| 1 | p.boxed |
| 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 | p Captures are mandatory, but when several capturing moves are possible you can choose. |
| 22 | |
| 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 | |
| 36 | p. |
| 37 | Win by losing all material or be stalemated (for example with only blocked pawns |
| 38 | remaining on board). |
| 39 | |
| 40 | h3 More information |
| 41 | |
| 42 | p |
| 43 | | This is a popular variant, played in many places on the web. |
| 44 | | A starting point can be the |
| 45 | a(href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Losing_Chess") Wikipedia page |
| 46 | | . |