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<p>This paper deals with three historical large chess variants, Hyderabad Decimal Chess from late 18th century India and the 19th century German games Kaiserspiel (or Emperor's Game, played on a 10×10 board) and Sultanspiel (Sultan's game, 11×11), and their treatment in the literature. For each game, a set of rules is suggested and discussed.</p>
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This paper deals with three historical large chess variants, Hyderabad Decimal Chess from late 18th century India and the 19th century German games Kaiserspiel (or Emperor's Game, played on a 10×10 board) and Sultanspiel (Sultan's game, 11×11), and their treatment in the literature. For each game, a set of rules is suggested and discussed.

Three Large Chess Variants from India and Germany: a note on their rules

Board Game Studies Journal

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This paper deals with three historical large chess variants, Hyderabad Decimal Chess from late 18th century India and the 19th century German games Kaiserspiel...

Three Large Chess Variants from India and Germany: a note on their rules

Published Online: Oct 13, 2022

Page range: 1 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bgs-2022-0017

Keywords
Chess history, chess variants, Hyderabad Decimal Chess, Kaiserspiel, Sultanspiel

© 2022 Georgi Markov, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Three Large Chess Variants from India and Germany: a note on their rules

Published Online: Oct 13, 2022

Page range: 1 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bgs-2022-0017

KeywordsChess history, chess variants, Hyderabad Decimal Chess, Kaiserspiel, Sultanspiel

© 2022 Georgi Markov, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Chess history, chess variants, Hyderabad Decimal Chess, Kaiserspiel, Sultanspiel