Neal Turner wrote on Tue, Apr 11, 2006 01:20 PM UTC:
Helsinki 11.4.2006
The Scorpion King seems to be a very powerful piece - having to guard not
only the normal king's field but also but also any grasshopper flights
will surely make mate difficult to achieve.
In Finland we've been playing with Grasshopper Kings (only grasshopper
powers) with a lot of success. With the king being so weak it's possible
that there is some kind of forced win straight from the opening, but it
hasn't emerged yet.
The Scorpion King seems to be a very powerful piece - having to guard not only the normal king's field but also but also any grasshopper flights will surely make mate difficult to achieve.
In Finland we've been playing with Grasshopper Kings (only grasshopper powers) with a lot of success. With the king being so weak it's possible that there is some kind of forced win straight from the opening, but it hasn't emerged yet.