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+ Synochess is a chess variant designed in 2020 by Couch Tomato.
+ The idea of the game was to create a variant where the western chess army
+ can fight against the xiangqi or Chinese chess army in a fair manner.
+ In this game, the white army represents the western chess side and is
+ called the Kingdom, while the black army represents an amalgamation of
+ xiangqi and janggi (Korean chess) and is called the Dynasty.
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+ The name Synochess is based off an earlier name, Sinochess, but it was
+ changed as the Dynasty became less "Sino" (as in Chinese) and more a
+ mixture of Chinese and Korean. Instead, the prefix syn- means together,
+ and the game represents two different historic branches of chess coming
+ together into one.
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+ul
+ li The Kingdom (white) always moves first.
+ li The Dynasty (black) cannot castle.
+ li.
+ Kingdom pawns can only promote to their own pieces (queen, rook, knight,
+ bishop). Dynasty soldiers do not promote.
+
+h3 Special Rules
+
+ul
+ li.
+ King Faceoff — As in Xiangqi, Kings may not face each other
+ (on a file or rank) without intervening pieces.
+ li.
+ Reinforcement Soldiers — Black starts with two soldiers in hand.
+ Instead of moving a piece on the board, the Dynasty player can drop a
+ soldier onto an open square in rank 5 (Dynasty's 4th rank).
+ li.
+ Campmate — A king that reaches the final rank (without moving
+ into check) wins the game.
+ li.
+ Stalemate — As in Xiangqi, stalemates
+ and moves repetitions are a loss.
+
+h3 Dynasty Pieces
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+ There are four new units unique to the Dynasty: 6 Soldiers (2 start in
+ hand), 2 Cannons, 2 Elephants, and 1 Advisor.
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+ The Chariots are equal to the Rooks and use the same abbreviation (R)
+ — the difference is purely cosmetic. Similarly, the Kings are the
+ same, but just appear different.
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+ Details and diagrams of each piece are below.
+
+p TODO: continue
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+p https://www.pychess.org/variant/synochess