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SMIRFBROKEN LINK!. Program that plays various 8x10 chess variants.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Derek Nalls wrote on Tue, Apr 11, 2006 05:40 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
This is a request for future versions of SMIRF.  It relates to the
aforementioned topic (under CRC) of the advantage of white.

Originally, pawns did not have the option to make a first move consisting
of 2-spaces forward (as well as 1-space forward).  Of course, there are
historic chess variants upon rectangular boards which require original
pawns to be used instead of modern pawns.  So, for this single reason,
some of these games cannot presently be played using SMIRF.  In the chess
computer age, it has been proven that the 2-space forward move of pawns
amplifies the first-move-of-the-game advantage (for white) in chess and
many related games.  Therefore, those modern inventors (of games similar
to chess) who actually care about their games being fair and stable would
be wise to use original pawns, instead.  I predict some will.

Accordingly, it would be desirable for the SMIRF program to accommodate
these 2 sub-types of pawns within the piece sets available for use in
games played upon 8H x 8W or 8H x 10W boards.