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  10   <h1>Courier Chess (a medieval precursor of modern Chess)</h1>
  11
  12   <table cellpadding="20">
  13     <tr>
  14       <td><img src="Courier.png"></td>
  15
  16       <td>
  17         <h3>Initial setup</h3>
  18
  19         <p>f1, f8: King<br>
  20         a1, a8, l1, l8: Rook<br>
  21         d1, d8, i1, i8: Courier (Bishop)<br>
  22         b1, b8, k1, k8: Knight<br>
  23         e1, e8: Commonner<br>
  24         g1, g8: Ferz (General)<br>
  25         h1, h8: Wazir (Grand Visor)<br>
  26         c1, c8, j1, j8: Alfil (Elephant)<br>
  27         a2-l2, a7-l7: Pawns</p>
  28       </td>
  29     </tr>
  30   </table>
  31
  32   <h3>Moves at a Glance</h3>
  33
  34   <p>Click on a piece below to see its moves</p>
  35
  36   <table class="board">
  37     <tr>
  38       <td class="n" id="sq0x9"></td>
  39
  40       <td class="n" id="sq1x9"></td>
  41
  42       <td class="n" id="sq2x9"></td>
  43
  44       <td class="n" id="sq3x9"></td>
  45
  46       <td class="n" id="sq4x9"></td>
  47
  48       <td class="n" id="sq5x9"></td>
  49
  50       <td class="n" id="sq6x9"></td>
  51
  52       <td class="n" id="sq7x9"></td>
  53
  54       <td class="n" id="sq8x9"></td>
  55
  56       <td class="n" id="sq9x9"></td>
  57
  58       <td class="h"><img src="sym/yellow.png"></td>
  59
  60       <td class="w" rowspan="2" valign="top">
  61         <p>Sliding capture or non-capture,<br>
  62         can be blocked on any square along the ray</p>
  63       </td>
  64     </tr>
  65
  66     <tr>
  67       <td class="n" id="sq0x8"></td>
  68
  69       <td class="n" id="sq1x8"></td>
  70
  71       <td class="n" id="sq2x8"></td>
  72
  73       <td class="n" id="sq3x8"></td>
  74
  75       <td class="n" id="sq4x8"></td>
  76
  77       <td class="n" id="sq5x8"></td>
  78
  79       <td class="n" id="sq6x8"></td>
  80
  81       <td class="n" id="sq7x8"></td>
  82
  83       <td class="n" id="sq8x8"></td>
  84
  85       <td class="n" id="sq9x8"></td>
  86     </tr>
  87
  88     <tr>
  89       <td class="n" id="sq0x7"></td>
  90
  91       <td class="n" id="sq1x7"></td>
  92
  93       <td class="n" id="sq2x7"></td>
  94
  95       <td class="n" id="sq3x7"></td>
  96
  97       <td class="n" id="sq4x7"></td>
  98
  99       <td class="n" id="sq5x7"></td>
 100
 101       <td class="n" id="sq6x7"></td>
 102
 103       <td class="n" id="sq7x7"></td>
 104
 105       <td class="n" id="sq8x7"></td>
 106
 107       <td class="n" id="sq9x7"></td>
 108
 109       <td class="h"><img src="sym/orange.png"></td>
 110
 111       <td class="w">Unblockable leap (capture or non-capture)</td>
 112     </tr>
 113
 114     <tr>
 115       <td class="n" id="sq0x6"></td>
 116
 117       <td class="n" id="sq1x6"></td>
 118
 119       <td class="n" id="sq2x6"></td>
 120
 121       <td class="n" id="sq3x6"></td>
 122
 123       <td class="n" id="sq4x6"></td>
 124
 125       <td class="n" id="sq5x6"></td>
 126
 127       <td class="n" id="sq6x6"></td>
 128
 129       <td class="n" id="sq7x6" onmousedown="down_click(7,-6)"
 130       onmouseup="up_click()"><img src="sym/WhiteCommoner.png"></td>
 131
 132       <td class="n" id="sq8x6"></td>
 133
 134       <td class="n" id="sq9x6"></td>
 135
 136       <td class="h"><img src="sym/green.png"></td>
 137
 138       <td class="w">Non-capture only</td>
 139     </tr>
 140
 141     <tr>
 142       <td class="n" id="sq0x5"></td>
 143
 144       <td class="n" id="sq1x5"></td>
 145
 146       <td class="n" id="sq2x5"></td>
 147
 148       <td class="n" id="sq3x5" onmousedown="down_click(3,5)"
 149       onmouseup="up_click()"></td>
 150
 151       <td class="n" id="sq4x5" onmousedown="down_click(4,5)"
 152       onmouseup="up_click()"><img src="sym/WhiteAdvisor.png"></td>
