
Sharing my chess desktop background



Well Thank you again, Vickalan. I enjoy your quite supportive attitude towards my work and other people's on the Chess 960 forum.
The Guard piece is supposed to be a stone thrower from Greek mythology; protectors of castles. These early catapults cannot throw very far, but they can hurl well above untargeted soldiers to reach their target. I thought this was a good analogous illustration for the piece's given power. (All directions but short-ranged; ability to leap)

Dang. I would hope that a topic like this would garner more replies. I guess I was wrong.
lol
I don't know. Maybe it's because you're showcasing some figurines that look like shirtless bodybuilders? I'm guess with a site full of heterosexual men (you know how the stereotypical saying goes: "Chess is a man's sport".... which isn't necessarily true, I think), many find that a turn-off. And completely forget to consider how much work you've put into creating these 3D model pieces.
This is a variant invented by IvanKosintsev, with many more pieces to chose from than FIDE chess.
(I'm currently playing a game of it with Vickalan in the 960 forum?)
What do you all think?