Pierre Menard's Chess Variant

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This chess variant is based upon a passage in the short story ‘Pierre Menard, Author of The Quixote’ by Jorge Luis Borges.  The narrator lists the documents found in the private archives of the deceased title character.  Among them is found ‘A technical article on the possibility of enriching the game of chess by means of eliminating one of the rooks’ pawns.  Menard proposes, recommends, disputes, and ends by rejecting this innovation.

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