Chancellor chess

Chancellor chess is a chess variant invented by Benjamin R. Foster in 1887. It features all the regular chess pieces plus one chancellor and extra pawn per side, on a 9×9 board.

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9a9 black rookb9 black knightc9 black bishopd9 black queene9 black kingf9 black empressg9 black knighth9 black bishopi9 black rook9
8a8 black pawnb8 black pawnc8 black pawnd8 black pawne8 black pawnf8 black pawng8 black pawnh8 black pawni8 black pawn8
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2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawni2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white empressg1 white knighth1 white bishopi1 white rook1
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Chancellor chess board and starting setup. The chancellors are on f1/f9.

See also

References
  • Pritchard, D. B. (1994). The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. Games & Puzzles Publications. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-9524142-0-1.
  • Pritchard, D. B. (2007). "Chancellor Chess". In Beasley, John (ed.). The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. John Beasley. pp. 121–22. ISBN 978-0-9555168-0-1.
  • Wood, Peter C., ed. (July–September 1993). "Chancellor Chess". Variant Chess. Vol. 2, no. 11. British Chess Variants Society. pp. 33–36. ISSN 0958-8248.


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