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Alibabante Chess II

Setup

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Pieces

Pawn Slides to the 2nd square straight ahead to an empty square if it has not moved yet, steps one square straight ahead to an empty square, or diagonally forward for (e.p.?) capturing only
Knight Makes a Knight's jump
Bishop Slides diagonally
Rook Slides orthogonally
Queen Slides in all 8 directions
Grasshopper Lands directly behind the nearest piece in all 8 directions
Alibabante Moves on Queen-lines, but only to every second space. They may leap over occupied squares
King Steps one square in all 8 directions, or castles by stepping 3 squares towards the ROOOK

Rules

Pawns on the last rank can promote to Queen, Rook, Knight, Bishop, Grasshopper, or Alibabante.


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By HaruN Y.

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