Mayhem Chess
By Christina Ziolkowski
Introduction
This chess variant was developed for use with members of the Notre Dame School Chess Club in Kitchener, Ontario. (Paul DeWitte is the moderator and co-author of this page. - Ed.)
Board
The game uses the standard 8X8, 64-cell board.
Setup
The opening array is as follows:
White begins with Janus pawns 
at a2, b3, c1, d3, e3, f1, g3, and h2, rooks at c2 and f2, paladins 
at a1 and h1, knights at b1 and g1, a restricted queen at d1, and a royal king
at e1.
Black begins with Janus pawns 
at a7, b6, c8, d6, e6, f8, g6, and h7, rooks at c7 and f7, paladins 
at a8 and h8, knights at b8 and g8, a restricted queen at d8, and a royal king
at e8.
Pieces
The rooks, knights, and queens move as they do in standard chess.
The restricted queen moves as a regular queen does, but may not move more than four squares orthogonally or diagonally.
The
paladin, according to the Piececlopedia, has knight + bishop moves.
The Janus pawn
advances as a regular pawn does, but may capture on the diagonal either forward
or backward.
Rules
A player wins by mating his opponents king.
Pawns promote.
Castling is not permitted. En passant captures are not legal.
Equipment
Standard chess equipment is used.
Credits