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Battle Chieftain Chess. Warriors and a king fight on a board with walls and holes. (10x11, Cells: 84) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Peter Aronson wrote on Sun, Nov 3, 2002 10:55 PM UTC:
I observed the following behavior from Zillions: <p> White would place its King in a square under attack.<br> Since Kings in check can demote to a Berserker and promote another Berserker without counting as a move, it would promote the Berserker in line with the Black King.<br> The White King would then capture the Black King -- there is no place safe for a King from another King, as Kings can move through missing squares.<br> Black would then miss a turn promoting a new King, thus White's King is safe.<br> <p> And White can do it again next turn . . . <p> Is this legal? Is there anyway to prevent this?