Jose Carrillo wrote on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 01:48 AM UTC:
Fergus said:
>>I'm not sure if that is a correct reading of the piece, Joe. The
>>description of Ajax Orthodox Chess doesn't explicitly say that the
>>Minister cannot capture on the second perimeter. Jose Carillo does
>>identify the piece with both the Pasha and the Mastodon, and in code he
>>is developing for this game, the Minister has not been programmed as a
>>divergent piece. What is misleading in his description is that he calls
>>it a minor piece. The Minister, Pasha, Mastodon or whatever you call it
>>is a major piece, though a short-range one.
That is correct, the Ajax Minister can capture on it's 2-square leap. I
stand corrected, the Ajax Minister is a major piece.
I'll update the rule page.
Garth said:
>>The rules of Ajax Orthodox Chess specifically state that the Minister
>>may capture with its one-step move. The different colors are probably
>>to show that it leaps to the 2nd perimeter rather than blockably
>>sliding.
Absolutely correct Garth. I needed different colors to indicate that the 2-step move was actually a leap, and from the text I thought it was obvious (except for the 'minor piece' typo) that the Ajax Minister could capture with both it's 1-step move or 2-square leap.
I'll clarify further in the rules page.
