| 1 | p.boxed |
| 2 | | Two new pieces are introduced out of seven available. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | p |
| 5 | | Musketeer Chess was invented by Zied Haddad in 2011. |
| 6 | | You can read the rules of this game and order fairy pieces sets on the |
| 7 | a(href="https://musketeerchess.net/home/index.html") official website |
| 8 | | . The corresponding |
| 9 | a(href="https://www.jocly.com/#/games") playing area |
| 10 | | allows to play (really) many games, with nice 3-D pieces. It seems |
| 11 | | that for now you can only play against a AI, but this will change. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | figure.showPieces.text-center |
| 14 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/wd.svg") |
| 15 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/ww.svg") |
| 16 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/wx.svg") |
| 17 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/we.svg") |
| 18 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/wh.svg") |
| 19 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/wf.svg") |
| 20 | img(src="/images/pieces/Musketeer/wy.svg") |
| 21 | figcaption New pieces for Musketeer Chess. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | h3 Rules summary |
| 24 | |
| 25 | p. |
| 26 | At the very first turn of the game, White must choose a piece which will |
| 27 | be later introduced into play. |
| 28 | Play this move from the reserve below the board to any free square. |
| 29 | Then, Black must do the same with another of the remaining pieces. |
| 30 | |
| 31 | p. |
| 32 | At the second move, White brings the first chosen piece (still from the |
| 33 | reserve) to any location on its first rank. |
| 34 | Then Black do the same for this first piece, |
| 35 | and on the third turn a location for the second selected piece is decided. |
| 36 | |
| 37 | p. |
| 38 | The game now proceeds normally, following orthodox chess rules. |
| 39 | However, when a piece where you placed an extra figure is moved for the |
| 40 | first time, the new piece comes into play on the starting square — |
| 41 | as in Seirawan Chess. |
| 42 | |
| 43 | figure.diagram-container |
| 44 | .diagram.diag12 |
| 45 | | fen:rnbs2or/ppp2ppp/3bp3/3pN3/k2P3P/6P1/PPP1PP2/RMBQKC1R: |
| 46 | .diagram.diag22 |
| 47 | | fen:rnbs2or/ppp2ppp/3bp3/3pN3/k2P3P/2N3P1/PPP1PP2/RXBQKC1R: |
| 48 | figcaption Before and after Nc3, a Unicorn appears on b1: double check. |
| 49 | |
| 50 | h3 New pieces movements |
| 51 | |
| 52 | p |
| 53 | | They are detailed for example on the |
| 54 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/musketeer-chess") |
| 55 | | chessvariants page |
| 56 | | , but let's sum up their behavior here as well. |
| 57 | | "Bishop[X]" indicates a piece moving like a limited range Bishop, |
| 58 | | restricted to X squares in any diagonal direction. |
| 59 | |
| 60 | ul |
| 61 | li Leopard (L) = Knight + Bishop[2] |
| 62 | li Cannon (C) = King + Wide Knight + Dabbabah |
| 63 | li Unicorn (U) = Knight + Camel |
| 64 | li Elephant (E) = King + Alfil + Dabbabh |
| 65 | li Hawk (H) = Jumps 2 or 3 squares in any direction |
| 66 | li Fortress (F) = Narrow Knight + Dabbabah + Bishop[3] |
| 67 | li Spider (S) = Knight + Dabbabah + Bishop[2] |
| 68 | |
| 69 | p With |
| 70 | ul |
| 71 | li Alfil = two squares leaper in diagonal |
| 72 | li Dabbabah = 2 squares leaper orthogonally |
| 73 | li. |
| 74 | Camel = extended Knight, |
| 75 | 3 squares in one direction and then 1 to the side |
| 76 | li Wide Knight and Narrow Knight: restricted Knight, see the image below. |
| 77 | |
| 78 | figure.diagram-container |
| 79 | .diagram.diag12 |
| 80 | | fen:8/8/8/3N4/8/8/8/8 b6,b4,f6,f4: |
| 81 | .diagram.diag22 |
| 82 | | fen:8/8/8/8/4N3/8/8/8/8 d6,f6,d2,f2: |
| 83 | figcaption Movements of the Wide Knight (left) and Narrow Knight (right). |
| 84 | |
| 85 | p. |
| 86 | Note: the Dragon, Chancellor and Archbishop were removed, because these |
| 87 | pieces are already seen in several other variants, and, they are a bit |
| 88 | too powerful — especially the Dragon. |