Photo of Piece (Cooperative Chess) Board

This is my personal board and the first Piece board I made. The center circle is where the kings and queens of each side “meet.” And the outer circles don’t have a practical purpose, but they symbolize a new dynamic added to traditional chess play. Circle shadows square. I used to call Piece “Reciprocal Chess,” … Read more

Five Reasons To Play Cooperative Chess

DISCLAIMER: This post is not meant to portray competitive chess players as horrible monsters, or to say that anyone who plays competitive chess is doomed to become a sociopath. Rather, I want to show some of the ways in which cooperative chess benefits players, and how cooperative chess surpasses the value of competitive chess. Read the … Read more

Piece By Peace Review By Bernie DeKoven of DeepFun.com

Chess, repurposed by Bernie DeKoven on January 14, 2011 (from http://www.deepfun.com/fun/2011/01/chess-repurposed/) The name of the this chess variation is Piece by Peace. It was designed by Aaron Lundstrom. Piece by Peace, explains Lundstrom, “serves as a transformative model for making peace rather than conflict. Using this model will change any traditional chess board from a war … Read more

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