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- | Zen chess only change one thing to the standard rules:
- | a piece A captures an opponent piece B if and only if B can take A
- | according to the orthodox rules.
+ | A piece 'A' captures an opponent piece 'B' if and only if B can take A
+ | according to the orthodox rules.
figure.diagram-container
- .diagram
- | fen:r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/1B2p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R:
- figcaption After 3.Bb5?? black can play 3...Nxb5 or 3...e5xf3 for example
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-h3 Specifications
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-ul
- li Chessboard: standard.
- li Material: standard.
- li Non-capturing moves: standard.
- li Special moves: standard.
- li Captures: reverse, as stated above.
- li End of game: standard; see below.
+ .diagram
+ | fen:r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/1B2p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R:
+ figcaption After 3.Bb5?? black can play 3...Nxb5 or 3...e5xf3 for example
h3 End of the game
p Conforming to the rule, the king captures the pieces which are attacking him.
figure.diagram-container
- .diagram
- | fen:8/8/8/3r1k2/8/8/3K4/8:
- figcaption The white king can take the rook
+ .diagram
+ | fen:8/8/8/3r1k2/8/8/3K4/8:
+ figcaption The white king can take the rook
p.
- However, the king is attacked in the same way as in regular chess -
- and it's the only exception.
+ However, the king is attacked in the same way as in regular chess -
+ and it's the only exception.
figure.diagram-container
- .diagram
- | fen:r7/2n5/1q6/5k2/8/8/K7/8:
- figcaption.
- The king cannot take on a8 because it's guarded by the knight: it's checkmate
+ .diagram
+ | fen:r7/2n5/1q6/5k2/8/8/K7/8:
+ figcaption.
+ The king cannot take on a8 because the square is guarded by the knight:
+ it's checkmate
h3 Source
p.
- Very few resources about this variation:
- #[a(href="http://play.chessvariants.org/erf/ZenChess.html") this webpage]
- and #[a(href="http://www.pathguy.com/chess/ZenChess.htm") this one].
+ | Very few resources about this variation: I found
+ a(href="http://play.chessvariants.org/erf/ZenChess.html") this webpage
+ | and
+ a(href="http://www.pathguy.com/chess/ZenChess.htm") this one
+ | .
+
+p Inventor: Moe Moss (1970)