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
It isn’t important what comes off the board, but what stays on!
Yasser Seirawan
” Chess is a sport. A violent sport.”
Marcel Duchamp
A game of chess has three phases: the opening, where you hope you stand better; the middlegame, where you think you stand better; and the ending, where you know you stand to lose.
Savielly Tartakower
Thank the stars that I have been banned by FIDE so it is very clear I have nothing to do with this mess…
Garry Kasparov 2015
With the modern computer age, there are some new ideas, but the principles are basically the same… I try not to over-focus on preparation.
Magnus Carlsen 2012