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Gryphon Aanca Chess. Large Variant with Gryphons, Aancas, and a few other not-so-common pieces. (12x12, Cells: 144) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Charles Gilman wrote on Sun, Jul 22, 2007 08:01 AM UTC:
Although you describe Archdeacon as a good name, I notice that no-one has copied my use for it. Your wondering about what kind of image to use has given me an idea for an even better name: ANCHORITE, meaning a kind of religious hermit. It shares with Archdeacon the religious connotation of a piece parallelling the Bishop, sounds rather like Aanca, starts with the An of Antelope (whose destinations it includes) and could be represented with the image of an anchor. I would value your thoughts on this name, as you have taken such a positive attitude to alternative piece names.