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|Congo, invented by a seven year old in 1982, in little more
than an hour, went on to become the second most popular Chess
variant at the games club 'Fanatic' at Twente University, the
Netherlands.| Congo takes pride of place on the cover of David
Pritchard's 'The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants' (G&P
Publications, P.O. Box 20, Godalming, Surrey GU8 4YP, UK. - ISBN
0-9524142-0-1). You can download this MindSports applet, which
is tailored to save games played in the Pit, offline. The applet
shows the board with the pieces in initial position. There are
two players, black and white. White begins. Players move - and
must move - in turn. - The object of Congo is to capture the
opponent's Lion. There's no rule against a Lion moving into
check: it is simply captured. Since players must move on their
turn, this effectively makes stalemate a win. - The Lion is the
proverbial King of this jungle. With one exception he may not
leave his 3x3 castle. Inside he m