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+  | The player in second has a different set of pieces,
+  | mostly coming from Chinese and Korean chess.
+
+figure.diagram-container
+  .diagram
+    | fen:rneakenr/8/1c4c1/1ss2ss1/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR:
+  figcaption Initial deterministic setup.
+
+p.
+  Synochess is a variant designed in 2020 by Couch Tomato.
+  The idea is to permit the western chess army (white) to fight
+  against the xiangqi or Chinese chess army (black) in a fair manner.
+  The white army is called the Kingdom, while the black army represents
+  an amalgamation of xiangqi and janggi (Korean chess)
+  and is called the Dynasty.
+
+p.
+  The name Synochess is based off an earlier name, Sinochess, but it was
+  changed as the Dynasty became less "Sino" (as in Chinese) and more a
+  mixture of Chinese and Korean. Instead, the prefix syn- means together.
+
+ul
+  li The Kingdom (white) always moves first.
+  li The Dynasty (black) cannot castle.
+  li Dynasty soldiers do not promote (on last rank).
+
+h3 Special Rules
+
+ul
+  li.
+    King Faceoff — As in Xiangqi, Kings may not face each other
+    (on a file or rank).
+  li.
+    Reinforcement Soldiers — Black starts with two soldiers in hand.
+    Instead of moving a piece on the board, the Dynasty player can drop a
+    soldier onto an open square in rank 5.
+  li Campmate — A king that reaches the final rank wins the game.
+  li.
+    Stalemate — As in Xiangqi, stalemates
+    and moves repetitions are a loss.
+
+h3 Dynasty Pieces
+
+p.
+  Four new units on the Dynasty side: 6 Soldiers (2 start in
+  hand), 2 Cannons, 2 Elephants, and 1 Advisor.
+p.
+  The Chariots are equal to the Rooks and use the same abbreviation (R)
+  — the difference is purely cosmetic. Similarly, the Kings are the
+  same, but just appear different.
+
+ul
+  li The Soldiers (S) can move one square orthogonally forward or lateraly.
+  li The Advisor (A) moves and captures exactly like a king.
+  li.
+    The Cannon (C) moves like a rook, but needs an
+    intervening piece in-between before it can land or capture something.
+    It cannot hop over another cannon.
+  li.
+    The Elephant (E) is a leaping piece that moves
+    diagonally one or two spaces.
+
+figure.diagram-container
+  .diagram.diag12
+    | fen:8/6P1/5P2/4e3/3P1p2/8/8/8 c3,c7,d4,d6,g3,f6,g7:
+  .diagram.diag22
+    | fen:3B4/3P4/8/1P1cp2P/8/3c4/8/3N4 d8,a5,f5,g5,h5:
+  figcaption Elephant & Cannon movements.
+
+h3 Piece valuation
+
+p The following simplified values are used by the basic bot:
+
+table
+  tr
+    th Kingdom piece
+    th Value
+    th Dynasty piece
+    th Value
+  tr
+    td Pawn
+    td 1
+    td Soldier
+    td 2
+  tr
+    td Queen
+    td 9
+    td Elephant
+    td 2.75
+  tr
+    td Bishop
+    td 3
+    td Advisor
+    td 2.75
+  tr
+    td Knight
+    td 3
+    td Cannon
+    td 3
+  tr
+    td Rook
+    td 5
+    td Knight
+    td 3
+  tr
+    td -
+    td -
+    td Chariot
+    td 5
+
+h3 More information
+
+p
+  | See 
+  a(href="https://www.pychess.org/variant/synochess") Synochess
+  |  on pychess-variants, where you can also play this variant.