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Game: Modern Courier Chess
 
Invented by Paul Byway, 1971
Implemented by Mats Winther, 2018-04-21
2 variants

Checkmate
2-player

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~ a modernized medieval variant ~

The goal is checkmate. Stalemate is a draw. Board is 12x8. Pieces, except the Fers and the Courier, move as in orthodox chess. Setup is RNCBFQKFBCNR. The Fers steps one square diagonally. It may also jump two steps diagonally, but only when moving the first time. The Courier jumps two steps in all directions. It is worth a Knight. There is no castling. Instead, an unmoved King may jump two steps to an empty square. It may not be in check or jump over a threatened square.

Courier Chess probably originated in Germany in or before the 12th century. Unusually for a large variant, it remained popular for hundreds of years. It was first documented in 1202 by Wirnt von Gravenberg. H.G. Albers last reported it to be regularly played in Ströbeck, Germany, in 1821. For a more detailed history, see Murray’s A History of Chess. Modern Courier Chess is a modernized version, invented by Paul Byway in 1971.

 

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