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Stone's Chess

Stone's Chess is a variation of 8x10 Chess created by Rhett Applestone January 2023. It was inspired by the layout of Capablanca's Chess and the double Archbishops of Janus Chess. 

Setup

 

The Initial setup:  ( Rook, Knight, Archbishop, Bishop, Queen, King, Bishop, Archbishop, Knight, Rook )

Pieces

Stone's Chess has the same pieces as normal chess with the addition of two Archbishops which can move as a Knight or Bishop, and two pawns on each side.

Rules

Normal Chess rules apply with three exceptions:

When White castles 0-0, the King ends on I1. When White castles 0-0-0, the King ends on C1.

When Black castles 0-0, the King ends on I8. When Black castles 0-0-0, the King ends on C8.

A pawn may promote to a Rook, Knight, Archbishop, Bishop, or Queen)

Notes

Symetrical starting position

All pawns defended

Leads to fun new games! 



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Web page created: 2023-01-23. Web page last updated: 2023-02-11

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