Method for playing a modified game of Chess

Abstract

The invention is a method for playing a modified game of chess where the movement of the pieces is unbounded on a two dimensional surface. Also, the invention uses all the original rules of Chess. The invention also has a unique game board and assigns each player two separate sets of pawns.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A method for playing a game in which there are game pieces which may move on a surface comprising the acts of; 
 moving said game pieces according to specified rules, where said specified rules include movability of said pieces along one dimension, and    creating a finite two dimensional surface of play which provides said movability on said finite surface to be independent of the location of said pieces on said finite surface.    
     
     
         2 . A method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said creating comprises setting up rules of play allowing game pieces to move across boundaries of a bounded board.  
     
     
         3 . A method as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said rules of play enable said finite surface to function as a cylinder.  
     
     
         4 . A method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said finite surface of play is the surface of a cylinder.  
     
     
         5 . A method as recited in  claim 2  wherein said specified rules are the rules according to which normal chess pieces may move, and where said game is a modified game of chess, and where said game pieces are said normal chess pieces.  
     
     
         6 . A method as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said bounded board is a rectangular checkered board.  
     
     
         7 . A method as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said modified game of chess comprises the act of using more then eight pawns per player.  
     
     
         8 . A method as recited in  claim 7  comprising the act of using sixteen pawns per player.  
     
     
         9 . A method as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said finite surface of play functions as the surface of a cylinder.  
     
     
         10 . A method as recited in  claim 6  comprising the act of setting up eight pawns on the row in front of and eight pawns on the row behind each players' king.  
     
     
         11 . A method for playing a game in which there are game pieces which may move on a surface comprising the acts of, 
 moving said game pieces according to specified rules, where said specified rules include movability of said pieces along two dimensions, and    creating a finite two dimensional surface of play which provides said movability on said finite surface to be independent of the location of said pieces on said finite surface.    
     
     
         12 . A method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said creating comprises setting up rules of play allowing game pieces to move across boundaries of a bounded board.  
     
     
         13 . A method as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said rules of play enable said finite surface to function as a toroid.  
     
     
         14 . A method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said finite surface of play is the surface of a toroid.  
     
     
         15 . A method as recited in  claim 12  wherein said specified rules are the rules according to which normal chess pieces may move, and where said game is a modified game of chess, and where said game pieces are said normal chess pieces.  
     
     
         16 . A method as recited in  claim 15  wherein said bounded board is a rectangular checkered board.  
     
     
         17 . A method as recited in  claim 16 , wherein said modified game of chess comprises the act of using more then eight pawns per player.  
     
     
         18 . A method as recited in  claim 17  comprising the act of using sixteen pawns per player.  
     
     
         19 . A method as recited in  claim 16 , wherein said rules of play include rules in which opposite sides of a rectangular board behave as if they were connected thus allowing pieces to move freely from one edge to the other.  
     
     
         20 . A method as recited in  claim 15 , wherein said finite surface of play functions as the surface of a toroid.  
     
     
         21 . A method as recited in  claim 16  comprising the act of setting up eight pawns on the row in front of and eight pawns on the row behind each players' king.