Monster chess
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Monster chess - or Super King chess - is a chess variant
in which the White has only a king
and four pawn
s to fight against all the pieces of the Black side. All the rules of chess apply, except that White makes two successive moves per turn. The white king can move into check on the first move of the turn. The goal is to capture the opponent's king.
Monster chess is also played with White starting with all eight pawns, or with only two.
Queening a white pawn generally allows White to declare a checkmate on one of the next moves. Also, with only the two kings on the board, White can easily force a Monster chess checkmate.
Sometimes White's moves can be executed with humour. For example, both hands can be used to move two pawns simultaneously, or a black piece one square away from the white king can simply be removed from the board.
Chess variant
A chess variant is a game related to, derived from or inspired by chess. The difference from chess might include one or more of the following:...
in which the White has only a king
King (chess)
In chess, the king is the most important piece. The object of the game is to trap the opponent's king so that its escape is not possible . If a player's king is threatened with capture, it is said to be in check, and the player must remove the threat of capture on the next move. If this cannot be...
and four pawn
Pawn (chess)
The pawn is the most numerous and weakest piece in the game of chess, historically representing infantry, or more particularly armed peasants or pikemen. Each player begins the game with eight pawns, one on each square of the rank immediately in front of the other pieces...
s to fight against all the pieces of the Black side. All the rules of chess apply, except that White makes two successive moves per turn. The white king can move into check on the first move of the turn. The goal is to capture the opponent's king.
Monster chess is also played with White starting with all eight pawns, or with only two.
Queening a white pawn generally allows White to declare a checkmate on one of the next moves. Also, with only the two kings on the board, White can easily force a Monster chess checkmate.
Sometimes White's moves can be executed with humour. For example, both hands can be used to move two pawns simultaneously, or a black piece one square away from the white king can simply be removed from the board.
Rules
- White must execute two moves in his/her turn. He can do this by moving a piece twice or two pieces once.
- The white king may move into check and then out of check, provided that White can execute two moves.
- If a king is in check, it must be placed out of check.
- Otherwise, standard chess rules apply.
External links
- Monster chess by David Regis
- Variants of Monster chess, and a description of a strategy for Black.