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From: David Riley <dave@dmriley.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Chess (was: Mancala board)
Date: 1997/12/17
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In article <34968FC7.7A3F@freent.toronto.on.ca>, llizard
<cq547@freent.toronto.on.ca> writes
>I'll bite. (But I warn you, I'm a terrible player and can just manage to
>think one turn in advance.)
[llizard's move snipped]
Knight to the rescue:
                  ,_
             ()  /(.\
            /\__/_/\,)
        _,-((-'` /
       /(   d    )
       ` \ /`'--\\
          ))     ))
         //      ^
         ^
  ...................................................
  ; ["]  :[@Zn: (\)  :\W/::; [M] ::(\):: [@Zn :["]::;
  8 /#\  :/#\:: /#\  :/#\::; /#\ ::/#\:: /#\  :/#\::;
  ;[###]_[###]:[###]_[###]:;[###]:[###]:[###] [###]:;
  ;::()::  ()  ::()::      ;::()::  ()  ::()::  ()  ;
  7::/\::  /\  ::/\::      ;::/\::  /\  ::/\::  /\  ;
  ;:[##]:_[##]_:[##]:______;:[##]:_[##]_:[##]:_[##]_;
  ;      ::::::      ::::::;      ::::::      ::::::;
  6      ::::::      ::::::;      ::::::      ::::::;
  ;______::::::______::::::;______::::::______::::::;
  ;::::::      ::::::  ()  ;::::::      ::::::      ;
  5::::::      ::::::  /\  ;::::::      ::::::      ;
  ;::::::______::::::_[##]_;::::::______::::::______;
  ;      ::::::      ::::::;  ()  ::::::      ::::::;
  4      ::::::      ::::::;  /\  ::::::      ::::::;
  ;______::::::______::::::;_[__]_::::::______::::::;
  ;::::::      :[@Zn:      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
  3::::::      :/_\::      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
  ;::::::______[___]:______;::::::______::::::______;
  ;  ()  ::()::  ()  ::()::;      ::()::  ()  ::()::;
  2  /\  ::/\::  /\  ::/\::;      ::/\::  /\  ::/\::;
  ;_[__]_:[__]:_[__]_:[__]:;______:[__]:_[__]_:[__]:;
  ;:["]::      :(\):: \W/  ;:[M]:: (\)  :[@Zn: ["]  ;
  1:/_\::      :/_\:: /_\  ;:/_\:: /_\  :/_\:: /_\  ;
  :[___]:______[___]:[___]_;[___]:[___]_[___]:[___]_;
  '''a'''''b'''''c'''''d'''"'''e'''''f'''''g'''''h'''

>Those figures _are_ good. These are the smallest I've come up with (and
>the black pieces are less successful):
>
>                                .      +
>       []       ()    _,,       ()     ()
>       )(       )(   "-=\~      )(     )(       ()
>       )(       )(     )(       )(     )(       )(
>ejm97 /__\     /__\   /__\     /__\   /__\     /__\
>
>                                .      +
>       []       ()    _,,       ()     ()
>       )(       )(   "-X\~      )(     )(       ()
>       )(       )(     )(       )(     )(       )(
>ejm97 /XX\     /XX\   /XX\     /XX\   /XX\     /XX\
>
>
I like these too but I think Dave's are better for
playing with as the different pieces are more distinct.

>                       _,,
>             /.  /   /"-X\~  / + /   /   /   /
> Check &    /_()/___/___)(__/__()___/___/___/
> Guardez!  /  )(   /   /XX\/   )(  /   /   /
>          /___)(__/___/___/___/)(_/___/___/
>         /   /__\/   /   /   //__\   /   /
>ejm97   /___/___/___/___/___/___/___/___/

This has just reminded me of an "impossible chess"
picture from an illusions book (I've been enjoying
all the illusion pictures here lately :-). It went
something like <checks in book> this:

                     _____
                    /\    \
             _____ /  \____\
             \    \  /`\    \
              \____\/___\____\
               \    \    \    \
                \____\____\____\

and using your pieces:
                       +
                       ()
                       )(
                     __)(_
                    /\/__\\
             ____()/  \____[]
             \   )(  /`\   )(
              \__)(\/___\__)(\
               \/__\\    \/XX\\
                \____\____\____\

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