Do-or-die Chazz

"DO-OR-DIE" CHAZZ

"DO-OR-DIE" CHAZZ invented by david moeser ASCII DIAGRAM: INITIAL POSITION ================================ black +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 5 | | | | | k | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 4 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 3 | | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 2 | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 1 | | | | | K | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ a b c d e f g h WHITE ABOUT THE GAME: ============== "Do-Or-Die" Chazz combines the features of Chazz and "Do-Or-Die Chess." Both are chess variants invented by David Moeser of Cincin- nati, Ohio, USA. Like "Do-Or-Die Chess," D-O-D Chazz is played on a 40-square board consisting of five ranks and eight files. Like Chazz, the only pieces in the initial position are Kings and Pawns. D-O-D Chazz was invented on April 18, 1999, for submission in the 40-square Chess Invention Contest hosted by Hans Bodlaender's chess variants web site. THE RULES: ========= In D-O-D Chazz each player starts the game with a King on the 'e' file and eight Pawns on the second rank. In the initial position all other squares on the board are vacant. D-O-D Chazz is played like regular chess (a.k.a. "the FIDE vari- ant") except for three special provisions dealing with Pawn movement: (1) Pawns are allowed to move backwards. They may not capture backwards (either diagonally or orthogonally), but may move backwards on the file. Moving back to the first rank is legal. (2) Promotion occurs on the last rank but can only be to a Rook, Bishop, or Knight. Promotion to Queens is not allowed. (3) No double jumping is allowed. All Pawn moves, forwards or backwards, can only be one square at a time. All other rules are the same as regular chess. DO-OR-DIE CHAZZ: ADDITIONAL RULES ========= ===== ========== ===== (1) No stalemates. The player who can't move loses that turn. (As in backgammon, the opponent would keep making moves until the "staled" player can move.) (2) A player can move a pawn backwards one rank from the first rank. That pawn is then off the board and out of the game -- permanently! This isn't a requirement; it's merely an option. No player is ever "required" to self-destruct pawns in this manner, but it's something that can be done if the player believes it to be advantageous. EQUIPMENT: ========= A regular chess set can be used for this game. A regular chess board can be used by covering over three ranks. Over-the-board Chazz is supposed to be played with clocks set at five minutes. OTHER INFORMATION: ================= Chazz was first revealed in THE PARKWAY POST issue of May 1992, and has been included in the NEUE CHESS book series. It also appeared in THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHESS VARIANTS, published by David Pritchard in 1994. The author of this variation may be contacted at this e-mail address: (email removed contact us for address) ou.com. The address of the chess variants web site is: http://www.chessvariants.com/index.html.

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Last modified on: March 26, 2001.

"DO-OR-DIE" CHAZZ

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