Patent ID: 7722044
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A logical board game having a rectangular playing area made up of primary playing fields, the primary playing fields being congruent squares having four edges in which at least two edges are in contact with adjacent primary playing fields, the board consisting of: a first playing field having a first edge adjacent to a second edge that are connected to form a first primary corner of said board; a first row of playing fields connecting to and extending from said first playing field, said first row of playing fields comprising a plurality of interlocking playing fields each having a pair of edges parallel to the first edge of the first playing field, said first row of playing fields terminating in a last playing field having two edges that connect to form a second primary corner of said board; a second row of playing fields connecting to and extending from said first playing field, said second row of playing fields comprising a plurality of interlocking playing fields each having a pair of edges parallel to the second edge of the first playing field, said second row of playing fields terminating in a last playing field having two edges that connect to form a third primary corner of said board; a plurality of internal rows of playing fields parallel to said first row of playing fields and connecting to and perpendicular to said second row of playing fields, each said internal row of playing fields extending from a playing field of the second row of playing fields; an external playing field connecting to said third primary corner of said board, said external playing field being adjacent to said last playing field of said second row of playing fields and said external playing field not sharing any common edges with said last playing field of said second row of playing fields, and said first, second, and third primary corners and said external playing field defining an outer boundary of said game board; and further consisting of: at least five major chess pieces and at least five pawns, said major chess pieces initially aligned along at least a portion of said outer boundary of said game board extending from one of said first, second, or third primary corners of said game board, said at least five major chess pieces comprising: a king configured to move from one playing field to any one neighboring playing field; a pair of queens, each said queen configured to move from one playing field to any number of neighboring playing fields in a diagonal direction that are not occupied by any of the pieces of an opposing player; a rook configured to move from one playing field to any number of neighboring playing fields in a vertical direction; a bishop configured to move from one playing field to any number of neighboring playing fields in a diagonal direction; and at least one knight configured to move from one playing field along a path to another playing field, said path comprising two neighboring playing fields in either a vertical or horizontal first direction, followed by one neighboring playing field in a second direction 90 degrees from said first direction; and each said pawn configured to move from one playing field to a neighboring playing field in either a forward vertical or horizontal direction, not to exceed a distance of two neighboring playing fields.