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Sudden Death

Being stalemated loses the game instead of drawing it.

Every draw route that runs through stalemate now loses. Perpetual escape is no longer a plan, and a cornered king with no legal move is simply beaten. Checkmate still wins the ordinary way.

What changes

The board starts the same way standard chess does.

Standard chess: Classical chess. Checkmate the king.

1 augments run on this rule

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