Spartan Chess

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The opening position for Spartan chess.

Rules

Spartan chess is played on a 8x8 board White moves first. White begins the game with 2 Knights (N)
White begins the game with 2 Bishops (B)
White begins the game with 2 Rooks (R)
White begins the game with 1 Queen (Q)
White begins the game with 1 King (K)
Black begins the game with 2 Kings (K)
Black begins the game with 1 General (G)
Black begins the game with 1 Warlord (W)
Black begins the game with 2 Lieutenants (L)
Black begins the game with 2 Captains (C)
White begins the game with 8 Pawns (P)
Black begins the game with 8 Hoplites (H)
The King is a royal piece (king).
If all Kings are under attack, at least one of them must be taken out of check.

Objectives

The game is won:

• If the enemy king is check-mated.

The game is a draw:

• If the enemy king is stale-mated.
• If the enemy only has a king left and cannot take your last piece
• If the same position occurs for the third time.
• If no progress has been made for 50 consecutive moves.
• If there is insufficient material to mate the enemy king.

Movement of the pieces

Knight (N)
The Knight moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: N
Bishop (B)
The Bishop moves and captures as a slider (marked •). Betza description: B
Rook (R)
The Rook moves and captures as a slider (marked •). Betza description: R
Queen (Q)
The Queen moves and captures as a slider (marked •). Betza description: Q
King (K)
The King moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: KisO2 The King can castle.
General (G)
The General moves and captures as a compound (marked •). Betza description: RF
Warlord (W)
The Warlord moves and captures as a compound (marked •). Betza description: BN
Lieutenant (L)
The Lieutenant moves as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). The Lieutenant moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked ×). Betza description: FAsmW
Captain (C)
The Captain moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: WD
Pawn (P)
The Pawn moves as a stepper (marked •). The Pawn captures as a stepper (marked ×). Betza description: fmWfcFifmW2 The Pawn cannot move back to the square it came from. The Pawn can promote to a Knight, Bishop, Rook or Queen.
Hoplite (H)
The Hoplite moves as a stepper (marked •). The Hoplite captures as a stepper (marked ×). Betza description: fmFfcWimA The Hoplite cannot move back to the square it came from. The Hoplite can promote to a King, General, Warlord, Lieutenant or Captain.

Promotion

Pawn (P)
The Pawn must promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with •. The Pawn can promote to a Knight, Bishop, Rook or Queen.
Hoplite (H)
The Hoplite must promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with •. The Hoplite can promote to a King, General, Warlord, Lieutenant or Captain.