Great Shatranj

Invented by: Joe Joyce, 2006

Game hierarchy

• Game
    • Generic Chess
        • Generic x8
            • Generic 10x8
                • Great Shatranj

Board

FEN: rnegkmhenr/pppppppppp/10/10/10/10/PPPPPPPPPP/RNEGKMHENR w - - 0 1

Piece Types

Internal NameNameNotationAdded ByNotes
KingKingKGeneric Chessbare king loses; royal
PawnPawnPGeneric Chessen passant; can promote; pawn structure evaluation
GeneralGeneralGGreat Shatranjoutpost bonus
KnightKnightNGreat Shatranjoutpost bonus
MinisterMinisterMGreat Shatranj 
High PriestessHigh PriestessHGreat Shatranj 
Elephant FerzElephantEGreat Shatranjcolorbinding evaluation; outpost bonus
RookRookRGreat Shatranjopen file bonus; trap king on back rank bonus

Game Variables

Name = "Great Shatranj"
Invented = "2006"
InventedBy = "Joe Joyce"
NumberOfSquareColors = 2
FENFormat = "{array} {current player} {castling} {en-passant} {half-move clock} {turn number}"
FENStart = "#{Array} w #default #default 0 1"
Array = dynamic
DeduplicateMoves = false
StaticExchangeEvaluation = true

Declared in Generic Chess:

StalemateResult = Draw
PromotionRule = Custom
PromotionTypes = "G"
BareKing = true
EnPassant = true
PromotingType = null
CastlingType = King

Declared in Generic x8:

PawnDoubleMove = false

Declared in Generic 10x8:

Castling = None

Declared in Great Shatranj:

Variant = choice of { Great Shatranj D, Great Shatranj R }

Rules

MoveCompletionDefaultRule
EnPassantRule
BareKingRule
CheckmateRule
Move50Rule
ComplexPromotionRule
RepetitionDrawRule

Evaluations

PawnStructureEvaluation
DevelopmentEvaluation
LowMaterialEvaluation
ColorbindingEvaluation
RookTypeEvaluation
OutpostEvaluation

 
 

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