Chameleon Chess

Introduction

On Chess Variants Pages the interesting Chameleon piece is described. Here all pieces execute a role of a chameleon.

Object

Capture of all opponent's pieces.

Initial Array

as in a orthodox chess.

Rules:

The game is conducted by rules of orthodox chess with the following changes:

• In each turn the rank of the moved piece changes.
• The change occurs strictly under the order: Pawn - knight - Bishop - Rook - Queen - King -Pawn …
• When the capture, rank of a piece does not change.
• Most likely it is necessary to refuse everyone promotion.
• At castling the rook's rank changes.
• In the basic variant the king is not exposed to any change. Further I have mentioned variant in which begin game only one pawns. There there is no royal piece.

Variants

• For a choice about changes it is possible to use die. It is similar to game Insane. But here at first roll die, and then choose a piece for movement.
• To begin game it is possible having only pawns on first two ranks.