We all know how the white player has a higher chance to win at chess. But I think the gap could be almost entirely filled with a simple variant:
• One wins the game when the enemy king is captured and, at the end of the turn, her king isn't. If both kings are captured at the end of the turn then the game is a draw. No such a "check" thing exists nor stalemate.
Let's analyze the position after the (unrealistic) game {1. e4 e5 2. Qf3 Qh4 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Kf1 Kf8 5. Qxf7}: {rnb2knr/pppp1ppp/8/2b1p3/2B1P2q/5Q2/PPPP1PPP/RNB2KNR w - - 1 5}.
In a normal chess game it would be mate. But this is not the case: the turn is not over since the black hasn't moved yet.
In fact, black could block the mate with {5... Qxf2 6. Qxf8 Qxf1 -> draw (or 6. Qxf2 Bxf2 7. Kxf2 -> white +3.21)}.
What do you think? I hadn't tried it out (not yet) but seems interesting.
• One wins the game when the enemy king is captured and, at the end of the turn, her king isn't. If both kings are captured at the end of the turn then the game is a draw. No such a "check" thing exists nor stalemate.
Let's analyze the position after the (unrealistic) game {1. e4 e5 2. Qf3 Qh4 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Kf1 Kf8 5. Qxf7}: {rnb2knr/pppp1ppp/8/2b1p3/2B1P2q/5Q2/PPPP1PPP/RNB2KNR w - - 1 5}.
In a normal chess game it would be mate. But this is not the case: the turn is not over since the black hasn't moved yet.
In fact, black could block the mate with {5... Qxf2 6. Qxf8 Qxf1 -> draw (or 6. Qxf2 Bxf2 7. Kxf2 -> white +3.21)}.
What do you think? I hadn't tried it out (not yet) but seems interesting.