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1 | p.boxed |
| 2 | | Zen chess only change one thing to the standard rules: | |
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3 | | a piece A captures an opponent piece B if and only if B can take A |
| 4 | | according to the orthodox rules. | |
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5 | |
| 6 | figure.diagram-container | |
| 7 | .diagram | |
| 8 | | fen:r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/1B2p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R: | |
| 9 | figcaption After 3.Bb5?? black can play 3...Nxb5 or 3...e5xf3 for example | |
| 10 | ||
| 11 | h3 Specifications | |
| 12 | ||
| 13 | ul | |
| 14 | li Chessboard: standard. | |
| 15 | li Material: standard. | |
| 16 | li Non-capturing moves: standard. | |
| 17 | li Special moves: standard. | |
| 18 | li Captures: reverse, as stated above. | |
| 19 | li End of game: standard; see below. | |
| 20 | ||
| 21 | h3 End of the game | |
| 22 | ||
| 23 | p Conforming to the rule, the king captures the pieces which are attacking him. | |
| 24 | ||
| 25 | figure.diagram-container | |
| 26 | .diagram | |
| 27 | | fen:8/8/8/3r1k2/8/8/3K4/8: | |
| 28 | figcaption The white king can take the rook | |
| 29 | ||
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30 | p. |
| 31 | However, the king is attacked in the same way as in regular chess - | |
| 32 | and it's the only exception. | |
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33 | |
| 34 | figure.diagram-container | |
| 35 | .diagram | |
| 36 | | fen:r7/2n5/1q6/5k2/8/8/K7/8: | |
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37 | figcaption. |
| 38 | The king cannot take on a8 because it's guarded by the knight: it's checkmate | |
| 1d184b4c | 39 | |
| e081ffe3 | 40 | h3 Source |
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41 | |
| 42 | p. | |
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43 | Very few resources about this variation: |
| 44 | #[a(href="http://play.chessvariants.org/erf/ZenChess.html") this webpage] | |
| 45 | and #[a(href="http://www.pathguy.com/chess/ZenChess.htm") this one]. |