Chess game apparatus

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1986-12-23

1988-07-19

Pinkham, Richard C.

Amusement devices: games

Board games, pieces, or boards therefor

Piece moves over board having pattern

A63F 302

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RE0327166

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a chess-type game for two players, comprising a board and chessmen, the board being uniformly divided into playing positions and having n distinguished boundaries. The chessmen of each player comprise a king, a plurality of pawns and a plurality of major pieces. Each of the major pieces is included in even amounts, the major pieces comprising a prince, a bishop, a rook and a knight. The board is square and is uniformly divided into 81 squares with nine squares on each side. Each player is provided with two of each of the major pieces so that each player has the followiong chessmen: a king, nine pawns and eight major pieces, namely, two princes, two bishops, two knights and two rooks.

REFERENCES:
patent: 630647 (1899-08-01), Billingsley
patent: 1141909 (1914-12-01), D'Autremont
patent: 3610626 (1971-10-01), Nolte
Gollon, Chess Variations Ancient, Regional, and Modern, Chapter 29 "Chancellor Chess", pp. 214-218, 1974.
"Chess and Playing Cards" by Stewart Culin; published 1898; pp. 867 and 868 cited.

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