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  1. Throne chess (mate or K to K8 wins)

    by , 02-15-2014 at 08:18 PM (Games, analysis and discussion)
    The following is based on old chesstalk forum posts and blog entries of mine, concerning "Throne Chess":

    [edit: my first mentioning of it, on chesstalk, occured on 28 May 2013 in the following thread.]

    http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/show...ry-Rare/page10

    Here's a simple idea for a chess variant, one which might decrease the number of games resulting in draws (compared to standard chess), which I call Throne ...

    Updated 08-03-2016 at 05:59 PM by Kevin Pacey

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    Chess variants
  2. Four early 2014 Ottawa games

    by , 02-15-2014 at 02:35 AM (Games, analysis and discussion)

    [Event "RA CC Ch."]
    [Site "Ottawa, CAN"]
    [Date "2014.01.09"]
    [Round "1"]
    [White "Vlasenko, Ko."]
    [Black "Pacey, K"]
    [Result "0-1"]

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5!? {The famous Wilkes-Barre Variation.} 5.Nxf7 {5.Bxf7+ is safer and may give White an edge, according to most books.} Bxf2+ 6.Kf1 {6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Kg1 (7.Ke3!?) Qh4 could be considered the main ...

    Updated 02-28-2021 at 12:19 AM by Kevin Pacey

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    Games played by Kevin Pacey
  3. Updated version 4.0 of 4*Chess (four dimensional chess)

    by , 02-09-2014 at 12:15 AM (Games, analysis and discussion)
    Here's a 4 dimensional chess game that can be played as if on a 2D plane. [first update: A 16x16 board with appropriate spacing could be used even on a coffee table; it would be about the size of a Scrabble board (15x15 for that).] Using a computer program for it, a player could check if he is making a legal move, and whether it is mate or stalemate, for example. [second update: I call it 4*Chess, assuming the name is not taken.] It's based on a BASIC computer program I made for it in the 1980's, ...

    Updated 08-26-2016 at 07:27 PM by Kevin Pacey

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    Chess variants
  4. Updated version 7.0 of 10x10 chess variants (Part 1 of 2)

    by , 02-08-2014 at 05:09 PM (Games, analysis and discussion)
    Here's 10x10 computer-resistant(?) chess variant (large # legal moves + heuristics): chess pcs & the classic 6 chess variant compound pcs. Orderly setup: 1st-3rd ranks full, std chess pcs start pos kind of kept [1st update: Fools mate & kind of Scholars mate poss; links below]:


    Code:
    Col a Col b Col c Col d Col e Col f Col g Col h Col i Col j     Row xx
    
     [C]  :[A]:  [S]  :[Z]:  [M]  :[M]:  [Z]  :[S]:  [A]  :[C]:       10
    
    :[J]:  [R]
    ...

    Updated 08-10-2018 at 11:35 PM by Kevin Pacey

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    Chess variants
  5. A flexible chess opening repertoire

    by , 02-02-2014 at 10:29 AM (Games, analysis and discussion)
    The following is a suggested repertoire for sharp or solid play. All or some of it can be used, even by an intermediate or advanced level player wishing to specialize. Much of it I have played myself:

    White: 1.e4 (only)

    vs. 1...c5:
    Sharp option: (chosen in spite of any homework since anti-Sicilians generally far less potent)
    Open Sicilians, including:
    Sozin (Bc4) setups (i.e. if Black aims for Classical, Scheveningen or Najdorf Sicilian),
    ...

    Updated 09-12-2015 at 10:55 AM by Kevin Pacey

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    Chess opening repertoire discussion
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