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Date: 27 Mar 2008 17:42:37
From: M Winther
Subject: The new Leapfrog pawn
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The new pawn functions like a regular pawn except that it can
leap over any man in its initial two-step move. En-passant is not
allowed if a pawn has made a jump. Otherwise this variant is like
regular chess. This minimal rule change creates many new
possibilities in opening and middle game. You can delay the
movement of the c- and f-pawn by placing a knight before it. A
knight pawn can now attack even if it is blocked.
http://hem.passagen.se/melki9/leapfrogchess.htm
Mats
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Date: 27 Mar 2008 13:58:39
From: Offramp
Subject: Re: The new Leapfrog pawn
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On 27, 4:42 pm, "M Winther" <[email protected] > wrote:
> The new pawn functions like a regular pawn except that it can
Isn't that a Berolina pawn???
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Date: 27 Mar 2008 15:30:12
From:
Subject: Re: The new Leapfrog pawn
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On 27, 5:01=A0pm, Anders Thulin <[email protected] >
wrote:
> Offramp wrote:
> > On 27, 4:42 pm, "M Winther" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> The new pawn functions like a regular pawn except that it can
>
> > Isn't that a Berolina pawn???
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> A Berolina pawn steps slantwise, but catches forward.
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> --
> Anders Thulin =A0 =A0 anders*thulin.name =A0 =A0http://www.anders.thulin.n=
ame/
That is correct. With Berolina pawns, White can open, say, 1.e2-c4,
or 1.c2-e4. If Black replies to 1.c2-e4 with 1.c7-e5, White can
capture 2.e4xe5.
The OC says Berolina pawns were invented by one Edmund Niebermann
circa 1926. It gives a game from a thematic Berolina tournament held
in 1957.
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Date: 27 Mar 2008 21:01:07
From: Anders Thulin
Subject: Re: The new Leapfrog pawn
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Offramp wrote:
> On 27, 4:42 pm, "M Winther" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> The new pawn functions like a regular pawn except that it can
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> Isn't that a Berolina pawn???
A Berolina pawn steps slantwise, but catches forward.
--
Anders Thulin anders*thulin.name http://www.anders.thulin.name/
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