James Grundy (chess player) James Grundy (chess player) James Glover Grundy (February 14, 1855 – January 26, 1919) was an English-American chess master. Grundy is known to have played in only one chess tournament of any note. However, his result in that tournament was outstanding. In the Fifth American Chess Congress, held in New York City in January 1880, Grundy tied for first with George Henry Mackenzie, with each scoring 13½/18 in the double round robin. In the following game, Grundy beat George Henry Mackenzie, one of the strongest American players of his day: Grundy-Mackenzie, Fifth American Chess Congress, New York 1880 1.e4 e5
Modern Chess (chess variant) Modern Chess (chess variant) Modern Chess is a chess variant played on a 9×9 board. The game was invented by Gabriel Vicente Maura in 1968. Besides the usual set of chess pieces, each player has an additional piece with a corresponding pawn: The first match was played in Madrid at Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Fernando's cafe on March 18, 1968. The players were Gabriel Vicente Maura himself (White), and Bonifacio Pedraz Cabezas (Black). The starting setup is as shown. All the standard rules of chess apply, along with the following special rules: In response to criticism that bishops