chess patch notes

[ursula]

I browsed through MetaFilter Projects the other day and discovered Chess Patch Notes, a guide to historical changes in the rules of the game of chess, described as if they were updates to a massively multiplayer online game. For example:

We wanted to speed up the early game and make sure players can get right into the action, so we're buffing the early game Pawn.

Buff: Pawns can now move two spaces forward if they have not yet moved.

Comments

[primeideal]

(here via isis and stumbled upon this old post:) Silly chess problems are where several of these "rule glitches" were first documented/exploited. I like these a lot more than normal chess puzzles! :p

[ursula]

Hi! Love your user name :)

[primeideal]

Thanks! Your blend of interests are a fascinating mix and very relevant to me :D

[ursula]

Speaking of shared interests, I think I might've written you a Middle English poem in an exchange at one point?

[primeideal]

Haha yes, that was you! Thanks again :D ("Doomsday Book" holds up pretty well now, considering.)