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2 | | Each piece has a promoted form. Captured pieces can be dropped later. | |
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4 | p | |
5 | | Shogun Chess is a chess variant designed in 2019-2020 by Couch Tomato. | |
6 | | It is explained, and playable | |
7 | a(href="https://www.pychess.org/variant/shogun") on pychess-variants | |
8 | | . | |
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10 | figure | |
11 | img.img-center(src="/variants/Shogun/Promotions.png") | |
12 | figcaption.text-center. | |
13 | Pieces and their promoted forms, with movements summary. | |
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15 | h3 General rules | |
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17 | ul | |
18 | li. | |
19 | The three farthest ranks are the promotion zone. | |
20 | Every starting piece except the king and queen may promote by moving into | |
21 | the promotion zone or moving from within the promotion zone. | |
22 | li. | |
23 | However, only one of each major piece (queen, mortar, archbishop, or | |
24 | general) can be out on each side at a time. | |
25 | li. | |
26 | Captured pieces may be dropped back into the board as your own piece. | |
27 | Pieces can be dropped anywhere within the first 5 ranks. | |
28 | li. | |
29 | When promoted pieces are captured, they revert to their unpromoted side. | |
30 | This is the only way that a queen becomes a duchess. | |
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32 | p Note: pawns cannot promote if capturing en passant. | |
33 | ||
34 | h3 (New) Pieces | |
35 | ||
36 | ul | |
37 | li Archbishop (A) = Bishop + Knight. | |
38 | li Mortar (M) = Rook + Knight. | |
39 | li General (G) = King (non-royal) + Knight. | |
40 | li Captain (C) = King (non-royal). | |
41 | li Duchess (F) = Ferz (one step diagonally). |