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  • Chess was popularized in Europe before the United States became a nation.

    From Lane the Caustic@wichitajayhawks@msn.com to rec.games.chess.misc on Tue Aug 19 15:40:14 2025
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    I've found Japanese chess (Shogi) and Chinese Chess both interesting.

    Just a question:

    Do you think they should quit their posturing and adopt our version
    of Chess? Japan is a pretty small country.

    Notables about each:

    Shogi - four pieces have moves similar to the king, one square in many directions.

    Chinese Chess - Two types of pieces can jump over other pieces, the
    usual horse or knight (uma) and the cannon (pao).
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  • From William Hyde@wthyde1953@gmail.com to rec.games.chess.misc on Wed Aug 20 16:36:12 2025
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    Lane the Caustic wrote:
    I've found Japanese chess (Shogi) and Chinese Chess both interesting.

    Just a question:

    -a Do you think they should quit their posturing and adopt our version
    of Chess?-a Japan is a pretty small country.

    Not at all. In fact I think we should revive Arabic chess. A number of Soviet players became quite good at it, even composing problems.

    It has the interesting property that not all squares are equal for the
    two sides. Some squares can be controlled by more black pieces than
    white, and vice versa.

    This situation can occur in the European game, after some exchange of
    minor pieces.

    Long ago I played some sort of Asian chess with a Malaysian friend.
    Rooks and knights moved the same way, so if I could trade off the odd
    pieces I could win.


    William Hyde
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