The Giant-King cannot move into check, nor can it be left in checkĪt the end of its player's turn. However, the Giant-KingĬannot capture its own pieces, so a friendly piece on even one of theĭestination squares blocks the Giant-King's move. If one or more enemy pieces occupy the Giant-King's destination Giant-King occupying e4, e5, f4, and f5 on an otherwise empty boardĬould move orthogonally to occupy e5, e6, f5, and f6, or diagonally to One of the four squares it occupied before moving. Moving, whereas when moving diagonally, the Giant-King occupies only Giant-King still occupies two of the four squares it occupied before The Giant-King occupies four squares, and may move one square inĪny orthogonal or diagonal direction. G1 Knight c2, h2 Bishop b2, i2 Pawn a3, b3, c3, d3, e3, f3, g3, h3,īlack: Gryphon a10, j10 Rook b10, i10 Wildebeest c10, h10 Ĭardinal d10, g10 Knight c9, h9 Bishop b9, i9 Pawn a8, b8, c8, d8,Īll pieces except Pawns and the Giant-King promote to a more White: Gryphon a1, j1 Rook b1, i1 Wildebeest c1, h1 Cardinal d1, The remainder of the pieces occupy only one square each as White's Giant-King occupiesĮ1, f1, e2, and f2, while Black's Giant-King occupies e10, f10, e9,Īnd f9. The initial setup isĮach Giant-King occupies four squares. Giant-King Chess is played on a 10x10 board. Suggest that no such excuse is really necessary.) Initial Setup (Then again, Cavalry Chess and Tripunch Chess both Giant was the perfect excuse to put several obscenely powerful pieces My head, and in the course of time it occurred to me that a royal Realized just how much firepower would be needed to checkmate such a After a bit of endgame analysis, however, I

Giant piece must be attacked before the giant piece may be taken, Squares, following the rule of that game that all four squares of the Once, when I was reading the rules for Köksal Karakus' GiantĬhess, it occurred to me that a royal piece that occupied multiple This page is written by the game's inventor, Robert Shimmin.

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