Vivarta Chess. Chess with many transformations.

Hey guys, I want to introduce you to the variant of chess that I use to create my fairy chess problems. This is somewhat reminiscent of metamorphic chess, but nothing more.  Paying tribute to the country where chess originated, I used the Sanskrit word Vivarta in the name of this variant of chess. The Sanskrit word vivarta (विवर्त) means alteration, modification, change of form, altered condition or state.

The rules are simple. Each piece automatically transforms into a different piece every time it moves. 

Pawns transform into Knights

Knights transform into Bishops

Bishops transform into Rooks

Rooks transform into Queens

Queens transform into Pawns (except for the first and eighth rank where Queens always remain Queens for both White and Black)

King remains King

There is no promotion for pawns on the last rank, no en passant, no castling.

Here is a simple chess problem in this variation of chess.

White to move and mate in 3 (special thanks to @jeshwia for the correction)

1. Ng3=B+ Kc8 (not 1...Kc6 2. b4=N#)

2. Bc8=R+ Kc7

3.Rb7=Q#

I have not played a single game with this variation yet. If anyone is interested, then let's try to play here in this topic. You choose the color. I post a diagram after every move. As the game progresses, we will try to figure out the subtleties and nuances of this variant.

ok.....

if i play white 1.e4=n

Let's do it! Thanks for accepting the challenge!

i can post a board-

ok, your move - your diagram. my move - my diagram

ok

i considered nf3=b but rejected in view of e5=n

Ilampozhil25 - Pokshtya

1. e4N Nc6B

2.g3=N

interesting game

I think there will be a lot of crazy positions

what about

if pawn takes queen here say then does the pawn promote to knight or can it choose?

true

Ilampozhil25 - Pokshtya

1.e4/N Nc6/B 2.g3/N Bxe4/R+

how about this notation? or should we keep standard one?

id use = since thats how promotion is normally handled

anyway,

3.Nxe4=B

the pawn always promote to knight even on the last rank

during castling, does the rook become a queen?

got it

what about variants with more piece types?

Ilampozhil25 - Pokshtya

1.e4=N Nc6=B 2.g3=N Bxe4=R+ 3.Nxe4=B Rb8=Q

oops missed that

4.Bh3=R

1.Nf3=B looking like a ok choice now

you mean fairy chess pieces? of course this is possible, but it will be a completely different version of chess