a1 is a black square isn't it??
who invented the rule that the a1 square must be a dark color?
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The Queen holds the color of the tribe.
so what's the original question, should we change the colour of a1? :)
Eo____ wrote:
Who invented the rule that a1 must a dark colored square?
ie;:
Tilt the chessboard 90 degrees and you no longer have dark light colored square on a1.
Was it some guy with dyslexia?
^^ lol
a1 is dark...?
Eo____ wrote:
Who invented the rule that a1 must a dark colored square?
ie;:
Tilt the chessboard 90 degrees and you no longer have dark light colored square on a1.
OP has edited post...
Who was Ruy Lopez, Alex.
It is just that way , that way the king is on the right color sqaure (opposite)
Estragon wrote:
Nobody. It's just a natural result of the rule that a white square must be in the right hand corner.
That rule, of course, was invented by Ruy Lopez' twin brother, Dewey Lopez, who never had the skills or piety of his brother, but was quite persuasive and terribly bossy.
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Estragon wrote:
Nobody. It's just a natural result of the rule that a white square must be in the right hand corner.
That rule, of course, was invented by Ruy Lopez' twin brother, Dewey Lopez, who never had the skills or piety of his brother, but was quite persuasive and terribly bossy.
I have never thought about this question before, and I am interested as to where the proof of it can be found. Does anyone know for certain?
who invented the rule that the a1 square must be a light color?
Which one is this... mouse slip or lag?
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Estragon wrote:
Nobody. It's just a natural result of the rule that a white square must be in the right hand corner.
That rule, of course, was invented by Ruy Lopez' twin brother, Dewey Lopez, who never had the skills or piety of his brother, but was quite persuasive and terribly bossy.
LOL
SteveCollyer wrote:
who invented the rule that the a1 square must be a light color?
Which one is this... mouse slip or lag?
The odds were 50-50. Sometimes it just doesn't work out.
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echecs06 wrote:
Who invented the rule that White always starts first? Eo, did you invent sliced bread?
No doubt a hungry cossack who liked his bread to be neat.
without a decision, there cannot be a game.
The game is played by people that make decisions.
Evident is the fact that the blocks have to be the way they are, else we cannot play.
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Originally, chess boards were only 7 squares on a side. Thus, all corner squares (and the center square) were the same color. It was only recently that an 8th square was added to each rank and file, to be used as a parity check for error correction.
Who invented the rule that a1 must a dark colored square?
ie;:
Tilt the chessboard 90 degrees and you no longer have dark colored square on a1.