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   1 p.boxed
   2   | Both players play a move "at the same time".
   3   | The goal is to eliminate all pawns.
   4
   5 p
   6   | This variant is inspired by the
   7   a(href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse")
   8     | &nbsp;Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
   9   | mythology. Knights are horsemen, and pawns are footmen.
  10   | The goal is to eliminate all enemy footmen,
  11   | most likely with the help of your horsemen.
  12   | If all footmen die, the other side wins.
  13
  14 p.
  15   At each turn you can decide either to play safely an apparently valid move,
  16   or speculate on your opponent's move and choose a move valid only
  17   conditionally on his choice. In this last case the move may end up not
  18   being playable: you would get a penalty point. Two penalty points loses
  19   the game. For example in the initial position, 1.(c1)c2 is safe while 1.axb3
  20   will be valid only if black plays 1...Nb3.
  21
  22 p Resolving rules:
  23 ul
  24   li.
  25     If both moves are illegal none are played.
  26     If one is illegal, the other is played.
  27   li.
  28     If both moves arrive on the same square, both pieces disappear except
  29     if one is a horseman and the other a footman.
  30     In this case only the horseman remains.
  31   li.
  32     If a capture was intended but the target moved, the move is still played
  33     but doesn't capture anything.
  34
  35 figure.diagram-container
  36   .diagram
  37     | fen:npppn/p4/4P/P2pP/NPP1N:
  38   figcaption After 1.d1d2 e4e3 2.dxe3 exd2, pawns placements are inversed.
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  40 h3 Pawn promotions
  41
  42 p.
  43   Pawns automatically promote in a knight, except if the player already
  44   have two horsemen on the board. In this case the footman is relocated on
  45   any free square which is not on last rank.
  46
  47 h3 End of the game
  48
  49 p.
  50   As stated previously, losing all pawns lose the game, so promoting your
  51   last pawn loses. It may be the only legal move.
  52   If however both footmen armies vanish at the same time, it's a draw.
  53   It can happen if the two last pawns decide to advance to the same square.
  54
  55 h3 Source
  56
  57 p
  58   a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/apocalypse") Apocalypse chess
  59   | &nbsp;on chessvariants.com. This variant is playable at
  60   a(href="http://apocalypsechess.online/") apocalypsechess.online
  61   | &nbsp;but without the promotion restriction.
  62
  63 p Inventor: C.S. Elliott (1976)