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Arena Chess

If you had a Java-capable browser, you could play Arena Chess here.
Keys "s"=save "l"=load "b"=back once

David Howe's variant with a maximum of 32 turns.

Pieces may only move to squares in the central 8x4 arena. If they begin in the arena, they may only move to capture. King and queen may both move a maximum of 3 spaces in any direction. Pawns may capture diagonally both forward and backward.

Win by checkmating the king or the queen after capturing the other, by capturing the last enemy piece presently in the arena, or by leaving the enemy with no moves.

Arena Chess

Chess Variants

These are simple illustrations rather than strong opponents.

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Written by Ed Friedlander

WWW Page Added: Sunday, December 30, 2001
/home1/chessvar/public_html/play/erf/ArenaChs.html

Credits

Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Kiska.

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This item is a Java program, It belongs to categories: Two dimensional, In a category all its own, Orthodox chess set but with special rules It is a 2 player game. It was last modified on: 2001-01-01 Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Kiska. Arena Chess.
2006-12-23Ed Friedlander Verified as Ed FriedlanderNoneThe error has been fixed. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.Edit
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2005-06-13None
BUG:
In a position as shown:
 abcdefgh
8.NBQKBNR8
7..PPPP.P7
6P*****P*6
5P*******5
4***pp***4
3*****n**3
2ppp..ppp2
1rnbqk..r1
 abcdefgh
as White, I play
5. Ke1-c3
and I get a Rook suddenly appearing on d3.
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