2000 A.D. (chess variant)

Chess variant thumb|upright=0.95|The Gorgon—a fearsome creature in Greek mythology and in Parton's 2000 A.D. 2000 A.D. is a chess variant created by V. R. Parton which employs fairy chess pieces on a 10×10 board.Pritchard 1994 328Pritchard 2007 157–58 Parton published the variant in his 1972 monograph My Game for 2000 A.D. and After. Description Parton describes his invention as "the game for Future Players in the Next Millennium", feeling that to be sufficiently challenging for later generations a variant should possess a larger board and increased possibilities. The distinction between moving and capturing methods of most of the pieces is a feature characteristic of the game."The feature of the game, possibly inspired by Ultima, is that all the major pieces move as a queen but each has its own method of capture."Pritchard 1994 328 The Gorgon, Ximaera (Chimaera), and Fury are all terrifying female monsters from Greek mythology. The Dragon is also referred to by Parton as female Parton 1974 19. The Attendant stands next to the Empress at the beginning of the game and moves as a chess king, but is stripped of all normal royal piece royal powers.Capturable and the weakest of the non-pawn pieces, the Attendant probably best "serves as a screen for the empress".Pritchard 1994 328 Game rules floatright Dd Md gd Cd xd qd Cd gd Md Dd cd pd pd pd Ud Ud pd pd pd cd pd pd pl pl cl pl pl pl Ul Ul pl pl pl cl Dl Ml gl Cl ql xl Cl gl Ml Dl 2000 A.D. starting position (pawns on e3, f3, e8, and f8 are optional) example White moves first. Capturing the enemy Empress wins the game. There is no castling or checking in 2000 A.D. Pieces that move and capture the same way The following pieces capture the same as they move : Empress (E) 30px Moves as a chess queen; If captured the game is over. Attendant (A) 30px Moves as a chess king without royal powers. Unicorn (U) 30px Moves as a chess knight. Has the ability to capture Gorgons. Pawn (P) 30px Moves one step straight or diagonally forward; Can promote on entering the opponent's half of the board to any piece previously lost. Pieces that move as a queen but have other powers The following pieces move as a chess queen, but capture (or exercise other power) in their own special ways: Capricorn (C) 30px Captures by charging (moving to a vacant square orthogonally or diagonally adjacent to) an enemy piece; Can capture up to seven pieces in one turn, if they are all adjacent to the square the Capricorn charges to. A Capricorn has the ability to capture Gorgons. Gorgon (G) 30px Captures as a chess queen; Petrifies (immobilizes) any enemy piece it attacks; If petrified by an enemy Gorgon, does not lose its power to petrify other pieces; Can be captured only by a Unicorn or a Capricorn. Ximaera (X) 30px Cannot capture but is subject to capture; Swaps places with any enemy piece it attacks; If swapped with an enemy Ximaera, the player may reverse-swap them, but not on his next turn. Dragon (D) 30px Captures by leaping an enemy piece to any vacant square immediately beyond it; Can make multiple captures in a single turn in the same direction; In a multiple capture, a Dragon is immobilized after one of the captures, if a Gorgon attacks it. Mimotaur (M) 30px The Mimotaur"The Mimotaur (the spelling is correct as the name of this Fury monster) [...]"Parton 1974 21 (presumably a Minotaur that mimics)Pritchard 1994 328 captures in the same manner as the piece being captured;Parton 1974 21 Counter-petrifies an enemy Gorgon; Can swap places with an enemy Ximaera; A Mimotaur is incapable of attacking another Mimotaur; Must be adjacent to the Attendant to capture it; Must be in front of and adjacent to a pawn to capture it. Alternate piece The following is an alternate piece; if used, Furies replace Gorgons in the starting position: Fury (F) 30px Combines the powers of all the other pieces "[...] into one Supreme Terror" Parton 1974 22. See also Ultima Footnotes Notes References Parton V. R. V. R. Parton My Game for 2000 A.D. and After 1972 57502218 WorldCat 12 Parton V. R. V. R. Parton Chessery for Duffer and Master 1974 B0007C9VCY Amazon 19–23 Pritchard D. B. David Pritchard (chess player) The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants Games & Puzzles Publications 1994 0-9524142-0-1 Pritchard D. B. David Pritchard (chess player) Beasley John The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants John Beasley 2007 978-0-9555168-0-1 collapsed Category:Chess variants Category:Fairy chess Category:1972 in chess Category:Board games introduced in 1972