CHESMAYNE
midi: someone “starting over”
ISP
The Initial Starting Position for Level-01.
01 “A place for everything and everything in its
place”.
02 Henry V: “I see you stand
like greyhounds in the slips, straining upon the start”.
03 Belt: symbol of readiness (girded loins, shod feet), strength,
initiation, power, fidelity, protection, chastity, hiding and dividing. Girdle of Venus (magically irresistible). Adam and Eve
wore a belt of fig leaves. Bianchi
Girari: ribbon decoration (symbol of stirrings and
growth). Initial Starting Position ie,
:L01, :L02, :L03 etc. The position in
which the MPs/mps are placed at the start of a game. On :L01
:A has 20 possible moves that
can be made from the ISP (moving each mp either one or two cells forward or, moving KT1 or KT2). In practice you will find that there are
only seven realistic moves from the initial starting position (ISP) on
Level-1. The XY notation is shown on
the left below. The acentric notation is indicated
on the right.
01 PA2-B02/B03 PA2-C01/C20
02 PA3-C02/C04 PA3-C02/C12
03 PA4-D02/D04 PA4-C03/A01
04 PA5-E02/E04 PA5-C04/A02
05 PA7-G02/G03 PA7-C06/C07
06 KT1-B01/C03 KT1-D02/B01
07 KT2-G01/F03 KT2-D07/B04
The ‘Keywords’ below may be found in this dictionary
FIRST POSITION.........................11:01
ISP....................................11:02
ACCOUTRE...............................11:03
ACTION STATIONS........................11:04
AEDICULE...............................11:04
ANCIENNCE NOBLESSE.....................11:05
ASSEMBLAGE.............................11:06
ASSIZE.................................11:07
BAROQUE................................11:08
BAULK-LINE.............................11:09
CADRE..................................11:10
CALMECAC...............................11:11
CHOCK-A-BLOCK..........................11:12
DERAIGN (ISP)..........................11:13
DE RIGUEUR.............................11:14
EMBATTLE...............................11:15
EUTAXY.................................11:16
EXEUNT.................................11:17
FENG-SHUI..............................11:18
FIG OUT................................11:19
FOREIGN LEGION.........................11:20
GEMOT..................................11:21
LEVELS OF PLAY.........................11:22
LEVEL-01 (traditional
chess)...........11:23
LONGEST GAME (:L01)....................11:24
MISARRANGE.............................11:25
MISCAST................................11:26
MISFILE-MISMOVE-MISPLACE-MISPLAY.......11:27
MISTRAM................................11:28
OPENING :L01, (Symbol, :&O)............11:29
ORTHOCHESS.............................11:30
PANOPLY................................11:31
PITCHED BATTLE.........................11:32
QUORUM (ISP)...........................11:33
RAPPEL.................................11:34
ROYAL LINE.............................11:35
VALUE OF THE
MPs/mps
(:L01)............11:37
WORLD
CHESS CHAMPIONS (:L01)...........11:38