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From: jeff@heurikon.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.chess
Subject: Rule variations
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Date: Sun, 15-Apr-84 02:11:06 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr 15 02:11:06 1984
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Time for a discussion in this group.
How about:  "Rule variations"?  For example:

I recall a story about a group of POW's who were given a ration
of bread every day.  They had to divide it equally among themselves.
So, each day a different person (in rotation) would be assinged
the task of cutting the loaf into equal shares.  In order to assure
he did his task carefully, each of the others got to choose their
own piece and the poor cutter was left with the last one.

What's this got to do with chess?  Well, what if the rules
concerning draws were amended so that the offeree had, in
addition to the choice of either declining or accepting a draw,
the option of EXCHANGING SIDES with the offeror?  Example:
   1.  White to move
   2.  White offers draw
   3.  Black turns the board around and plays White from there on.
You wouldn't offer a draw unless you were sure your opponent
couldn't do any better if he were in your position.

I think that would be exciting.  What say out there?
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