Haynie's Oblong Chess 128
Billy Haynie invented a large chess variant on a 16 by 8 board. It has big similarities to Double Chess of David Short, which has been invented a few years earlier, but the setup is slightly different.Rules
The game is played by two players on a board of 16 columns and 8 rows. All rules are as in orthodox chess, except the setup which is as follows.
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Webpage made by Hans Bodlaender, based on email of Billy Haynie.
WWW page created: August 21, 1999. Last modified: September 13, 1999.