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Original – A capture in atomic chess. Nxg7 causes an "explosion" in which both the knight and pawn, as well as the adjacent black rook and bishop, are removed from play. Reason The atomic chess variant revolves around an unusual mechanic (the "explosion" upon capturing a piece).
A capture in atomic chess. Nxg7 causes an "explosion" in which the capturing knight, captured pawn, and adjacent black rook and bishop are removed from play. Adjacent pawns are unaffected. Atomic chess is a chess variant.
Stratomic is a chess variant invented by Robert Montay-Marsais in 1972. [1] [2] [3] The game is played on a 10×10 board with all the standard chess pieces present, and in addition, two nuclea pieces (representing nuclear missiles) and two extra pawns per side. The game brings the concept of modern warfare weaponry to chess.
In the Fried Liver Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf7 7.Qf3+ Ke6; see diagram), Black is okay in standard chess, but in hostage chess the line fails: White wins a knight with 8.Bxd5+, since if Black recaptures 8...Qxd5, White plays the hostage exchange 9.(N-B)B*f7+ (transferring the black knight in their prison to Black's airfield, then releasing the white ...
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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)'s has chosen a theme for Black History Month every year since 1928, per their official website. According to Parry, the ...
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Beirut chess is a chess variant invented by Jim Winslow in 1992. [1] [2] The game is played using the standard chess pieces and board, with each side having secretly equipped one of their men with a "bomb"—which can be "detonated" at any time, wiping out all men on surrounding squares along with the bomb carrier.