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Self Eliminator. You are allowed to take your own pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Matthew Paul wrote on Mon, May 31, 2004 06:16 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
It seems a very logical concept.  It would prevent some of those
'smothered mates' but on the other hand, the opponent would still be
weakened by having to capture their opponents to escape.

I think I'll give it a go sometime

Jonathan wrote on Thu, Nov 15, 2007 08:37 PM UTC:Good ★★★★
To me, this is such a natural rule. Why could a king in jeopardy not capture his own pieces to escape, just like he captures those of his opponent? Don't get me wrong, I love FIDE chess, but this seems like such a natural variant; modest, but significant.

Rodrigo Zanotelli wrote on Tue, May 1, 2012 01:31 PM UTC:Good ★★★★
One cool variant could be made where
1-You can capture your own pieces.
2-You can't capture the king
3-Its possible to put your king in check with friendly pieces. So you need to avoid it.

In this variant both players would need to start by capturing their own

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