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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 | ||
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21 | p Captures are mandatory, but when several capturing moves are possible you can choose. |
22 | ||
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23 | figure.diagram-container |
24 | .diagram | |
25 | | fen:6nB/6P1/8/4p3/2p1P3/2P5/8/8: | |
26 | figcaption White cannot move: 1-0. | |
27 | ||
28 | h3 Special moves | |
29 | ||
30 | p. | |
31 | Castling is not possible, but en-passant captures are allowed. | |
32 | Pawns may promote into king (so you can potentially have several kings on the board). | |
33 | ||
34 | h3 End of the game | |
35 | ||
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36 | p. |
37 | Win by losing all material or be stalemated (for example with only blocked pawns | |
38 | remaining on board). | |
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e081ffe3 | 40 | h3 More information |
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42 | p | |
43 | | This is a popular variant, played in many places on the web. | |
44 | | A starting point can be the | |
b41d5704 | 45 | a(href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Losing_Chess") Wikipedia page |
a6abf094 | 46 | | . |