Total Symmetry Chess

Invented by: Davor Vujacic, 2020

Chess with a randomized piece setup, 24 total positions, 4-way symmetry (except King and Queen), and no castling

Game hierarchy

• Game
    • Generic Chess
        • Generic x8
            • Generic 8x8
                • Chess
                    • Total Symmetry Chess

Board

This game has a randomized starting array so this diagram shows only one example

FEN: bqnrrnkb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BQNRRNKB w - - 0 1

Piece Types

Internal NameNameNotationAdded ByNotes
KingKingKGeneric Chessroyal
PawnPawnPGeneric Chesscan promote; en passant; pawn structure evaluation
RookRookRChessopen file bonus; trap king on back rank bonus
BishopBishopBChesscolorbinding evaluation; outpost bonus
KnightKnightNChessoutpost bonus
QueenQueenQChesstrap king on back rank bonus

Game Variables

Name = "Total Symmetry Chess"
Invented = "2020"
InventedBy = "Davor Vujacic"
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 = Standard
PromotionTypes = "QRNB"
BareKing = false
EnPassant = true
PromotingType = Pawn
CastlingType = King

Declared in Generic x8:

PawnDoubleMove = true

Declared in Generic 8x8:

Castling = None

Declared in Total Symmetry Chess:

PositionNumber = integer between 1 and 24

Rules

MoveCompletionDefaultRule
BasicPromotionRule
EnPassantRule
CheckmateRule
Move50Rule
RepetitionDrawRule

Evaluations

PawnStructureEvaluation
DevelopmentEvaluation
LowMaterialEvaluation
ColorbindingEvaluation
RookTypeEvaluation
OutpostEvaluation

 
 

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