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Shatranji. A hybrid of Shatranj and Chessgi. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Greg Strong wrote on Wed, Mar 9, 2011 07:10 PM EST:There is a subtle ambiguity in the rules. It says a pawn 'may only promote to general', but does not explicitly say that a pawn must promote upon reaching the last rank. One might not want to promote if it's about to be captured so as not to give the opponent a general. I assume that the intention was that a pawn must promote. Fergus, can you please clarify? I'm in a game now where it's important...