💡📝John Lewis wrote on Thu, Apr 20, 2006 03:34 AM UTC:
Certainly this article only attempts to remedy the flaws in FRC... and does
not propose to solve all the problems in standard 'Book Opening Chess'.
The idea of creating a game where you may buy your pieces from a selection
of pieces is very appealing to many and deserves it's own article. I have
for a long time studied the problem of allowing people to buy their armies
in Chess and I have various opinions I've come to based on
experimentation and dialogue with players.
Two things is certain:
1. Chess Master/Grand Masters will never accept a new game that takes away
their book opening knowledge advantage. Particularly if played
professionally.
2. Chess960/FRC is a fine game, but improvements in it will not be
accepted by it's participants any more than standard chess Grand Masters.