Re: Chess (was: Mancala board)

In article <ByD...@dmriley.demon.co.uk>, David Riley
<dav...@dmriley.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> In article <349...@freent.toronto.on.ca>, llizard
> <cq5...@freent.toronto.on.ca> writes
> >In article <HNr...@dmriley.demon.co.uk>, David Riley
> ><dav...@dmriley.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >>                        +
> >>                        ()
> >>                        )(
> >>                      __)(_
> >>                     /\/__\\
> >>              ____()/  \____[]
> >>              \   )(  /`\   )(
> >>               \__)(\/___\__)(\
> >>                \/__\\    \/XX\\
> >>                 \____\____\____\
> >>
> >
> >I like the board (even if I don't quite understand it). But it doesn't
> >seem like a very dangerous position for White. Couldn't White just take
> >the black rook and that would be the end of it?
>
> It's just supposed to be an illusion - the two white pieces are both
> on the same level as the black rook, but not on the same level as
> each other (the queen is higher).
> 
> --
>  { { wwWWww } }   David Riley   dav...@dmriley.demon.co.uk
>   { {(.)(.)} }                  http://www.dmriley.demon.co.uk

Oh, okay. Well, how about making it even more of an impossibility.

Both pieces are in jeopardy if the triangle is considered a square?
                         
                        /')
                      ___U_
                     /\ [_]\
              _____ /  \____\
              \  (\)  /`\    \
               \__X_\/___\____\
                \[X] \    \    \
                 \____\____\____\

And Checkmate?
                         +
                        )X(
                      __)X(_
                     /\ [X]\
              _____ /  \____\
              \  (\)  /`\   L-|
               \__U_\/___\___U\
                \[_] \    \ [_]\
                 \____\____\____\

(\)
 U
[_]  is supposed to be a bishop.

L-|
 U
[_]  is supposed to be a rook.

Here's the whole less than satisfactory set.

                .    +
L-|  /')  (\)  ) (  ) (   o
 U    U    U   ) (  ) (   U
[_]  [_]  [_]  [_]  [_]  [_]   ejm97

                .    +
L-|  /')  (\)  )X(  )X(   o
 U    U    U   )X(  )X(   U
[X]  [X]  [X]  [X]  [X]  [X]   ejm97


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