Chess Variants/Tutti-Frutti Chess

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a b c d e f g h
8a8 black chancelorb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black upside-down queene8 black kingf8 black queeng8 black archbishoph8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white chancelorb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white upside-down queene1 white kingf1 white queeng1 white archbishoph1 white rook1
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Starting position of tutti-frutti chess

Introduction[edit | edit source]

Tutti-Frutti Chess is a variant that adds the three classic knight compound pieces (chancellor, archbishop and amazon) to the 8x8 board.

History[edit | edit source]

Tutti-frutti chess was created by chess variants creators Ralph Betza and Philip Cohen in 1978. The variant has enjoyed some popularity in tournaments, especially those hosted by the Italian Association of Chess Variants (Associazione Italiana Scacchi Eterodossi).

Rules[edit | edit source]

Tutti-frutti chess is played mostly like the standard game, but with three new pieces added:

  • The princess () moves like a combination of a bishop or a knight. It may slide diagonally like a bishop or jump like a knight, but not both in one move.
  • The empress () moves like a combination of a rook or a knight. It may slide horizontally or vertically like a rook or jump like a knight, but not both in one move.
  • The amazon () moves like a combination of a queen or a knight. It may slide in any direction like a queen or jump like a knight, but not both in one move.

In the starting position, the queen's rooks are replaced by empresses, the queens by amazons, the king's bishops by queens and the king's knight by princesses.

The king may castle with the empress as he may with the queen's rook in standard chess, provided all the castling conditions are met.

Pawns may promote to the three new pieces in addition to the standard options.

Sub-variants[edit | edit source]

This chess variant does not have any notable sub-variants.

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