Functionary Chess: A piece can move only if it is threatened.
Moose(M): Moves like a Grasshopper (along Q-lines over another unit of either color to the square immediately beyond that unit. A capture may be made on arrival, but the hurdle is not affected) but deflects 45° either way on passing over the hurdle. The arrival square is adjacent to the hurdle.
No.1483Daniel Novomesky Slovakia original – 09.02.2020
4 times ideal mates. Two pairs of double-echo finals: each pair consists of two absolutely identical mates, but each pair has a different structure. In position a) twice battery mates. (Author)
Nice echo mates. I have a question about the definition. Attack means threat to capture. So, can a piece be deemed to attack when that piece itself is not attacked?
An attack (or guard) in Functionary Chess is really observation, so the attack etc is effective even if the attacker/observer is not able to capture (because of pin, or because of himself not being observed by anyone).
Nikola Predrag
February 13, 2020 03:10
The first part looks simple to understand and sufficient:
“…An attack (or guard) in Functionary Chess is really observation…”.
But the second part brings back the confusion.
A pinned piece could indeed attack although it is not able to capture. This means that it could check.
An unobserved piece does not attack/check although it is able to observe.
(Now, the confusion might keep on growing, unless the ‘observation’ is explained)
🙂
Nice echo mates. I have a question about the definition. Attack means threat to capture. So, can a piece be deemed to attack when that piece itself is not attacked?
In Functionary Chess, a piece (Kings and pawns included) can move/capture/check only if it is attacked/guarded by an enemy piece.
An attack (or guard) in Functionary Chess is really observation, so the attack etc is effective even if the attacker/observer is not able to capture (because of pin, or because of himself not being observed by anyone).
The first part looks simple to understand and sufficient:
“…An attack (or guard) in Functionary Chess is really observation…”.
But the second part brings back the confusion.
A pinned piece could indeed attack although it is not able to capture. This means that it could check.
An unobserved piece does not attack/check although it is able to observe.
(Now, the confusion might keep on growing, unless the ‘observation’ is explained)
🙂