Can anyone find a forced mate in this position: White King c3, White Wildebeest d4, Black King a1? What if we remove the Wildebeest and add two White Camels to d4 and e4? Running Zillions at 3 minutes per move for 20 moves in these positions did not result in a mate.
Glenn E. Overby II writes, on the Recognized Chess Variants page, 'The Wildebeest is markedly superior to a Rook, although not quite the Queen's equal.' I am inclined to value the Wildebeest (Gnu) halfway between the Rook and the Queen. Perhaps less than that, if there is no forced mate against the lone King.
Can anyone find a forced mate in this position: White King c3, White Wildebeest d4, Black King a1? What if we remove the Wildebeest and add two White Camels to d4 and e4? Running Zillions at 3 minutes per move for 20 moves in these positions did not result in a mate.
Glenn E. Overby II writes, on the Recognized Chess Variants page, 'The Wildebeest is markedly superior to a Rook, although not quite the Queen's equal.' I am inclined to value the Wildebeest (Gnu) halfway between the Rook and the Queen. Perhaps less than that, if there is no forced mate against the lone King.