Rules of the game
Grand Triple Chess
Copyright (c) Vadrya Pokshtya
The game uses the rules of Standard Chess.
Grand Triple Chess is played on an 16 x 24 board (i.e. six boards) with 3 sets of pieces. Two Queens are substituted for two Kings though.
The board doubles in height and triples in width, and the game begins with one king, six knights, six bishops, six rooks, 24 pawns and five queens on each side.
The starting position is shown below:
The moves of the pieces remain the same as in Standard Chess.
Pawns promote as normal when they reach the 12th rank (5th rank for Black). Therefore, Pawns advance as far as they would on a regular board before promotion.
There is no castling.
En passant rules, Check and Checkmate rules, Stalemate and Draw conditions, Winning conditions remain the same as in Standard Chess.
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Intellectual Property Rights: Anyone is free to make use of Grand Triple Chess for any purpose, including commercial purposes. The only limitation is that the name may not be changed, and Vadrya Pokshtya must be given credit for the invention.
