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Embassy chess, starting position

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 10x8 board. Embassy chess is a non-commercial Capablanca random chess variant that is played on a 10x8 board with two additional pawns per side and two fairy chess pieces: the marshall and the cardinal.^[1]

The marshall moves as both a rook and a knight.
The cardinal moves as both a bishop and a knight.

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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Castling in Embassy chess. White castled king-side, black queen-side.

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

[1] Embassy chess rules by Filip Rachunek.

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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 10x8 board.
+'''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 10x8 board. Embassy chess is a non-commercial [[Capablanca random chess]] variant that is played on a 10x8 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>
-Embassy chess is a free, non-commercial [[Capablanca random chess]] variant that is played on a 10x8 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>
 * [[Image:Chess cll44.png|Marshall|30px]] The [[empress (chess)|marshall]] moves as both a [[rook (chess)|rook]] and a [[knight (chess)|knight]].
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-==Computer implementations==
+==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 [http://www.chessvariants.org/index/zillions.php?itemid=zLargeChess this one].
-Embassy chess is supported by at least three variant programs available in the chess variant world. It was selected as one out of seven 10x8 board games featured in [[SMIRF]]{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}, and one out of eleven 8x10 board games featured in [[ChessV]]. In both programs, its opening setup can conveniently and 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].
 ==See also==
 *[[Capablanca random chess|Capablanca Random Chess]]
 *[[Capablanca chess|Capablanca Chess]]
-*[[SMIRF]]{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
 *[[ChessV]]
 *[[Zillions of Games]]