It is played on a board of nine by six squares, with eight squares removed. Pieces' movement depends on their spatial relationship to other friendly pieces. It is not related to the game by Stephen Sniderman that is also called Chessence Board and Setup Chessence is played on a board of nine by six squares, with eight squares removed. In addition to the six Pawns each player starts with on the board, there are three more in hand that can be brought in as reinforcements. The rules of Chessence follow those of International Chess , except when noted below.
Kings are immobile, so there is no castling.
As noted above, Kings may not move. Either of the above Pawns could move as a Knight. A Pawn that satisfies multiple of the above conditions may move in any of the ways it is allowed. The Pawn in the center could move as a Bishop or a Rook. A Pawn that does not meet any of the above conditions may not be moved at all.