Thirty-Nine Squares Chess, or TNS Chess is a chess variant, invented by Andy Kurnia in June 1998, for the contest to design a chess variant on 39 squares . Small diagram 9 k black 8 n f n 7 .
All pieces move as they capture.
A kNight moves L-wise, like chess Knight. A Ferz moves diagonal one square, like XiangQi 's Guard. A Wazir moves straight one square, like Renniassance Chess 's Fox. The King moves like Wazir or Ferz, like chess King. The King is allowed to move into check or ignore checks.