Kriegspiel (chess) illegal, the player tries again; if it is legal, that move stands. Each player is given information about checks and captures. They may also ask the referee if there are any legal captures with a pawn. Since the position of the opponent's pieces is unknown, Kriegspiel is not a game with perfect information. As each player cannot see his opponent's pieces, the game is sometimes referred to as "blind chess". There are several different rule sets for Kriegspiel. The most widespread rules are those used on the Internet Chess Club, where Kriegspiel is called "Wild 16". The rules are as
Tim Harding (chess player) with his thesis on correspondence chess in Britain and Ireland, 1824–1914. He is credited with coining the name Frankenstein–Dracula Variation in his 1975 Vienna Game book. CDs: Tim Harding (chess player) Timothy David (Tim) Harding (born 6 May 1948 in London) is a chess player and author with particular expertise in correspondence chess. He published a correspondence chess magazine "Chess Mail" from 1996 to 2006 and authored "The Kibitzer", a ChessCafe.com column from 1996 until 2015. In 2002, he was awarded the title Senior International Master of Correspondence Chess by the International Correspondence Chess Federation. Harding has lived in Dublin