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Chess with magical connections

Setup

Chess board with the pieces in their starting positions.

Pieces

The power of each piece in chess with magical connections.

King

The King is unchanged from Chess.

Queen
 

 

The Queen has an extended Knight's move.

Rook
 

 

The Rook has an extended Bishop's move.

Bishop
 

 

The Bishop has an extended Knight's move.

Knight
 

 

The Knight has an extended Bishop's move.

Pawn
 

 

The pawn on its side moves as usual. A pawn on the opponent's side of the field can strike forward.

Rules

This game follows the rules of chess with additions.  Chess with magic connections is a type of chess in which a piece or pawn changes its properties if there is support by two connections.

The pawn on its side of the board does not participate in the connections.



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By Aleksandr Kostin.

Last revised by Aleksandr Kostin.


Web page created: 2022-03-18. Web page last updated: 2023-12-19

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