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2 | | The board is rotated by 45°, and then the game follow usual rules. | |
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4 | p. | |
5 | White (resp. Black) pawns move one square diagonally north-west: h1 to a8 | |
6 | (resp. south-east: a8 to h1). | |
7 | White (resp. Black) pawns capture on the adjacent orthogonal squares either | |
8 | up or to the left (resp. down or to the right). | |
9 | This is natural after rotating the board by 45° clockwise, | |
10 | explaining the name "Diamond Chess". | |
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12 | p All other pieces move like in orthodox chess. | |
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14 | figure.diagram-container | |
15 | .diagram | |
16 | | fen:8/1p6/1B4P1/8/8/3n4/3pP3/8 b6,c6,d2,f7: | |
17 | figcaption Pawn moves. | |
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19 | h3 Source | |
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21 | p | |
22 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/diamond-chess") Diamond Chess | |
23 | | on chessvariants.com. | |
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25 | p Inventor: James Alexander Porterfield Rynd (1886) |