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2 | | Extended board with two new pieces. | |
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4 | p. | |
5 | Capablanca Chess was created by World Chess Champion José Raúl Capablanca | |
6 | in the 1920s. The game is played on a 10 x 8 board and adds | |
7 | two new hybrid pieces: the Princess (S) and the Empress (E). | |
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9 | figure.diagram-container | |
10 | .diagram | |
11 | | fen:rnsbqkbenr/pppppppppp/91/91/91/91/PPPPPPPPPP/RNSBQKBENR: | |
12 | figcaption Initial deterministic position. | |
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14 | p Movements of the hybrid pieces: | |
15 | ul | |
16 | li Princess = Bishop + Knight. | |
17 | li Empress = Rook + Knight. | |
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19 | p. | |
20 | For castling, the king then moves three squares instead of two. | |
21 | Pawns may promote to the Princess and Empress as well. | |
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23 | h3 More information | |
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26 | | The variant is playable on | |
27 | a(href="https://www.pychess.org/variant/capablanca") pychess-variants | |
28 | | . See also the Wikipedia page. |