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Bn Em wrote on Tue, Mar 9, 2021 06:44 PM UTC:

I seem to recall having read somewhere about a variation on the pawns' initial double move which, contrary to the standard rules, allows not only a single pawn moving two steps, but also two pawns moving one step each. Iirc it was described as being played in India, with a popular opening involving one King's pawn moving two steps and the other side moving both bishops' pawns, though it may have been the knights' pawns and I can't remember which side makes which move.

Does this ring a bell for anyone? I can't seem to find it anywhere myself.


Jörg Knappen wrote on Tue, Mar 9, 2021 08:31 PM UTC:

I have definitely heard about this kind of Chess variant, and I remember to have played it in Germany when I was young and not fully introduced to FIDE rules. It is a kind of popular chess variant always flying below the radar, a bit like "Queens Left Chess" with a point-symmetric setup of the pieces. Interestingly, it is the first question in the Rules of Chess: Pawns FAQ on this site.


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