Patchanka
DESIGN ON-GOING, NOT READY FOR PUBLICATION Involving pieces not used by the author in his other variants.Setup
Pieces
King and Pawn almots (!) move and capture as in standard chess.
The Kirin ...
See the Interactive Diagram above and its facilities to illustrate the different moves.
Rules
Several classical chess rules apply here. This includes Pawn's en passant capture, Pawn's initial double step, Pawn's promotion on the last rank at the opposed side of the board (rank 10 for White, rank 1 for Black).
The only difference is that the Pawn may promote to a Begum (of the opposing color) and nothing else.
Notes
Inspired by Compound Chess (Kevin Pacey, 2023)
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By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Last revised by Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Web page created: 2023-12-31. Web page last updated: 2024-01-26