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Barasi Chess. Game named after inventor with Berolina pawns can also move backwards; other pieces can only move forwards. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Bn Em wrote on Fri, Apr 11 03:08 PM EDT in reply to H. G. Muller from 01:34 PM:

As far as I can tell the Zillions version agrees with the interpretation you've gone with in the diagram, with ‘promotion as usual’ meaning mandatory promo to NBRQ upon reaching the last rank. Which is the only obvious interpretation of the wording, even though does leave the pawn stranded there.