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2 | | Two new pieces are introduced out of seven available. | |
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4 | p | |
5 | | Musketeer Chess was invented by Zied Haddad in 2011. | |
6 | | You can read the rules of this game and order fairy pieces sets on the | |
7 | a(href="https://musketeerchess.net/home/index.html") official website | |
8 | | . The corresponding | |
9 | a(href="https://www.jocly.com/#/games") playing area | |
10 | | allows to play (really) many games, with nice 3-D pieces. It seems | |
11 | | that for now you can only play against a AI, but this will change. | |
12 | ||
13 | figure.showPieces.text-center | |
14 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/wd.svg") | |
15 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/ww.svg") | |
16 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/wx.svg") | |
17 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/we.svg") | |
18 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/wh.svg") | |
19 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/wf.svg") | |
20 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/wy.svg") | |
21 | figcaption New pieces for Musketeer Chess. | |
22 | ||
23 | h3 Rules summary | |
24 | ||
25 | p. | |
26 | At the very first turn of the game, White must choose a piece which will | |
27 | be later introduced into play. | |
28 | Play this move from the reserve below the board to any free square. | |
29 | Then, Black must do the same with another of the remaining pieces. | |
30 | ||
31 | p. | |
32 | At the second move, White brings the first chosen piece (still from the | |
33 | reserve) to any location on its first rank. | |
34 | Then Black do the same for this first piece, | |
35 | and on the third turn a location for the second selected piece is decided. | |
36 | ||
37 | p. | |
38 | The game now proceeds normally, following orthodox chess rules. | |
39 | However, when a piece where you placed an extra figure is moved for the | |
40 | first time, the new piece comes into play on the starting square — | |
41 | as in Seirawan Chess. | |
42 | ||
43 | figure.diagram-container | |
44 | .diagram.diag12 | |
45 | | fen:rnbs2or/ppp2ppp/3bp3/3pN3/k2P3P/6P1/PPP1PP2/RMBQKC1R: | |
46 | .diagram.diag22 | |
47 | | fen:rnbs2or/ppp2ppp/3bp3/3pN3/k2P3P/2N3P1/PPP1PP2/RXBQKC1R: | |
48 | figcaption Before and after Nc3, a Unicorn appears on b1: double check. | |
49 | ||
50 | h3 New pieces movements | |
51 | ||
52 | p | |
53 | | They are detailed for example on the | |
54 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/musketeer-chess") | |
55 | | chessvariants page | |
56 | | , but let's sum up their behavior here as well. | |
57 | | "Bishop[X]" indicates a piece moving like a limited range Bishop, | |
58 | | restricted to X squares in any diagonal direction. | |
59 | ||
60 | ul | |
61 | li Leopard (L) = Knight + Bishop[2] | |
62 | li Cannon (C) = King + Wide Knight + Dabbabah | |
63 | li Unicorn (U) = Knight + Camel | |
64 | li Elephant (E) = King + Alfil + Dabbabh | |
65 | li Hawk (H) = Alfil + Tripper | |
66 | li Fortress (F) = Narrow Knight + Dabbabah + Bishop[3] | |
67 | li Spider (S) = Knight + Dabbabah + Bishop[2] | |
68 | ||
69 | p With | |
70 | ul | |
71 | li Alfil = two squares leaper in diagonal | |
72 | li Dabbabah = 2 squares leaper orthogonally | |
73 | li | |
74 | a(href="http://gambiter.com/chess/variants/Tripper_chess.html") Tripper | |
75 | | = 3 squares leaper diagonally | |
76 | li. | |
77 | Camel = extended Knight, | |
78 | 3 squares in one direction and then 1 to the side | |
79 | li Wide Knight and Narrow Knight: restricted Knight, see the image below. | |
80 | ||
81 | figure.diagram-container | |
82 | .diagram.diag12 | |
83 | | fen:8/8/8/3N4/8/8/8/8 b6,b4,f6,f4: | |
84 | .diagram.diag22 | |
85 | | fen:8/8/8/8/4N3/8/8/8/8 d6,f6,d2,f2: | |
86 | figcaption Movements of the Wide Knight (left) and Narrow Knight (right). | |
87 | ||
88 | p. | |
89 | Note: the Dragon, Chancellor and Archbishop were removed, because these | |
90 | pieces are already seen in several other variants, and, they are a bit | |
91 | too powerful — especially the Dragon. |