Dovecote Chess
Chess game becomes a some kind of paradise after move when Queens are traded)
Another slight diff in standard setup, which generally changes the game, is here.
Queen is not the goddess of the chessboard anymore because she is retired. There's no Queen at all.
Setup
Dove replaces the Queen on both sides.
Pieces
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Dove (D or Ď) !!!
This is the piece which is created by me and by the way its movement contains the elements from different places and games (Chaturanga, Shatranj, Grande Acedrex, Shogi and Chu Shogi, Tamerlane Chess, etc.).
It moves (always jumping and ignoring any piece on its way): 1 or 3 spaces diagonally forward; 2 or 3 straight vertically; 2 diagonally and sideways-knightwise backwards. It's asymmetric.
Rules
Exactly as Standard, but it is more authentic game.
Notes
Gameplay differs a lot; checkmate in the 2nd move (if opponent blunders) is possible because Dove jumps; however Scotch Game, King's, Queen's(?) and Elephant Gambits, Amazon Attack and several other openings are still playable.
Dove worths 5, and it's not a hybrid of existing pieces (however it is major and can checkmate); promoting a Pawn is more complicated – each piece is unique and doesn't repeat any other piece. You can promote to any piece to prevent stalemate; promotion to Bishop or Knight can be useful for doing a fork (pin/skewer) and probably equaling or (if it isn't alone) even winning the game; Rook is the best piece to achieve checkmate (with 2 Kings and 1 piece endgame); Dove is universal and can use (incredibly powerful) forking ability and checkmate later.
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By Lev Grigoriev.
Last revised by Lev Grigoriev.
Web page created: 2023-09-01. Web page last updated: 2023-10-22