p.boxed
- | Each piece has a charge generating a magnetic field,
- | attracting enemy pieces while repelling others.
+ | Each piece has a charge generating a magnetic field,
+ | attracting enemy pieces while repelling others.
-h3 Specifications
-
-ul
- li Chessboard: standard.
- li Material: standard.
- li Non-capturing moves: standard + magnetic effect.
- li Special moves: no en-passant + magnetic effect.
- li Captures: standard + magnetic effect.
- li End of game: capture the king.
-
-h3 Basics
+p.
+ Every piece has a charge generating a magnetic field, except the two kings
+ which have a neutral charge. Pieces of the same color have let's say a
+ positive charge, while the others have a negative charge. After each move
+ positive charges attract negative ones, and repel positive ones.
p.
- Every piece has a charge generating a magnetic field, except the two kings
- which have a neutral charge.
- Pieces of the same color have let's say a positive charge,
- while the others have a negative charge.
- After each move positive charges attract negative ones, and repel positive ones.
+ Win by capturing opponent's king. There is no notion of check or stalemate
+ here.
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- .diagram.diag12
- | fen:3b4/8/3K4/q1R2rP1/3Q4/8/3b4/8:
- .diagram.diag22
- | fen:3b4/8/3K4/qR1Qr1P1/3b4/8/8/8:
- figcaption Left: before white move Qd5. Right: after this move.
+ .diagram.diag12
+ | fen:3b4/8/3K4/q1R2rP1/3Q4/8/3b4/8:
+ .diagram.diag22
+ | fen:3b4/8/3K4/qR1Qr1P1/3b4/8/8/8:
+ figcaption Left: before white move Qd5. Right: after this move.
p.
- Remember that since kings have a neutral charge, any of their movement does not
- change anything on the board. They also block magnetic actions which go in
- their direction.
-
-p Castling is possible, but no en-passant captures.
+ Remember that since kings have a neutral charge, any of their movement does
+ not change anything on the board. They also block magnetic actions which go
+ in their direction.
-h3 End of the game
-
-p Win by capturing opponent's king. There is no notion of check or stalemate here.
-
-p Note: while castling, the changes are made by the rook movement.
+p.
+ Castling is possible, but no en-passant captures.
+ While castling, the changes are made by the rook movement.
h3 Source
p
- a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/other.dir/magnetic.html") Magnetic chess
- | on chessvariants.com.
+ a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/other.dir/magnetic.html")
+ | Magnetic chess
+ | on chessvariants.com.
+
+p Inventors: Joao Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier (1996)