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Date: 23 Jan 2008 16:09:20
From: M Winther
Subject: Hopper Chess & Gunnery Chess
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"Hopper Chess"
In Hopper Chess the objective is checkmate. Normal chess
rules apply except for the following. Any piece (not pawn)
situated in front of any friendly piece (including pawns) can
use the latter as a springboard for hopping over an enemy
pawn standing on the same file, provided that there are no
pieces in between. The piece lands immediately behind the
enemy pawn. Note that the King can also make such jumps.
http://hem.passagen.se/melki9/hopperchess.htm
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"Gunnery Chess"
Normal chess rules apply except for the following. By the term
'piece' I mean all pieces, including pawns. Any pawn situated
on the same file as a friendly piece, with zero or more empty
squares in between, can leap forwards over the latter and land
on an enemy piece standing on the same file, provided that
there is just one friendly piece in between. The pawn can land
on all enemy pieces on the file, but not on empty squares.
However, enemy pieces positioned behind an enemy pawn
(or yet another friendly piece) cannot be reached, although the
enemy pawn, in itself, can be captured. When the pawn lands
it behaves like a cannon shell and "explodes", that is, it is
removed together with the enemy piece.
http://hem.passagen.se/melki9/gunnerychess.htm
Mats
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Date: 24 Jan 2008 12:50:39
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: Hopper Chess & Gunnery Chess
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M Winther <[email protected] > wrote:
> By the term 'piece' I mean all pieces, including pawns.
For reference, the term `man' is often used to mean `any piece or pawn'.
Dave.
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Date: 24 Jan 2008 19:17:58
From: M Winther
Subject: Re: Hopper Chess & Gunnery Chess
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Den 2008-01-24 13:50:39 skrev David Richerby <[email protected] >:
> M Winther <[email protected]> wrote:
>> By the term 'piece' I mean all pieces, including pawns.
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> For reference, the term `man' is often used to mean `any piece or pawn'.
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> Dave.
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Thank you. These two variants will remove the players from their
competetive anguish, and make them focus on the gaming essence.
This is good for the spirit of chess.
Mats
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