Bulldog Chess with Witch (JohnHS - vickalan)

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JohnHS

9. Bxc4

vickalan

9...Nxc4

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JohnHS

10. b3

vickalan

10...fxg3

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JohnHS

11. bxc4  By the way, I know that you can castle over a witch.  What if the king or rook lands on it?  Is that legal?  If so, what happens to the witch?  Also, can a witch guard its king from check?  Can it make a king transparent?

vickalan

Answers to your questions:

1) Just as with other chess piece, two pieces can't be on the same square, so a king or rook can't land on the witch, even when castling.

2) A witch makes pieces transparent only to friendly pieces. So a witch blocks enemy pieces, including protecting the king from check. (but of course the witch can be captured).

3) A witch makes all pieces transparent, including the king, and the witch herself is transparent, but remember - the transparency is only to your own pieces (pieces the same color as the witch).

Here's two diagrams from other threads (examples):

Martin0 made this which is now the rule for castling: It shows castling over a transparent piece is possible:

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Here is an example of a witches moves, and showing how the white rook can attack the knight:

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vickalan

My move:

11...gxf2

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JohnHS

Oops, messed that one up.  12. Qxf2

vickalan

12...Qg8

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JohnHS

13. Qd4

vickalan

13...Wg6

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JohnHS

14. 0-0-0

 

vickalan

14...c5

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JohnHS

15. Qd3

vickalan

15...Qxg2

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JohnHS

16. Gi2

vickalan

16...Bc7

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JohnHS

17. Wc3

vickalan

17...Gc8

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JohnHS

18. Rg1