Russian Symmetrical Chess

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E F Burtsev, 1956. Bishops can move once to an adjacent light square. Say, "Landing!"; Pawns past the fifth rank move and capture one square diagonally forward, one square orthogonally forward or to the side. Pawns promote to a rook, bishop, or knight that is already captured.

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Credits

Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: E. F. Burtzev.

See also

• Russian Symmetrical Chess. Rusian 9x9 variant with symmetrical setup and Pawns that get more powerful halfway across the board. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: E. F. Burtzev.

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