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Royal Pawn Chess

By Jeremy Good

Introduction
Board
Setup
Rules
Credits
 

Introduction

Everything moves exactly as with FIDE chess, except that pawns at e2 and e7 are Royal and the Kings are non-royal.

Board

Standard board.

Setup

The Pawns at e2 and e7 are Royal Pawns.

Rules

1. A Royal Pawn can't move through check.
1b. A Royal Pawn can't put itself into a circumstance which would allow it to be captured via en passant. (That would be self-checking.)
2. In the unlikely event a royal pawn reaches the eighth rank, that shall be a game ending move counting as a win.
3. A non-royal King can castle.
4. A Royal Pawn can not castle but must move as any other pawn.

Credits