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David Paulowich wrote on Thu, Apr 17, 2008 06:18 PM UTC:
THREE DIFFERENT 'STALEMATE/BARE KING' SETS OF RULES!
THREE DIFFERENT 'STALEMATE/BARE KING' SETS OF RULES!!
THREE DIFFERENT 'STALEMATE/BARE KING' SETS OF RULES!!!

ENDGAME POSITION  White: King c1, Knight e1 and Black: King a1, Pawn a2, Rook e2.

   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 |   |///|   |///|   |///|   |///|
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 |///|   |///|   |///|   |///|   |
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 | p |///|   |///| r |///|   |///|
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 1 |/k/|   |/K/|   |/N/|   |///|   |
   +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
 
     a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h

After 1.Nc2 check Rxc2 check, Black has won in Shatranj by the Bare King rule, which has only one stated exception. The Zillions Rule File for Shatranj (correctly) scores this game as a win for Black. Yesterday I posted this example on the Shatranj page, pointing out that 2.Kxc2 stalemate is a draw in two of my chess variants and a White victory in Wildebeest Chess.

Richard, when are you going to grasp the fact that there are no FIDE-approved rules for Shatranj? Our knowledge of Shatranj is based on a few written sources, representing a selection from possibly hundreds of regional variants. Chaturanga was dropped from the list of Recognized Variants here in 2005, because our collective knowledge of the game consisted of: 'We guess it had the same rules as Shatranj, more or less'. We were unable to 'Please comment here' after your [2008-04-14] post, because you apparently used a forbidden symbol in your thread title. We cannot properly evaluate your proposal until you write down your own complete set of rules. Also a few examples would be helpful.

Also you could clearly state where and why you disagree with: David Paulowich, R. Wayne Schmittberg, and Colin Adams, who wrote in 1999: 'If one player is reduced to a bare King (no other pieces), then he loses the game, unless he can immediately reduce his opponent to a bare King also (I would suggest that demonstrating that he can reduce his opponent to a bare King by a forced series of moves should also be allowed ...'


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