Submission Illustration - Plutonian Chess

Plutonian Chess is a completely fictitious chess variant created for the purposes of illustrating a CV submission. It has never been played.

You may, however, think of Plutonian Chess as the preferred form of chess played by Venusian star freighter captains docking at Pluto on their way to Alpha Centuri in the 23rd century.

You may view the instructions for this submission here: {link to be determined}.

Setup

Plutonian is played on a standard 8x8 chessboard.

White
King e1; Queen d1; Rooks a1, h1; Knights b1, c1; Changelings f1, g1; Pawns a2, b2, c2, d2, e2, f2, g2, h2.

Black
King d8; Queen e8; Rooks a8, h8; Knights f8, g8; Changelings b8, c8; Pawns a7, b7, c7, d7, e7, f7, g7, h7.

Setup Illustrated
8 r c c q k n n r
7 p p p p p p p p
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3 . . . . . . . .
2 P P P P P P P P
1 R N N Q K C C R
  a b c d e f g h

Pieces

All pieces are the same as in orthodox chess except as described here.

Changeling
The changeling takes the place of the bishop and both are deployed on the right flank. The movement of the changing depends on the color of the square it sits on:
On a white square: B+N - Bishop or Knight
On a black square: R+N - Rook or Knight

Dominator
A dominator enters the game when a pawn is promoted. A dominator moves:
B+N+K - Bishop or Knight or King

Rules

All rules are the same as for orthodox except as modified here.

Pawn Promotion
When a pawn reaches the 8th rank it always promotes to a dominator.

Notes

Plutonian Chess may be played with a standard chess set and a few tokens such as pieces from a checkers set.

Changelings
Use the Bishop to represent the Changeling.

Dominator
Place a token such as a checker under the promoted pawn to indicate it is a Dominator.