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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | |
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45 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/8-piece-chess") |
46 | | chessvariants page | |
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47 | | . While the summary given above may suffice to start playing, |
48 | | you should read the complete rules to fully understand this variant. |