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From: robison@eosp1.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison)
Newsgroups: net.chess
Subject: Re: Monster chess (warning!! Spoiler!!)
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Date: Fri, 20-Apr-84 16:00:56 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 20 16:00:56 1984
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I play monster chess with four pawns (center columns).  With best play, 
the game is a win for the player with a full set of pieces.


The winning strategy is to advance both rook pawns while preventing the
monster player from getting a quick checkmate (or a quick
capture of one rookpawn).  One pawn must queen.
With an extra queen, the regular player easily forces checkmate.

I believe my rules are identical, in effect to Richard Wood's, but I
would describe the checkmate rule more simply -- the player who first
captures the opponent's king wins.
					- Toby Robison (not Robinson!)
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