Prime Ministers Random Chess
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Prime Ministers Random Chess is a new 9x8 variant inspired by Gabriel Vicente Maura's 1968 Modern Chess (9 columns, symmetric castling to either side, an extra pawn, the Prime Minister [B+N]) with some random concepts & the castling rule from Fischer Random Chess (FRC).
There are 8,400 possible starting positions!
Pieces
The Orthodox Chess pieces plus an Archbishop (Bishop + Knight) and 9 pawns.Setup
Random setup of the pieces, with the restriction that Bishops start on opposite colors, and the King be placed somewhere between the Rooks to allow for the modified castling rule.Rules
Orthodox Chess rules apply, including en passant, with the changes below.- O-Ob is Kb1 & Rc1 [Kb8 & Rc8 for black]
- O-Oh is Kh1 & Rg1 [Kh8 & Rg8 for black]
Prime Ministers Random Chess preset
Prime Ministers Random Chess preset (Magnetic pieces)
Notes
This variation was invented by José Manuel Carrillo-Muñiz, from Puerto Rico, in May 2008.Game Courier Logs
Game Courier Logs for Games of Prime Ministers Random ChessTo see actual games that have been played on-line, follow the link above.
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By Jose Carrillo.
Web page created: 2008-05-28. Web page last updated: 2008-05-28