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Relativistic Chess. Squares attacked by the opponent are considered not to exist. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

Carlos Cetina wrote on Mon, Jul 23, 2012 07:19 PM UTC:

Right. 

I have no heard any comment from you about the metaphoric idea of seen this variant like something that happens at the same time at two levels.

The arguments you have been wielding hold and are quite valid at the RP.
The case we are analizing shows clearly the existence of the VP, that is, the relativistic concept of this variant.

The dispute is centered in the status of e4. It is inexistent for Red, existent for White's king [emphasizing ONLY for White's king not for his remain pieces]. This difference of viewpoints is a reality from the RP. We all that view the things from the RP must be fair with both players.

Speaking in general, we should state a rule for this variant that says something like this: if a piece with a ferz or wazir capturing range is distant from the opposite king two squares [on the RP], then the relation/situation among them shall not considered like check.

Therefore, in this only case we would have to accept the pretty weird case [as Jeremy says] that despite a player sees he is checking the adversary king, he cannot make anything. If we introduce a new category of checks, Red could say White: "cuasi-check" or "semi-check".