A Fairy Chess in which the edges of the board are imagined to be joined like a cylinder. Piece can move from one side to the other without crossing the centre of the board. So, 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 g5 3. c3 is checkmate.
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Quotes of the Day
Some twenty years ago an English journalist complained that in sports, only chess and marbles were above suspicion. One wonders what has happened in the world of marbles.
Hans Ree
” Chess is a sport. A violent sport.”
Marcel Duchamp
Carlsen: “I ran out of steam towards the end but fortunately I played better than he did”
Magnus Carlsen 2017
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game!
David Janowski
It isn’t important what comes off the board, but what stays on!
Yasser Seirawan