M Winther wrote on Sun, Feb 21, 2010 06:42 AM UTC:
I don't think Kasparov's suggestion is randomized. He wants to allow
room for theory studies. Schoolbook, or any other form of 8x10 chess, does
not suffer from insufficient strategical or tactical variety. So
non-mirrored positions aren't needful. Bifurcator pieces would be suitable
for any board size, because they are close to the bishop in feel. Some
bifurcator pieces are quite good, but it's not likely that they will
become popular. These are experimental pieces that are interesting to the
mathematically minded.
/Mats