[Retros] Two-pawns chess

Joost de Heer joost at sanguis.xs4all.nl
Mon Sep 17 05:13:33 EDT 2012


On 09/17/2012 11:05 AM, Joost de Heer wrote:

> On 09/13/2012 01:05 AM, Eric Angelini wrote:

>> Hello retro Fans,

>> my apologizes for the following off-topic idea.

>> Imagine an orthodox game of chess

>> with orthodox rules + just one unorthodox rule:

>> - if your opponent captures a second

>> pawn (of yours), you have lost the game.

>> Has this been already analysed, tried,

>> played between friends?

>> Best,

>> E.

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> An attempt to a proofgame (using 'check' if there's a legal way to capture a

> second pawn)

>

> rsbqkbs1/pppp1p2/5P2/4rp1Pp/3R4/8/PPPPP1P1/RSBQKBS1 (16+15)

> SPG 13.0, 2-pawn chess


Oops. This is nonsense of course, since the king can capture the pawn.

Joost


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