MODERN CHESS

Kosintsev I.G.
(14.02.2010)
Hello chess players! I continue to go with the chess evolution and had gone to the
new chess variant titled “Modern chess”.
Let me introduce the new chess variant unoccupied still by Artificial Intelligence.
The game was developed as an alternative to Omega Chess [2] and Grand Chess
[3]. This 100-squares chess variant has wide strategic and tactical possibilities but
at the same time are used an extended set of the chess pieces with the traditional
style of movement well known to all chess players. Pieces are arranged
hierarchically and harmonically at the initial position.
The initial (in agree with etiquette centre-symmetrical) position at the game
Modern Chess with the 10x10 board is follows.

Here is used partly the design of the classical chess from [5].
0 R G M F Q K F M G R

9 N H B E C C E B H N

8 P P P P P P P P P P

3 P P P P P P P P P P

2 N H B E C C E B H N

1 R G M F K Q F M G R
a b c d e f g h i k
White:
1. (P) Pawn: a3, b3, c3, d3, e3, f3, g3, h3, i3, k3.
2. (H) Horse: b2, i2.
3. (N) Ninja: a2, k2.
4. (B) Bishop: c2, h2.
5. (E) Episcope: d2, g2.
6. (C) Cardinal: e2, f2.
7. (R) Rook: a1, k1.
8. (G) General: b1, i1.
9. (R) Marshal: c1, h1.
10. (F) Ferz: d1, g1.
11. (Q) Queen: f1.
12. (K) King: e1.

Black:
1. (P) Pawn: a8, b8, c8, d8, e8, f8, g8, h8, i8, k8.
2. (H) Horse: b9, i9.
3. (N) Ninja: a9, k9.
4. (B) Bishop: c9, h9.
5. (E) Episcope: d9, g9.
6. (C) Cardinal: e9, f9.
7. (R) Rook: a10, k10.
8. (G) General: b10, i10.
9. (R) Marshal: c10, h10.
10. (F) Ferz: d10, g10.
11. (Q) Queen: e10.
12. (K) King: f10.

Rules:
1. The orthogonal mode of the movement (O)

0 5

9 4

8 3

7 2

6 1

5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5

4 1

3 2

2 3

1 4
a b c d e f g h i k

2. The diagonal mode of the movement (D)

0 5

9 4 4

8 3 3

7 2 2

6 1 1

5 0

4 1 1

3 2 2

2 3 3

1 4 4
a b c d e f g h i k
3. The (first) neighbor mode of the movement (N).

6 1 1 1

5 1 0 1

4 1 1 1

1
a b c d e f g h i k

4. The second neighbor mode of the movement (S) over the neighbor occupied or
unoccupied squares X.

7 2 2 2 2 2

6 2 X X X 2

5 2 X 0 X 2

4 2 X X X 2

3 2 2 2 2 2

1
a b c d e f g h i k
1. (P) The pawn moves, without capturing, by N mode.
It captures by D and N modes at once.
Pawn may advance in its first move, without capturing, by S mode.
The capture «en passant» is absent.
It also promotes for any another (at the player's choice) piece when it reaches the
last rank.
2. (H) The horse moves by S mode.
3. (N) The ninja moves by N or S modes.
4. (B) The bishop moves by D.
5. (E) The episcope moves by D or N modes.
6. (C) The cardinal moves by D or S modes.
7. (R) The rook moves by O mode.
8. (G) The general moves by O or N modes.
9. (M) The marshal moves by O or S modes.
10. (F) The ferz moves by O or D modes.
11. (Q) The queen moves by O or D or S modes.
12. (K) The king moves by N or S modes during the game, provided that he hasn't
been checked before he makes his S-move. It loses the right to make a S-move
after the check.
Castling doesn't exist. (Compare with Chaturanga [4].)
Other rules of this game are identical with rules of classical chess [1].

Internet resources:
1. Chess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess
2. Omega Chess.
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2007/08/omega-chess.html
3. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Grand chess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_chesshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess
4. Chaturanga.
http://www.chessvariants.org/historic.dir/chaturanga.html
5. Chess.com.
http://www.chess.com/http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2007/08/omega-chess.html