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References
- 1 2 Pritchard (2007), p. 362.
- ↑ Pritchard (2000), p. 142.
- ↑ Pritchard (2007), pp. 362–63.
- ↑ "The Chess Variants Game Courier". Play.chessvariants.com.
- ↑ "Piececlopedia". The Chess Variant Pages.
- ↑ "Who is Behind the Chess Variant Pages?". www.chessvariants.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
Bibliography
- Pritchard, D. B. (2000). Popular Chess Variants. B.T. Batsford Ltd. pp. 142–43. ISBN 0-7134-8578-7.
- Pritchard, D. B. (2007). Beasley, John (ed.). The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. John Beasley. pp. 362–63. ISBN 978-0-9555168-0-1.