Re: Chess ASCII art

   On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 at 23:51 -0000, Michael De Tomaso scribbled:
->Any other chess related graphics would be appreciated, etc.
 
   Here are a couple of other chess-related items of ASCII art that
I've collected:
 
 
                                =||=
               o   |\ ,'`. /||\ ,'`. /|    o
   |\__      /\^/\ | `'`'`' || `'`'`' |  /\^/\   |\__     _   _   _
  /   o\__  |  /  ) \      /  \      /  |  /  ) /   o\__ | |_| |_| |
 |    ___=' | /  /   |    |    |    |   | /  / |    ___=' \       /
 |    \      Y  /    |    |    |    |    Y  /  |    \      |     |
  \    \     |  |    |    |    |    |    |  |   \    \     |     |
   >    \    |  |    |    |    |    |    |  |    >    \    |     |
  /      \  /    \  /      \  /      \  /    \  /      \  /       \
 |________||______||________||________||______||________||_________|
   
   
   __        __        __        __        __        __        __   
  (  )      (  )      (  )      (  )      (  )      (  )      (  )  
   ><        ><        ><        ><        ><        ><        ><   
  |  |      |  |      |  |      |  |      |  |      |  |      |  |  
 /    \    /    \    /    \    /    \    /    \    /    \    /    \ 
|______|  |______|  |______|  |______|  |______|  |______|  |______|
Ascii artwork by Christi Young+  \\^//~~
 
 
   I had to modify the above in order to fit it into the 74-column
limit traditionally used for online displays.  The Queen's Rook is
missing here (from the left side).  If you use this for an 80-column
printout the left-side Rook can be added back in.
 
 
 _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
|  ___  |  __   |  /:\  |  mmm  |  n+n  |  /:\  |   __  |  ___  |
| [_:_] | /(_\  |  |:|  |  }:{  |  }:{  |  |:|  |  /(_\ | [_:_] |
|  /:\  | \::)  |  }:{  |  ):(  |  ):(  |  }:{  |  \::) |  /:\  |
|_[:::]_|_/::\__|_/:::\_|_/:::\_|_/:::\_|_/:::\_|__/::\_|_[:::]_|
|       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  <>   |  <>   |  <>   |  <>   |   <>  |   <>  |   <>  |   <>  |
|  )(   |  )(   |  )(   |  )(   |   )(  |   )(  |   )(  |   )(  |
|_/::\__|_/::\__|_/::\__|_/::\__|__/::\_|__/::\_|__/::\_|__/::\_|
|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|
|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|
|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|
|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
|:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |
|:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |
|:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |
|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|
|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|
|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|
|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
|:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |
|:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |
|:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |:::::::|       |
|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|
|       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  <>   |  <>   |  <>   |  <>   |   <>  |   <>  |   <>  |   <>  |
|  )(   |  )(   |  )(   |  )(   |   )(  |   )(  |   )(  |   )(  |
|_/__\__|_/__\__|_/__\__|_/__\__|__/__\_|__/__\_|__/__\_|__/__\_|
|  ___  |  __   |  / \  |  vvv  |  W+W  |  / \  |   __  |  ___  |
| [_ _] | /(_\  |  | |  |  } {  |  } {  |  | |  |  /(_\ | [_ _] |
|  / \  | \  )  |  } {  |  ) (  |  ) (  |  } {  |  \  ) |  / \  |
|_[___]_|_/__\__|_/___\_|_/___\_|_/___\_|_/___\_|__/__\_|_[___]_|
 
   I modified this somewhat after it was posted here under the name
Vitaliy-Nabis.
 
   Some years ago I posted here ASCII art renditions of various
regular chess pieces as well as other "real" and imagined pieces
for use in chess variants.  I'll have to dig up that file and repost
it.  Meanwhile, here's some ASCII art for variant chessboards.  The
following designs were submitted several years ago by various com-
posers for a 39-square invention contest.  Each possible board has
39 "squares" (technically called "cells") rendered in ASCII keyboard
characters.  Notation guides are given for ranks (horizontals) and
files (verticals).
 
 
varieties of 39 cell boards:
 
                    +---+---+---+
    7               |   |   |   |
                    +---+---+---+
    6               |   |   |   |
        +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    5   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
        +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    4   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
        +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    3   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
        +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    2               |   |   |   |
                    +---+---+---+
    1               |   |   |   |
                    +---+---+---+
          a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   i
  
  
 
                    +---+
    9               |   |
            +---+---+---+---+---+
    8       |   |   |   |   |   |
            +---+---+---+---+---+
    7       |   |   |   |   |   |
            +---+---+---+---+---+
    6       |   |   |   |   |   |
        +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    5   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
        +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    4       |   |   |   |   |   |
            +---+---+---+---+---+
    3       |   |   |   |   |   |
            +---+---+---+---+---+
    2       |   |   |   |   |   |
            +---+---+---+---+---+
    1               |   |
                    +---+
          a   b   c   d   e   f   g
  
