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  Method of playing a modified chess gameRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Board Games, Pieces, Or Boards Therefor, Piece Moves Over Board Having Pattern, Chess Or Checker TypeThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060027964. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field [0002] This invention relates to board games and more particularly to a modified chess game. [0003] 2. State of the Art [0004] The standard game of chess has been played and studied for quite some time and the attempts to modify or improve it have mainly been: adding additional pieces, more space, and more players. These modifications have shown to be far from improvements on chess. Instead of modifying more of the same, affecting chess only superficially, this modification is at the core of chess, adding a new dimension, bringing the standard game of chess into a new realm of thought and strategy. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] The present invention is a creation of a modified chess game, preferably played upon a standard chess board, wherein the rows and/or columns of the board are separated and able to be moved in lieu of moving a piece. OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES [0006] Accordingly, several objects and advantages of the present invention are: [0007] a) To create a new chess-like game using a standard chess board wherein the rows and/or columns can be moved. [0008] b) To expand the number of possibilities and enhance the amount of thinking and strategizing involved in a standard game of chess. [0009] c) To disclose an improved variant of chess with a new element of play and dimension of movement. [0010] d) Competent chess players are able to learn this modification quickly. [0011] e) Further objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from a consideration of the drawings and description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0012] Letters are used in the drawing to signify the pieces because the appearance of the pieces is not important, it is only necessary that the pieces be distinguishable from each other. [0013] The following are the reference letters in the drawings (only a selected few of the pieces are used in the drawings, therefore they are the only ones covered in the following.) [0014] B=Black Bishop [0015] Kn=Black Knight [0016] R=White Rook [0017] K=White King [0018] Reference letters that are encircled represent white pieces. [0019] Arrows represent where a piece moves, with the arrowhead representing the space said moving piece stops on. [0020] FIG. 1 is a view of an instance of a row of the board moved from its original position. [0021] FIG. 2 is a view the black player controlling a row because more of said black player's pieces reside on said row. [0022] FIG. 3 is a view of the farthest a row can be moved in relation to the original starting position of the board. [0023] FIG. 4 is a view of a Knight and its ability to move over empty space created by the movement of rows and/or columns. [0024] FIG. 5 is a view of a King and Rook, unmoved from their original position but with the instance of the kings row being moved, rendering castling no longer an option. [0025] FIG. 6 is a view of a Bishop putting a King in check, rendering moving a row and/or column is no longer an option. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0026] FIG. 1 illustrates the formatted rule of the present modification of chess wherein a player can move a row in lieu of a piece. In this example row 2 has been moved from its normal position. [0027] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of the black player controlling a row 8, according to the formatted rule of the present modification wherein a player is said to "control" a row when he/she has more of his/her pieces on said row. In this example there is a black bishop 3, black knight 4, and a white rook 5 on row 8. Therefore, the black player controls said row. [0028] FIG. 3 illustrates the formatted rule of the present modification of chess wherein a row may be only moved with the limitation of four spaces past the original set of rows. In this example, row 9 demonstrates the maximum in which a row can be moved past the original set of rows 11. Continue reading... Full patent description for Method of playing a modified chess game Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Method of playing a modified chess game patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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