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Gaugamela Chess

Asymmetric battle formation was always used against overwhelming enemy forces. Three such battles are the most famous in ancient times: Tegyra, Gaugamela, and Pharsalus. Of the three, Gaugamela is the only royal battle, and one of the most famous of ancient times. 

While searching the internet, I stumbled upon a very curious and obscure chess variant that got my attention. I immediately realised its potential and decided to bring it to perfection. It is called "Fortress Chess" and has a setup that looks like this:

Setup

The setup looks like this:



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By Florin Lupusoru.

Last revised by Florin Lupusoru.


Web page created: 2024-03-24. Web page last updated: 2024-03-24

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