| 1 | p.boxed |
| 2 | | You only see what your pieces can reach. Incomplete information game. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | h3 Specifications |
| 5 | |
| 6 | ul |
| 7 | li Chessboard: standard. |
| 8 | li Material: standard. |
| 9 | li Non-capturing moves: standard. |
| 10 | li Special moves: standard. |
| 11 | li Captures: standard. |
| 12 | li End of game: capture the king. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | p Incomplete information version of the orthodox game (also shuffled). |
| 15 | |
| 16 | h3 Basics |
| 17 | |
| 18 | p. |
| 19 | Before every move, players see only what their pieces can reach. |
| 20 | That is to say: empty squares where your pieces can go, |
| 21 | but also occupied squares where captures can be made. |
| 22 | For example on the illustration next, after 1.e4 d5 white sees a black |
| 23 | pawn on d5, the squares e5, h5, b5, a6 and all four first ranks. |
| 24 | |
| 25 | figure.diagram-container |
| 26 | .diagram |
| 27 | | fen:8/8/8/3p4/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR - w 8,7,b6,c6,d6,e6,f6,g6,h6,a5,c5,f5,g5: |
| 28 | figcaption Standard initial position after 1.e4 d5 |
| 29 | |
| 30 | p. |
| 31 | Choose your move carefully, based on what you can infer from the |
| 32 | opponent's past moves. Counting material, in particular, is crucial. |
| 33 | Good luck! |
| 34 | |
| 35 | p. |
| 36 | Note: the bot is not cheating - it really uses only the information described earlier. |
| 37 | Moreover, it is very basic and clearly less challenging that a human. |
| 38 | But it may be a fun start :) |
| 39 | |
| 40 | h3 End of the game |
| 41 | |
| 42 | p Win by capturing the king (no checks, no stalemate). |
| 43 | |
| 44 | h3 More information |
| 45 | |
| 46 | p |
| 47 | | I discovered this variant on |
| 48 | a(href="https://www.buho21.com/") Buho21 |
| 49 | | , which is a nice website but its spirit is very different than here |
| 50 | | (ranking system, VIP membership or ads, etc.). |
| 51 | | It seemed to be the only place to play DarkChess in live. |