Variants and Other Games Called Atomic Chess
Another variant of this game is that the pawns will be killed by an explosion, but will not set off one, which drastically decreases the potency of pawn killers.
Yet another variant has surfaced, particularly in online play, such as through ItsYourTurn.com . In this variant, each side secretly identifies one of their pieces as the "bomb". Capture of any piece, including the bomb, will not set off a detonation. The bomb can only be detonated willfully by the player when his turn comes, and setting off the bomb counts as a turn. The explosion kills the bomb and all pieces surrounding it. Killing the opponent's bomb in this fashion does not initiate a chain reaction. Since it is impossible to determine for sure whether or not your opponent's bomb is still active (unless he has detonated it), bluff is part of a good strategy in this variant. Blowing up the opponent's king in this fashion results in a win, killing your own king in a loss and killing both kings in a draw. Setting off the bomb is a valid move when in check only if the explosion removes the check status and does not cause your king to be in check again by the removal of the destroyed pieces. All other standard chess rules apply.
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