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Checkless Chess. No piece may cross a square where it gives check. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Charles Gilman wrote on Sun, Dec 28, 2003 10:24 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
An interesting analysis of a problem of restricted check generally. There are similar issues in multi-player games with rules about checkmate by multiple armies.

Anonymous wrote on Tue, Nov 20, 2007 10:41 PM UTC:Good ★★★★
Sacred King Chess seems like a natural extension of this, and I like it better. Still cool though.

Rodrigo Zanotelli wrote on Sat, Oct 6, 2012 08:20 PM UTC:Good ★★★★
"Keller, in his 10th issue of World Game Review mentions the following paradox: what if, say white checks black, such that blacks only move is to check white, but in that position, whites only move is to check black, and so on and so on."
How this would happen in checkless chess? The rules say that you can only mate the enemy king, not check him. In fact this is the main idea of the variant.

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