| 1 | p.boxed |
| 2 | | All captures result in an "explosion" through which all surrounding white and black pieces other than pawns are removed from play. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | h3 Specifications |
| 5 | |
| 6 | ul |
| 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. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | h3 Basics |
| 15 | |
| 16 | p |
| 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. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | figure.diagram-container |
| 21 | .diagram |
| 22 | | fen:r3kbnr/pp3ppp/3p4/4p3/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR: |
| 23 | figcaption After the moves 1.Nc3 d6?? 2.Nd5 e5 3.Nxc7 |
| 24 | |
| 25 | h3 End of the game |
| 26 | |
| 27 | p There are two ways to win, by decreasing strength order: |
| 28 | ol |
| 29 | li Explode opponent king |
| 30 | li Checkmate opponent king |
| 31 | |
| 32 | p Explosions have priority: a checkmate followed by a king explosion loses. |
| 33 | |
| 34 | p Note: since suicide is forbidden, a king can touch the opponent king - and become immune to checks. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | h3 Credits |
| 37 | |
| 38 | p |
| 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. |