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If the white amazon (QN) in Maharajah and the Sepoys is replaced by the fairy chess pieces, does black still have a winning strategy? Or white have a winning strategy? Or draw?

If the white amazon (QN) in Maharajah and the Sepoys is replaced by the fairy chess pieces, does black still have a winning strategy? Or white have a winning strategy? Or draw?

1. QNN (amazon rider in pocket mutation chess, elephant in wolf chess)
2. QNC (combine of queen and wildebeest in wildebeest chess)
3. QNNCC (combine of queen and “wildebeest rider”)
4. QNAD (combine of queen and squirrel)
5. QNNAD (combine of amazon rider and squirrel)
6. QNNAADD (combine of queen and “squirrel rider”)

218.187.64.154 (talk) 17:38, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Another question: If use wildebeest chess to play Maharajah and the Sepoys, i.e. on a 11×10 board, black has a full, wildebeest chess pieces in the position of the wildebeest chess, white only has one piece, which can move as either a queen or as a wildebeest on White's turn, andthis piece can be placed in any square in rank 1 to rank 6 (cannot be placed in the squares in rank 7 or rank 8, since the squares in rank 7 or rank 8 may capture Black's pieces (exclude pawns) or be captured by Black's pieces (or pawns), especially e7, g7, e8, g8, which may capture Black's king). Black's goal is to checkmate the only one of White, while White's is to checkmate Black's king. There is no promotion. (Unlike wildebeest chess, stalemate is considered as a draw) Who has a winning strategy? Or this game will be draw by perfect play? 218.187.64.154 (talk) 17:31, 1 November 2024 (UTC)