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Sudoku Chess 
. Missing description[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Well, if you like the large number of setups, here's another idea you may find amusing: Googol Chess. In Googol Chess, each square points to a particular non-adjacent square randomly chosen during the setup. A piece has the additional power to leap to the square pointed to by its current square, if that destination square is empty. There are at least (64-9)^64=55^64 > 2.1 x 10^111 possible setups on a standard chessboard.
Rules of Chess FAQ. Frequently asked chess questions.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]laura,
That's the second question on the Rules of Chess FAQ page. Here's the answer:
Can kings check other kings? No. A king may not move to a square next to another king, because then this move would put the king that moves also into check, which is illegal.It is possible to make a move with a king such that the other king is checked (or even mated): suppose that whites king is between whites rook and blacks king on one line. When the king moves away from the line, he discloses the check by the rook.
dj,
See the answer to next-to-last question on this page. You don't automatically win if your opponent falsely claims checkmate.
See the answer to next-to-last question on this page. You don't automatically win if your opponent falsely claims checkmate.
Chess. The rules of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Try reading this page on the 50-moves rule: http://www.chessvariants.org/d.chess/50moves.html.
Editors: Maybe there should be a link in the 50-moves paragraph of this Rules of Chess page to the 50-moves FAQ page.
Wey. Another variant in the same family as Avon, Cam, Isis, and Kennet. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]In the last sentence, should 'vihop' be 'Bishop'?
Poll number Approval Poll for Game Courier Tournament #3. Vote for which games you want in the third Game Courier tournament.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]It looks like 'Two Pipe Chess' is so nice, it's listed twice.
Perpetual check. Explanation of perpetual check with an animated diagram.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Rico,
If it's a draw, then neither player wins and neither player loses. In a tournament game (where a win gets 1 point and a loss gets 0 points), each player would get 1/2 a point for the draw.
If it's a draw, then neither player wins and neither player loses. In a tournament game (where a win gets 1 point and a loss gets 0 points), each player would get 1/2 a point for the draw.
The FIDE Laws Of Chess. The official rules of Chess from the World Chess Federation.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]bryan,
To make an en passant capture, the attacking pawn must be on the opponent's fourth row. Also, if you capture en passant, that is your move -- you don't get a bonus turn. For more information on en passant, see this FAQ page.
Leapers Chess. Played upon a 10x10 field with all the pieces having leaping capability.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Well, while we're being silly, how about a Carpenter-Bishop mix -- a Carhop? :-)
The FIDE Laws Of Chess. The official rules of Chess from the World Chess Federation.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]No. A king may never move itself next to the opponent's king. Period.
See the Chess FAQ for more information.
Chess. The rules of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Anyone aware of amusing alternate appellations for the other chess pieces? For example, did anyone grow up calling the pawns 'midgets'?
Caïssa Britannia. British themed variant with Lions, Unicorns, Dragons, Anglican Bishops, and a royal Queen. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Well, someone's thought of a DaVinci chess problem: http://www.neverendingbooks.org/index.php/a-davinci-chess-problem/
The ShortRange Project. Missing description[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]It seems that all the pieces in the ShortRange Project will capture by displacement. Is that a deliberate choice?
No-Yes! Chess. French commercial variant with an element of chance.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Replace the 'fr/home' in the URL with 'en/home' to get English. Unfortunately, the translation seems to be mechanically produced.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEX! Chess. A game designed to be as different to chess as possible while still being the same as chess. (1x72, Cells: 72) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]A Mook is a Rook that can castle and a Computer is a Rook that cannot castle.
Chess on a Mass Transit System. Missing description[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Yes, you could set up a transit system that'd work on a chessboard. If you want a more exact duplicate of chess, you should add 'Restricted' pieces that are only allowed to use specified routes.
Chess. The rules of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Roshan,
According to Article 8 of the FIDE Laws of Chess:
So, either put the pieces back where they were before you exposed your king, or cancel the game and start over.
According to Article 8 of the FIDE Laws of Chess:
If, during a game, it is found that an illegal move was made, the position shall be reinstated to what it was before the illegal move was made. The game shall then continue by applying the rules of Article 7 to the move replacing the illegal move. If the position cannot be reinstated, the game shall be annulled and a new game played.
So, either put the pieces back where they were before you exposed your king, or cancel the game and start over.
Chess on a Mass Transit System. Missing description[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Sorry, (zz038)A. Black, I didn't mean to imply that you personally were looking for a duplicate of chess. The second sentence in my previous comment was an attempt to preemptively answer an anticipated question from some as-yet undetermined 'you'.
Anyway, I believe you can set up a game of 'Chess on a Mass Transit System' on a chessboard or any other sort of game board.
Seirawan Chess. invented by GM Yasser Seirawan, a conservative drop chess (zrf available).[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]Since Scrabble has neither determinism nor perfect information, it seems that removing those elements from chess won't necessarily prevent Scrabblization.
All the Way Chess. Pieces must move as far as they can when moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]According to The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants (p. 51), Jaime Poniachik invented this game in 1995 under the name 'Banana-Skin Chess'. Editors, please make the appropriate corrections.
I apologize for my error.
2007-2008 Chess Variants Design Contest. Chess variant inventors gather round! We're doing it again! Exact nature of contest to be determined with YOUR help!![All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]I'd like to submit the following theme ideas:
- An X-squares contest: The number of squares would be variable, changing during the game. An example would be Tile Chess.
- A 45-piece contest
- A 3-player variant contest
So, would you prefer a Rook+Nightrider to a Marshall? Or a Bishop+Nightrider to a Cardinal?
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Yeah, King-and-Pawn endings would be a problem with my 'promote-only-to-live-species' rule. Either one would have to make some sort of exception, like 'When there's nothing left but Pawns and Kings, then you can promote to anything' or 'A Pawn can always promote to a ..er.. Man' -- or one would have to somehow shorten the game so that Pawn-and-King endgames never occurred (e.g Extinction Chess, which follows my rule in a trivial sense).