Mecklenbeck Chess

Invented by: Bernd Eickenscheidt and B. Schwarzkopf, 1973

Pawns may promote upon reaching the 6th rank
Pawns must promote upon reaching the last rank

Game hierarchy

• Game
    • Generic Chess
        • Generic x8
            • Generic 8x8
                • Chess
                    • Mecklenbeck Chess

Board

FEN: rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1

Piece Types

Internal NameNameNotationAdded ByNotes
KingKingKGeneric Chessroyal; can castle
PawnPawnPGeneric Chessen passant; can promote; pawn structure evaluation
RookRookRChesscastling partner; open file bonus; trap king on back rank bonus
BishopBishopBChesscolorbinding evaluation; outpost bonus
KnightKnightNChessoutpost bonus
QueenQueenQChesstrap king on back rank bonus

Game Variables

Name = "Mecklenbeck Chess"
Invented = "1973"
InventedBy = "Bernd Eickenscheidt;B. Schwarzkopf"
NumberOfSquareColors = 2
FENFormat = "{array} {current player} {castling} {en-passant} {half-move clock} {turn number}"
FENStart = "#{Array} w #default #default 0 1"
Array = "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR"
DeduplicateMoves = false
StaticExchangeEvaluation = true

Declared in Generic Chess:

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

Declared in Generic x8:

PawnDoubleMove = true

Declared in Generic 8x8:

Castling = Standard

Rules

MoveCompletionDefaultRule
EnPassantRule
CheckmateRule
Move50Rule
CastlingRule
ComplexPromotionRule
RepetitionDrawRule

Evaluations

PawnStructureEvaluation
DevelopmentEvaluation
LowMaterialEvaluation
ColorbindingEvaluation
RookTypeEvaluation
OutpostEvaluation

 
 

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