How to play
Double Chess
Played on a double width board, 12x16, with a duplicate set of pieces.
Starting Position
The board double the width, and the game starts with one King and three Queens each.
The moves of the pieces remains the same as Standard Chess.
Pawn promotion rules remains the same as Standard Chess.
Castling
When inside castling on queenside, the King moves to G file, and the rook the the H file. When castling on the kingside side, the King moves to the K file and the Rook to the J file.
White inside castling
When outside castling on queenside, the King moves to E file, and the rook the the F file. When castling on the kingside side, the King moves to the M file and the Rook to the I file.
White outside castling
En passant rules remains the same as Standard Chess.
Check and Checkmate rules remain the same as Standard Chess.
Stalemate conditions remain the same as Standard Chess.
Draw conditions remain the same as Standard Chess.
Winning conditions remain the same as Standard Chess.
Attribution
- David Short
Some chess variants are currently playable live and all will soon be available to play as daily/correspondence chess.
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