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2 | | Win by losing all your pieces. Capture is mandatory. | |
3 | ||
4 | h3 Specifications | |
5 | ||
6 | ul | |
7 | li Chessboard: standard. | |
8 | li Material: standard. | |
9 | li Non-capturing moves: standard (when allowed). | |
10 | li Special moves: no castle. | |
11 | li Captures: standard. | |
12 | li End of game: stalemate or lose all material. | |
13 | ||
14 | h3 Basics | |
15 | ||
16 | p. | |
17 | The goal is to lose all pieces, or get stalemated like on the following diagram. | |
18 | The king has no royal status: it can be taken as any other piece. | |
19 | Thus, there is no castle rule, no checks. | |
20 | ||
21 | figure.diagram-container | |
22 | .diagram | |
23 | | fen:6nB/6P1/8/4p3/2p1P3/2P5/8/8: | |
24 | figcaption White cannot move: 1-0. | |
25 | ||
26 | h3 Special moves | |
27 | ||
28 | p. | |
29 | Castling is not possible, but en-passant captures are allowed. | |
30 | Pawns may promote into king (so you can potentially have several kings on the board). | |
31 | ||
32 | h3 End of the game | |
33 | ||
34 | p You can win by losing all material or be stalemated. | |
35 | ||
36 | h3 Credits | |
37 | ||
38 | p | |
39 | | This is a popular variant, played in many places on the web. | |
40 | | A starting point can be the | |
41 | a(href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Losing_Chess") wikipedia page | |
42 | | . |