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HaruN Y wrote on Fri, Apr 11 02:44 PM UTC:

Chimaera Chess

files=8 ranks=8 promoZone= promoChoice=NBRQ graphicsDir=/cgi-bin/fen2.php?s=50&t=motif&w=3fee7f&b=076667&p= squareSize=50 graphicsType= symmetry=none royal=K firstRank=1 borders=0 rimColor=#766670 coordColor=#f7eef3 lightShade=#e1d7dd darkShade=#92858d whitePrefix=W blackPrefix=B set=0 NereiadVao:B:mBcyafmBcpB:DownBishop--Cannon:c1,f1,,c8,f8 PaoTriton:R:mRcyafmRcpR:DownRook--Cannon:a1,h1,,a8,h8 LeoSiren:Q:mQcyafmQcpQ:DownQueen--Cannon:d1,,d8 set=MaoSquid PawnPrawn:P:ifmnDfmWfcefFfcamfF:DownPawn--Pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7 morph=* MaoSquid:N:afsWmNcafmN:DownKnight--Cavalier:b1,g1,,b8,g8 Crowned Poseidon:K:KcafmKisO2:DownKing--King:e1,,e8 set=KaoSquid BaoPrawn:P:ifmnDfmWfcamfFfcpF:DownPawn--Cannon:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7 morph=* KaoSquid:N:mNcafmNcpN:DownKnight--Cannon:b1,g1,,b8,g8 KeoPoseidon:K:mKcafmKcpKisO2:DownKing--Cannon:e1,,e8 set=MaoSkylla PawnPrawn:P:ifmnDfmWfcefFfcamfF:DownPawn--Pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7 morph=* MaoSkylla:N:afsWcafsmW:*_%Cavalier--Cavalier:b1,g1,,b8,g8 Crowned Poseidon:K:KcafmKisO2:DownKing--King:e1,,e8 set=CharybdisMoa PrawnZu:P:ifmnDfWfcamfFbmpafmpafmpafmpabmpafmpafmpafasW:*_%DownPawn--Pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7 morph=* CharybdisMoa:N:afsFcafsmF:*>%DownKnight--Cavalier:b1,g1,,b8,g8 KeoPoseidon:K:mKcafmKcpKisO2:DownKing--Cannon:e1,,e8 set=HippocampusMoo PrawnZu:P:ifmnDfWfcamfFbmpafmpafmpafmpabmpafmpafmpafasW:*_%DownPawn--Pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7 morph=* HippocampusMoo:N:afsKcafsmK:*>>%DownKnight--Cavalier:b1,g1,,b8,g8 KeoPoseidon:K:mKcafmKcpKisO2:DownKing--Cannon:e1,,e8

Chimaera Chess is a hybrid of Chinese and Ultramarine. The original variant probably didn't use MaoSkylla, CharybdisMoa, or HippocampusMoo since there was a Chimaera Chess problem where the solution involved a Knight jump which would be illegal otherwise, but while it's more likely to mean Mao+Squid, I think Kao+Squid or Mao+Skylla would fit better here.