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       Moroccan Chess in Morocco
       By: Asher Hurowitz Date: March 20, 2018, 2:42 pm
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       Hello!
       I am currently vacationing in Morocco and I decided to play the
       chess variant of that countries name, apparently concocted by
       the region's women. This country in general has a very
       interesting chess culture, I am told that the workmen here use
       their feet to carve chessmen! I hope to see that soon! It's a
       standard Pritchard style "five second" variant but one that has
       a cultural history and playtesting to back it up, so I decided
       to check it out. It's a very nice and simple mix of orthochess
       and suicide chess, and one must ask if this game is the
       inspiration for that oh-so-popular variant. The rules are the
       same as in orthochess but captures, when possible, are
       mandatory, with the exception of checks taking priority. An
       interesting game to play. The aim is still the same, checkmate
       of the King. I'm personally not a fan of these simple variants,
       but it was a good mental exercise none the less. Let me know
       what you think below.
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