'Emperor Chess

Game Courier supports many different games. Here is one picked at random:
Shock Troops - System of chess with standard board and pieces, but with new leaping pieces entering during play.

Emperor Chess

If you had a Java-capable browser, you could play Emperor Chess here.
Keys "s"=save "l"=load "b"=back once

R. Wayne Schmittberger, 1983. The king may move to, and only to, any square supported by a friendly unit and not attacked by an enemy unit. The king must always have a defender.

I did allow the king to move to a square which would only be supported by a friendly unit after the move, i.e., it is not enough simply to move orthogonally from a friendly rook or diagonally away from a friendly bishop.

Chess Variants

These are simple illustrations rather than strong opponents.

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Written by Ed Friedlander

WWW Page Added: Sunday, December 30, 2001 

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