How to play
Embassy Chess
Variant of Grand Chess played on an 8x10 board.
Starting Position
The Marshal sets up on F1 and the Cardinal on G1.
Embassy Chess adds a Marshal and a Cardinal, both of which combine the power of a Knight with another either a Rook or a Bishop.
Marshal
The Marshal moves as if a Rook and a Knight.
Moves like a Knight, which can also attack horizontally and vertically like a Rook.
Cardinal
The Cardinal moves as if a Bishop and a Knight
Moves like a Knight that can attack the diagonals too, like a Bishop.
Castling
The King move three squares for both for kingside and queenside castling, rather than the normal two.
The King moves three squares when castling.
En passant rules remains the same as Standard Chess.
Check and Checkmate rules remain the same as Standard Chess.
Stalemate conditions remain the same as Standard Chess.
Draw conditions remain the same as Standard Chess.
Winning conditions remain the same as Standard Chess.
Attribution
- Kevin Hill
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