Seirawan Chess

Each side starts with a Hawk (Archbishop) and Elephant (Chancellor) in hand. Those pieces may be placed in the vacated square immediately after a back-rank piece is moved for the first time.

Board Size: 8 x 8
Author: Yasser Seirawan
Year: 2007

Starting Position

R
R
N
N
B
B
Q
Q
K
K
B
B
N
N
R
R
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Pieces in Hand / Reserves
C
BN

Hover over pieces to see their moves.

Variant Pieces

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