George Duke wrote on Mon, Dec 14, 2009 10:49 PM UTC:
Score: Mastodon > Eurasian > Templar > Modern. Meltdown.
http://www.chessvariants.org/index/displaycomment.php?commentid=24303
Templar is
Dabbabah plus one- and two-stepping Bishop, an in-between piece-type like
Omega Chess' two moderate novelties. The two Templars
opposite-colourboundedness is appealing. Templar Chess' rear spaces are
like shortened Morley corridors moved from the sides.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Morley Variations told of in his book on the subject establish that Morley tried them both ways, so Templar is copying one of the notional Morley boards -- by the old reliable
standard of attributing the general innovation to the original inventor. As Omega gets detracted for oversizing board ill-suiting its bi-compound and tri-compound, so the nice Templar piece-type here may find his clever
Morley board literally too deep. Refreshingly straightforward, Templar nonetheless
does not quite match compelling co-paired Dawson Vao and Cannon of
Eurasian; and that is enough to establish the new ranking. Zillions'
calling the value higher than Rook is erroneous.
Templar's meaning Christian military order needs a balancing counter-quote: ''And he brought me into the inner court and behold at the door
of the temple between the porch and the altar, were five and twenty men,
with their backs towards the temple of the Lord, and their faces towards
the east; and they worshipped the Sun towards the east.'' -- Ezekial
8:16
http://www.chessvariants.org/index/msdisplay.php?itemid=MSarmiesoffaith1
Mastodon > Eurasian > Templar > Modern.
