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2 | | Either enter the arena, or capture something inside. | |
3 | | The arena is the 4x8 rectangle in the middle of the board. | |
4 | ||
5 | ul | |
6 | li. | |
7 | In addition to its usual movement, a pawn can capture diagonally backward. | |
8 | li. | |
9 | The king and queen are replaced with dukes. | |
10 | A duke may move up to 3 spaces in any direction. | |
11 | Dukes may move into check as they please, | |
12 | but if a player loses both of his dukes, he loses. | |
13 | ||
14 | p. | |
15 | The 4x8 area in the center of the board (the area in which no pieces start) | |
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16 | is known as the Arena. A piece that is not currently in the Arena may only |
17 | move if it is to enter the Arena. A piece which is currently in the Arena may | |
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18 | only move to capture something in the Arena. |
19 | ||
20 | p A player wins if: | |
21 | ul | |
22 | li He captures both of his opponent's Dukes. | |
23 | li. | |
24 | His opponent has no pieces left in the Arena at the end of any turn | |
25 | other than the first. | |
26 | li His opponent cannot make a move. | |
27 | ||
28 | figure.diagram-container | |
29 | .diagram | |
b0038028 | 30 | | fen:br1kqrnb/pppppppp/8/8/4n1B1/8/PPPP1PPP/QNR1BKNR: |
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31 | figcaption After the moves 1.e4 Nd6 2.Bg4 Nxe4. |
32 | ||
33 | p. | |
34 | In the diagram situation, the g4 bishop cannot take anything in the Arena, | |
35 | and thus cannot move. Note that 1...d5?? 2.exd5 1-0, because black would have | |
36 | no pieces in the Arena. | |
37 | ||
38 | h3 Source | |
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40 | p | |
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41 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/32turn.dir/arenachess.html") |
42 | | Arena chess | |
d1be8046 | 43 | | on chessvariants.com. |
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44 | |
45 | p Inventor: Jeff Kiska (2000) |