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Withdrawer. Takes by moving away.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Breadman wrote on Fri, May 21, 2004 05:38 PM UTC:Good ★★★★
It would seem to me that if the Withdrawer were moved up one space in the fourth figure, it would be checkmate: <pre> k . K . . W . . . . . . </pre> The Withdrawer is free to capture by moving in three directions, including the direction opposite the black King. It might not be possible to force this position, but can be done with help.

📝Ben Good wrote on Wed, May 26, 2004 05:24 PM UTC:
indeed, breadman is correct. i will have to update the page. <P> checkmate can't be forced tho, in the diagram, if it is white to move, it means black must have just played K a7-a8, in which case he also had the option of capturing the W. (and if the white K is on c7 instead, W b6-b7 is no longer checkmate.) <P> also, i will have to look into my statement that 'stalemate is a win' in ultima, i think i based that claim on the zillions' implementation, which is different from the official rules for technical reasons. <P>

Will Hamrick wrote on Mon, Dec 13, 2010 03:24 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Excellent article, but in the movement section, the 'If the Withdrawer captures the knight, it can't capture the queen' is repeated twice.

M Winther wrote on Mon, Dec 13, 2010 10:52 AM UTC:
Notice also my variation of the Withdrawer, the Divaricator:
http://www.chessvariants.org/index/msdisplay.php?itemid=MPaccessorychess
It captures by withdrawing but takes the angular pieces. This makes it stronger and it can compete with the western pieces.

Jean-Louis Cazaux wrote on Sat, Feb 24 09:32 PM UTC:

This illustration looks more like a toy than a chess piece. I wonder if it is really useful to use AI to make things like this.


H. G. Muller wrote on Sat, Feb 24 09:43 PM UTC in reply to Jean-Louis Cazaux from 09:32 PM:

I thinks it adds nothing. At best the AI would come up with a representation that even an idiot could come up with, and then draws a statue of it with such an abundance of detail that it becomes unsuitable for use in a game, and could only serve as an ornament. And if we are not so lucky it comes up with something embarrasingly ridiculous for representing both the name or the move. As is the case here.


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