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Thoughts on implementing "Bishop goes on vacation" into games (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by Possible_EmuWrangler@lemmy.world to c/anarchychess@sopuli.xyz
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I thought about turning the Bishop going on vacation into a playable move and wanted some feedback on my thoughts.

The first option is a chess player could take the Bishop off the board as one move, hope the opponent forgets and later the Bishop returns to the same square, maybe putting a King in check etc.

The second option is the Bishop goes on vacation to another square on the board. It can move to any empty square, even one of the opposite colour (Bishops have good travel agents). While on vacation, the bishop loses the ability to capture and move (except to return from vacation). Both taking a vacation and returning from vacation use a chess players turn.

While on vacation a Bishop can be captured. But it might be protected by another piece . EG. Bishop goes on vacation to block a Rook attacking the King it just put in check. Rook captures Bishop. Pawn captures Rook.

Algebraic Notation: Be6v0 - Bishop on e6 goes on vacation off the board Bf8va2 - Bishop on f8 goes on vacation to a2. Ba2rf8 - Bishop on a2 returns from vacation to f8.

Any thoughts ?

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[–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If it can't move or capture while on vacation, what's the point?

[–] Possible_EmuWrangler@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It can be used to block a line of attack on a square it otherwise wouldnt be able to get to. It can also lay a trap for when it returns into a possible fork.

[–] lugal@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Isn't the whole point that the bishop doesn't come back?