Chess 68 rev.2- game
description
Invented
and implemented by Setti
Roberto, April 2002.
Chess
68 is a game created by myself, basically in order to give more
depth to standard chess and imprevedibility.
Experienced players can continue to use their opening strategies
because new pieces get in action only after several moves, in
order to give them the necessary space to walk outside.
It looks like standard Chess, with the following modifications:
- 4 more
squares linked to the 4 corner squares (idea taken from
"Omega Chess"),
these squares takes the coordinates as their ranks and
files were present and contiguous: z0, i0 for white; z9,
i9 for black. These added squares modify drammatically
the standard finals theory and minimum material needed
for mating. i.e = Lonely Rook now is not sufficient if
the opposite king safely reaches corner squares; in the
contrary two knights, now taking advantages of corner
squares, can force mate !
- 2 more
pieces:
The Prince: Moves like a king. Can cover
up to 8 squares and it's valued 3 pawns. Its power is
maximum when used in defensive tasks particularly for
protecting its own king. In the downside, its slow moving
and quite far position at the start force it to move
outside later. Like all the standard pieces except for
the Knights, Prince must wait the development of the
nearby Rook (usually by castling) before going into
action. In a second variant called "Flanking
Bishops" it can develop easily.
The Master: Combines the moves of knight
and a king. Can cover up to 20 squares, and great range
of forks as it's still a leaper. Excellent for both
attack and defense, this piece (valued about 7 pawns)
stands in power between the Queen and the Rook; but it's
actually the best piece can be promoted to, by a pawn. In
the middle game his power equals even the Queen. In a
second variant called "Flanking Bishops" can be
rapidly developed.
The new setup has been created looking at innovative "Omega Chess", in
particular the 4 corner squares that give the possibility to
insert 2 new pieces for each side leaving the same armony in
disposition of the chessboard. The main difference is the
chessboard itself that is always 8x8, this to get easier for new
people to play inside their own standard chessboards.
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