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Mike Nelson wrote on Fri, Sep 6, 2002 08:18 PM UTC:

I must disagree with Vincent about Grand Chess.  While in the technical
sense it is a variation of Capablanca's Chess because it uses the
Capablanca pieces, it is a very different game. The vastly different
starting array with the free space on the back rank and the high mobility
of the Rooks give the game an entirely different feel from Capablanca's
Chess or FIDE Chess. I would not judge Grand as a Capablanca variant--I
belive it is a game in it's own right inspired by Capablanca.

Gothic Chess is a very good game.  I belive it is fair to judge Gothic as
a Capablanca variant (and a superior one) as its starting array is an
improvement but the game has the same feel as Capablanca.

I certainly would be happy to see any of Omega, Gothic, or Grand in the
tournament.