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The Beauty of Antichess

Chess variantAnalysis
Even though Antichess is a solved Chess variant, there's a deep layer of beauty hidden under the surface. Its Endgames.

As the rules of Antichess state, the king has lost its royal powers. Therefore pawns can now promote to any of the other pieces. As a result, even the most basic endgame where only 2 pieces are left, one for each player, become important to know and not easy to immediately declare winning for one side.

The following study is just one example how things can work out if two pawns promote at the same time.

https://lichess.org/study/vqQCjTmQ/REuJljtI#2

I hope this little gem showed you the beauty that Antichess endings can be.