 153
 154       <td class="n" id="sq5x5" onmousedown="down_click(5,5)"
 155       onmouseup="up_click()"><img src="sym/WhiteElephant.png"></td>
 156
 157       <td class="n" id="sq6x5" onmousedown="down_click(6,5)"
 158       onmouseup="up_click()"><img src="sym/WhiteGold.png"></td>
 159
 160       <td class="n" id="sq7x5"></td>
 161
 162       <td class="n" id="sq8x5"></td>
 163
 164       <td class="n" id="sq9x5"></td>
 165
 166       <td class="h"><img src="sym/red.png"></td>
 167
 168       <td class="w">Capture only</td>
 169     </tr>
 170
 171     <tr>
 172       <td class="n" id="sq0x4"></td>
 173
 174       <td class="n" id="sq1x4"></td>
 175
 176       <td class="n" id="sq2x4"></td>
 177
 178       <td class="n" id="sq3x4" onmousedown="down_click(3,0)"
 179       onmouseup="up_click()"></td>
 180
 181       <td class="n" id="sq4x4" onmousedown="down_click(4,0)"
 182       onmouseup="up_click()"></td>
 183
 184       <td class="n" id="sq5x4" onmousedown="down_click(5,4)"
 185       onmouseup="up_click()"></td>
 186
 187       <td class="n" id="sq6x4" onmousedown="down_click(6,0)"
 188       onmouseup="up_click()"></td>
 189
 190       <td class="n" id="sq7x4"></td>
 191
 192       <td class="n" id="sq8x4"></td>
 193
 194       <td class="n" id="sq9x4"></td>
 195     </tr>
 196
 197     <tr>
 198       <td class="n" id="sq0x3"></td>
 199
 200       <td class="n" id="sq1x3"></td>
 201
 202       <td class="n" id="sq2x3" onmousedown="down_click(2,3)"
 203       onmouseup="up_click()"><img src="sym/WhitePawn.png"></td>
 204
 205       <td class="n" id="sq3x3" onmousedown="down_click(3,3)"
 206       onmouseup="up_click()"><img src="sym/WhiteRook.png"></td>
 207
 208       <td class="n" id="sq4x3" onmousedown="down_click(4,3)"
 209       onmouseup="up_click()"><img src="sym/WhiteKnight.png"></td>
 210
 211       <td class="n" id="sq5x3" onmousedown="down_click(5,0)"
 212       onmouseup="up_click()"></td>
 213
 214       <td class="n" id="sq6x3" onmousedown="down_click(6,3)"
 215       onmouseup="up_click()"><img src="sym/WhiteBishop.png"></td>
 216
 217       <td class="n" id="sq7x3" onmousedown="down_click(7,3)"
 218       onmouseup="up_click()"><img src="sym/WhiteKing.png"></td>
 219
 220       <td class="n" id="sq8x3"></td>
 221
 222       <td class="n" id="sq9x3"></td>
 223     </tr>
 224
 225     <tr>
 226       <td class="n" id="sq0x2"></td>
 227
 228       <td class="n" id="sq1x2"></td>
 229
 230       <td class="n" id="sq2x2"></td>
 231
 232       <td class="n" id="sq3x2"></td>
 233
 234       <td class="n" id="sq4x2"></td>
 235
 236       <td class="n" id="sq5x2"></td>
 237
 238       <td class="n" id="sq6x2"></td>
 239
 240       <td class="n" id="sq7x2"></td>
 241
 242       <td class="n" id="sq8x2"></td>
 243
 244       <td class="n" id="sq9x2"></td>
 245     </tr>
 246
 247     <tr>
 248       <td class="n" id="sq0x1"></td>
 249
 250       <td class="n" id="sq1x1"></td>
 251
 252       <td class="n" id="sq2x1" onmousedown="down_click(-2,1)"
 253       onmouseup="up_click()"></td>
 254
 255       <td class="n" id="sq3x1"></td>
 256
 257       <td class="n" id="sq4x1"></td>
 258
 259       <td class="n" id="sq5x1"></td>
 260
 261       <td class="n" id="sq6x1"></td>
 262
 263       <td class="n" id="sq7x1"></td>
 264
 265       <td class="n" id="sq8x1"></td>
 266
 267       <td class="n" id="sq9x1"></td>
 268     </tr>
 269
 270     <tr>
 271       <td class="n" id="sq0x0"></td>
 272
 273       <td class="n" id="sq1x0"></td>
 274
 275       <td class="n" id="sq2x0"></td>
 276
 277       <td class="n" id="sq3x0"></td>
 278
 279       <td class="n" id="sq4x0"></td>
 280
 281       <td class="n" id="sq5x0"></td>
 282
 283       <td class="n" id="sq6x0"></td>
 284
 285       <td class="n" id="sq7x0"></td>
 286
 287       <td class="n" id="sq8x0"></td>
