A GeekDad’s 8-Year Old Daughter Reinvents Chess

Re:A GeekDad’s 8-Year Old Daughter Reinvents Chess by stcredzero on Monday April 25, 2011 @10:42AM (#2481367)

Here's mine -- "Divorce court chess:"

    QBNRRNBK
    PPPP....
    PPPP....
    ........
    ........
    ....PPPP
    ....PPPP
    KBNRRNBQ

I've played this a number of times. It flummoxes chess experts, and it's actually quite fun. Everyone speculates that it's a solvable game. Believe it or not, but in my brief experience, development of the queen has been a big part of this game.

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Re:A GeekDad’s 8-Year Old Daughter Reinvents Chess by msluyter on Monday April 25, 2011 @01:46PM (#2482160)

What are the castling rules in this variation?

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Re:A GeekDad’s 8-Year Old Daughter Reinvents Chess by stcredzero on Monday April 25, 2011 @02:45PM (#2482398)

Oddly enough, they're the same! (Or more accurately the standard ones are easily adapted.)

EDIT: I think I see what you're getting at. The King moves farther when castling with the far Rook.

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