| 1 | p.boxed |
| 2 | | Piece placement is hidden: players know where opposing units are, but don't |
| 3 | | know exactly which piece is which. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | p. |
| 6 | Pieces remain hidden until they capture an opposing piece, |
| 7 | at which point they are revealed. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | p. |
| 10 | There is no castling, and no en passant capture. |
| 11 | Pawns may, however, move two spaces if they start on the first or second row. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | p The game is won by capturing the opposing King. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | figure.diagram-container |
| 16 | .diagram |
| 17 | | fen:qbppnprp/prpbpkpn/8/8/8/8/QBPPNPRP/PRPPKBPN: |
| 18 | figcaption Possible starting position. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | p Notes |
| 21 | ul |
| 22 | li. |
| 23 | The computer uses a basic strategy, way inferior to what a human could do |
| 24 | but still better than random play. |
| 25 | li. |
| 26 | Pieces are randomly set on the two first ranks. |
| 27 | The king may be on second rank, and attacked by an enemy rook or queen. |
| 28 | However, since you don't have this information this is a risky bet :) |
| 29 | |
| 30 | h3 Source |
| 31 | |
| 32 | p |
| 33 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/strate-go-chess") Strate-Go chess |
| 34 | | on chessvariants.com. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | p Inventor: John Lewis (2005) |