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- h3.blue.section Welcome to v[ariant]chess.club!
- .section
- p A fun place to play chess variants in real time.
- p But wait... what is a chess variant?
- img(src="/images/Hexagonal_chess.svg")
- p.
- As suggested by the picture, a variant setup generally looks more or less
- like a chessboard with regular pieces (otherwise it's no longer a variant
- but a whole new game).
- p.emphasis.purple However...
- p Each variant has its own new rules, which can involve
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- tr
- td * different pieces movements
- tr
- td * different chessboard(s)
- tr
- td * new pieces
- tr
- td * moves side effects
- tr
- td ...and so on
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- p.
- Example: imagine that a capture is an atomic explosion, wiping all
- adjacent squares – except the pawns, which as cockroaches can
- resist this kind of event.
- p Also state a goal: make the opponent's king explode.
- p → Congrats, you defined Atomic chess! (Playable here)
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- p.emphasis.purple
- | OK, this all sounds interesting, but why would that be fun?
- p.
- Because all games here start with a random setup: no more boring
- openings memorization, you have to rely on your chess skills only.
- No game is like another one.
- -
- var wikipediaUrl = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/" +
- "List_of_chess_variants#/media/File:Hexagonal_chess.svg";
- p
- | For informations about hundreds (if not thousands) of variants, you
- | can visit the excellent
- a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/" _target="blank" rel="noopener")
- | chessvariants
- | website.
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- | Image credit:
- a(href=wikipediaUrl _target="blank" rel="noopener") Wikipedia