Comments by gs21stc
Dear Fergus,
I am the inventor of Chimera chess who posted the description above.
I had a look at the page from my account, and I can see all the images.
Could you please check again?
Thanks,
Albert
Thanks for your suggestion, Ben.
I named it as "Chimera Rider" since I envision it as a Sage riding a Chimera into battle. Perhaps I can change the name when I find a better one.
Yes, I have pitted the two armies against each other in the Zillions of Games (ZoG) engine, and Chimera Chess turned out to be the winner every time.
Perhaps if the Flying Jester (ZoG calculates it as slightly weaker than the Knight) is weakened to Jester, the FIDE army might stand a chance.
Thanks for your feedback.
I have reinvented this chess variant into Kingsmen. The pawns are on the third rank like in Shogi, and cannot double advance on the first move (and hence no en passant).
Also like Shogi, all non-royal pieces in Kingsmen promote on the last three ranks. A promoted piece can move like a King (one square in any direction) in addition to its original moves.
Hi Fergus,
Thanks for your comment. I have replaced the blue squares at the centre with green.
There is supposed to be 3x3 palace (like Xiangqi) at the centre of the board, hence the different colours.
Hi Ben,
Thanks for your suggestion. I have changed the piece diagrams and use dots to indicate their movements.
Thanks, Fergus.
Thanks, Fergus.
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