Thursday, November 22, 2018

[prnrmkgo] Coordinates-only chess

Variation on blindfold chess: Instead of a board, the player sees only the coordinates of each piece remaining on the board.

The display could be organized in a nice 8x8 table with current coordinates written where the pieces' original positions were.  And having a 8x8 grid to stare at is useful.

Or, as a scoreboard for spectators, augment a standard board diagram with a table giving positions of each piece, maybe two rows above and below the board.  It's easy to compare who has what material.

Promoted pawns?

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