-p https://www.chessvariants.com/d.betza/chessvar/race.html 8x8 race chess
-
-p See also: https://www.chessvariants.com/shape.dir/x_torus.html
-
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- | If a piece captures one of the same kind, both disappear.
+ | Ranks 1 and 8 communicate. Pawns all go the same way and never promote.
p.
- The defensive power of pawns is thus increased, because they don't fear
- captures (by other pawns).
-
-p.
- Endings are also affected quite a lot, and sometimes new threats occur:
- on the diagram, 3.Bxg7 wins a pawn because 3...Bxg7 would make both
- bishops disappear.
+ In the initial position, it is often possible to win in a few moves by
+ giving check first: that is why this is forbidden.
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.diagram
- | fen:r1bqkbnr/pp1ppppp/2n5/2p5/8/1P6/PBPPPPPP/RN1QKBNR:
- figcaption After 1.b3 c5 2.Bb2 Nc6
+ | fen:8/8/pppppppp/rkbrnnqb/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBRNKQNR:
+ figcaption 1.Nc3+ would win quickly.
+
+p.
+ Note that since ranks 1 and 8 communicate, a black pawn on the 8th rank
+ threatens a piece on the first rank. For example pawn d6 to d8 would check
+ the white king.
+
+p.
+ Due to the unusual pawns rules (they all go the same way: up the board),
+ en passant captures do not exist. Castling is also disabled because
+ the king is vulnerable in both directions.
h3 Source
p
- a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/antimatter-chess") Antimatter chess
+ a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/d.betza/chessvar/race.html")
+ | 8x8 Race Chess
| on chessvariants.com.
+
+p Inventor: Ralph Betza (1997)