Maharaja and the Sepoys

The rules listed on this page were automatically generated and probably need some manual cleanup.

The opening position for Maharaja and the Sepoys.

Rules

Maharaja is played on a 8x8 board White moves first. Black begins the game with 2 Knights (N)
Black begins the game with 2 Bishops (B)
Black begins the game with 2 Rooks (R)
Black begins the game with 1 Queen (Q)
Black begins the game with 1 King (K)
White begins the game with 1 Maharaja (M)
Black begins the game with 8 Pawns (P)
The King is a royal piece (king).
The Maharaja is a royal piece (king).

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: KisjO0 The King can castle.
Maharaja (M)
The Maharaja moves and captures as a compound (marked •). Betza description: QN
Pawn (P)
The Pawn moves as a stepper (marked •). The Pawn captures as a stepper (marked ×). Betza description: fmWfceFifmW2 The Pawn cannot move back to the square it came from. The Pawn can capture en-passant. The Pawn can promote to a Knight, Bishop, Rook or Queen.

Promotion

Promotions are allowed when a piece moves into or out of the promotion zone.

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.