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Janus Chess Online
Janus Chess is played on a 10x8 board with additional pieces called "Janus" or knight-bishops. The Janus combines the moves of both the knight and the bishop, making it an extremely powerful piece. This chess variant introduces new layers of strategy due to the expanded board and new pieces, requiring a reevaluation of traditional chess principles.
How to play?
To play online with real players, as well as online bots, go to the "tables" tab, select a table that suits your parameters and join the game. You can also create your own gaming table with the desired settings by clicking the "create game" button. In training mode, you can play offline with yourself or with the computer. The more time you give the artificial intelligence to think, the better it will play. In addition, if the game is new to you and you want to understand what strategy and tactics to follow, you can choose a CPU vs. CPU game and watch the process.
Knight-Bishop
Also known as Janus or Archbishop. It combines the moves of a knight and a bishop. It combines the moves of a bishop and a rook, i.e., it moves diagonally for any number of squares and jumps two squares in one direction and one in another.
Castling
Castling is performed by moving the king to the B or I file.
Instant Moves
If it is obvious to you what your opponent should do next, and you already have an answer, you can, on your opponent's turn, continue the game by making moves for both your opponent and yourself to an unlimited depth. As long as your opponent's actual moves coincide with those you made on the board, your moves will be executed instantly without losing time. If you also predicted the subsequent moves correctly, they will also be executed instantly. If your opponent's move differs from the predicted one, the position will be updated, and you will simply continue the game as usual. To cancel planned moves, simply click on an empty space on the board, or make an illegal move.
