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2 | | Pieces attacked by the Mesmerist can be controlled. | |
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4 | p. | |
5 | A new piece — the Mesmerist — has the power of mind control, | |
6 | and may elect to move any enemy piece which he observes. | |
7 | The Mesmerist moves like an orthodox queen, but cannot capture (except | |
8 | through mind control). His victim is said to be mesmerized. | |
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10 | p The Mesmerist is represented by an upside-down queen for now. | |
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13 | .diagram | |
14 | | fen:rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/3m4/8/8/3M4/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR: | |
15 | figcaption Deterministic initial position. | |
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17 | p. | |
18 | The mesmerized piece is temporarily frozen and thus cannot be moved by its | |
19 | owner on the next turn. | |
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21 | p The game is won by capturing the enemy King or Mesmerist. | |
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23 | h3 Source | |
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25 | p | |
26 | | Mesmer Chess on | |
27 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/mvopponent.dir/mesmer-chess.html") | |
28 | | chessvariants.com | |
29 | | . | |
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31 | p Inventor: W. D. Troyka (2003) |