In
N-Relay Chess, pieces gain the power to move as a Knight when they
are defended by a friendly Knight.
Knights cannot capture nor be captured themselves.
The
file contains five variants:
- N-Relay
Chess The variant invented by Mannis Charosh around 1972
- Transparent
N-Relay Long-range piece attacks are not blocked by Knights
- Double-Edged
N-Relay Knights relay to enemy pieces as well as to friendly
pieces
- N-Relay
Bump Pieces can bump Knights aside.
- N-Relay
Switch The author's favorite N-Relay variant. Pieces can bump
and Knights can switch.
This
game uses images already included with your ZoG program. Just copy
the n-relay.zrf file to your Rules directory or use it from any
other location.
An
N-Relay Switch Endgame
1.
Knight d5xf6 King f6xd5 This
is a Knight switch. The Black King is dragged into a mating
net.
1...
Pawn a6-a5
2.
Pawn h7-g5 Not
2. Queen c5-d4 right away because of 2... King d5xe6 Knight
e6-f7.
2...
King d5-e5 Now
the King can bump the Knight to a different square.
3.
Queen b6-c5 Check
3...
King e5xe6 Knight e6-e5 This
is a bump. If 3... King e5-f4 4. Queen c5-e4 is mate.
4.
Knight f6-e4 Checkmate
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