Reroute66
Reroute66 is inspired by Gerd Degens' Chess66, which adapts Chess to a board with a couple extra spaces that overlap with a4 and h5. In Reroute66, these new spaces are called A4 and H5, using the capital letters A and H for two new files with only one space apiece on them. Instead of simply jutting off the sides of the board, these two new spaces each push its rank over by half a space. From White's perspective, A4 pushes the 4th rank half a space right, and H5 pushes the 5th rank half a space left. By overlapping with a4 and h5, these spaces may be reached through vertical movement from other spaces on the board. Unlike Chess66, Reroute66 derives its rules simply from the geometry of the new board.
Setup
![](/play/pbm/drawdiagram.php?code=-rnbkqbnr--pppppppp--8--18--8--PPPPPPPP--RNBQKBNR-&cols=10&files=A+a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+H&shape=grid&bcolor=FFFFF0&tcolor=000000&bgimage=chess66-w.png&nextfile=25+0+50+0+50+0+50+0+50+0+50+0+50+0+50+0+25+0&nextrank=0+50+0+50+0+50+-25+50+25+50+0+50+0+50+0+50)
Pieces
Rook
In Chess, the movement of a Rook could be described with either the word orthogonal or lateral. Orthgonal movement goes along a single rank or file. For example, a1 to a8 or e1 to e8. As the ranks and files are represented in algebraic notation, though, a Rook in this game may change both rank and file in a single move. So, I will just use the word lateral, which describes movement through the sides of spaces. Lateral movement in the same direction goes through the opposite sides of spaces. In this diagram, note that the Rook's vertical movement may take it to another file, as files are represented algebraically.
![](/play/pbm/drawdiagram.php?code=-4%233-%2F-4%233-%2F-4%233-%2F-4%234%2F%23%23%23%23R%23%23%23%23-%2F-3%234-%2F-3%234-%2F-3%234-&cols=10&files=A+a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+H&shape=grid&bcolor=FFFFF0&tcolor=000000&bgimage=chess66-w.png&nextfile=35+0+50+0+50+0+50+0+50+0+50+0+50+0+50+0+50+0&nextrank=0+50+0+50+0+50+-25+50+25+50+0+50+0+50+0+50)
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By Fergus Duniho.
Last revised by Fergus Duniho.
Web page created: 2022-11-14. Web page last updated: 2022-11-14