ABAGOREN CHESS (MACEDONIAN CHESS VARIANT) RULES

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This variant has its roots in medieval Macedonia and West Bulgaria.

Position of the pieces on the board: The board has 9 horizontal squares and 9 vertical squares.

How the pieces are moved? The chessmen in Abagoren Chess can be moved in various ways. For convenience the movement squares are coloured with the following colours:

Green - on this square the chessmen can move and capture.

Blue - on this square the chessmen can move without capture.

Red - the chessmen can only move on this square, if captures the opponent's chessmen which is placed there.

1. King - went and 1 flux away as well to the rearward only makes 1 magnetic field ahead, and goes if take a opponent figure.

2. Emperor - the moves of the King are as in the classic chess.

3. Pawn - the moves of the Pawn are as in the classic chess. Cannot jump at its first move 2 fields ahead.

4. Knight - The Knight makes opponent figures as with the classic chess, but it can get back only if I take a opponent figure. The horse can as well only go ahead in the vertical or the diagonal, without making a opponent figure.

5. Rook - The Rook makes opponent figures as with the classic chess, but it can go away only if I take a opponent figure. It can get most a lot 2 fields to the rearward only if I take a opponent figure. The Rook can as well only go ahead at the stroke, without yes they get con.

6. Bishop - I take противникови figures an Bishop as with the classic chess, but it can forge most a lot 2 fields to the rearward only if I take a opponent figure. The Bishop can as well only go ahead in the vertical, without I take a opponent figure.

7. Queen - The Queen moves as in the classic chess but with this restriction, That it can go away only if it takes a opponent figure on this turn. It can forge most a lot 2 fields to the rearward at the vertical The stroke only if I take a opponent figure.

8. Prince - It goes and beats in all fields that are in a distance 1 and 2 fields with him by can even if it hops designs. It can be pushed away as well back, But Only If it takes a opponent figure at this move.

9. Boat - The moves of the Boat are as the moves of the Rook in the classic chess.

10. General - The General's moves like Bishop in the classic chess with one additional move - one square away at a vertical in the same file, but without capturing opponent's chessmen, if it is there.

11. Castling - the castling is as in the classic chess. Because of the specific positioning of the chessboard, the castling can only be long. For the castling the General can be in it's place or moved already, as long as it is not between the King, Emperor, Boat and Pawns. You grow as well in a general bonus - motion of the King on each conversions of design - you can "return him home" - that is to put it on some of the plains from first horizontal line from your country on the board, as converting design and "returning home" is run on the King at one time, this was counted that is for 1 move. The rule doesn't apply for "returning home", when the King is transformed with an Emperor.

12. The Pawns advancing ahead arrive, in advancing row by row finally to the eighth row where according to the rule they would come to a barrier and would be immobile it is changed for a Boat. You grow as well in a general bonus - motion of the King on each conversions of design - you can "return him home" - that is to put it on some of the plains from first horizontal line from your country on the board, as converting design and "returning home" is run on the King at one time, this was counted that is for 1 move. The rule doesn't apply for "returning home", when the King is transformed with an Emperor.

13. In Abagoren chess all figures without the King, Emperor, Pawn, Boat and the General after their capture can be brought again in the play. This joint only at certain circumstances 1. You must have taken this design from the reformer. 2. Misplacing the design was counted for your motion. 3. The figure can be put only in 2 sharply certain fields- the angular fields from your country at the board. 4. The field on which the figure is being not put must not not be busy from another figure.

14. When the King derives from the last horizontal line it is transformed with an Emperor. The Emperor apart that it is higher from the King, but it has as well one extra quality - Can produce Pawns. For producing a Pawn there are several conditions:

1. The Pawn is produced obligatorily in the vertical to which it is the King as well obligatorily in the second horizontal line.
2. Your Pawn must not not have another at the vertical to which Pawn will not produce herself.
3. The Emperor can produce Pawns by that time, while your Pawns arise most a lot 9.

15. Not castling in Abagoren chess.

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