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Archimedes Chess

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Philip Cohen after Scott Marley, 1979. No displacement capture. Units are captured when they are attacked by two opposing units. As soon as they are removed, additional units on both sides may become vulnerable. Win by capturing the enemy king.

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Written by Ed Friedlander

WWW Page Added: Sunday, December 30, 2001 

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Credits

Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Philip M. Cohen.

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This item is a Java program, It belongs to categories: Two dimensional, Orthodox chess set but with different capturing rules It is a 2 player game. It was last modified on: 2001-01-01 Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Philip M. Cohen. Archimedes Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
2008-06-14George Duke Verified as George DukeNoneHere dissimilar from King's Guard, Cohen and Marley before him have piece immediately captured and removed upon double attack by any pieces normally. No displacement capture, the second attack effects removal. Alike are King's Guard and Archimedes in capturing King to win.View [*]

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