Chess and a Half

Invented by: Nicolino Will, 2017

Game hierarchy

• Game
    • Generic Chess
        • Generic x12
            • Generic 12x12
                • Chess and a Half

Board

FEN: rnbsccqkcscbnr/pppgppppgppp/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/PPPGPPPPGPPP/RNBSCCQKCSCBNR w LAla - 0 1

Piece Types

Internal NameNameNotationAdded ByNotes
KingKingKGeneric Chessroyal; can castle
PawnPawnPGeneric Chesscan promote; en passant; pawn structure evaluation
QueenQueenQChess and a Halftrap king on back rank bonus
RookRookRChess and a Halfcastling partner; open file bonus; trap king on back rank bonus
BishopBishopBChess and a Halfcolorbinding evaluation
KnightKnightNChess and a Halfcan promote
GeneralGuardGChess and a Halfcan promote
CatCChess and a Halfcan promote; optional capture by overtake
NightriderSpeedy KnightSNChess and a Half 
CentaurEques RexEChess and a Half 
Star CatSCChess and a Halfoptional capture by overtake

Game Variables

Name = "Chess and a Half"
Invented = "2017"
InventedBy = "Nicolino Will"
NumberOfSquareColors = 2
FENFormat = "{array} {current player} {castling} {en-passant} {half-move clock} {turn number}"
FENStart = "#{Array} w #default #default 0 1"
Array = "rnbsccqkcscbnr/pppgppppgppp/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/PPPGPPPPGPPP/RNBSCCQKCSCBNR"
DeduplicateMoves = false
StaticExchangeEvaluation = true

Declared in Generic Chess:

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

Declared in Generic x12:

PawnMultipleMove = @2(2,3,4)

Declared in Generic 12x12:

Castling = Flexible

Rules

MoveCompletionDefaultRule
BasicPromotionRule
EnPassantRule
CheckmateRule
Move50Rule
FlexibleCastlingRule
BasicPromotionRule
BasicPromotionRule
BasicPromotionRule
OptionalCaptureByOvertakeRule
RepetitionDrawRule

Evaluations

PawnStructureEvaluation
DevelopmentEvaluation
LowMaterialEvaluation
ColorbindingEvaluation
RookTypeEvaluation

 
 

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