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   1 p.boxed.
   2   10x10 board with four extra corners and two new piece.
   3   Orthodox rules with a few exceptions.
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   8   figcaption Initial deterministic position
   9
  10 p.
  11   The board is unusually shaped: it's a 10x10 square with four extra corners
  12   added. This open new tactical possibilites: a king can hide there for
  13   example.
  14
  15 p There are two new pieces in the corner and on the first rank:
  16 ul
  17   li Champion (C) = dabbabah + alfil + wazir,
  18   li Wizard (W) = camel + ferz.
  19 p.
  20   Since the pieces mentioned to describe champion and wizard's movements might
  21   be unknown, here is how they move:
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  23 figure.diagram-container
  24   .diagram.diag12
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  28   figcaption Left: movements of the champion. Right: movements of the wizard.
  29
  30 p.
  31   The pawns behave as in orthodox chess, with a possible initial two or three
  32   squares jump. They promote in any piece.
  33   Castling is permitted: the king moves two squares to the right for a small
  34   castle or to the left for a large castle.
  35
  36 h3 Source
  37
  38 p
  39   | The
  40   a(href="https://omegachess.com/") official website
  41   | , which has a
  42   a(href="http://www.omegachess.ru/omega/") playing area
  43   | , although the Omega chess team purpose is seemingly to develop the game
  44   | with real board and pieces - which they sell on the website. See also the
  45   a(href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Chess") Wikipedia page
  46   | .
  47
  48 p Inventor: Daniel MacDonald (1995)