Greg Strong wrote on Tue, Oct 10, 2017 03:58 PM UTC:
There have been many variants of Capablanca over the centuries, athough mostly in the last 20 years, probably about a dozen. But that is no indication of popularity, as most were played little if ever. In my opinion, the issue is that the game just isn't very good. It is a logical extension, but that doesn't mean it will be a great game, even if you do find the perfect arrangement of pieces.
There have been many variants of Capablanca over the centuries, athough mostly in the last 20 years, probably about a dozen. But that is no indication of popularity, as most were played little if ever. In my opinion, the issue is that the game just isn't very good. It is a logical extension, but that doesn't mean it will be a great game, even if you do find the perfect arrangement of pieces.