   
  
        +-------------------------------+  
        |                             X | 
        |           +-------+           |
    7   |           |       |           |
        |   +---+---+---+---+---+---+   |
    6   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
        |   +---+---+---+---+---+---+   |
    5   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
        |   +---+---+---+---+---+---+   |
    4   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
        |   +---+---+---+---+---+---+   |
    3   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
        |   +---+---+---+---+---+---+   |
    2   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
        |   +---+---+---+---+---+---+   |
    1   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
        |   +---+---+---+---+---+---+   | 
    0   |           |       |           | 
        |           +-------+           |
        |_______________________________|
              a   b   c   d   e   f      
  
  
  
 
                   8 ___   9 ___
               7 ___/ d \___/ g \      
          6  ___/ c \___/ f \___/       
         ___/ b \___/ e \___/ h \___
    5   / a \___/ d \___/ g \___/ j \    
        \___/ c \___/ f \___/ i \___/       
    4   / b \___/ e \___/ h \___/ k \       
        \___/ d \___/ g \___/ j \___/       
    3   / c \___/ f \___/ i \___/ l \       
        \___/ e \___/ h \___/ k \___/
    2   / d \___/ g \___/ j \___/ m \        
        \___/ f \___/ i \___/ l \___/
            \___/ h \___/ k \___/ 
         1  / g \___/ j \___/      
            \___/   \___/          
  
  
  
         ___     ___     ___     ___    
        /   \___/   \___/   \___/   \   
    6   \___/   \___/   \___/   \___/   
        /   \___/   \___/   \___/   \   
    5   \___/   \___/   \___/   \___/   
        /   \___/   \___/   \___/   \   
    4   \___/   \___/   \___/   \___/   
        /   \___/   \___/   \___/   \   
    3   \___/   \___/   \___/   \___/   
        /   \___/   \___/   \___/   \   
    2   \___/   \___/   \___/   \___/   
        /   \___/   \___/   \___/   \   
    1   \___/   \___/   \___/   \___/
          a   b   c   d   e   f   g
  
  
  
                      /\
                    /____\
             /\    /\    /\                 /\
           /____\/____\/____\             /____\
          /\    /\    /\           /\    /\    /\
        /____\/____\/____\       /____\/____\/____\
                   /\    /\     /\    /\    /\
                 /____\/____\ /____\/____\/____\
                            /\           /\    /\
        d                 /____\       /____\/____\
                   /\    /\    /\    
        c        /____\/____\/____\  
                /\    /\    /\      
        b     /____\/____\/____\    
                         /\    /\   
        a              /____\/____\ 
                2  3  4  5  6  7                       
  
  
  
                         ______ ______   
    6                 / \      |      / \
                    /     \  .' `.  /     \ 
    5             /  `. .'  \     /  `. .'  \ 
                /______|______\ /______|______\ 
    4         / \      |      / \      |      / \
            /     \  .' `.  /     \  .' `.  /     \
    3     /  `. .'  \     /  `. .'  \     /  `. .'  \
        /______|______\ /______|______\ /______|______\
    2   \      |      / \      |      / \      |      /
          \  .' `.  /     \  .' `.  /     \  .' `.  /
    1       \     /  `. .'  \     /  `. .'  \     /
              \ /______|______\ /______|______\ /
                   a      b        c      d        e      f
  
  
 
                           ______
                          /\    /\
         7              /    \/    \
                      /\    /  \    /\
                    /____\/      \/____\
         6          |    |        |    |
                    |____|        |____|
                   /\    /\      /\    /\
         5       /    \/    \  /    \/    \
               /\    /  \    /\    /  \    /\
             /____\/      \/____\/      \/____\
         4   |    |        |    |        |    |
             |____|        |____|        |____|
             \    /\      /\    /\      /\    /
         3     \/    \  /    \/    \  /    \/
                 \    /\    /  \    /\    /
                   \/____\/      \/____\/
         2          |    |        |    |
                    |____|        |____|
                    \    /\      /\    /
                      \/    \  /    \/
         1              \    /\    /
                          \/____\/
  
               a   b  c  d   e   f  g  h   i
  
   The last one above is my invention, called Lotus Chess.  Details
on these boards and the games that went with them can be found on
the chess variants website at www dot chessvariants dot com.
-- 
        >>>----------------------------------------------<<<
        >>>      david moeser -- erasmus39 on yahoo      <<<
        >>>            Censornati, Ohio - USA            <<<
        >>>----------------------------------------------<<<
        *      "It isn't like regular chess, is it?!"      *
 
(Headers munged to foil spammers; real info in taglines)
 

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