X-Git-Url: https://git.auder.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=client%2Fsrc%2Ftranslations%2Frules%2FEightpieces%2Fen.pug;h=3a33838b753f9d13b391064047cf5cc9497e36bc;hb=afbf3ca7151ef15a9e579b0f913683ab212396c4;hp=db673e5ac286bac202c564e128f39eee8ce545ff;hpb=fabb53f2e009b79c2c87ea7683e45b3202d4a934;p=vchess.git diff --git a/client/src/translations/rules/Eightpieces/en.pug b/client/src/translations/rules/Eightpieces/en.pug index db673e5a..3a33838b 100644 --- a/client/src/translations/rules/Eightpieces/en.pug +++ b/client/src/translations/rules/Eightpieces/en.pug @@ -1,34 +1,2 @@ p.boxed - | Pawns start on the 7th rank. Move a knight to promote them. - -p. - ...Only the initial position changes, but this makes a huge difference. - In particular, castling would be rather pointless so it's disabled here. - En-passant captures are impossible because all pawns already reached 7th rank. - -h3 About the initial position - -p. - Since truly random start can allow a mate in 3 with a knight, - the kings have at least one knight neighbor in the initial position. - This allows to move free out of potential check from the very beginning. - -p. - A less constraining condition would be to require the two knights to stand on - two squares of different colors, but it's not enough as proved by the - following diagram. - White can mate in 3: 1.Nc6 followed by Nb4 threatening both a2 and d3. - -figure.diagram-container - .diagram - | fen:RBN1BRRQ/PPPPPPP/8/4n3/8/8/Nppppppp/brkbqr1n: - figcaption After 1.Nc6 Nf3 2.Nb4 Ne5 (covers d3 but not a2) 3.Nxa2# - -p Note: in the standard initial position, kings and knights are not neighbors. - -h3 Source - -p - | See for example the - a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/diffsetup.dir/upside.html") Upside down chess - |  page on chessvariants.com. + | TODO