- Embassy Chess
Chess diagram 8x10|=
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=8 |rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|cd|ad|bd|nd|rd|= 7 |pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|= 6 | | | | | | | | | | |= 5 | | | | | | | | | | |= 4 | | | | | | | | | | |= 3 | | | | | | | | | | |= 2 |pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|= 1 |rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|cl|al|bl|nl|rl|= a b c d e f g h i j
Embassy chess, starting position
Embassy chess is a chess variant created in 2005 by Kevin Hill. It borrows the opening setup from
Grand chess byChristian Freeling and adapts it to the 8x10 board.Embassy chess is a free, non-commercial
Capablanca random chess variant that is played on a 8x10 board with two additional pawns per side and twofairy chess piece s: the "marshall" and the "cardinal". [ [http://brainking.com/en/GameRules?tp=41 Embassy chess rules] by Filip Rachunek.]* .
* .The castling in this chess variant is done by king moving 3 spaces in rook direction, see diagram at right. All other rules, like "
en passant " are the same as inchess .Chess diagram 8x10|=
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=8 | |kd|rd| | | | | | | |= 7 | | | | | | | | | | |= 6 | | | | | | | | | | |= 5 | | | | | | | | | | |= 4 | | | | | | | | | | |= 3 | | | | | | | | | | |= 2 | | | | | | | | | | |= 1 | | | | | | |rl|kl| | |= a b c d e f g h i j
Castling in Embassy chess. White castled king-side, black queen-side.
Computer implementations
Embassy chess is supported by at least three multi-variant programs available in the chess variant world. It was selected as one out of seven 8x10 board games featured in
SMIRF (developed byReinhard Scharnagl ). It was selected as one out of eleven 8x10 board games featured inChessV (developed by Gregory Strong). In both programs, its opening setup can conveniently, automatically be loaded for play against a computer opponent.It is also possible to play Embassy chess in
Zillions of Games using a third-party rules file, such as [http://www.chessvariants.org/index/zillions.php?itemid=zLargeChess this one] .ee also
*Capablanca Random Chess
*Capablanca Chess
*SMIRF
*ChessV
*Zillions of Games
*Grand Chess
*Gothic Chess References
External links
* [http://play.chessvariants.org/pbm/play.php?game%3DEmbassy+Chess%26settings%3Ddefault Game Courier | Embassy Chess]
* [http://www.chessv.com ChessV]
* [http://www.brainking.com BrainKing] - a server where you can play Embassy Chess.
* [http://www.symmetryperfect.com/shots/values-capa.pdf CRC | material values of pieces]
* [http://www.symmetryperfect.com/shots/crc select CRC analysis tool]
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