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If you have not already done so, please read the Chess Variants (I) quiz. If
you would like to work this quiz without working the previous quiz, try adapting
one of the Chess Variant (I) solutions submitted by someone else.
This week's quiz, part two of the Chess Variants quiz, is to modify your chess
playing program to support as many of the following variations as possible:
1. Fibonacci Chess -- The number of moves a player makes at one time is
determined by the Fibonacci number sequence. White begins by making one
move, then black responds with one move. White is then allowed two (1 +
1) moves, then black gets three (1 + 2). Putting a player in check ends
your turn, even if you have moves remaining.
2. Gun Chess -- Chess is played as normal and the pieces that can be
captured are unaltered, but a capturing piece does not move when taking
an opposing piece. As long as the move is a legal capture, the opposing
piece is simply removed and the capturing piece in untouched.
4. Madhouse Chess -- When a piece is captured, it is not removed from the
board, but instead moved to the square of the capturing player's choice.
3. Blackhole Chess -- The squares d5 and f5 are considered "blackholes".
Any piece moving onto or over either square vanishes as if it was
captured. A King moving onto these squares loses the game.
5. Extinction Chess -- Check and checkmate no longer apply. A player wins
by capturing all of a single piece type of the opposing army (both of
the rooks, for example). Pawns may promote to Kings and a pawn is
counted as the piece it promotes to. Promoting your last pawn is a
loss, unless it results in an immediate win.
6. Baseline Chess -- In this variation, the starting position is altered.
All pawns still appear on the usual squares, but players take turns
placing their major pieces along the back rank before play begins.
Castling is not allowed, but the rest of the rules are as normal.
7. Fairy Chess -- Just like normal chess, except the Queen becomes a Fairy.
A Fairy can make the normal moves of a Queen or jump exactly like a
Knight.
Except as noted above, each variation follows the normal rules of chess from
last week's quiz.
1. Please do not post any solutions or spoiler discussion for this quiz until
48 hours have passed from the time on this message.
2. Support Ruby Quiz by submitting ideas as often as you can:
http://www.rubyquiz.com/
3. Enjoy!
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If you have not already done so, please read the Chess Variants (I) quiz. If
you would like to work this quiz without working the previous quiz, try adapting
one of the Chess Variant (I) solutions submitted by someone else.
This week's quiz, part two of the Chess Variants quiz, is to modify your chess
playing program to support as many of the following variations as possible:
1. Fibonacci Chess -- The number of moves a player makes at one time is
determined by the Fibonacci number sequence. White begins by making one
move, then black responds with one move. White is then allowed two (1 +
1) moves, then black gets three (1 + 2). Putting a player in check ends
your turn, even if you have moves remaining.
2. Gun Chess -- Chess is played as normal and the pieces that can be
captured are unaltered, but a capturing piece does not move when taking
an opposing piece. As long as the move is a legal capture, the opposing
piece is simply removed and the capturing piece in untouched.
4. Madhouse Chess -- When a piece is captured, it is not removed from the
board, but instead moved to the square of the capturing player's choice.
3. Blackhole Chess -- The squares d5 and f5 are considered "blackholes".
Any piece moving onto or over either square vanishes as if it was
captured. A King moving onto these squares loses the game.
5. Extinction Chess -- Check and checkmate no longer apply. A player wins
by capturing all of a single piece type of the opposing army (both of
the rooks, for example). Pawns may promote to Kings and a pawn is
counted as the piece it promotes to. Promoting your last pawn is a
loss, unless it results in an immediate win.
6. Baseline Chess -- In this variation, the starting position is altered.
All pawns still appear on the usual squares, but players take turns
placing their major pieces along the back rank before play begins.
Castling is not allowed, but the rest of the rules are as normal.
7. Fairy Chess -- Just like normal chess, except the Queen becomes a Fairy.
A Fairy can make the normal moves of a Queen or jump exactly like a
Knight.
Except as noted above, each variation follows the normal rules of chess from
last week's quiz.