George Duke wrote on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 09:12 PM UTC:
Fergus Duniho has 1600 comments. George Duke has 1600 comments. Since the
new system. Make a comparison of quality. And substance. And knowledge and appreciation of others' CVs. Now here are the nominees numbering
21 advanced to this brand new NextChess6.
http://www.chessvariants.org/index/displaycomment.php?commentid=24303
The next nominations are to be from Aronson, Gifford, Gilman, and Fourriere. However, they may await early 2010. Instead, we review here one by one the twenty-one so far -- get ready, one a day for the rest of the month -- to ring in the new year. It will be interesting and productive to look at each of the 21 away from their specific rules write-up. At any author's article for the CV it tends to get congratulatory or even self-promotional. The first in the list linked above is Modern for the present comment. Modern Chess by Gabriel Maura is 9x9 and became widely played in tournaments throughout the Caribbean. Maura added the Bishop Adjustment in his book for the problem of same-coloured Bishops. The choice from Carrera-style pieces is the right one, Centaur BN. The ordinary CV just seems to pass muster in attention to detail on the appealing 9x9. Our bias will be toward 9x9 and 8x10 because they seem the next step up from little 8x8.