Sam Trenholme wrote on Fri, Dec 12, 2008 12:45 AM UTC:
Here's a thought. Lets have a 'Chiral Marshall' ('Chiral Rook' + Knight). This is like a Chiral Rook, but instead of being restricted to half of the board, its restriction is that it can only make a rook move that ends on the opponent's half of the board. It can always move like a knight, however.
In other words, if we have an empty 8x8 board and a white Chiral Marshall on the D1 square, this piece can move to B2, C3, D5, D6, D7, D8 (the four rook moves which must end on the opponent's side of the board), E3, and F2.
The same Chiral Marshall on D8 can move to A8, B8, C8, D8, E8, F8, G8, H8 (rook move), B7, C6 (knight moves), D7, D6, D5, D4 (rook move again), E6, and F7 (knight moves).
The black Chiral Marshall can only make a rook move ending on White's half of the board (A1-H4)
I like this because it encourages more aggressive play; by making the pieces more powerful on the opponent's side of the board, it makes passive play less fruitful and should make games more exciting.
In other words, if we have an empty 8x8 board and a white Chiral Marshall on the D1 square, this piece can move to B2, C3, D5, D6, D7, D8 (the four rook moves which must end on the opponent's side of the board), E3, and F2.
The same Chiral Marshall on D8 can move to A8, B8, C8, D8, E8, F8, G8, H8 (rook move), B7, C6 (knight moves), D7, D6, D5, D4 (rook move again), E6, and F7 (knight moves).
The black Chiral Marshall can only make a rook move ending on White's half of the board (A1-H4)
I like this because it encourages more aggressive play; by making the pieces more powerful on the opponent's side of the board, it makes passive play less fruitful and should make games more exciting.
- Sam