p.boxed.
- You have a king and an antiking. King cannot be let in check, but antiking
- must always stay under check. Antiking captures his own kind.
+ You have a king and an antiking. King cannot be let in check, but antiking
+ must always stay under check. Antiking captures his own kind.
p.
- A new piece is introduced: the antiking, noted by the letter 'A' in diagrams
- and PGNs. This piece must always remain under (orthodox) check: it is
- considered in (anti-)check when not attacked by any enemy piece. In such a
- situation, the antiking must move immediately to an attacked square.
+ A new piece is introduced: the antiking, noted by the letter 'A' in diagrams
+ and PGNs. This piece must always remain under (orthodox) check: it is
+ considered in (anti-)check when not attacked by any enemy piece. In such a
+ situation, the antiking must move immediately to an attacked square.
p.
- The antiking is a royal figure, and thus cannot be captured.
- It captures only the pieces of his color (to help checkmating the opponent's
- antiking, but this also complicates standard checkmate).
+ The antiking is a royal figure, and thus cannot be captured.
+ It captures only the pieces of his color (to help checkmating the opponent's
+ antiking, but this also complicates standard checkmate).
figure.diagram-container
- .diagram
- | fen:rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/3A4/8/8/3a4/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR c5,d5,e5:
- figcaption Marked squares are not allowed antiking moves.
+ .diagram
+ | fen:rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/3A4/8/8/3a4/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR c5,d5,e5:
+ figcaption Marked squares are not allowed antiking moves.
ul
- li.
- Although antiking captures his color, it doesn't check his king - it
- doesn't check the opponent's king either.
- li.
- Since it would allow a basic tactic (keep antiking touching opponent's
- king), kings do not attack antikings.
+ li.
+ Although antiking captures his color, it doesn't check his king - it
+ doesn't check the opponent's king either.
+ li.
+ Since it would allow a basic tactic (keep antiking touching opponent's
+ king), kings do not attack antikings.
h3 End of the game
p There are two ways to win:
ol
- li Checkmate opponent king
- li Anti-checkmate opponent antiking
+ li Checkmate opponent king
+ li Anti-checkmate opponent antiking
p.
- ...Or do both at the same time, as on the following diagram after 3.Qxf7#
- (the black antiking was on g3).
+ ...Or do both at the same time, as on the following diagram after 3.Qxf7#
+ (the black antiking was on g3).
figure.diagram-container
- .diagram
- | fen:rnbqkbnr/pppp1Qpp/1A6/4p3/4P2a/8/PPPP1PPP/RNB1KBNR h4,e8:
- figcaption After 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Ah4?? 3.Qxf7#
+ .diagram
+ | fen:rnbqkbnr/pppp1Qpp/1A6/4p3/4P2a/8/PPPP1PPP/RNB1KBNR h4,e8:
+ figcaption After 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Ah4?? 3.Qxf7#
h3 More information
p
- a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/diffobjective.dir/anti-king-chess.html")
- | Antiking chess
- | on chessvariants.com.
+ a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/diffobjective.dir/anti-king-chess.html")
+ | Antiking chess
+ | on chessvariants.com.