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Omega Chess game. Moves of a game between chess grandmasters Alex Sherzer and Judith Polgar.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

Charles Daniel wrote on Tue, Jun 17, 2008 06:37 PM UTC:

Rich, 

I do see the IAGO system as beneficial. After all it does cover almost all types of chess variants. However, I do not think it is a good idea to point all to the direction of 8x8 variants/Seirawan  etc. It is best to let the person decide for him/her self what to look into. 

The problem right now is that the chess variant people are mostly inventors not just play-testers. If there were a sufficient number of players (chess players preferably ) to try out the different variants looking into ones they like the best - we would have something. 
The pot luck tourney is good esp if it can attract more non-inventors as well . 
My concern is all this talk about rule changes/draw problem etc is going to turn off the average chess player and thus will not bring new people into playing the variants. And even though 'draw issue/rule changes' are only a small fraction of chess variants - the remaining variants will too be ignored. 

I prefer a more open method of promotion - many new ideas categorized with no preference for either. A Chess variant could be an alternative game or a proposed rule fix - it is up to the players to decide which they prefer. 


Personally, I think chess players would be interested in an alternative game not a 'rule fix' that would replace chess. 

anyway just my thoughts ..)