X-Git-Url: https://git.auder.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=client%2Fsrc%2Ftranslations%2Frules%2FAtomic%2Fen.pug;fp=client%2Fsrc%2Ftranslations%2Frules%2FAtomic%2Fen.pug;h=63a8e886ef4b886772a24c0a28f8cb18a212087a;hb=10cceb25109739fa39b9b968be2707dee1d25a07;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hpb=8b148817f3542c4af5fe9ec175b2f3833429346d;p=vchess.git diff --git a/client/src/translations/rules/Atomic/en.pug b/client/src/translations/rules/Atomic/en.pug new file mode 100644 index 00000000..63a8e886 --- /dev/null +++ b/client/src/translations/rules/Atomic/en.pug @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +p.boxed. + Each capture results in an "explosion" through which all surrounding + pieces other than pawns are removed from the board. + +p. + When a piece P captures an opponent figure on some square S, all pieces + sitting on a square reachable by a king move from S are removed, including P + itself. + The pawns, however, remain: they have to be taken directly to disappear. + +p. + Suicide is forbidden. Thus a king can touch the opponent king and become + immune to checks, like on the following diagrams: 1.Rxf5 is impossible. + +figure.diagram-container + .diagram.diag12 + | fen:rnb5/pp4pp/2p5/N4pK1/3P2k1/8/PP4PP/5R2 a5,b7: + .diagram.diag22 + | fen:8/p5pp/2p5/5pK1/3P2k1/8/PP4PP/5R2: + figcaption Left: before 1.Nxb7. Right: after capture. + +h3 End of the game + +p There are two ways to win, by decreasing strength order: +ol + li Explode opponent king + li Checkmate opponent king + +p Explosions have priority: a checkmate followed by a king explosion loses. + +figure.diagram-container + .diagram.diag12 + | fen:3rkbnr/pb1pp2p/npp5/q4ppQ/P1B1P3/NP5N/1BPP1PPP/R3K2R: + .diagram.diag22 + | fen:3rkbnr/pb1pp2p/npp5/5ppQ/P1B1P3/NP5N/1BP2PPP/R6R: + figcaption 1.Qh5+ (left) 1...Qxd2# (right), black wins. + +h3 Balancing + +p. + White has a big advantage in this variant. In order to balance the odds, + you can select "Balanced" to let white choose any pawn (any color) to + remove before the game starts. + The game then continues normally, black playing first. + +p + | This was suggested (relayed?) and analyzed recently (2020) by a strong + | Atomic player (Gannet on Discord). See + a(href="https://discord.com/channels/686736099959504907/687076744095858762/762398439043498046") + | the messages + |  on Discord vchess server. + +h3 More information + +p. + Many resources can be found on the web (this variation is played on lichess + and FICS, among others). + This game was played first in 1995 at the German Internet Chess Server (GICS) + according to Wikipedia.