Duplex Chess

Invented by: Greg Strong, 2018

A modest double-move variant with only short range pieces and three different victory conditions

Game hierarchy

• Game
    • Generic Chess
        • Generic x8
            • Generic 8x8
                • Duplex Chess

Board

FEN: tnejkent/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/TNEJKENT ws - - 0 1

Piece Types

Internal NameNameNotationAdded ByNotes
KingKingKGeneric Chessextinction loses; location victory condition
PawnPawnPGeneric Chessextinction loses; can promote; pawn structure evaluation
TowerTowerTDuplex Chessoutpost bonus
KnightKnightNDuplex Chessoutpost bonus
Elephant FerzElephantEDuplex Chesscolorbinding evaluation; outpost bonus
Gold GeneralGold GeneralGDuplex Chess 
Silver GeneralSilver GeneralSDuplex Chesscan promote
Jumping GeneralJumping GeneralJDuplex Chess 

Game Variables

Name = "Duplex Chess"
Invented = "2018"
InventedBy = "Greg Strong"
NumberOfSquareColors = 2
FENFormat = "{array} {current player} {castling} {en-passant} {half-move clock} {turn number}"
FENStart = "#{Array} ws #default #default 0 1"
Array = "tnejkent/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/TNEJKENT"
DeduplicateMoves = false
StaticExchangeEvaluation = true

Declared in Generic Chess:

StalemateResult = Draw
PromotionRule = Custom
PromotionTypes = "S"
BareKing = false
EnPassant = false
PromotingType = Pawn
CastlingType = King

Declared in Generic x8:

PawnDoubleMove = false

Declared in Generic 8x8:

Castling = None

Rules

DuplexChessMoveCompletionRule
Move50Rule
ExtinctionRule
LocationVictoryConditionRule
NoMoveResultRule
BasicPromotionRule
ComplexPromotionRule
RepetitionDrawRule

Evaluations

PawnStructureEvaluation
DevelopmentEvaluation
LowMaterialEvaluation
ColorbindingEvaluation
OutpostEvaluation

 
 

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