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| 1 Emperor (Er, with crown) 1 Amazon (A, "lady on horseback") 1 Magician (M*, steeple-crowned sorcerer's hat) 1 Minister (Mn, large cocked hat) 1 Femme Fatale (F, lady in evening gown) 1 Ambassador (As, small cocked hat) |
1 Guard (Gr, bearskin hat, busby) 1 Baron (Br, simple crown) 1 mobilization pawn (m, fancy model) 1 Parachutist (P, parachute) 2 rapid pawns (r, svelte model, pointed) 4 t-pawns (t, T-shaped) |
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| Emperor moves as King or 2 squares vertically without jumping |
Amazon moves as Queen or Knight |
Magician moves as Ambassador, but cannot capture |
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| Minister moves as Amazon, but cannot jump (hence also: moves as Queen or Ambassador) |
Femme Fatale moves as Knight or Guard (hence also: als King or Baron), but cannot capture |
Ambassador moves as Knight or Guard, but cannot jump |
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| Guard moves either as King or 2 squares diagonally, horizontally or vertically at which move it can jump |
Baron moves either as Knight or 2 squares diagonally, horizontally or vertically at which move it can jump |
mobilization pawn moves either 1, 2 or 3 squares straight forward without capturing, or 1, 2 or 3 squares diagonally forward when capturing; it cannot jump |
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| Parachutist moves 1 square diagonally |
rapid pawn The rapid pawn moves either 1 or 2 squares straight forward without capturing, or 1 or 2 squares diagonally forward when capturing; it cannot jump |
t-pawn The t-pawn moves either 1 or 2 squares straight forward without capturing, at which move it can jump, or it moves 1 square straight sideways when capturing. Thus the motion of the t-pawn is (also) T-shaped |
Photographs of the Exchess pieces by Tom Dingjan
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Superchess, chess without opening theory