Carrera's Chess

Italian Priest Pietro Carrera published a book 'Il Gioco degli Scacchi' 'The Game of Chess' in 1617 which included this variant using a 'Campione' (Champion) Rook+Knight, and a 'Centauro' (Centaur) Bishop+Knight.

Board Size: 10 x 8
Author: Pietro Carrera
Year: 1617

Starting Position

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