LO7T - Lists of 7 Things: 24/08/2008

Saturday, 30 August 2008 7 keys that we haven't a clue what lock they fit (if any)

Atomic chess: any capture on a square results in an "atomic explosion" which kills (i.e. removes from the game) all pieces in any of the 8 surrounding squares, except for pawns.
Andernach chess: a piece making a capture changes colour.
Madrasi chess: a piece which is attacked by the same type of piece of the opposite colour is paralysed.
PlunderChess: the capturing piece is allowed to temporarily take the moving abilities of the piece taken.
Suicide chess: capturing moves are mandatory and the object is to lose all pieces. There is no check - the king is captured like an ordinary piece.
Checkless chess: players are forbidden from giving check except to checkmate.
Hierarchical chess: pieces must be moved in the following order: pawn, knight, bishop, rook, queen, king. A player who has the corresponding piece but cannot move it loses the game.

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