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-Initial setup-
-e1, e8, f1, f8: King
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Click on a piece below to see its moves
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+ Initial setup- | - - |
+ e1, e8, f1, f8: 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 - |
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-Piece - | -ID - | -value - | -Moves (Betza notation) - | -Remarks - |
-King - | -K - | -- - | -K - | -Can castle with Rook, moving 2 steps towards it - |
-Queen - | -Q - | -9.5 - | -RB or Q - | - - |
-Rook - | -R - | -5 - | -R - | - - |
-Bishop - | -B - | -3.25 - | -B - | -Color-bound - |
-Knight - | -N - | -3.25 - | -N - | - - |
-Pawn - | -P - | -1 - | -mfWcfF - | -Promotes to Q, R, B, or N on reaching last rank - |
-An e-file 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. -
--You have a pair of Kings, and only a single Bishop. -Only one of the Kings is royal, but which one can change during the game, as it depends on their relative location on the board. -
--It is not possible to force checkmate on a bare King with just a single Bishop or Knight (in addition to your own King). -Two Knights cannot do that either. -Two Kings can force checkmate on a bare King. -
-Your non-royal King can be exposed to capture, and thus captured. -After that, the remaining King will always be royal. --
-Once both sides are down to a single King, this variant degenerate to orthodox Chess. --
-The spare King is a tough defender, because it cannot be attacked by the opponent's royal King. -So if all the attacker's power is in a single piece, the defending King pair has little to fear when they protect each other. -This makes even KQKK is a draw (provided the Kings can connect). --
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Piece | + +ID | + +value | + +Moves (Betza notation) | + +Remarks | +
King | + +K | + +- | + +K | + +Can castle with Rook, moving 2 steps towards it | +
Queen | + +Q | + +9.5 | + +RB or Q | + ++ |
Rook | + +R | + +5 | + +R | + ++ |
Bishop | + +B | + +3.25 | + +B | + +Color-bound | +
Knight | + +N | + +3.25 | + +N | + ++ |
Pawn | + +P | + +1 | + +mfWcfF | + +Promotes to Q, R, B, or N on reaching last rank | +
An e-file 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.
+ +You have a pair of Kings, and only a single Bishop. Only one + of the Kings is royal, but which one can change during the game, + as it depends on their relative location on the board.
+ +It is not possible to force checkmate on a bare King with just + a single Bishop or Knight (in addition to your own King). Two + Knights cannot do that either. Two Kings can force checkmate on a + bare King.
Your non-royal King can be exposed to capture, and + thus captured. After that, the remaining King will always be + royal. Once both sides are down to a single King, this variant + degenerate to orthodox Chess. The spare King is a tough defender, + because it cannot be attacked by the opponent's royal King. So if + all the attacker's power is in a single piece, the defending King + pair has little to fear when they protect each other. This makes + even KQKK is a draw (provided the Kings can connect). + +