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| 2 | | Captures are mandatory, with transformation into the captured piece. |
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| 4 | p. |
| 5 | Everything is the same as in orthodox rules, except that when possible, |
| 6 | captures are forced. |
| 7 | The goal is still to checkmate, and stalemate is a draw. |
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| 9 | p. |
| 10 | After each capture the capturer takes the nature of the captured piece. |
| 11 | For example after 1.e4 a6 2.Bxa6 is forced and a6 is now a white pawn. |
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| 14 | .diagram |
| 15 | | fen:rnbqkbnr/1ppppppp/p7/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR a6: |
| 16 | figcaption After 1.e4 a6, 2.Bxa6 turns the bishop into a pawn. |
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| 18 | p If the king captures, it transforms as well but stays royal. |
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| 20 | h3 More information |
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| 23 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/difftaking.dir/cannibal.html") |
| 24 | | Cannibal Chess |
| 25 | | on chessvariants.com. I added the forced captures for more fun. |