User:ChromaTK/sandbox/Zodiac Chess
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What is this? this was originally me drafting an article about a chess variant i made up so i could ask what makes it less notable than other variants (and what makes a chess variant notable; some of them seem to be mostly sourced by Chess Variant Pages) but i realized that i would only be hurting my own argument here so i gave up, although it's preserved here because i put a little bit of effort into it
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what this header originally said: This is me writing a brief article to raise a question: what makes a chess variant notable? The Chess Variant Pages is often used as a source, but it's mostly self-published: in fact, this variant that I'm writing about will eventually have a page on CVP. (This isn't just a demonstration variant or anything, this is an idea I've had in my head for a while.)
actual lead below:
Zodiac Chess is a large chess variant invented by User:ChromaTK in 2022.[1] It is played on a 12×12 chessboard with 12 pieces (on the back rank) and 12 pawns (on the second rank) per player.