
White's half of the board, but not if it the black Pawn was on black's side The above white Knight could move to the green circle the black Pawn is on Is considered to move one square orthogonally, then two squares at right It may not leap over pieces that are on the opponent's side of the board.įor purpose of determining which pieces the Knight is moving over, the Knight Moves and captures as does its FIDE equivalent, with the exception that Upon reaching the sixth rank, a Pawn promotes to a Queen, Rook, Bishop or Knight.Ī Pawn may simultaneously capture the Flag and promote. One square forward or one square diagonally forward. Pawn: The Pawn moves one square forward without capturing, or captures Leaving the flag on the square they moved away from. The piece carrying the Flag may drop it and move, The flag may neither capture, nor can it be captured - the defender is

The capturing piece is considered to be carrying the flag. Flags may be capturedīy a piece of the opposing side by making a normal capturing move, at which point Pieces ever move into the same square as the flag. The major difference is theįlags may not be moved by their owning player, nor may the owning player's Knights: b6 f6, Pawns a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5Ĭapture the Flag Chess is played like F.I.D.E.Ĭhess, except where specified otherwise. Knights: b1 f1, Pawns a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2īlack: Flag: d6, Rooks: a6 g6, Bishops: c6 e6, White: Flag: d1, Rooks: a1 g1, Bishops: c1 e1, The bar is not actually part of the board. A player wins Capture the Flag Chess by capturing their opponent'sįlag piece with one of their pieces, and moving that piece back across the middle of the board withĬapture the Flag Chess is played on a 7 by 6 board, with a bar dividing the board in half. Game of Cpature the Flag, where the goal is to sieze the opposing side's flag and carry it to

Capture the Flag Chess By Thomas Cameron IntroductionĬapture the Flag Chess is a translation to the chessboard of the traditional children's This page is written by the game's inventor, Thomas Cameron.
