Patent ID: 6550770
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a chess game comprising the steps of:a game board having a grid pattern of game spaces thereon, said game spaces including non-movement spaces and movement spaces, said game board including; a grid including 24 columns and 11 rows wherein column 1 and column 24 define opposite ends of the grid and row 1 and row 11 define opposite edges of the grid, said grid including a first portion and a second portion, said first portion extending from column 1 to column 9; said non-movement spaces forming a peripheral wall around a generally open area of movement spaces in said second portion, an opening defined by a plurality of movement spaces extending into said second portion from said first portion; providing a plurality of chess pieces including a plurality of kings, queen, bishops, rooks, knights, and pawns, said chess pieces being divided into two sets of differently colored chess pieces such that a first set and a second set are defined, each of said chess pieces being movable only on said movement spaces, only one chess piece may be positioned in any one movement space; providing a pair of players; selecting one of said first and second sets of chess pieces; positioning of said chess pieces selected by said first player, said first player having chess pieces including one king, one queen, two bishops, two rooks, six knights, and eighteen pawns, said first player positioning said queen in said first portion and said king in said second portion, a remainder of first player chess pieces being divided and positioned adjacent to the king and queen; positioning of said chess pieces selected by said second player, said second player having chess pieces including one king, two bishops, two rooks, six knights, and nineteen pawns, said second player's chess pieces being positioned generally at a juncture of said first and second portions; moving of said chess pieces in turn by each of said players such that chess pieces are removed from the game board when the game space occupied by that chess piece is occupied by an opposing player's chess piece; and wherein said first player wins the game by moving the king to a position adjacent to the queen, wherein said second player wins the game by capturing the king or queen of the first player.