Add in-built support for Raazuvaa (Maldivian Chess) (#503)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11e84ab..1bbda2f 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ The games currently supported besides chess are listed below. Fairy-Stockfish ca
 - [Sittuyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sittuyin)
 - [Shatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatar), [Jeson Mor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeson_Mor)
 - [Shatranj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatranj), [Courier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courier_chess)
+- [Raazuvaa](https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/sj7y3n/raazuvaa_the_chess_of_the_maldives)
 
 ### Chess variants
 - [Capablanca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capablanca_Chess), [Janus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus_Chess), [Modern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Chess_(chess_variant)), [Chancellor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancellor_Chess), [Embassy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_Chess), [Gothic](https://www.chessvariants.com/large.dir/gothicchess.html), [Capablanca random chess](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capablanca_Random_Chess)

diff --git a/src/variant.cpp b/src/variant.cpp
index 632272e..24c8386 100644 (file)
--- a/src/variant.cpp
+++ b/src/variant.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ namespace {
         v->add_piece(FERS, 'f');
         return v;
     }
+      // Raazuva (Maldivian Chess)
+    Variant* raazuvaa_variant() {
+        Variant* v = chess_variant()->init();
+        v->startFen = "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w - - 0 1";
+        v->castling = false;
+        v->doubleStep = false;
+        return v;
+    } 
     // Makruk (Thai Chess)
     // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makruk
     Variant* makruk_variant() {
@@ -1482,6 +1490,7 @@ void VariantMap::init() {
     add("flipersi", flipersi_variant());
     add("flipello", flipello_variant());
     add("minixiangqi", minixiangqi_variant());
+    add("raazuvaa", raazuvaa_variant());
 #ifdef LARGEBOARDS
     add("shogi", shogi_variant());
     add("shoshogi", shoshogi_variant());