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| 2 | | Pieces inherit the movement of friendly pieces observing them. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | p |
| 5 | | This variant is based on |
| 6 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/relay-chess") Relay Chess |
| 7 | | from chessvariants.com by Johnny Luken (2012). |
| 8 | |
| 9 | p. |
| 10 | As in Relay Chess, there is no castle or en passant captures, and pawns |
| 11 | can only advance one square forward (by themselves). |
| 12 | |
| 13 | p However, I made two substantial changes: |
| 14 | ul |
| 15 | li. |
| 16 | Being relayed by a friendly piece adds moving options, without canceling |
| 17 | the base movements of a piece. Thus the relay is an "upgrade", explaining |
| 18 | the chosen name "Relayup". |
| 19 | li. |
| 20 | Pawns relayed by any friendly piece (except pawns) gain the ability to |
| 21 | move and capture like it, but by one step only. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | figure.diagram-container |
| 24 | .diagram |
| 25 | | fen:rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR c3,d4,d3,e3,f4,f3,g3: |
| 26 | figcaption. |
| 27 | Movements of the e2 pawn, relayed by knight and queen (+ king and bishop). |
| 28 | |
| 29 | p. |
| 30 | Finally, since stalemate counts as a win and (I believe) no fully blocked |
| 31 | positions can be reached, the goal is now to capture the enemy king. |
| 32 | You can theoretically go or remain into check. |