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Tjatoer!. A chess variant written in Python, designed to stress test engines.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

H. G. Muller wrote on Thu, Dec 26 04:02 PM UTC:

The Mullah is still referred to as 'Man' in the text.
Your move diagrams make no distiction between direct leaps and slides that can be blocked. I assumed the Thalia and such can be blocked from reaching the distant squares.
I configured an Interactive Diagram to play this variant. (View it in isolation, as other Diagrams in the Comments page appear to interact with it.)
Since that also doesn't search very deep, in might be an interesting opponent for your Python engine.
I am not sure there are any other variant engines that can do 16x16 boards.

files=16 ranks=16 promoZone=1 promoChoice=QIUZAGHCJRBN/LXVOFED graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/alfaeriePNG35/ squareSize=35 theme=BP firstRank=1 graphicsType=png royal=K baring=0 pawn:P:fmWfcFifmW4:pawn:a4-p4,,a13-p13 knight:N:N:knight:c3,n3,,c14,n14 bishop:B:B:bishop:e2,l2,,e15,l15 rook:R:R:rook:a2,p2,,a15,p15 queen:Q:Q:queen:c1,n1,,c16,n16 archbishop:A:BN:cardinal:d3,m3,,d14,m14 imam:I:RN:chancellor:b3,o3,,b14,o14 furst:F:QN:amazon:g1,,g16 gajah:G:C:camel:c2,n2,,c15,n15 hawk:H:NC:wildebeest:e3,l3,,e14,l14 xiphodon:X:WyafsW:lion:d1,m1,,d16,m16 viscount:V:FyafsF:gryphon:e1,l1,,e16,l16 zorro:Z:NN:nightrider:a3,p3,,a14,p14 thalia:T:B2:elephantferz:g3,j3,,g14,j14 morph=B shrook:S:R2:warmachinewazir:f3,k3,,f14,k14 morph=R oknha:O:QC:camelguard:f1,,f16 lugal:L:QNC:champion:h1,,h16 warrior:W:mKfcD:archer:h3,i3,,h14,i14 morph=N esquire:E:RNC:duke:j1,,j16 yishi:Y:bFfB2fhN:minister:a1,p1,,a16,p16 jester:J:BC:camelbishop:d2,m2,,d15,m15 chariot:C:RC:camelrook:b2,o2,,b15,o15 duchess:D:BNC:cardinal1:k1,,k16 upasaka:U:bWfsR2fhN:chancellor1:b1,o1,,b16,o16 mullah:M:KN:knightguard:f2-k2,,f15-k15 morph=1 king:K:K:king:i1,,i16