Grand Chess Intro
| Filename | grand-chess-intro-11.hqx |
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| Size | 262.6 KB (268891 bytes) |
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Grand Chess Intro is a small Macintosh introduction to Grand Chess, the 10x10 chess variant invented by Dutch game designer Christian Freeling in 1984. It serves as a primer on the variant's enlarged board, expanded piece set, and revised promotion rules rather than a full tournament-strength engine.
About Grand Chess
Grand Chess is played on a 10x10 board with the standard chess pieces plus the Marshall (rook+knight) and Cardinal (bishop+knight). The expanded geometry was designed by Freeling to give the long-range pieces room to operate without the cramped tactics of the 8x8 game.
The intro program
The Macintosh release is positioned as an introduction to the variant: it presents the starting setup, the new pieces, and Freeling's promotion rules, allowing players to learn the rules of Grand Chess on a Mac without needing the physical board.
Designer
Christian Freeling is the prolific designer behind Grand Chess, Dameo, Havannah, and many other abstract strategy games, several of which have been adapted to the Mac by hobbyists and friends of the designer.
Use today
As a Classic-Mac era binary, the intro runs comfortably under Mini vMac, Basilisk II, or SheepShaver alongside other shareware-era chess variants.
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