Patent ID: 6098982
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method for two players to play a new game of chess, said method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a board with one hundred and four alternately colored light and dark squares, said board consisting of ten rows and fourteen columns,(i) the shorter rows of said board consisting of four alternately colored light and dark squares;(ii) the longer rows of said board consisting of fourteen alternately colored light and dark squares;(iii) the shorter columns of said board consisting of four alternately colored light and dark squares;(iv) the longer columns of said board consisting of ten alternately colored light and dark squares;(b) providing twenty two game pieces for each player,(i) game pieces of one player being distinguishable from the game pieces of the other player;(ii) the twenty two pieces for each player comprising one king, one queen, two bishops, four knights, and two rooks;(iii) the twenty two pieces for each player comprising a set of two pieces different from any of the pieces in the game of chess, said set of pieces containing means to be mounted on top of other pieces;(iv) the twenty two pieces for each player making up another set of two pieces, said another set of pieces being made-up of the combination of two separate pieces in the game, said another set of pieces being different from any of the pieces in the game of chess, and said another set of pieces being different from the set of pieces introduced in section (b)(iii) above;(c) providing rules governing limited movement of the pieces, wherein:(i) the rules for movement for the king, queen, bishops, knights, rooks, and the pawns are the same as in the game of chess and(ii) the rules for movement for the set of pieces introduced in section (b)(iii) being different than the chess rules for movement of any of the game pieces in the game of chess;(iii) the rules for movement for the set of pieces introduced in section (b)(iv) being different from the set of rules for movement of any of the game pieces in the game of chess;(iv) the rules for movement for the set of pieces introduced in section (b)(iv) being different from the set of rules for movement of the set of pieces introduced in section (b)(iii);(v) a ""hook"" is a move whereby two separate independent pieces get mounted one on top of the other to operate as one piece;(vi) an ""unhook"" is a move whereby a piece made-up of two separate pieces, where one is mounted on top of the other, separate from each other to operate as independent pieces;(d) placing the pieces of each player on the board so that the pieces for one player occupy the second and third rows on one side of the board and the pieces for the other player occupy the second and third rows on the opposite side of the board;(e) the players moving in alternate turns one piece at a time according to the rules governing the limited movement of the game pieces: and(f) continuing to move the pieces in alternate turns until the king is placed on ""checkmate"" and the other player declares victory or until both players declare a ""draw"".