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diff --git a/data/help/wild b/data/help/wild new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1423eca --- /dev/null +++ b/data/help/wild @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ + +wild + + Wild is a little different than the other categories of boards in that +the starting positions are non-standard. Because wild games are fundamentally +different than regular chess, they are rated separately from blitz and +standard chess games. The wild ratings, however, do not take into account the +time controls; all wild games are rated on the same basis. + + Here are the major variations of wild that are rated: + +Style 0: White has the typical set-up at the start. Black's pieces are the +same, except that the King and Queen are reversed, so they are not on the same +files as White's King and Queen. + +Style 1: In this variant both sides have the same set of pieces as in normal +chess. The white king starts on d1 or e1 and the black king starts on d8 or +e8, and the rooks are in their usual positions. Bishops are always on +opposite colors. Subject to these constraints the position of the pieces on +their first ranks is random. Castling is done similarly to normal chess: o-o- +o indicates long castling and o-o short castling. + +Style 2: In this variant the usual set of pieces is arranged randomly on the +first and eighth ranks, with the constraint that Black's arrangement is always +a mirror image of White's. Castling is not allowed. + +Style 3: In this variant the set of pieces is randomly chosen (subject to the +constraint that there is one king of each color). It is quite possible to get +more than the normal number of a given piece, such as three rooks or two +queens. The pieces are placed on the first rank behind the pawns, the +position of Black's pieces mirrors White's placement, and castling is not +allowed. + +Style 4: In this variant a random set of pieces is generated. These pieces +are placed randomly for White and Black behind the rank of pawns, subject to +the constraint that the bishops must be balanced. + +Style 5: In this variant, each player has the usual set of pieces. However, +they are placed in a very unusal position. Pawns start on their 7th rank +rather than their 2nd rank! They are, therefore, one move away from becoming +queens. The pieces are placed on their 8th rank rather than the 1st rank. +When the game starts, it will look like the board is upside down, with White's +pieces starting on Black's side of the board, and vice versa. But don't let +this fool you. + +Style 8: In this variant, the major pieces are in the normal positions but +the pawns are in their forth rank rather than their second rank. + +Bughouse -- Bughouse is a form of partner chess. Please see the special help +files for it. + +See Also: boards bughouse bughouse_strat match + +[Last modified: December 17, 1995 -- Friar] + |