Viking Chess

Invented by: Tomas Forsman, 2002

Game hierarchy

• Game
    • Generic Chess
        • Viking Chess

Board

FEN: 12/12/12/12/1PPPP2pppp1/RPNNPPppnnpr/RBKQBPpbqkbr w - - 0 1

Piece Types

Internal NameNameNotationAdded ByNotes
KingKingKGeneric Chessroyal
PawnPawnPGeneric Chesscan promote; en passant; pawn structure evaluation
RookRookRViking Chessopen file bonus; trap king on back rank bonus
BishopBishopBViking Chesscolorbinding evaluation
KnightKnightNViking Chess 
QueenQueenQViking Chesstrap king on back rank bonus

Game Variables

Name = "Viking Chess"
Invented = "2002"
InventedBy = "Tomas Forsman"
NumberOfSquareColors = 2
FENFormat = "{array} {current player} {castling} {en-passant} {half-move clock} {turn number}"
FENStart = "#{Array} w #default #default 0 1"
Array = "12/12/12/12/1PPPP2pppp1/RPNNPPppnnpr/RBKQBPpbqkbr"
DeduplicateMoves = false
StaticExchangeEvaluation = true

Declared in Generic Chess:

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

Rules

MoveCompletionDefaultRule
BasicPromotionRule
EnPassantRule
CheckmateRule
Move50Rule
RepetitionDrawRule

Evaluations

PawnStructureEvaluation
DevelopmentEvaluation
LowMaterialEvaluation
ColorbindingEvaluation
RookTypeEvaluation

 
 

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