X-Git-Url: https://git.auder.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=views%2Frules%2FUpsidedown%2Fen.pug;fp=views%2Frules%2FUpsidedown%2Fen.pug;h=695cbe4875828c5f53718a18025059aa87186b7b;hb=dbcc32e95d526fe518ac866f7b3cdac546f1178e;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hpb=78bab51e57306ae9085d83828bbb73b62dd83fd8;p=vchess.git diff --git a/views/rules/Upsidedown/en.pug b/views/rules/Upsidedown/en.pug new file mode 100644 index 00000000..695cbe48 --- /dev/null +++ b/views/rules/Upsidedown/en.pug @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +p.boxed + | Pawns start on the 7th rank. Move a knight to promote them. + +Diagram: ... threatens Nc5-Nd3# and allow 2.b8=Q + +figure.diagram-container + .diagram + | fen:: + figcaption Standard initial position after 1.Na6 + +h3 Specifications + +ul + li Chessboard: standard. + li Material: standard. + li Non-capturing moves: standard. + li Special moves: no castling (and no en-passant). + li Captures: standard. + li End of game: standard. + +p. + ...(Almost) Only the initial position changes, but this is a very big change. + 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 Note on initial position + +p. + Since truly random start can allow un-defendable mate in 3 with a knight, + the kings touch at least one knight in the initial position. + This allows to move free out of potential check from the very beginning. + Here is an example: + +// TODO: diagram +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 + +h3 Source + +p + | See for example the + a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/diffsetup.dir/upside.html") Upside down chess + |  page on chessvariants.com.