 288
 289       <td class="n" id="sq9x0"></td>
 290     </tr>
 291   </table>
 292
 293   <p id="piece" height="20">:<br>
 294   :<br>
 295   :<br>
 296   :</p>
 297
 298   <table cellpadding="5" border="1">
 299     <tr>
 300       <td>Piece</td>
 301
 302       <td>ID</td>
 303
 304       <td>value</td>
 305
 306       <td>Moves (<a href="Betza.html">Betza notation</a>)</td>
 307
 308       <td>Remarks</td>
 309     </tr>
 310
 311     <tr>
 312       <td>King</td>
 313
 314       <td>K</td>
 315
 316       <td>-</td>
 317
 318       <td>K</td>
 319
 320       <td>No castling of any kind</td>
 321     </tr>
 322
 323     <tr>
 324       <td>Rook</td>
 325
 326       <td>R</td>
 327
 328       <td>8</td>
 329
 330       <td>R</td>
 331
 332       <td></td>
 333     </tr>
 334
 335     <tr>
 336       <td>Courier</td>
 337
 338       <td>B</td>
 339
 340       <td>5</td>
 341
 342       <td>B</td>
 343
 344       <td>Color bound</td>
 345     </tr>
 346
 347     <tr>
 348       <td>Elephant</td>
 349
 350       <td>E</td>
 351
 352       <td>1</td>
 353
 354       <td>A</td>
 355
 356       <td>Bound to 8 squares!</td>
 357     </tr>
 358
 359     <tr>
 360       <td>Knight</td>
 361
 362       <td>N</td>
 363
 364       <td>4</td>
 365
 366       <td>N</td>
 367
 368       <td></td>
 369     </tr>
 370
 371     <tr>
 372       <td>Commoner</td>
 373
 374       <td>M</td>
 375
 376       <td>4</td>
 377
 378       <td>K</td>
 379
 380       <td></td>
 381     </tr>
 382
 383     <tr>
 384       <td>Ferz</td>
 385
 386       <td>F</td>
 387
 388       <td>2</td>
 389
 390       <td>F</td>
 391
 392       <td>Color bound</td>
 393     </tr>
 394
 395     <tr>
 396       <td>Wazir</td>
 397
 398       <td>W</td>
 399
 400       <td>1.5</td>
 401
 402       <td>W</td>
 403
 404       <td></td>
 405     </tr>
 406
 407     <tr>
 408       <td>Pawn</td>
 409
 410       <td>P</td>
 411
 412       <td>1</td>
 413
 414       <td>mfWcfF</td>
 415
 416       <td>Promotes to Ferz on reaching last rank</td>
 417     </tr>
 418   </table>
 419
 420   <h3>Pawn peculiarities</h3>
 421
 422   <ul>
 423     <li>Pawns capture differently from how they move (straight
 424     move, diagonal capture).</li>
 425
 426     <li>There is no initial double-push, and thus no en-passant
 427     capture.</li>
 428
 429     <li>Pawns promote to Ferz when they reach last rank; there is
 430     no choice.</li>
 431   </ul>
 432
 433   <h3>General rules</h3>
 434
 435   <ul>
 436     <li>It is not allowed to expose your King to check.</li>
 437
 438     <li>The game is won by checkmating the opponent's King.</li>
 439
 440     <li>Stalemate (no legal moves, but not in check) also counts as
 441     a loss.</li>
 442   </ul>
 443
 444   <h3>Differences with FIDE</h3>
 445
 446   <p>The Commoner (Man) replaces the Queen. The Ferz and Alfil
 447   (Elephant) from Shatranj are added, and the board width expanded
 448   to accomodate them. The Pawns have no double move. There is no
 449   castling.</p>
 450
 451   <h3>Strategy issues</h3>
 452
 453   <p>It is not possible to force checkmate on a bare King with just
 454   a single Bishop or Knight, Ferz or Wazir (in addition to your own
 455   King). Two Knights, Ferzes or two Wazirs also cannot do this, and
 456   F + W only in rare situations. The Commoner can force checkmate
 457   against a bare King.</p>
 458
 459   <p>Alfils are not only color bound, but also skip over half the
 460   files and ranks. So they can only reach 8 squares, making them
 461   next to worthless.</p>
 462
 463   <p>Bishops are confined to squares of a single color. Having
 464   Bishops on both colors compensates this weakness, and is worth an
 465   extra 0.5 on top of their added value.</p>
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