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Armor Chess. Personal shields protect pieces from one of the 8 directions.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
H. G. Muller wrote on 2021-06-19 UTC

You could also use rotated versions of the conventional piece symbols, with the understanding that they cannot be attacked from what normally would be their bottom (or top). The Diagram Editor with Scalable Graphics can be used to produce such a set.