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-Initial setup-
-f1, f8: King
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-Piece - | -ID - | -value - | -Moves (Betza notation) - | -Remarks - |
-King - | -K - | -- - | -K - | -Can castle with Rook, moving 3 or 4 steps to b- or i-file - |
-Queen - | -Q - | -9.5 - | -RB or Q - | - - |
-Falcon - | -F - | -~5 - | -nLnJ - | -Can reach its 16 destination through 3 paths each - |
-Rook - | -R - | -5 - | -R - | - - |
-Bishop - | -B - | -3.5 - | -B - | -Color-bound - |
-Knight - | -N - | -3 - | -N - | - - |
-Pawn - | -P - | -1 - | -mfWcfF - | -Promotes to Q, F, R, B, or N on reaching last rank - |
-A King that has not moved before can move three steps in the direction of a Rook that has not moved before, -in which case that Rook is moved to the square next to the King on the other side. -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. -
--The Falcon is a so-called multi-path piece. -It complements the moves of all orthodox pieces, in the sense that it can reaches all squares reachable by King could reach in 3 moves -that cannot be reached by R, B or N in a single move. -A King would always need three steps to reach the Falcon destinations, -(one diagonal and two straight, or two diagonal and one straight), -but it can always do so in three ways, depending on the order of the straight and diagonal steps. -The Falcon must follow the path a King could have followed, -and if all the three paths are blocked, the Falcon cannot move to that destination. -
--The Falcon pieces are extra, and the board is expanded to accomodate them. -To handle the larger board width, the King moves 3 squares on castling. -
--It is not possible to force checkmate on a bare King with just a single Bishop or Knight (in addition to your own King). King + Falcon can force mate on a bare King. -
--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. -
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+ Initial setup+ +f1, f8: King |
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Piece | + +ID | + +value | + +Moves (Betza notation) | + +Remarks | +
King | + +K | + +- | + +K | + +Can castle with Rook, moving 3 or 4 steps to b- or + i-file | +
Queen | + +Q | + +9.5 | + +RB or Q | + ++ |
Falcon | + +F | + +~5 | + +nLnJ | + +Can reach its 16 destination through 3 paths each | +
Rook | + +R | + +5 | + +R | + ++ |
Bishop | + +B | + +3.5 | + +B | + +Color-bound | +
Knight | + +N | + +3 | + +N | + ++ |
Pawn | + +P | + +1 | + +mfWcfF | + +Promotes to Q, F, R, B, or N on reaching last rank | +
A King that has not moved before can move three steps + in the direction of a Rook that has not moved before, in which + case that Rook is moved to the square next to the King on the + other side. 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.
+ +The Falcon is a so-called multi-path piece. It complements the + moves of all orthodox pieces, in the sense that it can reaches + all squares reachable by King could reach in 3 moves that cannot + be reached by R, B or N in a single move. A King would always + need three steps to reach the Falcon destinations, (one diagonal + and two straight, or two diagonal and one straight), but it can + always do so in three ways, depending on the order of the + straight and diagonal steps. The Falcon must follow the path a + King could have followed, and if all the three paths are blocked, + the Falcon cannot move to that destination.
+ +The Falcon pieces are extra, and the board is expanded to + accomodate them. To handle the larger board width, the King moves + 3 squares on castling.
+ +It is not possible to force checkmate on a bare King with just + a single Bishop or Knight (in addition to your own King). King + + Falcon can force mate on a bare King.
+ +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.
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