One nice thing about this new chess software is that it can handle non-standard layouts like these:
Go on — give ’em a try!
[Event “MuseBlog Turbo Chess”]
[Site “MuseBlog”]
[Date “2009.06.05”]
[White “Chad”]
[Black “Urania”]
[CBBWhiteId “*”]
[CBBBlackId “*”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “qqqqkqqq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QQQQKQQQ w – – 0 1”]
[Result "1-0"]
1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.d4 f5 4.g4 g5 5.h4 h5 6.c4 c5 7.b4 b5 8.a4 a5 9.hxg5 hxg4 10.fxe5 fxe4 11.dxc5 dxc4 12.bxa5 bxa4 13.Qaxa4+ Qac6 14.Qf7+ Kxf7 15.Qf1+ Kg6 16.Qhg1 g3 17.Qxg3 Qhh7 18.Qh2 Qha7 19.Qhh1 Kg7 20.Qcb2 Kg6 21.Qff2 Kxg5 22.Ke2 Kg4 23.Qdg1++
(The next board has two extra pieces: on the c file, an Archbishop that can move like either a Bishop or a Knight; on the new h file, a Chancellor that can move like either a Rook or a Knight. This version of chess was invented by world chess champion José Raoul Capablanca in the early 20th century.)
[Event “Capablanca Chess”]
[Site “MuseBlog”]
[Date “2009.06.06”]
[White “Pwt”]
[Black “Aeiou”]
[CBBWhiteId “*”]
[CBBBlackId “*”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “rnabqkbcnr/pppppppppp/10/10/10/10/PPPPPPPPPP/RNABQKBCNR w KQkq – 0 1”]
[Result “*”]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Axi2 3.Ci3 Axj1 4.Cxi7 e5
…Amazing. Let me try this out…
OK, that was indeed amazazing. And it truly deserved the extra syllable. I can only imagine what it would be like playing against another person…
Let’s experiment with other layouts. All knights? All bishops? Bishops and rooks?
Not tonight. I’ve stayed up far too late playing with this new toy. Maybe Rosanne will show up for some wee-hours moderation, but I can no more. Good night, everybody.
Whoa.
Cool! Do you have one (two) that can do tandem chess? You know, when there are two boards and two teams, and the figures from one board can be used on the other board by the players teammate? I’m not sure what the english word is, but it would be fun.
I´d like to try a game of Capablanca chess with anyone interested; playing with myself is okay but I always win, which makes it sort of boring.
I’d love to. You’ll probably kick my posterior (I’m not great at chess) but it would be worth it to try this awesome experiment.
I’ve heard the first kind of chess you describe called “bughouse chess” or “Kriegspiel.” This software doesn’t allow it, unfortunately. (By the way, in English “figures” are usually called “pieces” or “men.” “Pieces” is also often used to mean “non-pawns” — much as it’s equally accurate to say “I have ten fingers” and “I have eight fingers and two thumbs.”)
So, how do I sign up for an account?
We’ll sign you up. Do I take it that bookgirl_me also wants an account?
I suppose so. At least I hope so- she’s the only one who’s expressed a desire to play Capablanca.
POSOC, you and bookgirl_me should be all set now, if you want to give it a try.
Can I have an account, please?
Hold that thought. If any emailing is necessary, I can’t do it.
Sorry about that. It’s the only way to send players their passwords.
You could post the password on MB and tell him to change it immediately.
can I have an account? *big eyes* I loooooooove chess!
I will play Capablanca. Hopefully this game will be finished.
*jaw drops* That is so cool!!!!!
May I play Casaplanca chess against someone?
No one seems to want to play Turbo Chess. I’ll play with someone, if that’s OK (since I’ve already got a game of regular chess with Piggy).
bookworm ill play
Can you please try to use proper capitalization and grammar? Thanks.
*Is in total agreement*