I wrote (31 Jan 2006 15:53:51 -0800):
The possibility that I was raising (for discussion)
was that (for purposes of television) European
chess be played in an atmosphere like that of
a Chinese Chess game.

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Nick wrote (1 Feb 2006 17:39:25 -0800):

In my view, Louis Blair's choice of term,
'European chess', is unfortunate.
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1) Was 'European chess' invented by
Europeans?

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In a discussion where reference is made
to both European and Chinese chess, it
strikes me as inappropriate for anyone
to take these as references to the invention
of chess.

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Nick wrote (1 Feb 2006 17:39:25 -0800):

2) Are only Europeans the top players
in 'European chess'?

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It strikes me as inappropriate for anyone
to take these "term"s as references to
the exclusive location of top players.

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Nick wrote (1 Feb 2006 17:39:25 -0800):

3) Is there an International Federation
of 'European Chess'?

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It strikes me as inappropriate for anyone
to take these "term"s as references to
any "Federation".

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Nick wrote (1 Feb 2006 17:39:25 -0800):

My suggestion is that we refer to 'European
chess' simply as 'chess'. I doubt that any
reader in rec.games.chess.* will be confused
by that term.

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If it is a discussion where several versions of
the game are being considered, it seems to
me that such confusion is possible.

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Nick wrote (1 Feb 2006 17:39:25 -0800):

We should also refer to 'Chinese chess' as
'xiangqi' and to 'Japanese chess' as 'shogi'.
If necessary to insure clarity, we may write
of "xiangqi ('Chinese chess')" or of "shogi
('Japanese chess')".

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I will consider these suggestions, but I do
not see Nick as having any authority to
decree how I "should" write.