I think it would be too destructive on an 8x8 board so there could be little strategy or tactics. Maybe same pieces on a larger board?
For a variant to be successful I think it needs to be simple with likely consequences able to be thought out at least a few moves ahead. The explosive nature of this would preclude tactics beyond perhaps 2 or 3 moves.
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