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2 | | Pieces can fusion and also be split under certain circumstances. | |
3 | ||
4 | p Fusion Chess is played like FIDE Chess with the following exceptions: | |
5 | ||
6 | h3 Fusion | |
7 | ||
8 | p. | |
9 | A non-royal simple piece (Knight, Bishop, or Rook) may combine with | |
10 | another simple piece on the same side (including a King) by moving | |
11 | onto its square. | |
12 | ||
13 | p The combined piece moves as either of the two pieces just combined: | |
14 | ul | |
15 | li King + Bishop = Pontiff | |
16 | li King + Rook = Dragon King | |
17 | li King + Knight = Cavalier King | |
18 | li Bishop + Rook = Queen | |
19 | li Bishop + Knight = Paladin | |
20 | li Rook + Knight = Marshall | |
21 | ||
22 | p A piece may not combine with | |
23 | ul | |
24 | li another piece of the same type, | |
25 | li a piece belonging to the opponent, | |
26 | li a compound piece. | |
27 | ||
28 | p. | |
29 | A King may not move to combine any piece, though other another | |
30 | piece may move to combine with its King. | |
31 | ||
32 | figure.diagram-container | |
33 | .diagram.diag12 | |
34 | | fen:r1bqkbnr/pp1ppppp/2n5/2p5/4P3/5N2/PPPPBPPP/RNBQK2R: | |
35 | .diagram.diag22 | |
36 | | fen:r1bqkbm1/pp1ppppp/2n5/2p5/4P3/5D2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R: | |
37 | figcaption Before and after moves BxNf3 and RxNg8. | |
38 | ||
39 | h3 Fission | |
40 | ||
41 | p. | |
42 | An unattacked compound piece may split by moving one | |
43 | of its components, under its own powers of movement, to an empty square. | |
44 | ul | |
45 | li A Rook which separates from a piece must move away as a Rook moves. | |
46 | li A Bishop which separates from a piece must move away as a Bishop moves. | |
47 | li A Knight which separates from a piece must move away as a Knight moves. | |
48 | li A King which separates from a piece must move away as a King moves. | |
49 | p The compound piece is replaced by the component which doesn't move away. | |
50 | ||
51 | h3 Other details | |
52 | ||
53 | p Any piece that has participated in fission or fusion may no longer castle. | |
54 | ||
55 | p Pawns may promote to Rook, Bishop, or Knight only. | |
56 | ||
57 | p. | |
58 | The object is to checkmate your opponent's current royal piece, which may | |
59 | be a King, Pontiff, Dragon King, or Cavalier King. | |
60 | ||
61 | p. | |
62 | No royal piece may move through check when moving more than one space. | |
63 | For the Cavalier King, the Knight move is understood as beginning | |
64 | orthogonally and turning diagonally or vice versa. If both spaces | |
65 | it might pass over to reach a square are checked, it cannot move there. | |
66 | However, this does not limit its ability to check or attack a piece. | |
67 | ||
68 | figure.diagram-container | |
69 | .diagram | |
70 | | fen:r3br2/c2p4/1pd2pqp/p1B5/1D1P1QP1/8/PPP1P2P/2RG2N1 c8: | |
71 | ||
72 | p. | |
73 | On the diagram above, the Cavalier King only non-splitting move as a Knight | |
74 | is to c8. Indeed, a6 and b6 are under attack. b8 as well, but not b7. | |
75 | ||
76 | h3 More information | |
77 | ||
78 | p | |
79 | | See the | |
80 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/other.dir/fusion.html") | |
81 | | chessvariants page | |
82 | | . | |
83 | ||
84 | p Inventor: Fergus Duniho (1999) |