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Chess vs Strong Makruk. Chess against an enhanced Makruk army in an 8x8 board.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝Albert Lee wrote on Mon, Aug 2, 2021 11:01 PM EDT:

This post is ready for publication.


🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Wed, Aug 4, 2021 09:51 PM EDT:

Although this is called Chess vs Strong Makruk, all it describes is Strong Makruk.


💡📝Albert Lee wrote on Tue, Aug 10, 2021 12:55 AM EDT in reply to Fergus Duniho from Wed Aug 4 09:51 PM:

I have replaced the setup diagram with Chess and (Strong) Makruk pieces. I mention that the Chess army has the same pieces and rules as orthodox chess. I also added commentary on strategy for both the Chess and Strong Makruk armies in the Notes section.


🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Fri, Aug 27, 2021 02:07 PM EDT:

I made the description of the Nobleman clearer for someone who cannot see or follow the link, and then I approved this page.


💡📝Albert Lee wrote on Sun, Aug 29, 2021 08:53 AM EDT in reply to Fergus Duniho from Fri Aug 27 02:07 PM:

Thanks, Fergus.


David Paulowich wrote on Fri, Oct 18 08:28 PM EDT:

Peter Aronson allows (optional) promotion to a Silver General on your 6th, 7th and 8th ranks in his 2001 variant Gothic Isles Chess. Promotion to a more valuable piece on your 8th rank is only possible when it has been previously captured by your opponent.

"Mandatory promotion of a Pawn to a Silver General of the same color on the player's 8th rank" is the rule in my 2005 variant Shatranj Kamil (64). I am not entirely happy with my decision to keep a Ferz in my game - I sometimes think about having a stronger piece next to the King, as in the Strong Makruk army.


H. G. Muller wrote on Sun, Oct 20 04:27 AM EDT in reply to David Paulowich from Fri Oct 18 08:28 PM:

There seems to be a typo in the promotion rule for Strong Makruk (Kuhn instead of Kohn).

The diagram is rather ugly cut & paste work.

I guess it should be possible to make an Interactive Diagram for this variant, though; it falls in the category of 'regular variants', which only differ from orthodox Chess by having different sliders, leapers and their compounds and board-size parameters.

I once tested the effect of limiting the promotion choice to weaker pieces, (like only Knights), and it turned out there almost wasn't any. I suppose that in practice promotions can almost always be prevented by sacrificing a minor for the Pawn that is going to promote or has just been promoted. So promotion is worth a minor. For promotion of pieces weaker than a Knight (such as Silver or Ferz) this might no longer be true, though.


HaruN Y wrote on Tue, Oct 22 09:58 PM EDT:

Macro Makruks

ifmnD doesn't seem to work.

Edit: My bad.


H. G. Muller wrote on Wed, Oct 23 02:39 AM EDT in reply to HaruN Y from Tue Oct 22 09:58 PM:

ifmnD doesn't seem to work.

I think this was already fixed; try refreshing the browser cache.


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