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| '''Embassy chess''', starting position |
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| Castling in Embassy chess. White castled king-side, black queen-side. |
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'''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 8x10 board. |
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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 two [[fairy chess piece]]s: the ''marshall'' and the ''cardinal''.<ref>[http://brainking.com/en/GameRules?tp=41 Embassy chess rules] by Filip Rachunek.</ref> |
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* [[Image:Chess cll44.png|Marshall|30px]] The [[Fairy chess piece|marshall]] moves as both a [[rook (chess)|rook]] and a [[knight (chess)|knight]]. |
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* [[Image:Chess all44.png|Cardinal|30px]] The [[Fairy chess piece|cardinal]] moves as both a [[bishop (chess)|bishop]] and a [[knight (chess)|knight]]. |
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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, like ''[[en passant]]'' are the same as in [[chess]]. |
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== Initial position properties == |
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''Embassy Chess'' possesses all of the following criteria: |
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* All 10 pawns are defended at least once. |
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* All 3 pawns vertical to the composite pieces (i.e., the queen, chancellor, archbishop) are defended at least twice. |
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* Both pawns diagonal to the king are defended at least twice. |
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* The pawn vertical to the king is defended at least thrice. |
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* The queen and archbishop must be on opposite-colored spaces. |
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* The chancellor and archbishop must be on opposite-colored spaces. |
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* The pieces that come in pairs (i.e., rooks, bishops, knights) are symmetrically arranged. |
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* A maximum distance of castling to both sides is assured. This is defined as at least 4 files from the king to each rook. |
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* The pieces on the four westernmost files and the three easternmost files are identical to [[Chess]]. |
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== Computer implementations == |
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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 by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]]). It was selected as one out of eleven 8x10 board games featured in [[ChessV]] (developed by Gregory Strong). In both programs, its opening setup can conveniently, automatically be loaded for play against a computer opponent. |
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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]. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Capablanca random chess|Capablanca Random Chess]] |
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*[[Capablanca chess|Capablanca Chess]] |
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*[[SMIRF]] |
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*[[Reinhard Scharnagl]] |
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*[[ChessV]] |
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*[[Grand chess|Grand Chess]] |
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*[[Gothic Chess]] |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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*[http://play.chessvariants.org/pbm/play.php?game%3DEmbassy+Chess%26settings%3Ddefault Game Courier | Embassy Chess] |
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*[http://www.chessv.com ChessV] |
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*[http://www.brainking.com BrainKing] - a server where you can play Embassy Chess. |
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*[http://www.symmetryperfect.com/shots/values-capa.pdf CRC | material values of pieces] |
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*[http://www.symmetryperfect.com/shots/crc select CRC analysis tool] |
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[[Category:Chess variants]] |
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