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-Initial setup-
-e1, e8: King
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Click on a piece below to see its moves
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+ Initial setup- | - - |
+ e1, e8: King |
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Click on a piece below to see its moves
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- | - - | -Unblockable leap (capture or non-capture) - | |||||||||||||||||||
+ | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | - - | -Non-capture only - |
+ | Unblockable leap (capture or non-capture) | ++ | |||||||||||||||||||
- | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | - - | -Capture only - | |||
+ | - | + | - | + | Non-capture only | ++ | |||||||||||||||
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-Piece - | -ID - | -value - | -Moves (Betza notation) - | -Remarks - |
-King - | -K - | -- - | -oK - | -Can castle with Rook, moving 2 steps towards it - |
-Queen - | -Q - | -11 - | -oRoB or oQ - | - - |
-Rook - | -R - | -5 - | -oR - | - - |
-Bishop - | -B - | -4 - | -oB - | -Color-bound - |
-Knight - | -N - | -3.25 - | -oN - | - - |
-Pawn - | -P - | -1 - | -mfWcfoF - | -Promotes to Q, R, B, or N on reaching last rank - |
-A King that has not moved before can move two squares in the direction of a Rook that has not moved before, -in which case that Rook is moved to the square the King skipped over. -This is only allowed if all squares between King and Rook are empty, -when the King is not in check on the square it came from, -and would not be in check on any of the squares it skipped over. -
--Cylinder Chess must be played with legality testing off, as XBoard does not understand the wrapping of the board. -
--The board wraps around as a cylinder. -
--It is not possible to force checkmate on a bare King with just a single Rook,Bishop or Knight (in addition to your own King). -Two Knights and Bishops in any combination cannot do that either. -(Because the board has no corners, forcing checkmate has become much more difficult.) -
--Bishops are confined to squares of a single color. -Having Bishops on both colors compensates this weakness, and is worth an extra 0.5 on top of their added value. -
--The Rook and Knight hardly benefit from the cylinder board. -The Bishop, whose moves normally often end on the left or right board edge, does benefit some, -and a Queen gets very dangerous. -
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Piece | + +ID | + +value | + +Moves (Betza notation) | + +Remarks | +
King | + +K | + +- | + +oK | + +Can castle with Rook, moving 2 steps towards it | +
Queen | + +Q | + +11 | + +oRoB or oQ | + ++ |
Rook | + +R | + +5 | + +oR | + ++ |
Bishop | + +B | + +4 | + +oB | + +Color-bound | +
Knight | + +N | + +3.25 | + +oN | + ++ |
Pawn | + +P | + +1 | + +mfWcfoF | + +Promotes to Q, R, B, or N on reaching last rank | +
A King that has not moved before can move two squares in the + direction of a Rook that has not moved before, in which case that + Rook is moved to the square the King skipped over. This is only + allowed if all squares between King and Rook are empty, when the + King is not in check on the square it came from, and would not be + in check on any of the squares it skipped over.
+ +Cylinder Chess must be played with legality testing off, as + XBoard does not understand the wrapping of the board.
+ +The board wraps around as a cylinder.
+ +It is not possible to force checkmate on a bare King with just + a single Rook,Bishop or Knight (in addition to your own + King). Two Knights and Bishops in any combination cannot do that + either. (Because the board has no corners, forcing checkmate has + become much more difficult.)
+ +Bishops are confined to squares of a single color. Having + Bishops on both colors compensates this weakness, and is worth an + extra 0.5 on top of their added value.
+ +The Rook and Knight hardly benefit from the cylinder board. + The Bishop, whose moves normally often end on the left or right + board edge, does benefit some, and a Queen gets very + dangerous.
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