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2 | | All captures result in an "explosion" through which all surrounding |
3 | | pieces other than pawns are removed from the board. | |
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4 | |
5 | h3 Specifications | |
6 | ||
7 | ul | |
8 | li Chessboard: standard. | |
9 | li Material: standard. | |
10 | li Non-capturing moves: standard. | |
11 | li Special moves: standard. | |
12 | li Captures: explosions; see below. | |
13 | li End of game: king explodes, or standard; see below. | |
14 | ||
15 | h3 Basics | |
16 | ||
17 | p | |
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18 | | When a piece captures an opponent figure on some square S, all pieces sitting |
19 | | on a square reachable by a king move from S are removed. | |
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20 | | The pawns, however, remain: they have to be taken directly to disappear. |
21 | ||
22 | figure.diagram-container | |
23 | .diagram | |
24 | | fen:r3kbnr/pp3ppp/3p4/4p3/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR: | |
25 | figcaption After the moves 1.Nc3 d6?? 2.Nd5 e5 3.Nxc7 | |
26 | ||
27 | h3 End of the game | |
28 | ||
29 | p There are two ways to win, by decreasing strength order: | |
30 | ol | |
31 | li Explode opponent king | |
32 | li Checkmate opponent king | |
33 | ||
34 | p Explosions have priority: a checkmate followed by a king explosion loses. | |
35 | ||
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36 | p |
37 | | Note: since suicide is forbidden, a king can touch the opponent king - | |
38 | | and become immune to checks. | |
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39 | |
40 | h3 Credits | |
41 | ||
42 | p | |
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43 | | Many resources can be found on the web (this variation is played on lichess and |
44 | | FICS, among others). | |
45 | | This game was played first in 1995 at the German Internet Chess Server (GICS) | |
46 | | according to Wikipedia. |