Corner Chees

Subject: Feature Request: "Corner Chess" – a new chess variant

Hello Lichess Team,

I would like to propose a new chess variant called "Corner Chess", designed by Seyed Amir Mohammad Zamani.

Setup:

· White: King a1, Knight b1, Queen d1, Bishop g1, Rook h1, 8 pawns on rank 2.
· Black: King a8, Knight b8, Queen d8, Bishop g8, Rook h8, 8 pawns on rank 7.
· All other squares empty.

Rules:

1. All standard chess movement rules apply.
2. Promotion: Pawns may only promote to Rook, Knight, or Bishop (not Queen).
3. Draw by 50-move rule (standard).
4. Draw if both kings end up on the same file with no pieces between them.
5. Win by checkmate.

Features: Full symmetry, 6 piece types, high tactical depth, simple rules, low draw rate, and a strategic corner king.

I would be glad to provide more details or help with implementation. Thank you for your consideration.

Best regards,
Seyed Amir Mohammad Zamani

Features cheap AI phrases ...

@SAMZS1391 said ^

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Subject: Feature Request: "Corner Chess" – a new chess variant

Hello Lichess Team,

I would like to propose a new chess variant called "Corner Chess", designed by Seyed Amir Mohammad Zamani.

Setup:

· White: King a1, Knight b1, Queen d1, Bishop g1, Rook h1, 8 pawns on rank 2.
· Black: King a8, Knight b8, Queen d8, Bishop g8, Rook h8, 8 pawns on rank 7.
· All other squares empty.

Rules:

1....

@SAMZS1391 said ^

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Subject: Feature Request: "Corner Chess" – a new chess variant

Hello Lichess Team,

I would like to propose a new chess variant called "Corner Chess", designed by Seyed Amir Mohammad Zamani.

Setup:

· White: King a1, Knight b1, Queen d1, Bishop g1, Rook h1, 8 pawns on rank 2.
· Black: King a8, Knight b8, Queen d8, Bishop g8, Rook h8, 8 pawns on rank 7.
· All other squares empty.

Rules:

1....

@Cedur216 said ^

Features cheap AI phrases ...

Could you clarify what you mean by 'cheap AI phrases?
I'd like to improve the post .

If you don't want to be called out, don't use AI in the first place.

@Cedur216 said ^

If you don't want to be called out, don't use AI in the first place.

"You're right that I used AI to help me write this post — English isn't my first language and I wanted to present the idea clearly. But the variant itself, the rules, and the design are entirely my own. I'm here to discuss the game, not to argue about how I wrote a forum post. If you have feedback on the variant, I'm happy to hear it. If not, that's fine too."

Your idea is just an arbitrary From Position, while AI adds the random fluff "Full symmetry, 6 piece types, high tactical depth, simple rules, low draw rate, and a strategic corner king" to make it sound good, while every experienced person knows this is exactly what AI sounds like.

Also, lichess is not adding any new variants.

@Cedur216 said ^

Your idea is just an arbitrary From Position, while AI adds the random fluff "Full symmetry, 6 piece types, high tactical depth, simple rules, low draw rate, and a strategic corner king" to make it sound good, while every experienced person knows this is exactly what AI sounds like.

. «every experienced person knows this is exactly what AI sounds like»

"Fair point about the feature list being generic — I'll remove the fluff. But the idea itself isn't arbitrary. I chose this setup for specific reasons: (1) full symmetry for balance, (2) king in the corner to make the a-file strategic, (3) limited promotion to prevent queen dominance in the endgame. I'd be happy to discuss whether these design choices actually work."

It's possible to https://lichess.org/tournament/new with a custom start position. I wonder if players might enjoy this position.

@Cedur216 said ^

If you don't want to be called out, don't use AI in the first place.

Great call. Pangram flags the original post as "100% of this text is possibly AI".

Could you clarify what you mean by 'cheap AI phrases?
I'd like to improve the post .

LOL