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Euqorab. Anti-Baroque. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Bn Em wrote on Fri, Apr 25 08:28 AM EDT in reply to RRookie24 from 12:22 AM:

And indeed, since setup is the “Same as FIDE Chess”, the chosen victim after e.g. 2. Ea2 could be the opponent's Eris, making retaliation impossible.

Arguably it'd still be worth playing the opening out a bit further to see if doing that is a blunder, but yes, normally that kind of forcible line is considered a defect