Fischer - Karpov, 2006/7?
Mr. Ed Trice of GothicChess.com, during the show "Ask the Renaissance Man", hosted by NM Dan Heisman, on chess.fm, has just made an announcement that a Gothic Chess match between Fischer and Karpov most likely to take place. Prize Fund: Winner - $10,000,000, Loser - $5,000,000 Mr. Ed Trice and his team flew to Reykjavik for this negotiation. This has been an ongoing negotiation for the past 2 years. What Is Gothic Chess? Gothic Chess is *different* from standard chess in that in Gothic Chess, the board is 10 files wide. The first 4 files from the left are identical in setup to standard chess - R, N, B, Q. The three rightmost files are also exactly the same as Standard Chess - B, N, R. The King of each color resides on the square of it's own color in the center of the back rank. Two new pieces, the Chancellor (moves like a Rook or a Knight on any Turn), and the Archbishop (moves like a Bishop or a Knight on any turn), reside next to the King. From White's perspective...