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Cheers. I find it stimulating when people rethink something that's seemingly set in stone. Rules for chess in this case.
by dmos62 4y ago
Cheers. I find it stimulating when people rethink something that's seemingly set in stone. Rules for chess in this case.
- karmakurtisaani 4y agoThere are actually dozens of chess variants out there. Yet, the classic version seems to remain the most popular.
- ZetaZero 4y agoToday's "classic version" is just a variant that allows pawns to move two squares on their first move.
- karmakurtisaani 4y agoYou know, at this point I can't even imagine HN without the all encompassing pedantry.
- cyrialize 4y agoIs this in reference to how chess was played in India (Chaturanga)? I've been reading a book on Sultan Khan [0], and it talks about the many different ways Chess was played. Interestingly enough, the only common rule amongst all the different versions of Chess (since it changed depending on where you lived) was that the pawn always went one space. [0]: https://www.amazon.com/Sultan-Khan-Servant-Champion-British/dp/9056918745 https://www.amazon.com/Sultan-Khan-Servant-Champion-British/...