Pink Chess
This variant has a less-traditional composition of the royal families.
Setup
The setup is the same as that of orthodox Chess, except that the white Queen is replaced by a second King, and the black King by a second Queen.
Pieces
All pieces move the same as in orthodox Chess. The royal Queens are not allowed to move into or through check, though.
Rules
Unless explicitly contradicted, all FIDE rules apply.
The white Kings are 'extinction royalty', i.e. white can expose his Kings to capture as long as he has two, and the normal checking rule applies only when he has a single King left.
In contrast, the black Queens are 'absolute royalty': moves that expose either of them to capture are not legal. It is also illegal for a Queen to 'pass through check', i.e. continue a sliding move after having reached a square that was (pseuo-legally) attacked by an opponent. There is one exception to this: a Queen can capture the last-remaining King from a distance.
Pawns can promote only to Rook, Bishop or Knight.
Both white Kings can castle with the normal conditions of virginity, free path and not passing through check. Castling moves them 2 steps towards the Rook hey castle with. (I.e. the King at d1 ends on b1 or f1.) Black cannot castle.
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By H. G. Muller.
Last revised by H. G. Muller.
Web page created: 2021-05-02. Web page last updated: 2021-06-05