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ADVANCED CHESS

aka Strong Pawn Chess

This is a game of Chess that uses stronger pawns, without En passant or Castling.








Interactive diagram: pieces movable, right-click resets!

Click here to open/close a piece overview. Play it!

  • Click below to display piece moves:
  • Squire (b2,g2; b7,g7)
  • Cleric (c2,f2; c7,f7)
  • Tower (a2,h2; a7,h7)
  • Princess (d2,e2; d7,e7)
  • Knight (b1,g1; b8,g8)
  • Bishop (c1,f1; c8,f8)
  • Rook (a1,h1; a8,h8)
  • Queen (d1; d8)
  • King (e1; e8)

The King, Queen, Bishops, Knights, and Rooks, these all move and capture as in the standard game.

The objective of the game remains the same; that is to "checkmate" the opponents King.

The pawns imitate the piece they start the game in front of, but with restricted movement.

Tower: Rook pawns move and capture one square along the rank or file, forward, backward, or sideways. Towers promote to Rooks.



Cleric: Bishop pawns move and capture one square diagonally forwards or backwards. Clerics promote to Bishops.

Princess: The two Queen pawns (one is the KingΒ’s pawn) move and capture one square in any direction. They are promoted to a Queen on reaching the opponents first rank.



Squire: Knight pawns move and capture by leaping one square forward, then diagonally forwards. Squires promote to a Knights.

The pawns in most existing chess sets can be simply modified to identify the various moves.

A symbol or initial is inscribed upon them; this should be visible to both players.

Written by Este. Web page posted by David Howe. Diagrams by Hans Bodlaender.
WWW page created: March 4, 2001. Last modified on: December 8, 2001.. ο»Ώ