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   1 p.boxed
   2   | Three new pieces appear. All pieces are unique.
   3
   4 p.
   5   There are only one rook, one bishop and one knight per side in this variant.
   6   That explains the name. The king and queen are still there,
   7   and the three remaining slots are taken by new pieces:
   8
   9 ul
  10   li.
  11     The lancer 'L' is oriented and can only move in the direction it points,
  12     by any number of squares as long as an enemy isn't met
  13     (it can jump over friendly pieces). If an opponent' piece is found,
  14     it can be captured. After moving you can reorient the lancer.
  15   li.
  16     The sentry 'S' moves like a bishop but doesn't capture directly.
  17     It "pushes" enemy pieces instead, either on an empty square or on other
  18     enemy pieces which are thus (self-)captured.
  19   li.
  20     The jailer 'J' moves like a rook but also doesn't capture.
  21     It immobilizes enemy pieces which are vertically or horizontally adjacent.
  22
  23 p.
  24   On the following diagram the white sentry can push the black lancer to
  25   capture the black pawn on b4. The lancer is then immobilized
  26   by the white jailer at a4.
  27
  28 figure.diagram-container
  29   .diagram.diag12
  30     | fen:7k/8/8/8/Jp3m2/8/3S4/K7:
  31   .diagram.diag22
  32     | fen:7k/8/8/8/Jm3S2/8/8/K7:
  33   figcaption Left: before white move S"push"f4. Right: after this move.
  34
  35 p To reorient a stuck lancer,
  36 ul
  37   li Just after being pushed: play a move which 'capture your king".
  38   li Later in the game: click on the lancer.
  39
  40 h3 Complete rules
  41
  42 p
  43   | The rules were invented by Jeff Kubach (2020), who described them much
  44   | more precisely on the
  45   a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/8-piece-chess")
  46     | chessvariants page
  47   | . While the summary given above may suffice to start playing,
  48   | you should read the complete rules to fully understand this variant.