Encyclopedia of Chess Variants [trade Sheet]
Author | : Cadogan Books |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1444081411 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Chess Variants [trade Sheet] written by Cadogan Books and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The variants, collected from all over the world, date from ancient times to the present day (about half are post-1970). They include some 60 regional chess games with major up-to-the-minute sections on Burmese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai chess; over 120 commercial variants with sources of supply; space chess; four-handed chess; chess with exotic pieces on boards of all shapes and sizes and ... more. Well-known variants such as Kriegspiel, Losing Chess and Progressive Chess are explored in detail. Many of the annotated games are between leading masters - and almost half of all the variants can be played with a standard chess set ...