Variants

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Variants

This page is mainly built to showcase my newest variant "Resurrection chess" for
Alchemist Chess---and for other variants visit http://www.chessvariants.com/

Resurrection chess

Imagine you could bring back a piece after you lost it, and moreover it could appear anywhere on the board. That is the idea behind "Resurrection chess". How does this work you're wondering? Well "Resurrection chess" uses "Resurrector pieces" shaped like the flowing:

White Resurrector

Black Resurrector
The rules:
I: This Game is played like orthodox chess unless otherwise stated.
II: Resurrector moves to a square not occupied, and resurrects the last piece captured, that's not a pawn.
III: White Resurrector can not resurrect a black piece.
IV: Black Resurrector can not resurrect a white piece.
V: Each side has two Resurrectors, which sit on the side of the board. (note: You do not even have to have piece shape like the diagram, you can use two pennies or two dimes, if you want.)
VI: For notation see example below.
VII: You can not call draw by insufficient material if your opponent has a Resurrector left. Limited Resection Chess The above can be considered too easy hence this sub version.
Rules:
I: All rules same as above except were stated
II: The Resurrector can not resurrect a piece which would deliver check or checkmate, on the turn it is resurrected. Example for Both:

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	R	K
wp	p
	WK
	WN

White Resurrector =1 Black Resurrector =0
Solution for normal Resurrection chess:
1: f7xRg8=Q+        Kh8xQg8
2: RQe8#
Solution for limited Resurrection chess:
1: f7xRg8=Q+        Kh8xQg8
2: RQf5                 Kh8
3:Qf5-f8#

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