This section was first written on 21 June 2006 and I’m simply reposting the original text of that article here until I expand it at a later date. When Atomic was added onto FICS around Feburary 2003 after a long wait, I decided to make a duplicate account in order to play atomic on FICS…
Category: Servers
Atomic on ICC
ICC was the first major server to implement a version of atomic chess. However, their version of atomic chess differs from standard atomic rules. In ICC’s version of atomic chess, there are no checks. That might not seem like much, but it completely changes certain atomic chess endgames and openings. For example, K+R v K…
Atomic on USCL
USCL was responsible for a major explosion in the atomic chess population and from the second half of 2000 until about the summer of 2003, it was my primary chess server. I spent a lot of time online there, so I was able to save a lot of things from my time there. Of special…
Silver Era of Atomic Chess (2000-2003)
I consider atomic chess history to be divided into distinct eras, with their own related stories. The second such era would obviously be the silver age of atomic chess, going by the traditional methodology of naming eras within history. I date this period from between late 2000 throughout the end of 2003. This period of…
Atomic on GICS
Atomic was introduced to the ICS world on November 27, 1995 on the German Internet Chess Server. Needless to say, the birthplace of atomic was on GICS. And it was on GICS that the infant game found its first years rich with games and players. The first masters and eekers came into being at GICS. …
Golden Era of Atomic Chess (1995-1999)
I consider atomic chess history to be divided into distinct eras, with their own related stories. The first such era would obviously be the golden age of atomic chess, going by the traditional methodology of naming eras within history. I date this period from between late 1995 throughout the end of 1999 with a little…