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Former world chess champion Capablanca suggested a 10x8 board with two additional pieces in the 1920s, but there have been many variants proposed earlier and la
by jhncls 7y ago
Former world chess champion Capablanca suggested a 10x8 board with two additional pieces in the 1920s, but there have been many variants proposed earlier and later [0]. Grand Chess [1] is the most known 10x10 variant, also with 2 additional pieces and a different start position, castling not allowed. See wikipedia for links to programs implementing these rules.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capablanca_Chess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capablanca_Chess
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Chess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Chess
- mindgam3 7y agoInteresting. Note that both of those types involve introducing new pieces. I would argue that this changes the fundamental nature of the game in a way that increasing board size alone doesn’t. The reason is that I (as a human chess master) would need to retrain myself to learn the new piece movements. What I really want is a 10x10 or even 8x10 board using the original set of pieces. This would be sufficient to prove that human chess masters can adapt in a way that machine-learning based algorithms cannot.
- qiqitori 7y agoWouldn't adding more of the existing pieces in the back row change the game a bit too? Which piece(s) would you suggest having more of to accomodate the extra fields?
- mindgam3 7y agoIt would change the game but not enough to reduce the performance gap between an expert and a novice. See my grandparent comment for a specific suggestion on which pieces to use.