Tuesday, September 29, 2015

[gyrvsxcx] 8 pawns and a piece

Both sides start a modified game of chess with just eight pawns and a king.  This is probably very drawish game.  What additional piece or pieces on both sides most make the game less drawish?  Knight to leap over mutually blocked pawn chains.  Rook and two knights.  Replace the king with a royal queen.  Better than a knight for attacking pawn chains facing each other is a (n,3) leaper, e.g., camel, or perhaps camel+rook compound.

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