Berolina chess
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Berolina Chess is a chess variant
using a popular fairy chess piece
called the Berolina pawn (also called Berlin pawn or Anti-pawn). The Berolina pawn was invented by Edmund Hebermann in 1926.
The rules of Berolina Chess are the same as in standard chess, including castling, except that all the pawns are replaced by Berolina pawns.
, which moves straight forward and captures diagonally forward.)
Like a normal chess pawn, the Berolina has the option to move two squares forward on its first move (so for the Berolina, two squares diagonally forward). En passant
capturing is possible as well (see diagram). As in normal chess, the Berolina pawn promotes when reaching the last rank.
Chess variant
A chess variant is a game related to, derived from or inspired by chess. The difference from chess might include one or more of the following:...
using a popular fairy chess piece
Fairy chess piece
A fairy chess piece or unorthodox chess piece is a piece analogous to a chess piece. It is not used in conventional chess, but is used in certain chess variants and some chess problems...
called the Berolina pawn (also called Berlin pawn or Anti-pawn). The Berolina pawn was invented by Edmund Hebermann in 1926.
The rules of Berolina Chess are the same as in standard chess, including castling, except that all the pawns are replaced by Berolina pawns.
Berolina pawn specifics
The Berolina pawn moves, without capturing, one square diagonally forward. It captures one square straight forward. (So, it is the converse of a normal chess pawnPawn (chess)
The pawn is the most numerous and weakest piece in the game of chess, historically representing infantry, or more particularly armed peasants or pikemen. Each player begins the game with eight pawns, one on each square of the rank immediately in front of the other pieces...
, which moves straight forward and captures diagonally forward.)
Like a normal chess pawn, the Berolina has the option to move two squares forward on its first move (so for the Berolina, two squares diagonally forward). En passant
En passant
En passant is a move in the board game of chess . It is a special pawn capture which can occur immediately after a player moves a pawn two squares forward from its starting position, and an enemy pawn could have captured it had it moved only one square forward...
capturing is possible as well (see diagram). As in normal chess, the Berolina pawn promotes when reaching the last rank.
Related pawns
Two famous pawns used in problem compositions are the Berolina Plus and the Sergeant.- The Berolina Plus moves and captures like the Berolina pawn, but in addition may capture one square sideways.
- The Sergeant combines the normal chess pawn and the Berolina pawn; that is, it can move to or capture on any of the three squares immediately in front.
External links
- "Berolina Chess" by Hans Bodlaender, The Chess Variant Pages
- Play.Chessvariants.org the Berolina Chess PBM Game Courier
- BrainKing.com turn-based server for Berolina Chess
- Pathguy.com a simple Berolina Chess program by Ed Friedlander