X-Git-Url: https://git.auder.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=views%2Frules%2FUpsidedown%2Fen.pug;h=8d4fa73beb1458f94ba05379883fffd231940a1e;hb=69f3d8014e594ef949792d04d97b8286e9c2c268;hp=695cbe4875828c5f53718a18025059aa87186b7b;hpb=dbcc32e95d526fe518ac866f7b3cdac546f1178e;p=vchess.git diff --git a/views/rules/Upsidedown/en.pug b/views/rules/Upsidedown/en.pug index 695cbe48..8d4fa73b 100644 --- a/views/rules/Upsidedown/en.pug +++ b/views/rules/Upsidedown/en.pug @@ -1,42 +1,32 @@ p.boxed | Pawns start on the 7th rank. Move a knight to promote them. -Diagram: ... threatens Nc5-Nd3# and allow 2.b8=Q +h3 Divergences -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 No castle, no en-passant capture. p. - ...(Almost) Only the initial position changes, but this is a very big change. + ...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 Note on initial position +h3 About the 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. + 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. - Here is an example: -// TODO: diagram +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: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 + | fen:RBN1BRRQ/PPPPPPP/8/4n3/8/8/Nppppppp/brkbqr1n: + figcaption After 1.Nc6 Nf3 2.Nb4 Ne5 (covers d3 but not a2) 3.Nxa2# h3 Source