Rotation Chess
"or, How to spin around the
board!"
Well, this one is simple: don't change the rules, don't change the pieces, don't even
change the board, just spin it!
(Counter)Clockwise
Rotation Chess
- All FIDE rules apply
except in the following:
- Every two moves, the board rotates 90 degrees (counter)clockwise. The pieces moving
direction doesn't rotate with the board.
Eg,
r . b q k b n r r p . . . . O R R Q B K Q B N R
p p p p p p p p . p . . . . O . O . O O . O O O \/
. . n . . . . . b p n . . N O B . . N . . . . . black
. . . . . . . . k p . . . . O K . . . . O . . .
. . . O . . . . => q p . . O . . Q => . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . b p n . . . O B . . n . . n . . white
O O O . O O O O . p . . . . O N p p p p p p . p /\
R N B Q K B N R r p . . . . O R r . b k q b q r
1. d4 Nc6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g1=Q b1=Q ...
note: Only pawns behave differently with respect to
the board. All the other pieces are invariant to rotation. So a convenient way to play is
to keep the board fixed and to show how the pawns move with the help of some rotating
arrow. There is no notion of check, checkmate and stalemate. The winner is the player who
captures the opponent's king.
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Sample Game
Benjamin Good - Joćo Neto
1.Nf3 Nf6
13.N:e5 d:e5 25.e:d3 Rg8
2.Nc3 Nc6 14.Bg2 e:f4
26.Qa:c8+ Q:c8
3.b1=Q b8=Q 15.b1=Q c8=Q
27.Q:c8+ Kf7
4.ab2 Qb6 16.N:c8 R:a1
28.R:h7+ Kg6
5.Qa2 Qd4 17.Q:a1 B:c8
29.Qh5#
6.Nb5 Q:f2 18.b2 Bg7
7.K:f2 Ng4+ 19.Qa8 f8=Q
8.Ke1 d6 20.Bc6 Qge6
9.Qc4 Qd7 21.B:d7 Q:b7
10.Qf4 Bb7 22.g2 B:b2
11.g1=Q g8=Q 23.B:b2 Ne5
12.N:a7 Nce5 24.Qc5 Nd3+
a b c
d e f g h
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Black (joao)
8 | |:::| Q |:::| |*Q*|*R*|:::| 8
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 |:::| |:::| |*P*| |:::| R |
7
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
6 | |:::| |:::| |:::|*K*|:::|
6
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
5 |:::| |:::| |:::| |:::| Q |
5
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
TURN: 1n 2n 3n 4n
4 | |:::| |:::| |*P*|
|:::| 4 black: S -> N <-
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
white: N <- S ->
3 |:::| |:::| P |:::| |:::| |
3
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
2 | |:B:| |:P:| |:::| P |:::|
2
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1 |:::| |:::| |:K:| |:::|
| 1
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
White (ben)
a b c
d e f g h
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