Could you discuss your passion for chess and why it resonates with you?
I surprised myself and the teacher by beating him.
He graciously awarded me a dollar bill, which felt like a million dollars back then.
In high school, we had a school-wide tournament and I ended up winning.
Similarly, in college, I won a larger tournament.
The game helped me develop an inner confidence that might not have been established otherwise.
The geometry of how the 32 pieces move on a 64 square board is truly perfect.
For me the beauty of Chess is that you could understand how your opponent thinks without saying a word.
Could you tell us the genesis story behind this idea?
In college, I delved deeper into Chess.
It was this concept that led me to discover the triangle formation of the pieces.
This setup gives the king ultimate protection.
How does the new chess board layout make the game more exciting?
The Revolution Chess layout makes the game faster paced with instant action right from the start.
In classic Chess it takes about 10 moves for the game to get exciting.
In Revolution Chess that excitement starts from the first move.
Revolution Chess hits the reset button, theres no historical data to look at.
Thats what is most exciting about the game; it’s too new to have proven strategies yet.
In 2018, you chose to develop Revolution Chess into an official game.
What was the process for having it officially recognized as a form of chess?
Well, currently only the US patent office recognizes Revolution Chess as an official game.
Throughout the process of building it into an app, I researched many other chess variants.
Revolution Chess stays true to the game, only with a different setup and one new rule.
In 2019, the first Revolution Chess Tournament was held in Odessa Ukraine.
How did the chess community react to this?
We had a great tournament, forty youth players from all over Ukraine came to compete.
The players thought the game was outstanding and it was great to hear the players discussing different strategies.
The app for Revolution Chess launched in 2020.
Could you tell us more about this app?
The game was designed to get younger players involved with a new way to play Chess.
There are different environments, so users can play a game in a medieval tavern or in a park.
They can also customize the board and pieces, play the computer or with friends.
Is there anything else that you would like to share about Revolution Chess?
Revolution Chess is a hidden game within the framework of chess.
Now the secret has been unveiled and players have a new way to play Chess in the 21st Century.
Thank you for the great interviews, readers who wish to learn more should visitRevolution Chess.
