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Joe Joyce wrote on Thu, Sep 18, 2008 11:29 PM UTC:The key element here is a combination instant offense and instant defense for the offensive unit. In certain situations, it has to be crushing.
Remember that the attacked party can use a pawn as defense against the Bombard while the Bombard can only reach the square immediately behind the pawn. Positionally it calms down the game, making the cannon capability less wild. By the way, the Bombard cannon was invented by the Chinese at least as early as early 12th century: http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi242.htm /Mats
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Western pieces. A positional flavour of chess is retained, whilst
introducing new tactical themes. The Bombard can slide in any
direction like a queen. It can capture only by leaping over any piece.
If the nearest piece after the leap is an enemy piece, then it can be
captured. Enemy pawns, however, can restrict its movement. The Bombard
can only reach the square immediately behind the enemy pawn,
regardless of leaping direction. So, positioned two or more steps
behind a friendly pawn, it can threaten an enemy Bombard, which cannot
threaten back. This is an important positional aspect.
I also introduce a new method of dropping an external piece: pieces may
only be dropped on the first rank, on an empty square behind a
friendly pawn. The friendly pawn is immediately relocated one square
ahead, to a position which must be empty. If these conditions aren't
satisfied then the piece cannot be dropped. Winther's Chess, in
honour of myself :-)
http://hem.passagen.se/melki9/wintherschess.htm
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