Dunsany's chess

asymmetric chess variant in which one side has standard chess pieces, and the other side has 32 pawns
SportsTeam chess_variant Q2841285
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Dunsany's chess

Summary

Dunsany's chess is a chess variant[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (chess_variant category, ranking #20 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dunsany's chess is credited with the discovery of Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany[3].
  • Dunsany's chess's instance of is recorded as chess variant[4].
  • Dunsany's chess's part of is recorded as chess terminology[5].
  • Dunsany's chess's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Dunsany's chess's sport is recorded as chess[7].
  • Dunsany's chess's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q9cyv[8].
  • Dunsany's chess's has characteristic is recorded as asymmetry[9].
  • Dunsany's chess's BoardGameGeek ID is recorded as 170976[10].
  • Dunsany's chess's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 던세이니 체스[11].

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Works and Contributions

Dunsany's chess is credited with the discovery of Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany[3].

Why It Matters

Dunsany's chess draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (chess_variant category, ranking #20 of 63).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . chessvariants.org. chessvariants.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . boardgamegeek.com. boardgamegeek.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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