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2 | | Checkmating the queen wins too. A queen cannot go or stay under check. |
3 | ||
4 | p Just as the king, the queen can be checked and mated. This means that | |
5 | ul | |
6 | li It is not allowed to make a move such that the queen can be captured. | |
7 | li. | |
8 | When your queen is attacked, you must play a move such that the queen | |
9 | is no longer attacked. | |
10 | li If it's impossible, then you lose. | |
11 | ||
12 | p. | |
13 | Since the king remains royal, this allows a new way to win: check both | |
14 | royal pieces at the same time, like on the following diagram. | |
15 | ||
16 | figure.diagram-container | |
17 | .diagram | |
18 | | fen:4Q3/4K3/8/8/3N4/5k2/2q5/8: | |
19 | figcaption Both black king and queen are in check: white wins. | |
20 | ||
21 | h3 Special moves | |
22 | ||
23 | p. | |
24 | If a pawn promotes into a queen, the latter is royal as well. | |
25 | So under-promotions might be wiser. | |
26 | ||
27 | p. | |
28 | You can castle with the queen or the king and any of the two rooks, | |
29 | under the same conditions as orthodox castling. | |
30 | Here is the resulting position after two white small castles and | |
31 | one black large castle with the queen: | |
32 | ||
33 | figure.diagram-container | |
34 | .diagram | |
35 | | fen:r4rq1/ppppppkp/6p1/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/1QR2RK1: | |
36 | figcaption After two white small castles and one black large castle. | |
37 | ||
38 | p. | |
39 | Note: to castle in a game you need to select | |
40 | the king or queen first, and then move it to a rook. | |
41 | ||
42 | h3 Source | |
43 | ||
44 | p | |
45 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/winning.dir/coregal.html") Coregal Chess | |
46 | | on chessvariants.com. | |
47 | | This variant can be played too | |
48 | a(href="https://greenchess.net/rules.php?v=coregal") on greenchess.net | |
49 | | . | |
50 | ||
51 | p Inventor: Vernon R. Parton (1970) |