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Falcon Chess. Game on an 8x10 board with a new piece: The Falcon. (10x8, Cells: 80) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

David Paulowich wrote on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 12:26 PM UTC:

Five months ago this comment was posted:

1. c2-c4 
1... n b8-c6 
2. c4-c5 
2... n c6-e5 
3. c5-c6 
3... n e5-g6 
4. c6-b7 // PxP
4... n i8-h6 
5. b7-a8; Q-a8

I just ran this sample game to verify that Pawns promote to Queens 
(and presumably other pieces) in this rules enforcing preset.  Clicking 
on the [Rules] button takes me to the 'Falcon Chess' page, where a 
'Find promo' command results in several comments of a general nature 
and one example of a Pawn promoting to a Falcon.  I am confused - 
in a game of 'Falcon Chess 100' between the same two players, 
George Duke writes:

// Right, in our 80-square FC, promotion only to RNBF,
// because R or F is interesting equal choice, depending on
// position. Here FC100 Queen promotion too if reaching that
// farther zone(Rules).