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Withdrawing Chess. (Updated!) Any piece can withdraw from other pieces to capture them. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Fri, Nov 8, 2024 03:22 PM UTC:

Withdrawing Chess960

files=8 ranks=8 promoZone=1 promoChoice=NBRQ graphicsDir=/cgi-bin/fen2.php?s=50&w=583131&b=131385&p= squareSize=50 graphicsType= symmetry=mirror royal=K borders=0 firstRank=1 coordColor=#8d4343 lightShade=#6f3b3b darkShade=#422c2c rimColor=#332424 shuffle=N!BRQK Withdrawing pawn:P:iifmnDfmWfceFkcabyafmnK:withdrawer--pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7 Withdrawing knight:N:NkcabyafmK:withdrawer--knight:b1,g1,,b8,g8 Withdrawing bishop:B:BkcabyafmK:withdrawer--bishop:c1,f1,,c8,f8 Withdrawing rook:R:RkcabyafmK:withdrawer--rook:a1,h1,,a8,h8 Withdrawing queen:Q:QkcabyafmK:withdrawer--queen:d1,,d8 Withdrawing king:K:KisO2kcabyafmnK:withdrawer--king:e1,,e8

🔔Notification on Wed, Mar 26 10:10 AM UTC:

The editor H. G. Muller has revised this page.


H. G. Muller wrote on Wed, Mar 26 10:18 AM UTC:

It is not clear whether the withdrawer capture in this variant is mandatory or optional. The use of the word 'can' in phrase " All pieces (including king and pawn) can make a capturing move as a Withdrawer" suggests to me that it is optional. I.e., when a Queen in this variant moves from e4 to g4, and there is an enemy Pawn on d4, it can both do it as a Withdrawer move to capture the Pawn, or as a normal FIDE move, leaving the Pawn alone. The Interactive Diagram follows this interpretation.


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