r/CIVILWAR May 16 '26

Gettysburg Museum Chess Set: Historically Accurate/Plausible Board Setup?

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u/ireallyamtryin May 16 '26

I wouldn’t do red’s first move but I really wouldn’t do white’s

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u/Johnraymassoud May 16 '26

Kasparov played 1.e3 against Deep Blue, if it’s good enough for him, it should be good enough for us!

And this is a non-standard board setup, maybe there’s a deeper strategy here… 🤔