p.boxed
| Your pieces remain in an undefined state until they are moved.
+p
+ | Bario is a chess variant invented by Panos Louridas in 1998.
+ a(href="https://www.bario-chess-checkers-chessphotography-spaceart.de/")
+ | His website
+ | contains many examples and explanations.
+ | See also the discussion
+ a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/index/listcomments.php?order=DESC&itemid=Bario")
+ | on chessvariants.com
+ | .
+
+figure
+ img.img-center(src="/variants/Bario/chessboard.png")
+ figcaption.text-center Undefined pieces on first ranks.
+
p.
Queens, rooks, bishops and knights begin the game in a reserve below
the board, because their location isn't determined yet.
h4 Details, special cases
p.
- At the first turn, you must select a square for the king anywhere on
- first rank. This deviates from the original intention of the author,
- but allows to "castle on move 1" without requiring a rook in a corner.
-
-p.
- If one of your undefined pieces is captured, you first have to choose which
- one was captured from the reserve: place it at the capture location.
+ At the first move, you must select a square for the king anywhere on
+ the first rank — preferably in a corner. This deviates from the
+ original intention of the author, but this way you will not need to castle
+ later in the game. Click on a square to place the king.
p.
If after your move all your pieces are defined (and weren't before), then
figcaption.
Before and after knight definition on d1 (moving to e3)
-h3 More information
-
-p
- | See the
- a(href="https://www.bario-chess-checkers-chessphotography-spaceart.de/")
- | author's page
- | with many examples and explanations, and the discussion
- a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/index/listcomments.php?order=DESC&itemid=Bario")
- | on chessvariants.com
- | .
-
-p Inventor: Panos Louridas (1998)
+p.
+ If one of your undefined pieces is captured, you first have to choose which
+ one was captured from the reserve: place it at the capture location.