/VU/ WoF Colorbound Complexity

VU ID 18

WoF | Colorbound Complexity

Time Control: 1|2

Rules: Crazyhouse, KOTH, 5-0-5-930 check, 9th IU.

Game 1 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/95979578/0/1

Game 2,3,4 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/96162481/0/1 (with rematches)

Game 5 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/96484013/0/1

Game 6,7,8 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/96484420/0/1 (with rematches)

Game 9 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/96589408/0/3

Game 10&11 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/96589571/0/1 (with rematches)

Game 12 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/97098782/0/1

Game 13&14 -> https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/97091409/0/3 (with rematches)

Author: @Nyutixbrother

Description (sorry for formatting)

THE GAME:

Here, you can't place everything except the stone general. If you've captured it, place it on the square directly next to the blue knight on your opponents side of the board and capture it, "unlocking" the KOTH square for your sergant to promote to an alfil and KOTH. You could also checkmate your opponent's sergant.

BUGS:

Only 1 bug, stalemate = game doesn't end, stalemated side has to resign. No impact on the gameplay.

SETUPS:

Original: The 3 central sergants form a triangle, the side sergants move 1 square up (optional), move the stone general and royal sergant to your color complex.

Ben setup: First used by @BenK21, the emphasis is on side sergants and rapid developement. Move the side sergants foward, and possibly start sacrificng your alibaba and camel for sergants as your opponent is low on time.

Provocation (never used): cheapo against pepole who premove original setup. Attack the undefended side sergant with your camel.

TACTICS:

Bishop Check: If your opponent left the diagonal with the royal sergant open, check them with the bishop.

Bishop For Knight: The bishop is a very redundant piece in this game. try to sneack in a trade for the knight. Very useful in mutual time trouble.

X-Horse Promo: Promote your sergants to X-Horses and attack!

Sergant Sidestteping: In the endgame, move your royal along your color complex.

TRADES:

Bishop-Knight: Good for Bishop.

Bishop-King&1 check: Mostly equal, better for King.

Bishop-Camel/Alibaba: Good for Camel/Alibaba.

Knight-King/Camel/Alibaba: Good for King/Camel/Alibaba.

King-Camel: Better for Camel.

King-Alibaba: Good for Alibaba.

Alibaba-Camel: Better for Alibaba.

STONE GENERAL TRADES:

Stone General-Bishop: Good for Stone General.

Stone General-Knight: Good for Stone General.

Stone General-King: Better for King.

Stone General-Camel/Alibaba: Good for Camel/Alibaba.

Status: Declined

Nice variant! However, there're two major problems we have met in testing process:

Firstly, the mechanic of the variant will not be working when camel access it; red can open with camel development+bishop sacrifice to get camel into the mechainc, and capturing the general.

Secondly, due to the serious colorblindness of pieces, simultaneously the nature of sergeants, shuffling is unfortunately a viable strategy.

Good luck!

Btw is is a slightly diff version of the VW post (No sideways here). Should i say it's VU rather than Pre-VU?

Yeah (ig), changed for it

good luck!

You can remove the need for green existing by making Berolinas or Pawns block the KotH squares instead of Knights. (Would also have to swap the General for a Bob if you do this.)

no way there is actually a vu colorbound complexity revision

vw colorbound complexity used to exist lol

All games are under "Alt Version" in the VW post. Description is from the VW post. https://variants.world/posts/2067

-1 for anyone who swears 23+44

your further trolling vote will disable your voting ability.

67

Also wrong club lol

I bet you wanted 907 from vw to be tested so badly in 1501 so you made a troll alt

Lecreme +1 yx -0 (-0.5?)

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98093588/91/3

yu -1 varost -1

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98313237/67/1

unfortunately, the mechanic is broken

-1 yu -1 UNO

imv -1 doesn't count, just a troll vote

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/98326739

-1 (Choco)

Reason: shuffling is optimal

bump

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