COMBINED MOBIL CHESS-BOARD

Abstract: Combined mobile chess-board comprising a play field with alternately arranged light and dark fields. Essence of the invention is that at least one row is provided with further two fields and the row(s) is (are) fixed to the chess-board as to be able to displace it (them) by one field in both directions.

Description: Combined mobile chess-board The invention relates to a combined mobile chess¬ board comprising a play field with alternately arranged light and dark fields. As it is well known, the classic game of chess has been one of the mostly spread game in the world. Several endeavours are known directed to the deve- lopment of further games with the chess-board and the chess-pieces, leading e.g. to the draughts. However, beyond certain bonds the chess-game having been developed up-to-now, i.e. the chess-board it¬ self is setting the limit for realizing further possibilities of the game. The aim of the invention is to broaden these limits and to modify the chess-board so as to enable the broaded scope. The invention is based on the recognition, in so far as the aim can be reached by modifying the chess-board itself in such a manner that partly new variations may be obtained, partly the known games could be further varied. - 2 - According to the invention the aim set is reached by reforming the chess-bo-ard in such a manner that at least one row, but optionally all rows are provided . with further fields on both sides, whereas the row(s3 is Care) attached to the chess-board in a displace- able manner, as to be able to slide them at least by one field. With a pre erable embodiment of the invention the chess-board consists of one bottom plate and a cover plate having been fixed to the bottom plate and comp¬ rising the basic rows and eventually further rows in a fixed position and of the plate - strips containing the slide - able rows each; the strips are led by the bottom plate and the cover plate, respectively. The chess-board according to the invention enables a lot of variations, at the same time - due to the simple design - production involves slightly higher costs, than in case of the traditional chess-boards. With the chess-board according to the invention the basic position complies with that of the usual chess¬ boards. To begin the chess-game or any other game, the chess-pieces are to be arranged in their basic position. Displacing of the rows during the game is considered as a step. However, in accordance with the invention further combinations of the chess-board becomes also possible. The essence of this combination lies in that above the play field consisting of a dark and a light field there are transparent field arranged being displace- able in one direction each and containing at least by two fields more, than the rows of the play field; at least one extreme field is connected to a moving element. With one of the realized form of the previously des¬ cribed combination the transparent fields are formed on the transparent strips running in one direction. In this case the chess-pieces can be displaced.but simultaneously and parallel with one edge of the chess-board. A further possible variation is yielded by the arran¬ gement, with which between the single transparent fields a connecting device allowing the relative dis¬ placement in one direction is found. In this case namely the fiedls can be slided by rov/s in any opti- inal direction, as always the fieds following each other in the direction of the motion are interlocked, while in relation to the confining fields they are allowed to slide without restriction. By this combination variational possibilities of the chess-game itself but also other games to be played on the chess-board can be further increased. The chess-board can be easily prepared, realization re- quires relatively small financial expenditure. The invention will be described in detail by means of some preferred embodiments serving as an example, by the aid of the accompanying drawings, wherein: figure 1 is the top-view of the embodiment of the chess-board according to the invention, figure 2 is showing the sectional view of the chess¬ board according to the invention, figure 3 is the top view of the chess-board accord- ing to the invention with the displaced rows, figure 4 is the exploded perspectivic view of a further embodiment of the'chess-board accord¬ ing to the invention, figure 5 is showing one possible mode of connection between the transparent fields of .the chess¬ board according to the invention in. a. per¬ spectivic view and figure 6 is the sectional view of the connection ac?- cording to figure 5- In figure 1 to 3 an embodiment of the chess-board is to be seen with which with the exception of the two basic rows 5 the other rows 2 are designed in a dis- placeable manner. The chess-board itself consists of the bottom plate 3, thereto the cover plate 1 is attached with an intermediate gap complying to the size of one plate inbetween. The cover plate 1 is formed so, as to take up the two basic rows 5 > while between the basic rows the cover plate is cut out in a w fch which corresponds to the width of the basic rov/s. Between the cover plate 1 and the bottom plate 3 the plate strips comprising the intermediate rows 2 are arranged. Supposing the basic position, on the plate strips 6 in both direc¬ tion a further field each is to be found. On both sides of the plate strips 6 a moving knob 4 each - formed as a pin and directed upwards - is fixed there- to, protruding through the slot 7 of the cover plate 1, while the size of said slot corresponds to twice the length of the field. By the aid of said knob it becomes possible to displace the strips by one field, optionally to the right or to the left in an extent being defined by the slot 7. As it is to be seen from the example, the design of the chess-board according to the invention is most simple, displacement of the fields needed for the variations may be accomplished in a most easy manner. By means of the chess-board according to the inventio s among others, the following games may be played. The so-called quadruple leap, when four light and four dark chess-pieces are to be arranged onto the basic rows, namely each chessman is to be placed onto its own colour. The light chess-piece begins the game, and the aim is to get over to the other basic row. In course of the game the light chess-pieces may leap to the light field, the dark ones to the dark field, above their own pieces or those of the adverse party, supposed, that the piece to be jumped is directly standing in front of it. When a chess-piece comes face to face of the piece of the adversary party, it may leap it over, and the piece having been leapt over is to be returned into its basic position, into the basic row. The next player may always choose between two possibilities, either a displacement + a step or two displacements and two steps. Expediently, possibilities of the dis¬ placement have to be well exploited in order to get over into the other basic line as soon as possible. The one, who succeeds to get over with his four chess pieces sooner into the other basic row, is the winner. In course of the game with the so-called eight leaps the rules of the game are essentially identical with those previously described. The difference lies in that in this case the eight chess-pieces are arranged on the corresponding colour in the first two rows ■ - ϋ - next to the player. The game may be begun also by the proper displacement of the second row. This game yields a larger chance for getting over to the next row by leaping and for removing a chessmann, simul- taneously, its is more difficult to bring the eight chess-pieces to the proper place; the one, who succeeds to get over with his chessmen to the other row, is the winner. By means of the traditional chess-pieces a so-called mobile chess-game may be played. Arrangement in the basic position is taking place as usual, however, by displacing one row - to be considered as a step - the strategic position may be modified. In accor- dance with the interests of the player, attack or defense takes place either with a step with one chessman or by the displacement of a row correspond¬ ing to one field. It goes without saying that by means of the chess-board according to the invention as well as the chess-game, as other games can be further varied. With the embodiment to be seen in figure 4 the chess¬ board itself is formed on the bottom plate 17 by applying altenately the light and dark fields. Above the bottom plate 17 the continuous strips con¬ sisting of the transparent fields 12 and forming the layer 14 are arranged; with the embodiment shown here as an example, on both sides the strips are longer by two fields each, than the size of the basic play field measured in the direction of the strip, -fit the end of the strips containing the transparent fields 12, the moving pins - having been alternately arranged on the opposite sides - are serving as the moving elements 13• urtheron, the chess-board accoid- ing to the figure 4 is provided with a cover plate 18 having the cutout 20 in the size of the play field. On the cover plate 18 there are the slots 19 defining resp. limiting the motion of the moving pins 13. The slots 19 have the length of four fields. In figure 5 and 6 a possible connection between the single fields 12 has been illustrated, allowing the two-way displacement of the transparent fields 12. With this solution on the two edges each of the fields 12 the notches 16 with a cross-section broadening to¬ wards the inside are formed, while on the other two edges the connecting laths 15 are loosely fitted in- to the notches 16. That means that the fields 12 following each other will be interconnected, at the same time they are .allowed to slide free in relation . to the neighbouring fields. Of course, in this case the moving pins 13 are arran¬ ged on the ends of the bidirectional strips, as a consequence, the cover plate 18 according to figure 4 is also larger and it is provided with the slots 19 running in both directions. The embodiments makes further variations of the chess- game possible , i. e . further games can be played there¬ with. BAD ORIGINAL - URE OϊvϊPI -

