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1 | p.boxed |
2 | | You only see what your pieces can reach. Incomplete information game. | |
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69f3d801 | 4 | h3 Divergences |
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6 | ul | |
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7 | li End of game: capture the king. |
8 | ||
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9 | p. |
10 | Incomplete information version of the orthodox game | |
11 | (with randomized initial position). | |
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13 | h3 Basics | |
14 | ||
15 | p. | |
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16 | Before every move, players see only what their pieces can reach. |
17 | That is to say: empty squares where your pieces can go, | |
18 | but also occupied squares where captures can be made. | |
19 | For example on the illustration next, after 1.e4 d5 white sees a black | |
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20 | pawn on d5, the squares e5, f5, h5, b5, a6 and all four first ranks. |
21 | The f5 square is visible (and empty) because of the | |
22 | special case of pawn capture. | |
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23 | |
24 | figure.diagram-container | |
25 | .diagram | |
69f3d801 | 26 | | fen:8/8/8/3p4/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR - w 8,7,b6-h6,a5,c5,g5: |
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27 | figcaption Standard initial position after 1.e4 d5 |
28 | ||
29 | p. | |
30 | Choose your move carefully, based on what you can infer from the | |
31 | opponent's past moves. Counting material, in particular, is crucial. | |
32 | Good luck! | |
33 | ||
34 | p. | |
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35 | Note: the bot is not cheating - it really uses only the information |
36 | described earlier. Moreover, it is very basic and clearly less | |
37 | challenging that a human. But it may be a fun start :) | |
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38 | |
39 | h3 End of the game | |
40 | ||
69f3d801 | 41 | p Win by capturing the enemy king (no checks, no stalemate). |
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42 | |
43 | h3 More information | |
44 | ||
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45 | p |
46 | | I discovered this variant on | |
47 | a(href="https://www.buho21.com/") Buho21 | |
48 | | , which is a nice website but its spirit is very different than here | |
49 | | (ranking system, VIP membership or ads, etc.). | |
50 | | It seemed to be the only place to play DarkChess in live. |