Chess Attack
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Chess Attack start position | |
| Players | 2 |
|---|---|
| Setup time | < 1 minute |
| Playing time | 10 seconds to 10 minutes |
| Random chance | None |
| Skill(s) required | Strategy, tactics |
Chess Attack is a chess variant played on a rectangular board of six rows (called ranks and denoted with numbers 1 to 6) and five columns (called files, denoted with letters a to e) of squares. It can be seen as a chess game exclusively devoted to endplay.
Setup and rules
Each player starts with one king, one queen, one rook, one bishop (of alternate colors), one knight and five pawns. Apart from the initial setup, the game follows all conventional chess rules.
History and use
The game was invented by the Norwegian game designer Werner Kling in 2008, both as a tool to introduce a simplified chess variant to younger players and for experienced players to hone endgame skills.
In other media
Chess Attack is also available for mobile phones and as a Facebook game.[1]