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Chess, Rules Analysis

Systems breakdowns and reference docs I use to make design decisions arguable, not opinion.

Chess, Rules Analysis

A full rules taxonomy of chess, operational, foundation, behavioural, written, official, advisory and house, applied as an analytical template to a canonical game.

SubjectChessLayers7 rule categoriesUseReusable framework
RulesSystemsAnalysis

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Chess set, the canonical rules stress test
Chess set, the canonical rules stress test
Movement diagram, foundation-layer rules
Movement diagram, foundation-layer rules
Endgame position analysed against the rules taxonomy
Endgame position analysed against the rules taxonomy

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