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+p.boxed
+ | The player in second has a different set of pieces,
+ | mostly coming from Chinese and Korean chess.
+
+figure.diagram-container
+ .diagram
+ | fen:rneakenr/8/1c4c1/1ss2ss1/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR:
+ figcaption Initial deterministic setup.
+
+p.
+ Synochess is a variant designed in 2020 by Couch Tomato.
+ The idea is to permit the western chess army (white) to fight
+ against the xiangqi or Chinese chess army (black) in a fair manner.
+ The white army is called the Kingdom, while the black army represents
+ an amalgamation of xiangqi and janggi (Korean chess)
+ and is called the Dynasty.
+
+p.
+ The name Synochess is based off an earlier name, Sinochess, but it was
+ changed as the Dynasty became less "Sino" (as in Chinese) and more a
+ mixture of Chinese and Korean. Instead, the prefix syn- means together.
+
+ul
+ li The Kingdom (white) always moves first.
+ li The Dynasty (black) cannot castle.
+ li Dynasty soldiers do not promote (on last rank).
+
+h3 Special Rules
+
+ul
+ li.
+ King Faceoff — As in Xiangqi, Kings may not face each other
+ (on a file or rank).
+ li.
+ Reinforcement Soldiers — Black starts with two soldiers in hand.
+ Instead of moving a piece on the board, the Dynasty player can drop a
+ soldier onto an open square in rank 5.
+ li Campmate — A king that reaches the final rank wins the game.
+ li.
+ Stalemate — As in Xiangqi, stalemates
+ and moves repetitions are a loss.
+
+h3 Dynasty Pieces
+
+p.
+ Four new units on the Dynasty side: 6 Soldiers (2 start in
+ hand), 2 Cannons, 2 Elephants, and 1 Advisor.
+p.
+ The Chariots are equal to the Rooks and use the same abbreviation (R)
+ — the difference is purely cosmetic. Similarly, the Kings are the
+ same, but just appear different.
+
+ul
+ li The Soldiers (S) can move one square orthogonally forward or lateraly.
+ li The Advisor (A) moves and captures exactly like a king.
+ li.
+ The Cannon (C) moves like a rook, but needs an
+ intervening piece in-between before it can land or capture something.
+ It cannot hop over another cannon.
+ li.
+ The Elephant (E) is a leaping piece that moves
+ diagonally one or two spaces.
+
+figure.diagram-container
+ .diagram.diag12
+ | fen:8/6P1/5P2/4e3/3P1p2/8/8/8 c3,c7,d4,d6,g3,f6,g7:
+ .diagram.diag22
+ | fen:3B4/3P4/8/1P1cp2P/8/3c4/8/3N4 d8,a5,f5,g5,h5:
+ figcaption Elephant & Cannon movements.
+
+h3 Piece valuation
+
+p The following simplified values are used by the basic bot:
+
+table
+ tr
+ th Kingdom piece
+ th Value
+ th Dynasty piece
+ th Value
+ tr
+ td Pawn
+ td 1
+ td Soldier
+ td 2
+ tr
+ td Queen
+ td 9
+ td Elephant
+ td 2.75
+ tr
+ td Bishop
+ td 3
+ td Advisor
+ td 2.75
+ tr
+ td Knight
+ td 3
+ td Cannon
+ td 3
+ tr
+ td Rook
+ td 5
+ td Knight
+ td 3
+ tr
+ td -
+ td -
+ td Chariot
+ td 5
+
+h3 More information
+
+p
+ | See
+ a(href="https://www.pychess.org/variant/synochess") Synochess
+ | on pychess-variants, where you can also play this variant.