Category Archives: All About Chess
Unusual Rules for Unusual Chess
Changing the rules of chess is actually a fairly common practice. Often it is used to postulate problems, especially in a computer science setting, though when played in a real game, it is used to test the mettle of the players. Changing the rules can change the basis on which strategies are made, and require … Continue reading
Randomized Chess Games
To the well-organized player, chess is a game of high strategy and planning. The movements of the pieces are highly controlled, and a clever chess player can be seen to excel almost entirely on skill and control. There are, however, a number of types of chess that look to introduce some type of randomness or … Continue reading
Alternate Types of Chess
By far, the vast majority of people play “classical” chess; the sort of chess with few to no time restrictions and the board set up in the usual fashion with the rooks on the outside, king and queen in the middle, etc. Unbeknownst to many, however, there are actually many variations of chess set up … Continue reading
Some Better Known Fairy Chess Pieces
Fairy chess is a type of chess where new pieces are invented to move in ways not normal to chess. These pieces are decided upon before the game begins by both players, usually for the purpose of trying out different strategies or offering new challenges. There are thousands of different recognized fairy chess pieces, and … Continue reading
Chessboard Variations
Besides the different configurations of chess pieces, a common way of changing the game of chess is to change the shape or size of the board. This has the effect of changing strategies around in a game of chess, and involving new patterns of logic, which can be an appealing change for people who play … Continue reading