The game was invented by a Capt. Philip Marinelli in 1722. The game is mentioned in Pritchard's Encyclopedia of Chess Variants , where it is written that Prince Eugen of Savoy was enthusiastic about this game. The board is as shown below, with the opening setup. Note that queens are always at the left side of kings in the opening setup.
Pieces are colored red, white and black.
The forces of an eliminated player are static but may be captured, but not the king. A player must neutralise both opponents to win . If some reader has additional information on how this game was exactly played, please email me. Written by Hans Bodlaender. Jerome Grimbert noticed an error in an earlier version of this file.