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Retreating Chess. Pieces must fall back one square after each move. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Peter wrote on Thu, Oct 26, 2006 08:19 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

i still want to play it more to make it excellent.

it is pretty good.


HaruN Y wrote on Wed, Feb 28, 2024 05:50 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
files=8 ranks=8 promoZone=1 promoChoice=NBRQ graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/galactic/ squareSize=50 graphicsType=gif borders=0 firstRank=1 rimColor=#001933 coordColor=#f9cac0 lightShade=#f5f4f4 darkShade=#373630 whitePrefix=W blackPrefix=B Campawn:P:fafmoabWfmpWfcabzmFfmpabaspaqcW:Pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7 Retreating knight:N:fmopafsmocabqmWfmpababspafqWfmopafzcmaqmFfmpabasmpafpaqWbmpabasmpafqmcafqmWbmpafopabzFbmpafqmcafmFbmpafmpafsopabqW:Knight:b1,g1,,b8,g8 Retreating bishop:B:fyomcabzmBfympabzpabBbyomcafqmBbympafqopabB:Bishop:c1,f1,,c8,f8 Retreating rook:R:fyafomcabRbymcamfRfompabyasmycazmWfcabWbympafpoabRfompabyasmypazopabW:Rook:a1,h1,,a8,h8 Retreating queen:Q:fyomcabzmBfympabzpabBbyomcafqmBbympafqopabBfyafomcabQbymcamfQfompabyasmycazmKfcabKbympafpoabQfompabyasmypazopabK:Queen:d1,,d8 Retreating king:K:fomcabzmFfmpabzpabFbomcafqmFbmpafqopabFbmcamfKfompabasmcazmKfcabKbmpafpoabKisO2bopabzF:King:e1,,e8

HaruN Y wrote on Mon, Jul 22, 2024 12:58 PM UTC:

Is null move legal?


Bn Em wrote on Thu, Jan 9 09:45 PM UTC:

Similar in spirit to Mafarrate's earlier Gravitational Chess, differing in the details:

  • Pieces here retreat only to empty squares, where Mafarrate allows double capture (friendly pieces block retreats in both games)
  • Pawns and Kings are excluded in Gravitational but not Retreating Chess; the latter adjusts the pawn move accordingly
  • The present game adds a virtual extra rank at each end of the board; Gravl Ch. simply has staying on the far side being rather diffficult (though not impossible)

The comment about side‐to‐side pawn chains in the introduction is an odd one considering that pawns still defend diagonally [EDIT: as Haru points out, pawn chains operate this way not because of where the defending pawn will move, but because of where an attacking piece will end up after having captured a pawn]

Lev's more recent contribution is an interesting twist on the same theme


HaruN Y wrote on Fri, Jan 10 05:21 PM UTC in reply to Bn Em from Thu Jan 9 09:45 PM:

The comment about side‐to‐side pawn chains isn't odd since the pieces tend to fall.


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