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@ HaruN Y[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Sun, Apr 28 02:24 AM EDT:

Tic Tac Toe

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Cannono. Pieces move by bifurcation, but capture normally. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Sun, Apr 28 02:16 AM EDT:

I can't see the image for the Black to move & mate in one problem.


@ Bob Greenwade[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Thu, Apr 25 03:00 AM EDT:

An army with your pieces. What'd you call this army? Greenwade Gravels?

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By the way, Chinoise Rose in problemist language is called Rao.


Square Root Chess. Members-Only Chess on a ladder-alike tilted board. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

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@ Bob Greenwade[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Wed, Apr 24 02:31 AM EDT in reply to Bob Greenwade from Wed Aug 30 2023 11:42 AM:

Demiurge Turtle is mScK4 since it's based on Mock Turtle from Jupiter.


@ HaruN Y[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Tue, Apr 23 09:04 PM EDT:Good ★★★★

Ishskwaday II by Stuart Spence, AKA Zulban

files=5 ranks=9 promoZone=1 promoChoice=N graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/alfaerieSVG/ squareSize=50 graphicsType=svg royal=K borders=0 firstRank=1 rimColor=#ff0000 holeColor=#ff5a00 darkShade=#ff9a00 lightShade=#ffce00 coordColor=#ffe808 hole::::a4,b4,a5,b5,a6,b6 pawn:P:ifmnDfmWfceF:pawn:c1,d1,e1,c2,d2,e2,c3,d3,e3,,c7,d7,e7,c8,d8,e8,c9,d9,e9 knight:N:N:knight: bishop:B:B:bishop:b1,a2,b2,a3,b3,,a7,b7,a8,b8,b9 morph=////....Z amazon:Z:QN:amazon: king:K:K:king:a1,,a9

Chess with Different Armies. Betza's classic variant where white and black play with different sets of pieces. (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Tue, Apr 23 08:08 PM EDT in reply to H. G. Muller from Sat May 15 2021 03:06 PM:Excellent ★★★★★

How about switching Diamonds & Onyxes? or Onyxes with Lame Ducks? That'll make Onyxes easier to bring to long diagonals.


Beautiful Beasts. A new team for Chess with Different Armies based on the Roc.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Tue, Apr 23 07:00 AM EDT:
files=8 ranks=8 promoZone=1 promoChoice=VYCD graphicsDir=https://chessvariants.com/cgi-bin/fen2.php?s=50&w=d6c3de&b=a77e74&p= squareSize=50 graphicsType= symmetry=none royal=K borders=0 firstRank=1 lightShade=#ed3c6d coordColor=#f490a0 darkShade=#47e77a rimColor=#0992f9 pawn:P:ifmnDfmWfceF:pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7 Vouivre:V:SNL:elephantwarmachine--wildebeest:d1,,d8 Yale:Y:vWfF:coppergeneral:b1,g1,,b8,g8 Caribou:C:LA:camelbishop:c1,f1,,c8,f8 knightdabbabah:D:DN:knightwarmachine:a1,h1,,a8,h8 king:K:KisO2:king:e1,,e8

No Move Zero rule? I doubt this army is weak.


@ Bob Greenwade[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Mon, Apr 22 08:49 AM EDT in reply to Jean-Louis Cazaux from 05:22 AM:

Maybe he saved Señora & Señor for next week.


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HaruN Y wrote on Sun, Apr 21 12:49 PM EDT:Good ★★★★

The Dog Game by DARK SOUL, AKA DARK SOUL303, alias darksoul2414

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But with shuffle.


Camelopard Chess. (Updated!) Game with Camelopards. (12x12, Cells: 144) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝HaruN Y wrote on Sun, Apr 21 07:25 AM EDT in reply to Bob Greenwade from Fri Apr 19 11:29 PM:

I think I'll use Limping Pieces for something else instead.


