
Supercharged Chess - A Chess Variant
Supercharged Chess!
A chess variant that uses fairy chess pieces! A powerful variant that makes sense in an 8x8 board, it is basically a "knighted" variant.
Yes, all the rules are the same, but the pieces are not, except for the King and Pawns.
The "new" pieces are the most known fairy chess pieces, the fairy chess celebrities, except for the Centurion (or supercharged knight). I explain how each piece moves:
[Line added in 10/2020: for more information about the names of the pieces check out The exact relative value of chess pieces and fairy chess pieces, an entry of my blog]
The King: Same as traditional chess.
The Pawn: Same as traditional chess. I am thinking in changing the name "promotion" to "rescue", So the pawn promotes always to Queen, the King would be complete with his Queen .
The Vizier: It is known as the "Amazon", but I prefer "Vizier". It moves like a Queen and Knight:
The General: It is the General of the Army. It moves like a Rook and Knight:
The Cardinal: The top religious leader. It moves like a Bishop and Knight:
The Centurion (Supercharged Knight): Is the leader of the land (footed) army. It moves like a Knight plus the fairy pieces Dabbaba and Alfil:
In the end, the variant Supercharged Chess in its initial position looks like this:
Would you give me your feedback?
Thanks in advance.