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@ Bob Greenwade[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Bob Greenwade wrote on Tue, Mar 26, 2024 02:58 PM UTC:

252. Zabel Pawn. This piece, generally seen only in fairy chess problems, moves like an orthodox Pawn, except that instead of an optional two-step move at the beginning, it has an optional two-step move at the end -- that is, to enter the promotion zone. (fmWfcFfafafoabW)

(My thanks to Daniel Zacharias for working out the XBetza code for me!)

This could make for some interesting dynamics in a game, especially if one adds Mecklenbeck (promotion at the Pawns' row) or other special properties.

While the piece is named after Erik Zabel, a cycling sprinter, it didn't seem practical to use a bicycle on a chess piece. Tinkercad has a pre-made shoe figure, so I decided to run with that (pardon the pun).