Play Traitor Chess

by Issachar Saberhagen, Jessy Carlisle (Contribution by)

Overview

Standard chess assumes all soldiers follow their king's orders. But what if there were traitors in the ranks? What if some soldiers were taking orders from the other king?

Traitor Chess makes this happen. Now you have the chance to move your opponent's pieces! But of course, traitors must be careful not to be caught and executed. The circumstances governing when, how and why such 'traitor moves' can occur are contained in this book. It also includes rules regarding special circumstances and answers to common questions, e.g. "Can my opponent move my piece when I'm in check?"

Limitations and optional variations are detailed together with information regarding how these may be annotated.

Other than an ordinary chess set, basic Traitor Chess requires no additional materials. A small number of additional materials may be useful for some of the optional variations however all of these may be borrowed from other common board games (e.g. backgammon).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781922758002
Publisher:	Michael Raymond Astle
Publication date:	10/31/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jessy is an Australian poet whose uncle has also published a book of poetry. Jessy is popularly known as a Tree as a result of an early poem. In recent years, Jessy has competed in a number of poetry slams, performing a variety of styles. Jessy has also written a children's book. In the future, Jessy hopes to write tales of historical fiction too.

Table of Contents

Title Page 1 Contents 3 Inspiration for this book: "To the Battle!" 5 Prologue 7 What is Traitor Chess? How is it Different from Standard Chess? 9 Traitor Moves: How and Why They Occur 9 When do Traitor Moves Occur? 10 Annotation 11 Can a Traitor Move be Forfeited? 11 Examples of Traitor Move Scenarios 12 Ordinary Examples 12 Capturing Traitor Moves 13 Capturing En Passant 13 Forks 14 Checking Your Own King with an Opponent's Piece 14 Pawn Promotion 14 Draws 15 Limitations Associated with Traitor Moves 16 The Regular Rules Still Apply 16 Traitor Moves and the King 17 The Rule of Loyalty 17 Example Game 18 Frequently Asked Questions 20 Variations: Optional Rules 22 The Rules of Arrest 22 The Rules of Execution 23 Variations: Move Counting 24 Varying the Number of Moves between Traitor Moves 24 Varying the Count due to a Forfeited Traitor Move 24 The Pawn Advancement Variation 25 Variations: Dice Use 26 Single Die Variations 26 Two Dice Variations 27 Three Dice Variations 27 Combined Dice Variations 27 Chess Notation Summary 28 Initial Position: Chessboard Set-Up 29 Traitor Chess Assistant Table: 'Count 5' 30