KEYLES
This excellent game requires a different strategy, being a much quicker and totally different type of game. Played with the same pieces and moves as Quex, there are two major differences. See the Quex pages for more information on the pieces and their moves.1. The objective in Keyles is to be the first player to move the King completely across the board, onto the opponents end zone or first rank, to win the game.
2. The King can be captured like any other piece, but instead of removing it from the board, the King is transposed with one of the other nine Quex champion pieces. These are the Kings Keyles.
When the King is captured, it is given to its owner, who then places the King on a square occupied by one of that players other champion pieces. This piece is captured Quid pro quo, it is passed to the opponent, replacing the King. The player whose King was captured and transposed, resumes play.
Quex Note: When a King is captured, it is recorded as a King capture, then a King move, then as a capture of the transposed piece (as if by the opponent).
If the pieces are strategically placed, it can sometimes be advantageous for the King to be captured.
The King can only replace champions, Queen, Lord, Knight, Prince, or Rook, it can not replace pions.
Pions may be promoted to any captured piece, on reaching the opponents first rank.
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Quex ~ Keyles |
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90 |
91
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92 |
93 |
94 |
95
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96 |
97 |
98 |
99 |
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80 Rook |
81 Prince |
82 Knight |
83 Lord |
84 Queen |
85 King |
86 Lord |
87 Knight |
88 Prince |
89 Rook |
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70 Crux |
71 Fote |
72 Trez |
73 Wyse |
74 Grand |
75 Grand |
76 Wyse |
77 Trez |
78 Fote |
79 Crux |
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60 |
61 |
62 |
63 |
64 |
65
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66 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
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50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
55
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56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
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40 |
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42 |
43 |
44 |
45
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46 |
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48 |
49 |
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30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35
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36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
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20 Crux |
21 Fote |
22 Trez |
23 Wyse |
24 Grand |
25 Grand |
26 Wyse |
27 Trez |
28 Fote |
29 Crux |
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10 Rook |
11 Prince |
12 Knight |
13 Lord |
14 Queen |
15 King |
16 Lord |
17 Knight |
18 Prince |
19 Rook |
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00 |
01 |
09 |
03 |
04 |
05
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06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
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Quex ~Keyles |
Light pieces |
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Keyles ~
The 1999 large chess variant contest. Stephen @ (email removed contact us for address) leinet.co.ukThis variant is an entry in the 1999 Large Variant contest.
Written by Stephen Larson.
WWW page created: April 30, 1999.