Balbo's game
Balbo's game is a chess variant invented by M. [Monsieur] G. Balbo in 1974.[1][2] The chessboard has a novel shape comprising 70 squares, and each player commands a full chess army minus one pawn.
The game was featured in Le Courrier des Echecs magazine, September 1974.
Game rules[edit]
The starting setup is as shown. All the rules of chess apply, except there is no castling, and promotion squares are specially defined:
- At the end of the d- through h-files, pawns have normal promotion options.
- At the end of the c- and i-files, pawns may promote only to a bishop or knight.
- At the end of the outer four files, pawns may not promote.
References[edit]
- ^ Pritchard (1994), p. 16
- ^ Pritchard (2007), p. 116
Bibliography
- Pritchard, D. B. (1994). The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. Games & Puzzles Publications. ISBN 0-9524142-0-1.
- Pritchard, D. B. (2007). Beasley, John (ed.). The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. John Beasley. ISBN 978-0-9555168-0-1.
External links[edit]
- Balbo's chess by Hans Bodlaender, The Chess Variant Pages
- Balbo's Game a simple program by Ed Friedlander (Java)
- Green Chess