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Several people requested to weigh in have spoken, and we are now inclined to formalize this array as standardized later in year 2007. Notice that sequence N-b1-c3-b5-c7 is protected by the Black Bishop-d8. That obviates the annoyance within RNBF of the (more-or-less) same 'N-c3-d5-c7' creating fork on Rook and Queen, c7 being unprotected there. In this 'RNFB', unprotected Pawn b7 can be reached by Falcon c1 in two after either White b- or c-Pawn moves(so really three moves). However, Pawn b7 can of course just itself move and Falcon at b7 no prima facie threat. The third finalist 'RFNB' seems ever so slightly to marginalize Falcon in openings, and Knight(all 4) again has unprotected Pawn available to reach in three albeit not with powerful forking. Leaving out the details right now, we agree with Abdul-Rahman's assessment that Bishops align better altogether from d- and g-files, and still close call whether Falcon should be at b- or c-file; but think will request Greg Strong in ChessV to start going to c-file Falcon, RNFBQKBFNR. [Therefore, mating threat to be done away with brought on by 'RNBF' of i1-j3-i5-h7, no longer considered an effective challenge but instead possibly harmful to keeping the maximum plausible openings playable in what would be 'standard Chess']