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Variant Chess
This messages was posted on rec.games.chess on January 18, 1995, by
Philip M. Cohen, (email removed contact us for address) .com.
Jeff Mallett, (email removed contact us for address) zio.com
informed me about the correct subscription and single issue costs.
An established chess-variant magazine is *Variant Chess*, of
which #15 (Oct-Dec 94) recently arrived. This issue has three
pages on various forms of Progressive Chess, an article by Koichi
Masukawa on the origin of shogi, four pages of chess problems,
two pages on Kriegspiel, reviews and rule sketches of two
commercial four-handed chesses, rules for a couple of CVs,
annotated games of Modern Courier Chess and
Avalanche Chess, and
reviews of two books. One of these is Li's kriegspiel book; the
reviewer finds the book well-written, with excellent diagrams 'an
entertaining introduction to the game'. The letter column
includes a letter from Michael Muff of St. Paul MN claiming a
forced win for Black in Giveaway Chess after every White move but
1. b3--and he still favors Black there. He says the analysis has
been reviewed by a host of masters. Some of the endgames, at
least as so far analyzed, may be draws by the
AISE rule that
stalemate is a draw.
Subscription 1 year (4 issues): UK £ 8
Europe/Rest of the World (surface): £ 9 ($16)
Rest of the World (airmail): £ 11 ($20)
Single issue (includes postage): £ 2
Europe/Rest of the World (surface): £ 2.25 ($4)
Rest of the World (airmail): £ 2.75 ($5)
Checks
payable to British Chess Variants Society,
39 Linton Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34
1TW, England. Amounts must be in British pound sterling, drawn on a UK bank,
or by eurocheck in British pound sterling, or alternatively, cheques in US
dollars drawn on a US bank.
Always carry a grapefruit, Philip M. Cohen ((email removed contact us for address) .com)
The Chinese Chess FAQ writes about this magazine:
Variant Chess: The Magazine to Expand Your Chess Horizons
Peter Wood
39 Linton Rd, Hastings,
East Sussex, TN34 1TW
England 4 issues per year
1-year subscription: 7 pounds (UK), 8 pd (surface), 9.5 pd (air)
This newsletter includes a column on Chinese chess, as well as
information on shogi and chess variants.
January 1997, the people behind Variant Chess formed the British Chess Variants Society.
Backissues of Variant Chess can be obtained in two bound volumes:
Volume 1, issues 1-8, 1990-1992, 112 pages, A4, UK: £ 10, Europe/Rest of
the World (surface): £ 11,
Rest of the World (airmail): £ 13.
Volume 2, issues 9-20, 1993-1996, 224 pages, A4, UK: £ 17, Europe/Rest of
the World (surface): £ 18,
Rest of the World (airmail): £ 21.
Write to the address above.
Written by Philip M. Cohen and Hans L. Bodlaender.
WWW page created: 1995 or 1996. Last modified: June 30, 1997.
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