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- Captured pieces will be displayed beside the board for promotion choice - |
-Initial setup-
-e1, e8: King
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Click on a piece below to see its moves
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+ Moves at a Glance- |
+ Click on a piece below to see its moves - |
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-Piece - | -ID - | -value - | -Moves (Betza notation) - | -Remarks - |
-King - | -K - | -- - | -K - | -Cannot castle - |
-General - | -G - | -6.5 - | -WDFA - | - - |
-Minister - | -M - | -6.5 - | -WDN - | - - |
-High Priestess - | -H - | -6.5 - | -FAN - | - - |
-Elephant - | -E - | -3 - | -FA - | -Color-bound - |
-Knight - | -N - | -3.25 - | -N - | - - |
-Woody - | -W - | -3 - | -WD - | - - |
-Pawn - | -P - | -1 - | -mfWcfF - | -Promotes to any other piece that was captured, or to Soldier - |
-Only available through promotion - | ||||
-Soldier - | -S - | -3 - | -WF or K - | - - |
-When a Pawn can be promoted, XBoard first advances it as a Pawn to the promotion square. -Then it waits for you to complete the move entry by clicking on the piece in the holdings beside the board that you want to promote to. -Initially there are a number of Soldiers available in the holdings, -for when you should promote before any of your pieces is captured. -
--There are no sliders such as Rook, Bishop or Queen in this game: -their distant moves have all been replaced by a single two-square jumping move. -In addition it is more related to Capablanca Chess than to FIDE, -featuring compounds of Knight and the pieces substituting for Rook and Bishop, -and the wider board to accomodate them. -There is no double-push on the Pawns (and thus no e.p. capture), -and promotion only allows you to regain back a piece that you lost before, -or one of the stocked Soldier pieces that do not occur in the initial setup. -
--Elephants are confined to squares of a single color. -Having Elephants on both colors compensates this weakness, and is worth an extra 0.5 on top of their added value. -
--As the three strongest pieces (General, Minister and High Priestess) are nearly equal in value, under-promotion is very common. -
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Piece | + +ID | + +value | + +Moves (Betza notation) | + +Remarks | +
King | + +K | + +- | + +K | + +Cannot castle | +
General | + +G | + +6.5 | + +WDFA | + ++ |
Minister | + +M | + +6.5 | + +WDN | + ++ |
High Priestess | + +H | + +6.5 | + +FAN | + ++ |
Elephant | + +E | + +3 | + +FA | + +Color-bound | +
Knight | + +N | + +3.25 | + +N | + ++ |
Woody | + +W | + +3 | + +WD | + ++ |
Pawn | + +P | + +1 | + +mfWcfF | + +Promotes to any other piece that was captured, or to + Soldier | +
Only available through promotion | +||||
Soldier | + +S | + +3 | + +WF or K | + ++ |
When a Pawn can be promoted, XBoard first advances it as a + Pawn to the promotion square. Then it waits for you to complete + the move entry by clicking on the piece in the holdings beside + the board that you want to promote to. Initially there are a + number of Soldiers available in the holdings, for when you should + promote before any of your pieces is captured.
+ +There are no sliders such as Rook, Bishop or Queen in this + game: their distant moves have all been replaced by a single + two-square jumping move. In addition it is more related to + Capablanca Chess than to FIDE, featuring compounds of Knight and + the pieces substituting for Rook and Bishop, and the wider board + to accomodate them. There is no double-push on the Pawns (and + thus no e.p. capture), and promotion only allows you to regain + back a piece that you lost before, or one of the stocked Soldier + pieces that do not occur in the initial setup.
+ +Elephants are confined to squares of a single color. Having + Elephants on both colors compensates this weakness, and is worth + an extra 0.5 on top of their added value.
+ +As the three strongest pieces (General, Minister and High + Priestess) are nearly equal in value, under-promotion is very + common.
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