The Drops: Gating Tag

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Gating is the process through which pieces that start off board (in the players 'reserve', 'hand' or 'pocket') can be transferred to the board as a side effect of moving some piece that is already on board. This in contrast to plain 'dropping' (or 'parachuting'), where a piece from the hand can be put on an empty board square as a move on its own. Several forms of gating have been used: * In Seirawan Chess hand pieces can appear on the the back rank, on the square evacuated when a piece moves for the first time. * In Pioneer Chess this is similar, except that one has to decide in a game prelude at which square each hand piece will appear. * In Accessory Chess and Alternative Chess hand pieces are introduced on the 2nd rank on the sequare evacuated by a Pawn, when this is pushed 1 or 2 squares forward, respectively. * In Pilgrim Chess this is similar, but the location of introduction of each piece has to be decided in a game prelude. * Basilisk Chess and Perier Chess are variants where the hand pieces are gated onto the back rank when the pawn in fromt of an empty square there is pushed 1 or 2 squares forward, respectively. Virtually all these introduction methods have been invented by Mats Winther.

Tagged Pages

Accessory Chess. A drop variant with one or two external pieces per player (many to choose from). Zillions (zrf) program available. (1)
Alternative Chess. A drop variant with one single external piece per player (many to choose from). Zillions (zrf) program available. (1)
Basilisk Chess. Introducing the Basilisk cannon, with standard pieces (zrf exists). (1)
Culverin Chess. Introducing the Culverin cannon, which is dropped among standard pieces (zrf exists). (1)
Hoplit Chess. Introducing the Hoplit, a very mobile modern relative of the Korean cannon, on an H-board (zrf available). (1)
Perier Chess. Introducing the Perier Cannon in a Western piece context (with zrf). (1)
Pilgrim Chess. A new method of introducing an extra piece to the standard board (with zrf). (1)
Pioneer Chess. A new method of introducing an external piece on the orthodox board (with zrf). (1)
Stahlberg Chess. Regular pieces plus a Swedish Cannon and a Chancellor, which are dropped onto the board (with zrf). (1)
Stoltz Chess. Regular pieces plus a Swedish Cannon and an Archbishop, which are dropped onto the board (with zrf). (1)
Swedish Cannon Chess. Introducing the Swedish Cannon, a cannon similar to the Korean, but well suitable for a Western piece context (zrf available). (1)
Winther's Chess. Introducing the Bombard cannon, with standard peices (with zrf). (1)

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Drops - Pieces can be held in reserve and dropped.

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Several forms of gating have been used:
* In Seirawan Chess hand pieces can appear on the the back rank, on the square evacuated when a piece moves for the first time.
* In Pioneer Chess this is similar, except that one has to decide in a game prelude at which square each hand piece will appear.
* In Accessory Chess and Alternative Chess hand pieces are introduced on the 2nd rank on the sequare evacuated by a Pawn, when this is pushed 1 or 2 squares forward, respectively.
* In Pilgrim Chess this is similar, but the location of introduction of each piece has to be decided in a game prelude.
* Basilisk Chess and Perier Chess are variants where the hand pieces are gated onto the back rank when the pawn in fromt of an empty square there is pushed 1 or 2 squares forward, respectively.

Virtually all these introduction methods have been invented by Mats Winther.