George Duke wrote on Sun, Aug 23, 2009 10:13 PM UTC:
''Even the smallest rule change has significant effect. Let's call it as
it is -- we are making different chess-like games. It is a different game
regardless of how chess-like it is.'' --Charles Daniel
You had to click on extension for that part of comment, so I raised it
here. Lasker agonized to come up with simply switching Knight and Bishop and to grade Draws as to Stalemate etc. differently; only the latter subtle change became his serious suggestion and it was considered wild enough. Of course grand-masters today still revive that for subterfuge. The book with chapter on Lasker's idea for reform is not immediately available for complete accuracy. Capablanca fielded queries on what might improve OrthoChess64, that Pritchard documents under Capablanca Chess (which became 8x10). These matters should not be for idle speculation. ''Fools rush in where Angels fear to tred.'' Hypothetically CVPage could have been built all these years around extreme caution, and anything outlandish outlawed, and still have been considered fringe -- and still be the best potential revolutionary force for change. CVP chose different course, but maybe the same material to work with resides in its depths anyway.
