views/rules/Atomic.pug

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   2     | All captures result in an "explosion" through which all surrounding white and black pieces other than pawns are removed from play.
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   4 h3 Specifications
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   7     li Chessboard: standard.
   8     li Material: standard.
   9     li Non-capturing moves: standard.
  10     li Special moves: standard.
  11     li Captures: explosions; see below.
  12     li End of game: king explodes, or standard; see below.
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  14 h3 Basics
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  17     | When a piece captures an opponent figure on some square S, all pieces sitting on a square reachable by a king move from S are removed.
  18     | The pawns, however, remain: they have to be taken directly to disappear.
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  22         | fen:r3kbnr/pp3ppp/3p4/4p3/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR:
  23     figcaption After the moves 1.Nc3 d6?? 2.Nd5 e5 3.Nxc7
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  25 h3 End of the game
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  27 p There are two ways to win, by decreasing strength order:
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  29     li Explode opponent king
  30     li Checkmate opponent king
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  32 p Explosions have priority: a checkmate followed by a king explosion loses.
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  34 p Note: since suicide is forbidden, a king can touch the opponent king - and become immune to checks.
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  36 h3 Credits
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  39     | Many resources can be found on the web (this variation is played on lichess and FICS, among others).
  40     | This game was played first in 1995 at the German Internet Chess Server (GICS) according to Wikipedia.