Gothic chess
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Gothic Chess is a chess variant
derived from Capablanca Chess
by Ed Trice. It was patented in 2002, but the patent expired in 2006.
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.
Chess variant
A chess variant is a game related to, derived from or inspired by chess. The difference from chess might include one or more of the following:...
derived from Capablanca Chess
Capablanca chess
Capablanca chess is a chess variant invented in the 1920s by former World Chess Champion José Raúl Capablanca. It incorporates two new pieces and is played on a 10×8 board. Capablanca proposed the variant while World Champion, and not as a "sour grapes" rationalization after losing his title as...
by Ed Trice. It was patented in 2002, but the patent expired in 2006.
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.See also
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