Gothic Chess

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7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawni7 black pawnj7 black pawn7
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2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawni2 white pawnj2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white chancelorf1 white kingg1 white archbishoph1 white bishopi1 white knightj1 white rook1
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Gothic Chess, starting position

Gothic Chess is a chess variant derived from Capablanca Chess by Ed Trice. It was patented in 2002, but the patent expired in 2006.[1][2][3]

It is played on the same 10×8 board and additional pieces as in Capablanca Chess. The only difference is the starting position, which is shown right.

Tournaments

In 2004, Trice organized the Gothic Chess Computer World Championship, which was won by his own Gothic Vortex computer program.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chessvariants.org page on Gothic Chess retrieved August 11, 2009
  2. ↑ United States Patent 6,481,716 Method of playing a variant of chess
  3. ↑ Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee Patent 6,481,716 expired on November 19, 2006
  4. ↑ Trice E (Dec 2004). "The 2004 Gothic Chess Computer World Championship". ICGA Journal 27 (4): 249–254.

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