This game was invented by Joe Miccio in 1991. It is published by Amerigames
International, endorsed by Chess Life, and popular on schools in the United
States as a game for learning purposes. Sets for this game should be easily
available in the United States, and possibly other countries.
Rules
The game is played on a board of 5 by 6 squares.
The opening setup is as follows:
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | q | k | b | r |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | p | p | p | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | P | P | P | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Q | K | B | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The box of Quickchess actually shows a different setup: Rook / Bishop / King
/ Queen / Knight. The setup above is from an earlier version, so it might be
that the quickchess inventors changed the setup?
Pawns can only advance one space on their first move. There is no
en passant capturing.
A pawn can only promote to a captured piece.
There is no castling.
If 20 moves are played without a capture or promotion, the player
with the most `points' on the board
wins. (Pawn=1 pt., Bishop/Knight=3, Rook=5, Queen = 9.)
Note: as in regular chess, the queen starts on her own color.
Text by Richard Sullivan and Hans Bodlaender.
Some information based on
Pritchard's
Encyclopedia of Chess Variants.
Last modified: March 4, 1997.