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Philip M. Cohen

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When a zombie (or series of zombies) is captured on a square, a normal piece is created when the capturing zombie leaves the square. The normal piece assumes the same piece type as the (last) zombie captured, and the color of the capturing
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NOST (kNights of the Square Table), formed in 1960 by Bob Lauzon and Jim France, held an annual convention and enjoyed several hundred active members.
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Pieces reborn on their starting squares regain their usual privileges (the pawn's initial two-square advance; the
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game club NOST. The column regularly featured chess variants, many experimental, since 1972.
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is created when the capturing piece leaves the square. The zombie assumes the same
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When a capture (or series of captures) takes place on a square, a
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This variant by Cohen uses the same board and pieces as standard
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to zombie pieces and retain their piece type if reincarnated.
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Normal pieces cannot capture zombies or move through them.
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Zombies cannot capture normal pieces or move through them.
26:. He authored the column "Olla Podrida" in the periodical 370: 358: 343: 284:(1979), a variant of Coordinate Chess (Co-Chess) by 437: 419:The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants 260:(1978), a variant of Slippery Centre Chess 413: 391: 376: 364: 352: 438: 150:(1960s), a development of Zombie Chess 84:capture or move through other zombies. 66:as the (last) piece captured, and the 37: 399:. Games & Puzzles Publications. 224:(1973), a variant of Crossings Chess 125: 294:(1980), with R. Wayne Schmittberger 13: 397:The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants 196:(1973), an adaptation to chess of 14: 462: 122:capture in Reincarnation Chess. 30:published by the (now defunct) 324: 1: 417:(2007). Beasley, John (ed.). 337: 53: 7: 22:is the inventor of several 10: 467: 266:(1979), after Scott Marley 258:Very Slippery Centre Chess 16:Inventor of chess variants 172:Restricted Rotation Chess 70:of the capturing player. 317: 446:Chess variant inventors 207:Heterocoalescence Chess 160:Free Megarotation Chess 188:Slippery Centre Chess 141:(1964), a variant is 230:(1974), in honor of 292:Blood-Brother Chess 243:Cohen's Error Chess 166:Free Rotation Chess 148:Reincarnation Chess 38:Reincarnation Chess 249:Tutti-Frutti Chess 143:Dying Zombie Chess 428:978-0-9555168-0-1 126:Variants invented 458: 432: 421:. John Beasley. 415:Pritchard, D. B. 410: 393:Pritchard, D. B. 380: 377:Pritchard (1994) 374: 368: 365:Pritchard (1994) 362: 356: 353:Pritchard (1994) 350: 331: 328: 304:Reciprocal Chess 298:Fast-Track Chess 264:Archimedes Chess 466: 465: 461: 460: 459: 457: 456: 455: 436: 435: 429: 407: 383: 375: 371: 363: 359: 351: 344: 340: 335: 334: 329: 325: 320: 315: 276:Ninerider Chess 194:Crossings Chess 174:(presumed 1969) 162:(presumed 1969) 128: 108:eligibility to 56: 40: 20:Philip M. Cohen 17: 12: 11: 5: 464: 454: 453: 448: 434: 433: 427: 411: 405: 382: 381: 369: 357: 355:, p. 210. 341: 339: 336: 333: 332: 322: 321: 319: 316: 314: 313: 307: 301: 295: 289: 282:Nuisance Chess 279: 273: 267: 261: 255: 246: 240: 234: 225: 219: 213: 204: 191: 185: 182:Gumption Chess 178:Rotation Chess 175: 169: 163: 157: 154:Ricochet Chess 151: 145: 136: 129: 127: 124: 114: 113: 102: 92: 88:Reincarnation: 85: 83: 78: 75: 55: 52: 39: 36: 32:correspondence 24:chess variants 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 463: 452: 451:Living people 449: 447: 444: 443: 441: 430: 424: 420: 416: 412: 408: 406:0-9524142-0-1 402: 398: 394: 390: 389: 388: 387: 379:, p. 252 378: 373: 367:, p. 213 366: 361: 354: 349: 347: 342: 327: 323: 311: 308: 305: 302: 299: 296: 293: 290: 287: 283: 280: 277: 274: 271: 270:Mixture Chess 268: 265: 262: 259: 256: 254: 251:(1978), with 250: 247: 244: 241: 238: 235: 233: 229: 226: 223: 220: 217: 216:Nemesis Chess 214: 212: 208: 205: 203: 199: 198:Robert Abbott 195: 192: 189: 186: 183: 179: 176: 173: 170: 167: 164: 161: 158: 155: 152: 149: 146: 144: 140: 137: 134: 131: 130: 123: 121: 120: 111: 107: 103: 100: 97: 93: 89: 86: 81: 79: 76: 73: 72: 71: 69: 65: 61: 51: 49: 45: 35: 33: 29: 25: 21: 418: 396: 386:Bibliography 385: 384: 372: 360: 326: 309: 303: 297: 291: 281: 275: 269: 263: 257: 248: 242: 237:Merger Chess 236: 232:V. R. Parton 228:Parton Chess 227: 221: 215: 206: 193: 187: 181: 177: 171: 165: 159: 153: 147: 142: 139:Zombie Chess 138: 132: 117: 116:There is no 115: 87: 59: 57: 47: 41: 27: 19: 18: 286:Ralph Betza 253:Ralph Betza 222:Surge Chess 211:Ralph Betza 440:Categories 338:References 133:Null Chess 119:en passant 64:piece type 54:Move rules 28:Nost-algia 202:Crossings 190:(c. 1970) 395:(1994). 310:Ur Chess 200:'s game 80:Zombies 306:(1990s) 135:(1960s) 99:promote 94:Zombie 91:player. 425:  403:  312:(1997) 300:(1986) 288:(1973) 278:(1979) 272:(1979) 245:(1977) 239:(1975) 218:(1973) 184:(1969) 156:(1968) 110:castle 106:rook's 60:zombie 48:zombie 318:Notes 96:pawns 68:color 44:chess 423:ISBN 401:ISBN 180:or 82:can 442:: 345:^ 112:). 431:. 409:.

Index

chess variants
correspondence
chess
piece type
color
pawns
promote
rook's
castle
en passant
Robert Abbott
Crossings
Ralph Betza
V. R. Parton
Ralph Betza
Ralph Betza


Pritchard (1994)
Pritchard (1994)
Pritchard (1994)
Pritchard, D. B.
ISBN
0-9524142-0-1
Pritchard, D. B.
ISBN
978-0-9555168-0-1
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Chess variant inventors
Living people

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