Reformed Courier-Spiel

Differences from orthodox chess

Played on a 12x8 board, 3 fairy pieces:

• The Archer (aka elephant) : can jump

  

  

• The Champion (aka warrior) : can jump

  

  

• The Paladin (aka centaur) : can jump

  

  

Inital setup

Each player starts with:

• 12 Pawns
• 2 Rooks
• 2 Knights
• 2 Archers
• 2 Bishops
• 1 Paladin
• 1 Champion
• 1 Queen
• 1 king

Castling: yes.

"En passant" capture: yes.

Double move for Pawns (start): yes.

Clément Begnis, 2011

Full details available on his site: Reformed Courier-Spiel