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> and promoted a pawn to a pawn umm. Commendably warped, but I'm not sure that's legal? (BTW many years ago I experimented creating chess variants, before I e

> and promoted a pawn to a pawn umm. Commendably warped, but I'm not sure that's legal? (BTW many years ago I experimented creating chess variants, before I even knew it was a thing. I invented a number which all felt contrived, but one actually felt right and an improvement, which is the ability to take your own pieces, as well as the enemy's. Turns out that somebody's already invented it (search for 'self eliminator chess') and they considered it to have potential. The value of it was it allows you to trade off position for pieces. It really changed how the game felt for the better. FYI anyway, YMMV)

susam 3y ago
>> and promoted a pawn to a pawn > umm. Commendably warped, but I'm not sure that's legal? Interesting point. Here is what the FIDE handbook says about it (emphasis mine): “When a pawn reaches the rank furthest from its starting position it must be exchanged as part of the same move on the same square for a new queen, rook, bishop or knight of the same colour. The player’s choice is not restricted to pieces that have been captured previously. This exchange of a pawn for another piece is called ‘promotion’ and the effect of the new piece is immediate.” Source: Article 3.7.e of https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf
ssl-3 3y ago
Any move is legal in casual play if the person on the other side of the board agrees that is is OK, especially if that game is held in their own house. I mean: We're not playing ranked games here. It's supposed to be fun, and it was a fun game. Self eliminator chess sounds like an interesting dynamic. I'll have to check it out. Some of the games where my thinking feels best (if that makes sense) are the games where a ravenous opponent has shewdly eaten most of my pieces.
- _a_a_a_ 3y ago
  Point taken, rules are as agreed between players, not divinely imposed. I was just curious about P-to-P promotion legality per the 'standard' I hope SE chess lives up to its promise! It felt right and somehow freeing not to be always hemmed in by your own pieces.
  - ssl-3 3y ago
    I'm looking forward to absurd openings that include things like "I'm just going to use my bishop to get own pesky little pawn out of the way." If chess is a war simulation, then: It seems like it is both brutal and useful to deliberately destroy one's own units. (It's bad PR, always, but I'm both the PR department and the native public audience. It'll be fine on my side of the board, and it might even frighten the enemy.)

susam 3y ago

>> and promoted a pawn to a pawn > umm. Commendably warped, but I'm not sure that's legal? Interesting point. Here is what the FIDE handbook says about it (emphasis mine): “When a pawn reaches the rank furthest from its starting position it must be exchanged as part of the same move on the same square for a new queen, rook, bishop or knight of the same colour. The player’s choice is not restricted to pieces that have been captured previously. This exchange of a pawn for another piece is called ‘promotion’ and the effect of the new piece is immediate.” Source: Article 3.7.e of https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf

ssl-3 3y ago

Any move is legal in casual play if the person on the other side of the board agrees that is is OK, especially if that game is held in their own house. I mean: We're not playing ranked games here. It's supposed to be fun, and it was a fun game. Self eliminator chess sounds like an interesting dynamic. I'll have to check it out. Some of the games where my thinking feels best (if that makes sense) are the games where a ravenous opponent has shewdly eaten most of my pieces.

_a_a_a_ 3y ago
Point taken, rules are as agreed between players, not divinely imposed. I was just curious about P-to-P promotion legality per the 'standard' I hope SE chess lives up to its promise! It felt right and somehow freeing not to be always hemmed in by your own pieces.
- ssl-3 3y ago
  I'm looking forward to absurd openings that include things like "I'm just going to use my bishop to get own pesky little pawn out of the way." If chess is a war simulation, then: It seems like it is both brutal and useful to deliberately destroy one's own units. (It's bad PR, always, but I'm both the PR department and the native public audience. It'll be fine on my side of the board, and it might even frighten the enemy.)