Tiger Chess. A large game with fast-moving pieces.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Sat, Apr 20 02:20 PM EDT:
files=12 ranks=12 promoZone=0 promoChoice=BRQTPW graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/alfaeriePNG/ squareSize=50 graphicsType=png royal=K firstRank=1 borders=0 coordColor=#d8c1b8 darkShade=#542902 lightShade=#917469 rimColor=#000000 pawn:P:ifmnDfmWfceF:pawn:a4,b4,c4,d4,e4,f4,g4,h4,i4,j4,k4,l4,,a9,b9,c9,d9,e9,f9,g9,h9,i9,j9,k9,l9 morph=RAPTBQQBTPAR bishop:B:B:bishop:e1,h1,,e12,h12 rook:R:R:rook:a1,l1,,a12,l12 queen:Q:Q:queen:f1,,f12 tiger:T:mpafsympafW:tiger:d1,i1,,d12,i12 pegasus:P:ympafsF:pegasus:c1,j1,,c12,j12 astrologer:A:mpafympafsW:moon:b1,k1,,b12,k12 king:K:KimSimNimTimLimJ:king:g1,,g12

Camelopard Chess. (Updated!) Game with Camelopards. (12x12, Cells: 144) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝HaruN Y wrote on Fri, Apr 19 11:16 PM EDT in reply to Bob Greenwade from 01:19 AM:

Camelopards CC is already C3.


💡📝HaruN Y wrote on Fri, Apr 19 11:14 PM EDT in reply to Daniel Zacharias from 09:03 PM:

afK doesn't add any movement in mScK4 but without it, the target square always appears green when there are no pieces there even though it can capture if there are pieces there.


Featured Chess Variants. Chess Variants Featured in our Page Headers.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Fri, Apr 19 09:23 PM EDT in reply to Fergus Duniho from Wed Apr 3 09:57 PM:

N-Relay Chess & Sort of Almost Chess.


Strength Sapping Pieces[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Fri, Apr 19 09:20 PM EDT:Good ★★★★

Jojo Chess by Pikazilla

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Camelopard Chess. (Updated!) Game with Camelopards. (12x12, Cells: 144) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝HaruN Y wrote on Thu, Apr 18 10:01 PM EDT in reply to Bob Greenwade from 01:34 PM:

Wouldn't that be a free Pawn? The initial setup is like this because this game was inspired by Grande Acedrex, I also like Camelopards starting on file d & i because there they protect each other.


Knavish Shatranj. Shatranj with Knaves and Debtors. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Thu, Apr 18 09:29 PM EDT:Excellent ★★★★★
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With shuffle.


Camelopard Chess. (Updated!) Game with Camelopards. (12x12, Cells: 144) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝HaruN Y wrote on Thu, Apr 18 12:57 PM EDT in reply to Bob Greenwade from 11:21 AM:

Yes. The only way to prevent Ga10 is to move the Limping Queen on a-file. I just prefer a setup where white can't force the corner pieces to move from the start since they can castle.


@ HaruN Y[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Thu, Apr 18 12:49 PM EDT:Good ★★★★

Ishskwaday by Stuart Spence, AKA Zulban

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Camelopard Chess. (Updated!) Game with Camelopards. (12x12, Cells: 144) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝HaruN Y wrote on Thu, Apr 18 01:36 AM EDT:

It looks like replacing the corner piece with Limping Queen allows white to do 1.c6 then 2.Ga10. Looks like I have to change it again.


Cavalry Chess. A once popular variant from the 1920's where every piece has additional jumping moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Wed, Apr 17 09:20 PM EDT:

There's already an Interactive Diagram on the page but

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This one is with shuffle.


@ Bob Greenwade[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Wed, Apr 17 08:47 PM EDT in reply to Bob Greenwade from 11:57 AM:

I'd call them Berlin Peon/Anti-Peon & Berlin Storz Pawn/Anti-Storz Pawn. Right Anti-Pawn & Left Anti-Pawn would be rmFrcW & lmFlcW.


Diagonal Quadrant Chess. Pieces start in two of the four by four quadrants of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Tue, Apr 16 10:50 PM EDT:Good ★★★★
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But with shuffle.


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