h3 Special moves
p.
- Castling is possible as in orthodox 8x8 game. The white king move to c1 or j1
- (one square to the left of bottom-right corner) for large (resp. small)
- castle. Same for black on the other side.
+ Castling is possible, and more flexible than in orthodox game:
+ the king can slide any number of (free) squares toward the rook,
+ which will end next to him on the other side.
p.
- Promotion occurs when pawns reach last rank.
- They can only transform into a queen or a wildebeest.
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-p.
- Note: the castling rule is more restrictive than described in the original
- rules. The game seems OK like that, but this may change in the future.
+ When a pawn reaches the last rank, it promotes into a queen or a
+ wildebeest (only). Promotion is also possible (optionally) on 9th rank.
+ This is an experimental addition to the official rules.
h3 Source
| Wildebeest page
| on chessvariants.com.
-p Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger (1992)
+p Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger (1987)