Monday, 14 December 2020

Go ask Alice when she’s ten feet tall

 Middle daughter has been enjoying the “Queens Gambit” on Netflix and is keen to play me at chess. After a few games I introduced her to this-

Alice 
Chess. I have always liked Fairy Chess so a chance to play this fascinating variant. We will see how we get on...




 


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9 comments:

  1. Archduke Piccolo14 December 2020 at 19:33

    Alice Chess! I haven't played that in years - decades. Time was it was probably my favorite chess variant, and I've played Cylindrical, Transparent (great for attacking tacticians), Progressive and Replacement Blitz. I've also tried Chess Kriegspiel, and was absolutely pants at it.

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    1. tradgardmastare15 December 2020 at 08:00

      I got a cheap Dover edition of a guide to Fairy Chess in my early twenties possibly earlier and real loved it. I made cardboard boards etc at it was a lot of fun. There is a whole world of ideas and possibilities I find fascinating.

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    2. Rob Dean15 December 2020 at 11:52

      Is Alice Chess in the Dover book? It’s somewhere on my shelf, so I’ll have to go look...

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    3. tradgardmastare15 December 2020 at 12:31

      I am pretty sure it is.

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  2. Mark, Man of TIN15 December 2020 at 07:20

    Geek points - title - Jefferson Airplane - Grace Slick
    https://youtu.be/WANNqr-vcx0
    And at Woodstock https://youtu.be/R_raXzIRgsA

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    1. tradgardmastare15 December 2020 at 08:02

      Well done , you could build a city on geek points rather than rock and roll...

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  3. The Good Soldier Svjek15 December 2020 at 07:46

    Never heard of a variant to chess , I will google to learn more .

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    1. tradgardmastare15 December 2020 at 08:02

      It is a fascinating subject Tony , well , well worth a google..

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  4. Archduke Piccolo15 December 2020 at 23:34

    I discover that what I called Replacement blitz is actually bughouse chess. The times I've played it, the games often led to one side about to checkmate in one move, but the game suspended as the clocks run down.

    Link to Alice Chess
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_chess

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