Difference between revisions of "Grand Chess"

Revision as of 11:28, 9 March 2015

The opening position for Grand chess.

Rules

Grand chess is played on a 10x10 board White moves first. White and black begin the game with 2 Knights (N)
White and black begin the game with 2 Bishops (B)
White and black begin the game with 2 Rooks (R)
White and black begin the game with 1 Queen (Q)
White and black begin the game with 1 Cardinal (C)
White and black begin the game with 1 Marshal (M)
White and black begin the game with 1 King (K)
The King is a royal piece (king). White and black begin the game with 10 Pawns (P)

Objectives

The game is won:

* If the enemy king is check-mated.

The game is a draw:

* If the enemy king is stale-mated.
* If the enemy only has a king left and cannot take your last piece
* If the same position occurs for the third time.
* If no progress has been made for 50 consecutive moves.
* If there is insufficient material to mate the enemy king.

Movement of the pieces

Knight (N)
The Knight moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: N
Bishop (B)
The Bishop moves and captures as a slider (marked •). Betza description: B
Rook (R)
The Rook moves and captures as a slider (marked •). Betza description: R
Queen (Q)
The Queen moves and captures as a slider (marked •). Betza description: Q
Cardinal (C)
The Cardinal moves and captures as a compound (marked •). Betza description: BN
Marshal (M)
The Marshal moves and captures as a compound (marked •). Betza description: RN
King (K)
The King moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: K
Pawn (P)
The Pawn moves as a stepper (marked •). The Pawn captures as a stepper (marked ×). Betza description: fmWfceFifmW2 The Pawn cannot move back to the square it came from. The Pawn can capture en-passant. The Pawn can promote to a Knight, Bishop, Rook, Queen, Cardinal or Marshal.