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li.
- Pawns can jump two squares only from their initial rank, and only once in the game:
- a checkered pawn returning on the pawns' start rank cannot jump. However:
+ Pawns can jump two squares only from their initial rank, and only once in
+ the game. A checkered pawn keeps this right if the starting pawn
+ did not use it.
li.
- A pawn captured on its starting square (thus becoming "checkered") keeps the
- right to advance two squares.
- li.
- Checkered pawns cannot capture en passant, because while the pawn was "passing"
- they were of the same color.
-
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+ Checkered pawns cannot capture en passant, because while the pawn was
+ "passing" they were of the same color.
h3 Stalemate or checkmate?
Therefore, it can be considered that it's not really a check because
white is unable to "give back the turn".
Without the black bishop on a7 it would be mate (without debate), because
- the king could virtually go to g1 before being captured by the pawn-chamaleon.
+ the king could virtually go to g1 before being captured by the
+ chameleon pawn.
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h2.stageDelimiter Stage 2
-p.warn This stage is not (and probably will never be) implemented.
+p.italic.
+ This stage can be disabled by unselecting "With switch" at game creation.
p.
During the game one of the two players can decide to take control of the
checkered pieces.
- They thus become autonomous and vulnerable to being captured - stage 2 begins.
- The other player is in charge of both the white and black pieces, and tries to
- eliminate checkered pieces.
+ They thus become autonomous and vulnerable to being captured - stage 2
+ begins. The other player is in charge of both the white and black pieces, and
+ tries to eliminate checkered pieces.
The checkered side wins by checkmating either the white or black king.
-h4 Variant of stage 2
+p.
+ To take the checkered pieces, play a move that "takes opponent's king" with
+ your king, and then execute a move. This is possible only if no such move
+ can capture a king.
+
+h4 Variant of stage 2 (unimplemented)
p.
An observer could decide to join the game by taking the checkered pieces
at any moment.
- It then becomes a chess game with three players, with some subtelties to be resolved.
- It was tested in some (real life) games organised by the variant creator.
+ It then becomes a chess game with three players, with some subtelties to be
+ resolved. It was tested in some (real life) games organised by the variant
+ inventor.
h3 Special moves
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li.
- The rules of Checkered Chess were thought up by Patrick Bernier and developed
- with the help of Benjamin Auder around 2011-2012.
+ The rules of Checkered Chess were thought up by Patrick Bernier and
+ developed with the help of Benjamin Auder around 2011-2012.
li.
- Thanks also to Olive Martin, Christian Poisson, Bevis Martin, Laurent Nouhaud
- and Frédéric Fradet.
+ Thanks also to Olive Martin, Christian Poisson, Bevis Martin, Laurent
+ Nouhaud and Frédéric Fradet.