse than bishops because they will need even more time to move around, so probably knights should move differently...

MuhammadAreez10

This variant already exists. It has two kings and is played on a 16x16 board.

TBentley

Double Chess (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Chess) features a 12x16 board where checkmating either king wins.

MuhammadAreez10

Yeah! And pawns can move up to 4 squares on its first move.

DrCheckevertim

Cool.

Just so you guys know, I didn't make this up. I found the image somewhere and thought it looked cool.

ghillan

@DrCheckevertim

to be exact, you posted a 16x16 board picture where doublechess have a 16x12 board, so its not the same.

MuhammadAreez10

Anyways, this is not going to be popular. Just like Capablanca chess.

josiah777

Although it's interesting to look at. I personally like most chess variations because they make you look at many different angles.

DrCheckevertim
ghillan wrote:

@DrCheckevertim

to be exact, you posted a 16x16 board picture where doublechess have a 16x12 board, so its not the same.

Yeah.

This is bbchess (big board chess) Cool

Elubas

Looks pretty epic. I seriously wonder how long such a game would take, even if you were playing fast. Well, we know what to turn to when chess gets solved :)

MuhammadAreez10

Yes, we'll see then!

MuhammadAreez10

The knight has lost its power and the bishop, when fianchettoed, will rule the board!

dashkee94

I want one!  Make my set triple-weighted, 6" king, 3" squares, and, oh yeah, make it portable.  Thanks.

josiah777

lol

MuhammadAreez10
LOLOL!
dashkee94

Could you imagine an a vs q pawn race?  They'd have to, like, stop and take a break, grab a smoke around the 10th rank, then get back to running.