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Domination Chess

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Keys "s"=save "l"=load "b"=back once

Joao Pedro Neto, January 2000. If the game lasts 30 turns, whoever maintains the most ownership points on d4, e4, d5, and e5 wins.

White cannot advance a center pawn two squares on the first move.

I'm presently working on strategy for the machine. Sorry.

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WWW Page Added: Sunday, December 30, 2001