I'm excited to introduce a new variant of chess! It came to me while I was looking at various chess sets and chess pieces. I realized by looking at one of the chess sets that had a female looking queen, that she should be ladylike, and therefore in this variant she has lost much power, while the king has gained some.
I just finished playing with my wife two games to flesh out any technicalities (feel free to try it and tell me if any arise in your game/s).
Here are the rules:
-The queen can still move how it does in chess, but it
can't take a piece, yet it can take pawns, but not head on
(from the rear or sides).
-The king can move two spaces, yet two kings keep
their chess positions should they face each other (ie
one square away).
-Both the king and queen have to be captured (or
checkmated).
-If a pawn advances to its eighth rank, it can't become a
queen (only a rook, knight or bishop).
-The setup is the same as regular chess.
-A draw happens when both the king and queen can't be
captured for either side.
-If the king or queen is captured by the opponent, those
pieces can't move, but those lines are closed off.
-If the queen or king are captured, two moves are given
to get free (must be able to take a piece that holds the
queen or king captured).
-if both the king and queen are put in check, that's a
Hello!
I'm excited to introduce a new variant of chess! It came to me while I was looking at various chess sets and chess pieces. I realized by looking at one of the chess sets that had a female looking queen, that she should be ladylike, and therefore in this variant she has lost much power, while the king has gained some.
I just finished playing with my wife two games to flesh out any technicalities (feel free to try it and tell me if any arise in your game/s).
Here are the rules:
-The queen can still move how it does in chess, but it
can't take a piece, yet it can take pawns, but not head on
(from the rear or sides).
-The king can move two spaces, yet two kings keep
their chess positions should they face each other (ie
one square away).
-Both the king and queen have to be captured (or
checkmated).
-If a pawn advances to its eighth rank, it can't become a
queen (only a rook, knight or bishop).
-The setup is the same as regular chess.
-A draw happens when both the king and queen can't be
captured for either side.
-If the king or queen is captured by the opponent, those
pieces can't move, but those lines are closed off.
-If the queen or king are captured, two moves are given
to get free (must be able to take a piece that holds the
queen or king captured).
-if both the king and queen are put in check, that's a
double checkmate, and the game is over.
Enjoy!