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Knightmate. Win by mating the knight. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
George Svokos wrote on Sat, Oct 31, 2009 05:51 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
This is a fun and challenging chess variant. It would be nice if someone produced a 'KnightMate' specific set like the one shown in the below comments. I like the Mate the Knight concept and it might be interesting if there were a smaller variant played on a 6x5 board. The royal knights would be placed on c1 and c6, cardinals/archbishops on a1 and a6, and marshals on e1 and e6. The second row would consist of pawns that could move one square without en passant capturing. Pawn promotion would be for lost pieces, or, if no piece has been lost upon promotion, it becomes a non-royal knight.