Attempt to clarify installation instructions a little
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2 10x10 board with four extra corners and two new piece.
3 Orthodox rules with a few exceptions.
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6 .diagram
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8 figcaption Initial deterministic position
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10p.
11 The board is unusually shaped: it's a 10x10 square with four extra corners
12 added. This open new tactical possibilites: a king can hide there for
13 example.
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15p There are two new pieces in the corner and on the first rank:
16ul
17 li Champion (C) = dabbabah + alfil + wazir,
18 li Wizard (W) = camel + ferz.
19p.
20 Since the pieces mentioned to describe champion and wizard's movements might
21 be unknown, here is how they move:
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28 figcaption Left: movements of the champion. Right: movements of the wizard.
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30p.
31 The pawns behave as in orthodox chess, with a possible initial two or three
32 squares jump. They promote in any piece.
33 Castling is permitted: the king moves two squares to the right for a small
34 castle or to the left for a large castle.
35
36h3 Source
37
38p
39 | The
40 a(href="https://omegachess.com/") official website
41 | , which has a
42 a(href="http://www.omegachess.ru/omega/") playing area
43 | , although the Omega chess team purpose is seemingly to develop the game
44 | with real board and pieces - which they sell on the website. See also the
45 a(href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Chess") Wikipedia page
46 | .
47
48p Inventor: Daniel MacDonald (1995)