How to play
Horde Chess
The horde - 36 white pawns - vs black!
Introduction
36 white Pawns face-off against a regularly positioned black opponent in this asymmetrical variant. White must checkmate to win, Black must capture all Pawns in the horde to win.
Starting Position
White starts with the first 4 and half ranks populated by just pawns.
Moves of the Pieces
White Pawns on the first and second ranks can advance two squares on their first movement.
Rank 1 and 2 white Pawns can advance 2 squares on first movement.
With the exception of modified En Passant rules, all pieces move as in Standard Chess.
Pawn promotion rules remains the same as Standard Chess.
Castling
Black can castle as normal.
En passant rules remains the same as Standard Chess.
Check and Checkmate
Black is obviously unable to deliver a checkmate, but normal check and checkmate rules apply for White.
Stalemate conditions remain the same as Standard Chess.
Draw conditions remain the same as Standard Chess.
Winning
The objective is different for White and Black :
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