Description
Glińsky's hexagonal chess is probably the most famous game of these hexagonal variants.
There are a lot of other hexagonal chess variants: see Wikipedia page
Władysław Gliński invented this variant in 1936.
Rules
Gliński's chess is a hexagonal chess variant played on a 91 hexagonal cells board.
Each player commands 18 pieces
- 1 king
- 1 queen
- 2 rooks
- 3 bishops
- 2 knights
- 9 pawns
Initial setup
Pieces moves
The King
The Queen
The Bishop
The Rook
The Knight
The Pawn
Double step from starting position if possible. If a pawn captures from its starting cell to another pawn starting cell, it keeps its double cell start ability for another turn. See crosses for captures. "En passant" captures are possible.
Credits
Rules were invented in 1936 by Władysław Gliński.