Capped Pawns (Bemützte Bauern)

This game was inspired by the Zabel Pawn and I wanted to create a sythesis between it and the standard pawn. Here, the pawn has the doubble step once in his lifetime. Still having this privilege can be marked by putting a textile hat on top of the pawn, and after the loss of the privilege the hat is removed.

Setup

Pieces

All pieces are the same as in FIDE CHess with the exeption of the pawn. The Capped Pawn has the privilege of making a double move once in his career. After this double step the cap is removed from the pawn and it becomes a normal Chess pawn. The Capped Pawn can take a double move from rank 6 to 8 for promotion. The rules for capture en passant apply for the Capped pawn whereever the double step is taken.

Rules

All rules of FIDE Chess apply, with the exception of the changed pawn movement.

Notes

The Capped Pawn is a superset of the standard Pawn and the Zabel Pawn that has an optional double step from rank 6 to rank 8. Because it has more options than a standard Pawn it is slightly enhanced in its value, but I daren't give figures how much.

The term "capped pawn" or Pion coiffé was used in handicap chess with a different meaning: with this very strong handicap (about Queen odds) the stronger player commits to checkmate with the marked pawn. The selected Pawn was marked with a hat or a ring.

Last revised by Jörg Knappen.