V. R. Parton
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Vernon Rylands Parton was an English chess enthusiast and prolific chess variant inventor, his most renowned variants being Alice chess and Racing Kings. Many of Parton's variants were inspired by the
V. R. Parton demonstrating 3D chess to a reporter for the Birmingham Post, 9 September 1957
Alice steps through the looking-glass; illustration by Sir John Tenniel.
The March Hare; illustration by Sir John Tenniel
... then disappears; illustrations by Sir John Tenniel.
Rules of chess
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The rules of chess govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player controls sixteen pieces of six types on a chessboard. Each type of piece moves
Staunton style chess pieces. Left to right: king, rook, queen, pawn, knight, bishop
A game in a public park in Kyiv, using a chess clock
Digital chess clock
A score sheet from a game by José Raúl Capablanca, in descriptive notation