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Excelent and under-appreciated gem! In a few game of this variant, 
I found how the simplest change alters the game dramatically. For
example this variant makes bishop no longer color bound, and 
nullifies the use of castling.

I have come to learn the werstern version of chess since i was 6 years old.
From that time on, i have allways felt a passion for the game. Knowing that
there is more than one version of this game, it inspired me to think widely
and come up with other forms and variants of this brilliant game. One can
experiment with the numbers of squares, the forms of squares (how about a
great triagle, with three parties?), the number of pieces, the movements of
those pieces, and even swapping movement capabilities (how about giving the
Bishop the capability to jump like a knight, every other turn - after each
time you have made a move with that piece, its movement-ability changes
from knight to Bishop, from Bishop to Knight and so on...)I am glad to see
there are people who have taken the time and the effort to do research as
to where the game of chess has its origins. It is now commonly believed
that not chines chess, but chaturanga is the oldest known form of chess.
Its an Indian game. I will compare it with chinese chess, and hope many
others will share the same passion.

Hey, I can't edit my own comments!!  Oh well... stop sending me information
please!!  I have already gotten two replies.

As for the game itself, I personally do not prefer CVs where non-pawns
start next to other identical pieces, like the bishops and camels. 
Therefore I propose a variant where each player has the option of switching
a camel with the bishop on the same color, sort of like the switch rule of
Changgi.

In Australia we call it 'Transfer chess', or normally just 'Transfer'. 
Normally played with 5 minute time controls, no increment, and the team
loses when either player loses.  When a player is about to get mated they
will wait until their time runs out, unless their partner's opponent has
more time, in which case they will resign :)

Table talk generally includes 'knight is mate' (meaning that player can
give checkmate with a knight) or 'don't give him a knight!' (meaning if
that player's opponent gets a knight, some kind of terrible disaster will
happen), but suggestions of moves to play for your partner are frowned
upon.

Questions like 'Should I sac my queen for a pawn?' are also acceptable.

actually.. if you are a real fan of bobby fischer, you would have heard how
the real set up goes..

all pawns are in the exact same spots

king is placed in same position..
all other pieces in back row are shuffled but there must be at least 1
piece of 1 kind on each side and on the opposite side like a mirror

same goes for black.. mirror of whites side

Absolutely cool! Very well explained! Simpler in feel and direct in play 
#than some of the other similar ideaed games