16 x 16 Chess

I've noticed that knight/bishop power reversal, too....... I guess the knight will still be strong, just limited in range. Your variant sounds cool, too, kipos. You could call it "Blind Chess"

I was thinking about this variant reflecting on a comparison between a battle and a chess game.

A chess game  is much like a cruel battle in wich both the commanders have a clear and precise perception of the forces and  their position.

In a real-world battle it is almost never so. You cannot state exactly where are and which are the resources of your enemy, and somtimes you are not so sure about your forces and where they are positioned (think, for example, at Bonaparte in Marengo or in Waterlo).

I have read some of your other comments on chess.com concerning chess being a harsh and vicious battle, kipos, and I definitely agree. There can be no mercy if you want to win. In this sense, your variant makes perfect sense. However, whereas in real battles the troops can move all at once, chess is much more limited. In your game, a player would constantly be guessing and reevaluating their strategy to cope with the "fog of war" that surrounds the battle. I'm not really sure how to modify it so that the game isn't pure luck, although now that I think about it, that is pretty realistic.......

So, this is what you want

That sounds like a great idea!  With two boards, it would be like two armies going to war!

Yep! Two extremely organized, specialized armies.