Bird's Chess

In 1874, British chess player George Bird published an article suggesting this variant as an improvement of Carrera's Chess, giving the central pawns more importance.

Board Size: 10 x 8
Author: George Bird
Year: 1874

Starting Position

P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
R
R
N
N
B
B
BN
BN
K
K
Q
Q
C
C
B
B
N
N
R
R

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Variant Pieces

Move Only
Capture Only
Move & Capture
Hopper (Hurdle)
Lame (Leaper)
Immune
Promotion Zone
Explode (x)
Power Transfer (w)
ep En Passant (e)