ANNOUNCEMENT: I believe that Queens and Nightriders are too powerful to be allowed on a 12x12 board. Archbishops and Chancellors have been used in a multitude of chess variants - these pieces no longer interest me. So I have decided to work on a new variant where Pawns promote on rank 12 to one of three pieces:
[use R+P symbol] Grand Rook = R+F+A,
[use B+P symbol] Grand Bishop = B+W+D,
[use N+P symbol] Grand Knight = N+W+F, often called a Centaur.
Each 'Grand' piece can reach 8 more squares then the standard piece it is named after. I plan to change the names - do not wish to use the letter 'G' for all three pieces. After much semi-scientific analysis of piece values on large boards, I have concluded that the Grand Rook is worth as much as a Bishop and two Knights here. This makes it a reasonable replacement for the Queen, which equals a Bishop and two Knights on an 8x8 board.
[2008 EDIT] Key McKinnis used a wide selection of pieces in Drop Chess (2000), including the Demon (Grand Rook ) and the Pope (Grand Bishop). My Rose Chess XII variant ended up using an unusual selection of pieces, including Queens and Nightriders.
ANNOUNCEMENT: I believe that Queens and Nightriders are too powerful to be allowed on a 12x12 board. Archbishops and Chancellors have been used in a multitude of chess variants - these pieces no longer interest me. So I have decided to work on a new variant where Pawns promote on rank 12 to one of three pieces:
[use R+P symbol] Grand Rook = R+F+A,
[use B+P symbol] Grand Bishop = B+W+D,
[use N+P symbol] Grand Knight = N+W+F, often called a Centaur.
Each 'Grand' piece can reach 8 more squares then the standard piece it is named after. I plan to change the names - do not wish to use the letter 'G' for all three pieces. After much semi-scientific analysis of piece values on large boards, I have concluded that the Grand Rook is worth as much as a Bishop and two Knights here. This makes it a reasonable replacement for the Queen, which equals a Bishop and two Knights on an 8x8 board.
[2008 EDIT] Key McKinnis used a wide selection of pieces in Drop Chess (2000), including the Demon (Grand Rook ) and the Pope (Grand Bishop). My Rose Chess XII variant ended up using an unusual selection of pieces, including Queens and Nightriders.