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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 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 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 [[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 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]].
* [[Image:Chess cll44.png|Marshall|30px]] The [[empress (chess)|marshall]] moves as both a [[rook (chess)|rook]] and a [[knight (chess)|knight]].

Revision as of 22:17, 11 November 2020

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7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawni7 black pawnj7 black pawn7
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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 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]

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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8a8b8 black kingc8 black rookd8e8f8g8h8i8j88
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5a5b5c5d5e5f5g5h5i5j55
4a4b4c4d4e4f4g4h4i4j44
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1a1b1c1d1e1f1g1 white rookh1 white kingi1j11
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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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Embassy chess rules by Filip Rachunek.
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