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Throne chess (mate or K to K8 wins)
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, 02-15-2014 at 08:18 PM (9962 Views)
The following is based on old chesstalk forum posts and blog entries of mine, concerning "Throne Chess":
[edit: my first mentioning of it, on chesstalk, occured on 28 May 2013 in the following thread.]
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/show...ry-Rare/page10
Here's a simple idea for a chess variant, one which might decrease the number of games resulting in draws (compared to standard chess), which I call Throne Chess. Namely, the same rules are used as in standard chess, except if White's king ever reaches e8 via a legal move, then White instantly wins by 'Thronemate'. Similarly, if Black's king ever reaches e1 via a legal move, then Black instantly wins by 'Thronemate'.
Throne chess ought to differ from standard chess mostly in the endgame stage, I would imagine, although the game needs practical tests.
Here's 4 links, 1 comparing chess variants & other board games of skill:
http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/en...games-of-skill
http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/en...w-tech-method)
http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/en...games-of-skill)
http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/en...Chess-variant)
http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/en...in-fairy-chess