Chessplus
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| Publishers | Chessplus Team |
|---|---|
| Years active | c. 21st century to present |
| Genres | Board game Abstract strategy game Mind sport Chess variant |
| Players | 2 |
| Playing time | 5–55 minutes[citation needed] |
| Chance | None |
| Skills | Strategy, tactics |
Chessplus is a chess variant made by the Australian family company Chessplus Team.[1]
Looks
[change | change source]Chessplus can come in 1 of 3 packages.[2]
- A bag of pieces.
- A box featuring a pawn and knight merging.
- A box with a board that goes around it and the pieces.
As for the pieces, they are designed so players can merge them.
Gameplay
[change | change source]Chessplus is played similarly to basic chess, but pieces can merge. The only piece that can not merge is the king.[3] Pieces can only merge with other pieces of their own color. Only 2 pieces can be merged at a time. Pieces may split, in which they use their original move.
| First Piece | Second Piece | Combination Name |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | Queen | DQueen |
| Queen | Bishop | Quishop |
| Queen | Knight | Quight |
| Queen | Rook | Quook |
| Queen | Pawn | Quawn |
| Bishop | Knight | Bight |
| Bishop | Bishop | DBishop |
| Bishop | Rook | Biook |
| Bishop | Pawn | Biawn |
| Knight | Knight | DKnight |
| Knight | Rook | Knook |
| Knight | Pawn | Knawn |
| Pawn | Pawn | DPawn |
Castling
[change | change source]Castling may be done with a piece merged with a rook. Just like in regular chess, the rook can not have moved. For example, if a knight moved to combine with a rook, castling is possible, but if that rook moved to combine with the knight, then that rook can no longer castle.
En passant
[change | change source]Similar to the castling rules, en passant can only be used on a combination of 2 pawns.[4] If the combination were to be a pawn and another piece, en passant is not allowed.
Inspiration
[change | change source]It was inspired by an illegal move the leader's daughter, Aimee, who, at age 8, made during a chess match with her father.[5]
Reception
[change | change source]Chessplus received mostly good reviews.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Noone, Richard (18 May 2017). "Coastie conjures new form of the ancient game of chess". Daily Telegraph (Central Coast Gosford Express Advocate). Retrieved 18 Aug 2023.
- ↑ "The Chessplus Range". Chessplus. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ↑ "The Meeple Guild - ChessPlus fun twist to classic favourite". SaskToday.ca. 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "How to Play". Chessplus.
- ↑ "Our Story - Chessplus".
During a game of Chess with her dad the young Aimee (aged 8) did something not so legal. With a cheeky smile Aimee moved her rook onto the square of a pawn. Her dad looked on puzzled and made a traditional Chess move. With her next move Aimee took both the rook and the pawn to the far side of the board and proudly announced 'I get a queen, I'm going to beat you!' Her dad laughed, then he reflected on her actions and Chessplus was born.
- ↑ "Chessplus | Jim Gamer". What Board Game. Retrieved 2024-03-15.