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| 2 | | Win by losing all your pieces. Capture is mandatory. | |
| 3 | ||
| 4 | h3 Specifications | |
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ul | |
| 7 | li Chessboard: standard. | |
| 8 | li Material: standard. | |
| 9 | li Non-capturing moves: standard (when allowed). | |
| 10 | li Special moves: no castle. | |
| 11 | li Captures: standard. | |
| 12 | li End of game: stalemate or lose all material. | |
| 13 | ||
| 14 | h3 Basics | |
| 15 | ||
| 16 | p. | |
| 17 | The goal is to lose all pieces, or get stalemated like on the following diagram. | |
| 18 | The king has no royal status: it can be taken as any other piece. | |
| 19 | Thus, there is no castle rule, no checks. | |
| 20 | ||
| 21 | figure.diagram-container | |
| 22 | .diagram | |
| 23 | | fen:6nB/6P1/8/4p3/2p1P3/2P5/8/8: | |
| 24 | figcaption White cannot move: 1-0. | |
| 25 | ||
| 26 | h3 Special moves | |
| 27 | ||
| 28 | p. | |
| 29 | Castling is not possible, but en-passant captures are allowed. | |
| 30 | Pawns may promote into king (so you can potentially have several kings on the board). | |
| 31 | ||
| 32 | h3 End of the game | |
| 33 | ||
| 34 | p You can win by losing all material or be stalemated. | |
| 35 | ||
| 36 | h3 Credits | |
| 37 | ||
| 38 | p | |
| 39 | | This is a popular variant, played in many places on the web. | |
| 40 | | A starting point can be the | |
| 41 | a(href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Losing_Chess") wikipedia page | |
| 42 | | . |