Amazonia
Amazonia is played on an 11x11 board with the King flanked by four pairs of pieces on its left and right in the back rank in the following order (closest to King frst):
Eleven Pawns are placed on the third rank.
Ferz and a Wazir on each side. Six Pawns are placed on the second rank.
Setup
Pieces
The King, Pawn, Rook, and Queen move as in Orthodox Chess.
The Cannon moves an in Xiangqi.
The Archbishop is the same as in Palace Chess - any number of squares diagonally like a Bishop, and one square orthogonally without capturing.
The Princess is a new piece. It moves one square in any direction like the King. It can capture like a King by moving one square towards the opponent, as well as sliding any number of squares orthogonally like the Flying General move in Xiangqi, and diagonally.
Rules
Promotion
Pawns promote to Princess upon reaching the middle or 6th rank.Notes
Amazonia is an attempt to create a dynamic and fast-moving chess variant on a large board. Small ranges pieces are avoided, and only pieces that can move or capture across the entire board are in the starting lineup. Expect a Pawn race to the middle of the board where Princesses can be born at any time, threatening the King with multiple aggressive Queen attacks.
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By Albert Lee.
Last revised by Albert Lee.
Web page created: 2021-07-14. Web page last updated: 2021-08-04