Double Chess (16 x 8)

Invented by: David Short, 1996

Chess played with two boards put together and two sets of pieces except that the second King is replaced with a third Queen

Game hierarchy

• Game
    • Generic Chess
        • Generic x8
            • Double Chess (16 x 8)

Board

FEN: rnbqrnbqkbnrqbnr/pppppppppppppppp/16/16/16/16/PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP/RNBQRNBQKBNRQBNR w LEPAlepa - 0 1

Piece Types

Internal NameNameNotationAdded ByNotes
KingKingKGeneric Chessroyal; can castle
PawnPawnPGeneric Chesscan promote; en passant; pawn structure evaluation
RookRookRDouble Chess (16 x 8)castling partner; open file bonus; trap king on back rank bonus
BishopBishopBDouble Chess (16 x 8)colorbinding evaluation
KnightKnightNDouble Chess (16 x 8) 
QueenQueenQDouble Chess (16 x 8)trap king on back rank bonus

Game Variables

Name = "Double Chess (16 x 8)"
Invented = "1996"
InventedBy = "David Short"
NumberOfSquareColors = 2
FENFormat = "{array} {current player} {castling} {en-passant} {half-move clock} {turn number}"
FENStart = "#{Array} w #default #default 0 1"
Array = "rnbqrnbqkbnrqbnr/pppppppppppppppp/16/16/16/16/PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP/RNBQRNBQKBNRQBNR"
DeduplicateMoves = false
StaticExchangeEvaluation = true

Declared in Generic Chess:

StalemateResult = Draw
PromotionRule = Standard
PromotionTypes = "QRBN"
BareKing = false
EnPassant = true
PromotingType = Pawn
CastlingType = King

Declared in Generic x8:

PawnDoubleMove = true

Rules

MoveCompletionDefaultRule
BasicPromotionRule
EnPassantRule
CheckmateRule
Move50Rule
CastlingRule
RepetitionDrawRule

Evaluations

PawnStructureEvaluation
DevelopmentEvaluation
LowMaterialEvaluation
ColorbindingEvaluation
RookTypeEvaluation

 
 

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