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| 2 | | Attacked pieces change color after each turn. |
| 3 | | Goal is to change king's color. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | p. |
| 6 | More precisely, only pieces attacked by the moving unit are flipped. |
| 7 | They change side, until the opponent in turn can attack them. |
| 8 | There are no captures: only color changes. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | p Castling is possible, and flips pieces attacked by the moving unit(s). |
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| 12 | figure.diagram-container |
| 13 | .diagram |
| 14 | | fen:r1bqkbnr/ppPpPppp/2n5/3N4/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR: |
| 15 | figcaption After 1.Nc3 Nc6 2.Nd5: pawns on c7 and e7 change color. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | h3 End of the game |
| 18 | |
| 19 | p. |
| 20 | The game ends when a king changes color, |
| 21 | or when a side cannot make a move (stalemate, draw). |
| 22 | |
| 23 | p. |
| 24 | In the diagram position, 2...g6?? for example would allow 3.Nf6 which |
| 25 | attacks the king and therefore ends the game. |
| 26 | However black can defend with 2...Nb4 or 2...Nf6 which flips the d5 knight, |
| 27 | or even 2...f6. |
| 28 | |
| 29 | h3 Source |
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| 31 | p |
| 32 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/difftaking.dir/benedict.html") |
| 33 | | Benedict chess |
| 34 | | on chessvariants.com. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | p Inventor: W. Dan Troyka (2002) |