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I decided to have some fun and compare the map templates of the turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic 3 with chess openings (my associations): :smile03:
Balance - Italian Game, Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counter-Attack, Queen's Gambit, Spanish Game.
Jebus - King's Gambit, Scandinavian Defense, Paradoxical or Impossible Opening.
8xm8 - French Defense, Closed Variation, Caro-Kann Defense, Closed Variation, Slav Defense.
2sm4d3 - Spanish Game, Berlin Wall, Scandinavian Defense, Dutch Defense.
6lm10 - Alekhine's Defense, Russian Game.
8mm6a - Grob's Gambit, Volga Gambit, Sokolsky Opening.
fortex - Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation or Scheveningen Variation.
diamant - Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation.
coobe - French Defense, Winawer Variation.
8xm12 - Grünfeld Defense, Pirc-Ufimtsev Defense.
So, are there any chess opening and Heroes map template enthusiasts here who can appreciate this fantasy? :smile04:
A chess opening defines the initial strategy of development, just like a map template in Heroes. This is a very important feature because, depending on the KNOWLEDGE of a particular Heroes map template, the correct and APPROPRIATE strategy for playing on that template depends! In open openings, as well as in FAST-PACED templates (Balance, Jebus, Cube), it is very important to enter the treasure as quickly as possible, or, in chess terms, to control the center...))) But there are also CLOSED templates, such as 8xm8, which corresponds to CLOSED chess openings accordingly)):smile20: