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Baseball Chess 9x9, Extra Innings & One-Run Lead.  When checked, or far
worse checkmated, without proponderance of material against you, it's
not always fair, is it?  For the following B.C. Mutator-options,
three-point lead in material is ''One Run,'' as determined by (P1, N3,
B3, R5, Q9; Pinch Hitters -- C.Bishop 3, H-Duck 4, Elbow R. 5; Relief
Pitchers -- all 8, excep NN 7).  Secondly, ''Extra Inning'' has
specialized meaning in Baseball Chess. Extra Inning is always Declared as
invoked, never required, and can only be declared when checked.  E.I.
gives the party a second move that very turn, but the second move is only
for either of King or the Queen (or her Relief Pitcher).  If missing
opportunity to declare an Extra Inning when otherwise checkmated, it is
still loss as there's nothing compulsory at all about its invocation. 
(vv) Required simultaneous win conditions are both checkmate and at least a One-Run lead. Actual checkmate without one-run lead becomes Draw. Realize B.C. normal win is just checkmate, but a few Mutators to choose already have alternate win conditions, such as three Strike Outs, that one under 'ff' (one Strikeout being three Pawns along same diagonal). (ww) Extra Inning, as described, may be invoked and utilized only when checked up to three times per game.  The same piece, King, Queen, or Reliever may be the one moving twice, and it even permits capturing twice.  (xx) 'ww', E. I. only up to twice per game.  (yy) 'xx' only one E.I. declared per game.  (zz) 'ww', Extra inning declared only once instead, but requires King only to move three times, to get out of check or checkmate, even by capturing one, two, or as many as three times. (aaa) 'vv' except required two-run lead. /// In roundabout way, 'aaa' approaches ''giving odds'' after the 19th-Century fashion, when Pawn(s) or Piece were removed from the starting array to equalize estimated capabilities. Maelzel showed off The Turk in 1820's and 1830's by giving odds.