Kevin Pacey wrote on Tue, Nov 14, 2017 11:30 PM UTC:
I've edited my last post somewhat, for any who missed it. [edit: I'm currently not very thrilled with either setup for my Phoenix Chess variant idea. P.S.: It also seems that the Advance French analogue is good for White in the case of either Hannibal Chess setup, due to White playing 4.Ni1-h3 {with the idea 4...Pj7-j6 5.Nh3-j4} in the event of 3...Ph7-h5; this also would apply in the case of Lieutenant Chess' 2 setups still remaining under my consideration. However, with setups with the compound pieces on the c and h-files, 3...Pg7-g5 just might be viable in the case of either Hannibal Chess or Lieutenant Chess. [edit: In the case of these setups with the compound pieces on the c and h-files, after 1.Pf2-f4, the Centre Counter analogue (1...Pe7-e5) seems somewhat pleasant for Black{!} (plus bishops might be involved in early trades often in this setup, otherwise), maybe not quite the same in the case of Frog Chess, as e.g. White's Q is guarded by a Frog in the original setup of that variant idea. P.P.S.: I'm inclined right now to reject the whole Phoenix Chess variant idea, and even the Hannibal Chess and Lieutenant Chess ideas as well, and use H.G.'s setup as the main one for Frog Chess, which I still haven't rejected (at some point I could provide a preset for it, and for the original setup as a 2nd option, too).]
I've edited my last post somewhat, for any who missed it. [edit: I'm currently not very thrilled with either setup for my Phoenix Chess variant idea. P.S.: It also seems that the Advance French analogue is good for White in the case of either Hannibal Chess setup, due to White playing 4.Ni1-h3 {with the idea 4...Pj7-j6 5.Nh3-j4} in the event of 3...Ph7-h5; this also would apply in the case of Lieutenant Chess' 2 setups still remaining under my consideration. However, with setups with the compound pieces on the c and h-files, 3...Pg7-g5 just might be viable in the case of either Hannibal Chess or Lieutenant Chess. [edit: In the case of these setups with the compound pieces on the c and h-files, after 1.Pf2-f4, the Centre Counter analogue (1...Pe7-e5) seems somewhat pleasant for Black{!} (plus bishops might be involved in early trades often in this setup, otherwise), maybe not quite the same in the case of Frog Chess, as e.g. White's Q is guarded by a Frog in the original setup of that variant idea. P.P.S.: I'm inclined right now to reject the whole Phoenix Chess variant idea, and even the Hannibal Chess and Lieutenant Chess ideas as well, and use H.G.'s setup as the main one for Frog Chess, which I still haven't rejected (at some point I could provide a preset for it, and for the original setup as a 2nd option, too).]