S-Chess Tactics?

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Does anyone know where I can find tactics puzzles using the hawk and elephant pieces used in S-Chess?

 

I found this wonderful video with Seirawan and Eric Hansen, but otherwise I haven't found anything like this when browsing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSXZbbeR-kU&t=2324s

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http://www.seirawanchess.com/articles.html lists a number of endgame puzzles using the elephant and hawk, going over some of the more key checkmate patterns. Always a good place to start if you're wanting to learn more about s-chess.

Something more along the lines of actual tactics puzzles? Not sure. The game's got a small following elsewhere on the web, so try asking about!

I've been waiting for a thread like this because I want to know more about s-chess's opening theory. For instance, are there any openings in regular chess that have proven to be a draw but give a more optimal position in s-chess?

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That's great--thank you!

I spend a ton of time studying Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual and wanted to find studies that would belong in that book, using the variant pieces.

Check out the video I linked if you haven't already--in it there's a segment where Eric Hansen calls-out a variation of (I think) the King's Gambit that's unplayable in S-Chess because of tactics it makes possible.