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Chess 66. Board based on the 8x8 arrangement - with the difference that 66 fields are now available. (8x8, Cells: 66) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Bn Em wrote on Tue, Apr 19, 2022 09:52 AM EDT in reply to Fergus Duniho from 09:02 AM:

a series of moves in the generic rule-blind style of notation I used earlier

The move sequences given by Gerd in his comment are B d1–4; B 4–b5 and B d1–5; B 5–g6. He also notes that B d1–h5 is not legal, but B d1–a4 is.

How come the Bishop goes from 5 to g6?

The top corners and the top and left sides are shared between h5 and 5, but the bottom side and corners are different. So 5 behaves as h5 from above (and cannot be occupied at the same time as it), and so is diagonally adjacent to g6.

When the Bishop goes from 5 to g6, is it affected if another piece stands on h5?

5 and h5 cannot be occupied simultaneously, so this situation does not arise. But since both are diagonally adjacent (by the same corner) to g6, it would presumably be fine if they could.