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TenCubed Chess
Nice mixture of pieces in this variant!
edit: Also, this CV reminds me a little of Opulent Chess:
https://www.chessvariants.com/rules/opulent-chess
edit2: Two CVs that might have been inspired by TenCubed Chess (but weren't):
TenCubed and Opulent were both entries in the 10 Contest. David and I both decided to use the number 10 by having 10 piece types on an 10-by-10 board, so they are pretty similar. Although Opulent has seen more play, I think TenCubed is probably the better game. I have had a very difficult time getting a good opening array in Opulent. It needs to change yet again ...
HELP! Both this game and Shatranj Kamil (64) are missing the "As the author of this page..." message box that grants me access. EDIT: Okay. Thanks for the info.
Estimated endgame piece values on the 10x10 board:
Pawn=1, Knight=3, Bishop=3.5, Wizard=3.5, Champion=4.5, Rook=5.5, Archbishop=8.5, Chancellor=9.5, Queen=10. A Queen equals two Bishops and a Knight. Also a Queen equals Rook and Bishop plus one Pawn.
That's because this page is a static HTML page, not a database-driven dynamic page like later entries. (You'll notice the icon is different -- the dynamic pages have a solid blue square with a lower-case letter m).
What changes would you like to make?
Nothing special planned for this page. Anything like new endgame piece values can easily be added in a Comment.
Thanks for the quick reply.
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1.f3-f5 g8-g7 2.e3-e4 King f9-g8 3.Bishop g2-f3 King g8-h7 4.Bishop f3-i6 uses both Bishops to checkmate in TenCubed Chess. This mate also works on the 16x16 board.
1.Wizard d1-e4 e8-e7 2.Wizard e4-b5 Bishop d9-e8 3.Wizard b5-e6 is the shortest mate in TenCubed Chess. This mate will also work if wizards are replaced by camels.