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Strong Chess

Strong Chess - the variant of chess.

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Initial position: first row: rook, knight, bishop, queen, king, bishop, knight, rook; second row: pawns.

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

The chessboard and the initial set of the chess pieces can be presented by traditional symbols of the chess pieces, but this makes it difficult to distinguish non-standard movements (and capturing) of the chess pieces.

The basic rules are based on traditional chess. This is a strategic game for two players in colors: white and black. Additional moves and capturing of the chess pieces were introduced against the traditional chess.

Chessboard and pieces

Strong chess is played on a classic chessboard. Each player has one set of the following pieces in its own color:

• King
• Queen
• 2 Bishops
• 2 Knights
• 2 Rooks
• 8 Pawns

Setting all the chess pieces at the beginning of the game is similar to setting known from traditional chess. You can use the set of the traditional chess, remembering the changed movements (and capturing) most of the pieces.

The purpose of the game

As in the traditional chess, the goal is to checkmate the opponent. Stalemate is a draw (tie).

Rules of movement and capturing of pieces

The king moves and captures like a king in the traditional chess - one field from the current position in all directions. It can not move to the position of check.

Additionally, during the entire game, the king can only once make a special move, called the king's leap. It can move using the chess knight's move from traditional chess. This special move, the king's leap, cannot be used to check or checkmate the opponent's king.

The queen (queen+knight) moves and captures like a queen in the traditional chess.

In addition it moves and captures like a knight in the traditional chess.

The bishop (bishop+knight) moves and captures like a bishop in the traditional chess.

In addition it moves and captures like a knight in the traditional chess.

The knight (knight+rook) moves and captures like a knight in the traditional chess.

In addition it moves and captures like a rook in the traditional chess.

The rook (rook+king) moves and captures like a rook in the traditional chess.

In addition it moves and captures like a king in the traditional chess (except rules about castling, check and checkmate), i.e. has an additional movement and capture by one field diagonally.

The pawn moves and captures like a pawn in the traditional chess.

In the game there is a castling, an en passant, there is also a promotion of pawns (in promotion of the pawn that has reached the last line, it can be exchanged for any chess piece of the same color, except the king and the pawn).

Game variant

In another variant of Strong Chess, the queen does not have the additional movement and captures of a knight in traditional chess. It functions like the queen in traditional chess.

In this variant of the game there is little variation in the strength of the pieces.

Interesting facts

In the Strong Chess to checkmate the lone king of the opponent it is enough to have a king and only one another arbitrary chess piece (different from pawn).

The bishop, as you can easily see, can change the color of the field (otherwise than in the traditional chess).

To notate a chess game in strong chess, a notation analogous to the chess algebraic notation from traditional chess can be used (remembering about non-standard moves and captures of pieces in strong chess).

See also

• List of chess variants
• Baroque chess (Ultima)
• Maharajah and the Sepoys
• Fairy chess piece

Variants with bishop+knight and rook+knight compounds

• Capablanca chess
• Capablanca random chess
• Seirawan chess
• Janus chess
• Embassy Chess
• Modern chess
• Grand Chess

Category:Chess variants

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