Chess Variations: Ancient, Regional, and ModernLearn the many varieties of chess the world over with this concise chess guide. Chess Variations is a must for all chess enthusiasts and an outstanding book which promises many hours of pleasurable entertainment for all others. With more than 40 variations of the popular board game, this book contains, among others, the oldest known form of chess (Chaturanga), the game created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and introduced in his Martian series (Jetan), as well as regional forms currently played in Korea, Malaya, Burma, Thailand, and Japan. For those games that require boards or pieces other than those issued in playing modern chess, the author presents guidelines on "The Construction of Sets." Also included in the book are charts, diagrams, and sample games played by the author and his friends. The excitement of playing these exotic chess variations increases with the knowledge of their historic beginnings as well as with the movements of such strange-sounding pieces as the Zarafah, Ashwa, and Firzan. |
Contents
CHAPTER 2 Chaturanga Fourhanded | 2 |
CHAPTER 3 Shatranj | 7 |
CHAPTER 4 Oblong Chess | 10 |
CHAPTER 5 Round Chess | 17 |
CHAPTER 6 Shatranj Kamil Variation | 26 |
CHAPTER 7 Shatranj Kamil Variation | 29 |
CHAPTER 8 Shatranj AlHusun | 32 |
CHAPTER 9 Timurs Chess | 35 |
CHAPTER 17 Turkish Great Chess Variation | 67 |
CHAPTER 18 Shatranj Diwana Shah | 71 |
Section TwoRegional Variations | 71 |
CHAPTER 19 Chinese Chess | 71 |
CHAPTER 20 SanKwoChi | 71 |
CHAPTER 21 Korean Chess | 71 |
CHAPTER 22 Japanese Chess | 71 |
CHAPTER 23 Intermediate Japanese Chess | 71 |
CHAPTER 10 Shatranj AlKabir | 43 |
CHAPTER 11 Grande Acedrex | 46 |
CHAPTER 12 Acedrex de Los Quatros Tiempos | 49 |
CHAPTER 13 Courier Chess | 52 |
CHAPTER 14 Turkish Great Chess Variation | 57 |
CHAPTER 15 Turkish Great Chess Variation | 63 |
CHAPTER 16 Turkish Great Chess Variation III | 65 |
CHAPTER 24 Malay Chess | 75 |
CHAPTER 25 Burmese Chess | 77 |
Section ThreeModern Variations | 82 |
CHAPTER 27 Double Chess | 83 |
CHAPTER 28 Martian Chess | 86 |
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Alice Morse Earle Ashwa Avalon Hill BLACK AUTHOR chapter Chariot 2 A1 Chaturaji Chaturanga checkmate Chess Variation citadel Dabbabah diagonally one square diagonally two squares dice double step Edward Falkener Edward Lasker Elephant 2 C1 Fairy Chess Faras Fil Elephant final rank Firzan form of chess four-handed game is drawn Ghora given on Chart Hisha horizontally or vertically Horse 2 B1 Hsang Japanese Jetan Kaku king rules Kriegspiel Lafcadio Hearn mate MILLER modern bishop modern chess modern king modern knight modern pawn modern queen modern rook moves diagonally moves one square NAME TRANSLATION NUMBER occupied squares opponent opponent's Origin of Chess Paidal parcheesi Positions are given Prom promoted Raja reaching the final Resigns Roca Rukh Chariot Rukh moves SAMPLE GAME Shah King Shatranj small Shogi standard eight-by-eight symbols take a double Three-Dimensional Chess TRANSLATION NUMBER POSITION Turkish Great Chess Vizir Wazir Yattah