Embassy chess
Embassy chess is a chess variant created in 2005 by Kevin Hill. It borrows the opening setup from Grand Chess by Christian Freeling and adapts it to the 10×8 board. Embassy chess is a non-commercial Capablanca random chess variant that is played on a 10×8 board with two additional pawns per side and two fairy chess pieces: the marshall and the cardinal.[1]
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The castling in this chess variant is done by king moving 3 spaces in rook direction; see diagram at right. All other rules, such as en passant, are the same as in chess.
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Computer implementation
Embassy chess can be played with chess engine ChessV. It is also possible to play Embassy chess in Zillions of Games using a third-party rules file, such as this one.
References
- Embassy chess rules by Filip Rachunek.
External links
- Game Courier | Embassy Chess
- ChessV
- BrainKing - a server where one can play Embassy Chess.
- CRC | material values of pieces
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