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