X-Git-Url: https://git.auder.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=client%2Fsrc%2Ftranslations%2Frules%2FAtomic%2Fen.pug;h=63a8e886ef4b886772a24c0a28f8cb18a212087a;hb=10cceb25109739fa39b9b968be2707dee1d25a07;hp=6c5df204a2b5ffcc42b6f6167a8d1fc8b8dca51c;hpb=72ccbd6730241771e6ba86b6a5b62597b4c7e2f4;p=vchess.git diff --git a/client/src/translations/rules/Atomic/en.pug b/client/src/translations/rules/Atomic/en.pug index 6c5df204..63a8e886 100644 --- a/client/src/translations/rules/Atomic/en.pug +++ b/client/src/translations/rules/Atomic/en.pug @@ -1,44 +1,59 @@ p.boxed. - Each capture results in an "explosion" through which all surrounding - pieces other than pawns are removed from the board. + 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. + 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. + 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. + .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 + li Explode opponent king + li Checkmate opponent king p Explosions have priority: a checkmate followed by a king explosion loses. figure.diagram-container - .diagram - | fen:r3kbnr/pp3ppp/3p4/4p3/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR: - figcaption. - After the moves 1.Nc3 d6?? 2.Nd5 e5 (forced to avoid king explosion) - 3.Nxc7 + .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. + 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.