Correlator Chess
featuring the new Correlator
piece
Extra pieces are the Correlators
which move as queens but capture in cooperation with the king. After a
Correlator move, enemy pieces are captured (1) at the intersections of the orthogonals
(2) at the intersections of the diagonals (on which king and Correlator
are placed). So capture occurs at queen move distance from the king, at
rectangular and triangular intersection points. The Correlator can capture
several pieces at once.
The Correlator's strength corresponds to that
of a rook. In the endgame it could be very useful as it's easier for the king to
be active. Correlator Chess is inspired by Coordinator
Chess, but the Correlator can be more active than the Coordinator while the
former has more capture possibilities.
It could be a good idea to put the king at risk by keeping it active
in opening and middlegame. In this way the capture opportunities of the
Correlators are increased. To realize a pawn majority in the endgame could be
very difficult if the opponent still has recourse to a Correlator. The
Correlator can effectively stop a pawn's advance from afar.
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© M. Winther (Aug
2008).
The Correlator can capture both
pieces by going to the marked square; the rook is captured at the diagonal
intersection, and the bishop at the orthogonal intersection.