The Forward FIDEs
This is a team made up of pieces whose forward and sideward moves are exactly the same as the Fabulous FIDEs, but whose retreating moves are different.This is an excellent first team for excellent chessplayers. The all-important forward moves are the same, so that a great deal of opening theory is still useful (presuming that the game is between the Fabulous FIDEs and the Forward FIDEs); at the same time, there is just enough of a difference to be intriguing.
The diagram below shows the initial setup, depicted both as the white and black army.
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bishight:B:fBbhN:/d.betza/chessvar/dan/forfid/%bishight:c1,f1,,c8,f8
charging rook:C:fsRbFbW:forwardrookbackwardsprince:a1,h1,,a8,h8
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bishop:B:B:bishop:c1,f1,,c8,f8
rook:R:R:rook:a1,h1,,a8,h8
queen:Q:Q:queen:d1,,d8
set=Clobberers
Waffle:X:WA:elephantwazir:b1,g1,,b8,g8
FAD:F:FAD:elephantferzwarmachine:c1,f1,,c8,f8
Bede:D:BD:bishopwarmachine:a1,h1,,a8,h8
Cardinal:A:NB:cardinal:d1,,d8
King:K:KirO3ilO2:e1,,e8
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Woody rook:T:WD:warmachinewazir:b1,g1,,b8,g8
Half-duck:L:HFD:greatwarmachineferz:c1,f1,,c8,f8
Short rook:S:R4:/graphics.dir/alfaeriemisc/good/%r4.gif:a1,h1,,a8,h8
Chancellor:M:RN:chancellor:d1,,d8
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Fibnif:F:fbNF:narrowknightferz:b1,g1,,b8,g8
Charging knight:N:fhNbsWbF:forwardknightbackwardsprince:c1,f1,,c8,f8
Charging rook:R:fsRbWbF:forwardrookbackwardsprince:a1,h1,,a8,h8
Colonel:C:fsRfhNbWF:forwardchancellorprince:d1,,d8
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The buttons on the left can be used to select one of the standard armies as opponent for the Forward FIDEs, before you start to play a game against the diagram.
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In the Center
The Forequeen, or fsQbhNbK, moves forwards or sideways as the Queen, but retreats using either the moves of the Knight or King.
In the Corner
The Furlrurlbakking, or frlRrlbK, is known from the Nutty Knights team.This piece moves and captures just like a FIDE Rook when it moves forwards or sideways, but when it retreats it moves like the King (one square diagonally or one square Rookwise).