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Gravitatur Chess

The main feature of this chess variant is Gravitatur - a fairy chess piece that, when it appears on a square of the chessboard, attracts to itself all the pieces of both players that are in its direct action zone.

Gravitatur was specially designed by me for this variant of chess.

Setup

The game uses the usual Chess setup, except that the black king is located on the d8 square.

 

Pieces

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In addition to the usual chess pieces, the game uses one more additional piece - Gravitatur.

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Gravitatur is active in the following directions:

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All pieces of both players standing on the squares of the chessboard in the zone of Gravitatur's activity (in its visibility zone) are attracted to it closely so that upon completion of the Attraction they must be next to it on the adjacent squares.

Gravitatur does not belong to any of the players, but is used in the game in turn, starting with the player with the white pieces.

The Gravitatur's move consists of the player, in his turn to move, placing it on any free square of the chessboard. After the Gravitatur has attracted all possible pieces, it is removed from the board and the player who used the Gravitatur makes a normal move with any of his chess pieces.

For example,
The game begins and White decides to place Gravitatur on the d4 square:

Gravitatur attracts all pieces that are within its line of sight:

After which, Gravitatur is removed from the board, and now White must make a normal chess move with any of his pieces:

 

 

Rules

The game uses a standard chess set plus one more piece - the Gravitatur.

The Gravitatur is not the property of the players and is used by them in turn.

In the initial setup, the black king is located on the d8 square.

The game follows the FIDE Rules of Chess except for the following:


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By Вадря Покштя.

Last revised by Вадря Покштя.


Web page created: 2024-12-13. Web page last updated: 2024-12-22

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