Embassy Chess (by Kevin Hill) is a variation of Bird's (or Capablanca's) Chess. It is played on 10x8 board and adds two new pieces:
Cardinal - it can move like a knight and a bishop together. It means that a cardinal can make both bishop-like diagonal moves and knight-like L-shaped jumps.
Marshall - it combines abilities of a knight and a rook. It means that a marshall can make both rook-like vertical and horizontal moves and knight-like L-shaped jumps.
Each player starts a game with one cardinal (on the G column) and one marshall (on the F column). The following picture shows the starting position of Embassy Chess:
The rules are the same as for standard Chess with the following differences:
When a pawn reaches the last row (from the player's point of view), it can be promoted to a queen, a rook, a bishop, a knight, a cardinal or a marshall.
The castling is made, like in standard Chess, with a king and a rook. The only change is that a king moves 3 spaces sideways, not 2.
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