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From: David Riley <dave@dmriley.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Chess (was: Mancala board)
Date: 1997/12/18
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In article <3497F87B.1F3A@freent.toronto.on.ca>, llizard
<cq547@freent.toronto.on.ca> writes
>In article <HNrNDDAw12l0EwBE@dmriley.demon.co.uk>, David Riley
><dave@dmriley.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>                        +
>>                        ()
>>                        )(
>>                      __)(_
>>                     /\/__\\
>>              ____()/  \____[]
>>              \   )(  /`\   )(
>>               \__)(\/___\__)(\
>>                \/__\\    \/XX\\
>>                 \____\____\____\
>> 
>
>I like the board (even if I don't quite understand it). But it doesn't
>seem like a very dangerous position for White. Couldn't White just take
>the black rook and that would be the end of it?
It's just supposed to be an illusion - the two white pieces are both
on the same level as the black rook, but not on the same level as
each other (the queen is higher).

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