Ninth Man

Abstract

What is new in the art our invention pertains to is: A game similar enough to chess to attract chess players yet different enough from chess, in part due to The Ninth Man's larger playing field, that even experienced chess players must rethink old strategies because The Ninth Man is a totally distinct game on it's own.

What we claim as our invention is:  
     
         1 . The Ninth Man game piece who can maneuver as both a Queen and a Knight maneuvers in a game of chess.  
     
     
         2 . The Ninth Man game board with 81 squares alternately dark & light colored in the manner of a checkerboard or chessboard.  
     
     
         3 . The Ninth Man game in it's entirety, because it is a totally separate and distinct game. (By inventing a game board with 81 squares and adding an additional Pawn and inventing The Ninth Man with his dual maneuverability the dynamics become different and are advanced to a higher, more intense level of play than those of chess, resulting in a new game that stands on it's own merits. An experienced chess player may find The Ninth Man such a challenging game that a game of traditional chess will seem mundane.)