Claims: " .hat we claim: 1. Combined mobile chess-board with a play field comp¬ rising eight rows with eight fields each having 5 been arranged alternately as light and dark fields, respectively, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that at least one row C123 is provided with further two fields and the rowCs) is Care) fixed to the chess¬ board as to be able to displace it Cthem) by one 10 field in both directions. 2. Chess-board as claimed in claim 1, c h a r a c ¬ t e r i z e d in that the chess-board consists of the bottom plate C3) and the cover plate C5) being fixed to the bottom plate and containing the basic 15 rows and eventually further rows in a fixed posi¬ tion and of the intermediate plate strip C6) having been led by the bottom plate and the cover plate, respectively, and compri-sing the single displaceabe rows. 20 3» Chess-board as claimed in claim 1, c h a r a c ¬ t e r i z e d in that the displaceable rows con¬ sist of the strips, transparent fields Cl2), while to one side of the transparent strips a moving element Cl3) is connected. 25 4. Chess-board as claimed in claim 3, c h a r a c t e ¬ r i z e d in that between the transparent fields Cl2) there is a connecting element Cl5 » 16) allo¬ wing the relative displacement in one direction. & OMPI-

Inventors: SARVARI ISTVAN, SARVARI MARIANN
Applicants: SARVARI ISTVAN, SARVARI MARIANN
Application year: 1982
Main classification: A63F3
IPC codes: A63F3