Single Comment

Herb garden chess. Variant on 7 by 12 board with additional combination pieces. (12x7, Cells: 84) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

William Overington wrote on Thu, Sep 26, 2002 06:13 PM UTC:

> * The centaurs' pawns are unprotected and immediately targeted
by the bishops after a central pawn has moved. The only defense 
I see is to advance the knight's pawn one step.

What about the two possible moves of a centaur, moving as a knight to then
offer protection in the manner of a bishop?

This then .... yet wait, why should I explain a black defence when you
might challenge me to a game where you play white and I have to defend?
:-)

What about the move of a knight to offer protection to the pawn?

Is there perhaps a scholar's mate somewhere amongst the herbs?