Yes indeed, the position you present with Spartan Kings at g1, h1 is a draw
via stalemate. With Black to move only 1 King is under attack and both
possible Spartan moves: Kg1-f1 and g2-f1 are illegal since both result in
duple-check.
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Just a note: At some point the King at h1 came under attack by the Knight
at f2. If this happen when white move the Knight from d1 we record the move
as Nd1-f2 !+ . The !+ meaning the attacked King is not in check. We record
it this was just for purposes of clarity.
As for your comments concerning Scharnagle’s analysis, my experience-based
guts certainly tell me you are correct. As for people we cannot mention,
that sounds like something good to know.
Still I ponder the relative value of Spartan pieces in general and the
Colonel and Lieutenant specifically. Both leap like a Knight and hit the
same number of squares so it seems they all should be roughly equal. But on
the other hand they don’t have as many safe checks as a Knight (important
in many evaluation theories). But as you point out experience is the best
guide in so complicated a subject and these two Spartan, in play seem about
equal to a Knight.
