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- | TODO
+ | Three new pieces appear. All pieces are unique.
+
+p.
+ There are only one rook, one bishop and one knight per side in this variant.
+ That explains the name. The king and queen are still there,
+ and the three remaining slots are taken by new pieces:
+
+ul
+ li.
+ The lancer 'L' is oriented and can only move in the direction it points,
+ by any number of squares as long as an enemy isn't met
+ (it can jump over friendly pieces). If an opponent' piece is found,
+ it can be captured. After moving you can reorient the lancer.
+ li.
+ The sentry 'S' moves like a bishop but doesn't capture directly.
+ It "pushes" enemy pieces instead, either on an empty square or on other
+ enemy pieces which are thus (self-)captured.
+ li.
+ The jailer 'J' moves like a rook but also doesn't capture.
+ It immobilizes enemy pieces which are vertically or horizontally adjacent.
+
+p.
+ On the following diagram the white sentry can push the black lancer to
+ capture the black pawn on b4. The lancer is then immobilized
+ by the white jailer at a4.
+
+figure.diagram-container
+ .diagram.diag12
+ | fen:7k/8/8/8/Jp3m2/8/3S4/K7:
+ .diagram.diag22
+ | fen:7k/8/8/8/Jm3S2/8/8/K7:
+ figcaption Left: before white move S"push"f4. Right: after this move.
+
+p To reorient a stuck lancer,
+ul
+ li Just after being pushed: play a move which 'capture your king".
+ li Later in the game: click on the lancer.
+
+h3 Complete rules
+
+p
+ | The rules were invented by Jeff Kubach (2020), who described them much
+ | more precisely on the
+ a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/8-piece-chess")
+ | chessvariants page
+ | . While the summary given above may suffice to start playing,
+ | you should read the complete rules to fully understand this variant.
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