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Terachess II

Bigger than bigger ! This is a Chess variant with 26 different pieces on a 16 x 16 board, an unrealistic summum. There are 256 squares and 64 pieces per side which gives the same density than for Orthodox Chess. In Terachess one will find again 24 kinds of men encountered in Shako ,Tamerlane 2000, MetamachyZanzibar, Teramachy and Gigachess completed by the Sorceress and the Duchess.

The first Terachess has been designed in 2008 and found a certain success. It has been included in the second version of Jocly. A full set has been manufactured by Khoa Pham in Vietnam who untitled it Fairy Chess, the Mother of all Battles. Its openings have been studied in Japan, within a detailed blog linked here.

In 2020, Terachess has evolved to Terachess II in order to be consistent with other Cazaux's chess variants. Several changes have been made. The Ship and the Corporal are no more used. On the opposite several compound pieces that can be made by combining the moves of Rook, Bishop, Knight and King are now present. Except the King and the Amazon, all not-Pawn pieces are present as pairs.

Terachess II is the most complex stage in the family of Cazaux's chess:

Setup

The board is a 16 x 16 checkered squares with a white one at the right end of each player.

There are 64 pieces per side.

The pieces are:

The white King is placed on the center of the third row on a black square, the black King being on a white square. The Queen lays beside the King.

The other pieces are arranged as on the diagram below.

Initial Setup:

Initial Setup:



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By Jean-Louis Cazaux.

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Web page created: 2020-12-20. Web page last updated: 2023-04-18

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