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Jörg Knappen wrote at 11:37 AM UTC:

This one is tough to play, I think Black has an advantage here. In theory, the additional power of the Rook on a1 is compensated by the weaker pawns. In practice, the Asian pawns are a plain disaster: No pawn structures emerge, and White is haunted by weak squares everywhere. The Dragon King is hard to develop and often eliminated before it enters the game as the pawn formation does not protect the square b3. And the Asian pawns don't promote, not even to a Silver General! They become Dummies at the eighth rank.

At least, this one was entertaining to play. I suggest adding a promotion option for the Asian pawns, maybe forced promotion to Silver General. This will enhance their strategical value, at the moment Black can concentrate on taking the Western pawns out of the game and win the endgame through pawn promotion.