| In Scandinavian Chess the objective is checkmate. Pieces move as in orthodox chess, with the exception of the two additional pieces deriving from Capablanca's Chess. These are the Archbichop (which combines the moves of Bishop and Knight) and the Chancellor (which combines the moves of Rook and Knight). The pawns move as in orthodox chess, but have no initial double move. As the pawns are all located on the third rank, they can reach the fourth rank immediately anyway. Castling doesn't exist. Promotion rules are the same as in orthodox chess (with the addition of Archbishop and Chancellor).
In the first phase the players take turns to drop pieces on the board, either behind the pawn chain, or on a friendly pawn. In the latter case the removed friendly pawn must immediately be relocated to another empty position, that is, somewhere on the second rank. The Rooks must only be dropped on the first rank. The two Bishops must be dropped on different colours. After all the pieces have been dropped the play begins. |
