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Opening Theory in Hexagonal Chess?
I tracked down a book, First Theories of Hexagonal Chess by W Glinski published by Hexagonal Chess Publications in 1974 and managed to buy a second hand copy. That lists several openings:
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Hourglass chess timer
The biggest problem with this variant, is that it gets players to play even more impulsively(the clock becomes a strategy to win). Imagine a scenario where white has accumulated a lot of time while ...
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