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Duke of Rutland's Chess

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Duke of Rutland's Chess

Duke of Rutland's Chess

1747

Designed by John Manners

Published by (Public Domain)

Mechanics
Description

This game was invented by John, third Duke of Rutland in 1747. The game is played on a checkered board with 10 rows and 14 columns. In addition to the normal pieces of a chess game, a player has two crowned rooks, a concubine, one additional knight, two additional bishops, and six additional pawns. The concubine has the combined moves of rook and knight while the crowned rook can move as a rook or can go one square diagonally.

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