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Lemurian Shatranj. 8x8 variant that features short-range pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
David Paulowich wrote on Fri, Jul 13, 2007 03:22 PM UTC:
An inclusive compound W+F royal piece will be very hard to checkmate. You could try a 'Caïssa Britannia' limitation, where the King is cannot make the first step of its move into a square that is under attack. That can lead to tricky situations - for one thing this King can only capture a piece a Knight-leap away if it can trace a safe path to its target. A simpler limitation would be to say the King can only move one step when it is in check. Note: 'and/or leaps 2' is the wrong phrase for linear compound pieces.