ArchCourier Chess

Invented by: Eric V. Greenwood, 2006

Game hierarchy

• Game
    • Generic Chess
        • Generic x8
            • Generic 12x8
                • ArchCourier Chess

Board

FEN: rhabdqksbchr/ppppppgppppp/6p5/12/12/6P5/PPPPPPGPPPPP/RHABDQKSBCHR w - - 0 1

Piece Types

Internal NameNameNotationAdded ByNotes
KingKingKGeneric Chessroyal
PawnPawnPGeneric Chesscan promote by replacement; en passant; pawn structure evaluation
QueenQueenQArchCourier Chesstrap king on back rank bonus
RookRookRArchCourier Chessopen file bonus; trap king on back rank bonus
BishopBishopBArchCourier Chesscolorbinding evaluation; outpost bonus
KnightHorseHArchCourier Chessoutpost bonus
GeneralGuardGArchCourier Chess 
CentaurDukeDArchCourier Chess 
SquirrelSquirrelSArchCourier Chessoutpost bonus
Dragon KingCrowned RookCArchCourier Chessopen file bonus; trap king on back rank bonus
Dragon HorseArchCourierAArchCourier Chess 

Game Variables

Name = "ArchCourier Chess"
Invented = "2006"
InventedBy = "Eric V. Greenwood"
NumberOfSquareColors = 2
FENFormat = "{array} {current player} {castling} {en-passant} {half-move clock} {turn number}"
FENStart = "#{Array} w #default #default 0 1"
Array = "rhabdqksbchr/ppppppgppppp/6p5/12/12/6P5/PPPPPPGPPPPP/RHABDQKSBCHR"
DeduplicateMoves = false
StaticExchangeEvaluation = true

Declared in Generic Chess:

StalemateResult = Draw
PromotionRule = Replacement
PromotionTypes = ""
BareKing = false
EnPassant = true
PromotingType = Pawn
CastlingType = King

Declared in Generic x8:

PawnDoubleMove = true

Declared in Generic 12x8:

Castling = None

Rules

MoveCompletionDefaultRule
PromoteByReplacementRule
EnPassantRule
CheckmateRule
Move50Rule
RepetitionDrawRule

Evaluations

PawnStructureEvaluation
DevelopmentEvaluation
LowMaterialEvaluation
ColorbindingEvaluation
RookTypeEvaluation
OutpostEvaluation

 
 

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