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Queens (conquer style)

By Gerd P. Degens

For the game each player needs 7 queens, 4 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights and 1 king. The game is played without pawns. The conquer rule applies - see below.

King and knight move in the standard way, the moves for queen, rook and bishop are restricted.

The game is played on the usual 8 x 8 standard board. The FIDE rules apply - with the following exceptions.

Setup

 

Pieces

The usual set of pieces is used; the modified move options are described below.

Rules

Castling takes place unchanged - now between king and queen.
Bare king loses.
Stalemate is a win.

King and knight move in the standard way, for the moves of queen, rook and bishop the following applies:

Queen (halfqueen)


Rook (quarterrook)


Bishop (quarterbishop)

Notes

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By Gerd P. Degens.

Last revised by Gerd Degens.


Web page created: 2024-02-01. Web page last updated: 2024-02-09

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