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