George Duke wrote on Fri, Jul 6, 2007 12:31 PM EDT:
A.J. Winkelspecht's Divergent Chess from 1999 gives 'Rook moves without
capturing as an orthodox Rook & captures by moving as an orthodox
Bishop.' The 'Dragon-type' here is the 'Passed Pawns, Scorpions and Dragon' piece extended from five squares to six squares, called Phoenix.
8 P___ ___ ___ ___P___K___ ___ ___A___V
7 V___A___ ___A___ ___A___ ___ ___ ___F V,v = Divergent Chess Rook
6 F___ ___ ___ ___P___ ___P___ ___P___X
5 ___P___ ___P___ ___P___ ___P___ ___P X,x = Phoenix, six-
4 p___ ___p___ ___p___ ___p___ ___p___ square multipath
3 x___f___ ___ ___ ___p___ ___ ___ ___f
2 p___v___a___ ___a___ ___a___ ___a___v A,a = Alfil; F,f = Ferz
1 ___p___ ___ ___k___p___ ___ ___ ___p
a b c d e f g h i j P,p = Berolina Pawn
White: Actually only King can move! 'V' and 'X' have no pathway at first.
If King e1-f2, Divergent Rook-a7 takes, illegal.
If King e1-d2, Divergent Rook-j8 has the path, illegal.
If King e1-d1, Phoenix has pathway j6-i5-h4-g3-f2-e1-d1, illegal.
Black: If King f8-g7, Divergent Rook-b2 has the path, illegal.
If King f8-e7, Divergent Rook-j2 has the path, illegal.
If King f8-g8, Phoenix has pathway a3-b4-c5-d6-e7-f8-g8, illegal.
A.J. Winkelspecht's Divergent Chess from 1999 gives 'Rook moves without capturing as an orthodox Rook & captures by moving as an orthodox Bishop.' The 'Dragon-type' here is the 'Passed Pawns, Scorpions and Dragon' piece extended from five squares to six squares, called Phoenix. 8 P___ ___ ___ ___P___K___ ___ ___A___V 7 V___A___ ___A___ ___A___ ___ ___ ___F V,v = Divergent Chess Rook 6 F___ ___ ___ ___P___ ___P___ ___P___X 5 ___P___ ___P___ ___P___ ___P___ ___P X,x = Phoenix, six- 4 p___ ___p___ ___p___ ___p___ ___p___ square multipath 3 x___f___ ___ ___ ___p___ ___ ___ ___f 2 p___v___a___ ___a___ ___a___ ___a___v A,a = Alfil; F,f = Ferz 1 ___p___ ___ ___k___p___ ___ ___ ___p a b c d e f g h i j P,p = Berolina Pawn White: Actually only King can move! 'V' and 'X' have no pathway at first. If King e1-f2, Divergent Rook-a7 takes, illegal. If King e1-d2, Divergent Rook-j8 has the path, illegal. If King e1-d1, Phoenix has pathway j6-i5-h4-g3-f2-e1-d1, illegal. Black: If King f8-g7, Divergent Rook-b2 has the path, illegal. If King f8-e7, Divergent Rook-j2 has the path, illegal. If King f8-g8, Phoenix has pathway a3-b4-c5-d6-e7-f8-g8, illegal.