CHESMAYNE
General - see Xiangqi
Designer stamped and dated Chessmen. Hand crafted and highly detailed chess pieces
made from durable Alabastrite. The Confederate Army of the South led by Robert
E. Lee battle the Federal Troops of the North led by General Ulysses Grant. The
conflict between the Confederate Army of the South and the Federal Troops of
the North resulted in many battles and great loss of life. King 3 3/8”.
The GE is
equivalent to the western occidental KI. If the GE is checkmated the game is lost/over/caput/terminated. When the GE is attacked you must move him
out of the line of fire at the next move, or place a MP/mp to block the
attacker. The GE must remain inside his
palace and is allowed to
move horizontal or vertical one cell at a time but not diagonally. The GE can therefore move to nine different
cells on the board. If an opponent’s
MP/mp is placed in a cell to which the GE can move, then he can capture the offending
combatant. There is an unusual rule
respecting the GEs: the two GEs cannot be placed on the same vertical file of cells without another
MP/mp being placed between them. The GE
weakens his own power by using MPs/mps for his protection. In the latter stages of a game when the
other MPs/mps have been traded off the GE plays a decisive role in setting up a
winning strategy. A GE is one of the highest positions in the
Salvation Army. Generally -
universally. See ‘Generalissimo’.
American
Civil War Chess Set. This war started by a single shot and which
lasted over four years saw many great battles including Shiloh, Bull Run and
Gettysburg. This chess set, inspired by these great battles, features the
Northern Federal Army dressed in dark blue and commanded by General Ulysses S.
Grant, all set for battle against the Southern Confederate Army, dressed in
grey and commanded by General Robert E. Lee.
All the figures are hand cast from Old
English Soldier Metal, hand finished and then exquisitely hand painted in the
authentic uniforms of the period by skilled artists. Printed Parchment Story Sheets are supplied
with this set which give the history of the set and details of their
characters. Packaged in a fitted presentation box. Crafted and imported from
“Russia has
two generals in whom she can confide – Generals January and February”.
The GE may move one cell horizontal or vertical at a time, but is not
allowed to move diagonally. The GE may castle with the RO, CN, AD etc and this is indicated
by…
%GE = % on the GEs
side of the board
%AD = % on the ADs
side of the board
%Q = % on the QUs side of the board
%K = % on the KIs side of the board
%RE = % on the REs side of the board
The GE may replace the
KI. He may be put in +CH or, checkmate in the same
way as the KI. It is also possible to
have a KI and GE on the board instead of a KI and QU1 in the ISP. Please see Chinese chess for further
details of this MP.
“At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we’re all
Generals. Only some of us never grow out
of it”.
General Sherman Tree -