Chancellor Chess

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i
9										9
8										8
7										7
6										6
5										5
4										4
3										3
2										2
1										1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i

Chancellor Chess board and starting setup. The chancellors are on f1/f9.

Chancellor Chess is a chess variant invented by Benjamin R. Foster in 1887. It features all the regular chess pieces plus one chancellor and extra pawn per side, on a 9×9 board.

See also

• Modern Chess—a 9×9 variant featuring one prime minister per side

References

• Pritchard, D. B. (1994). The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. Games & Puzzles Publications. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-9524142-0-1.
• Pritchard, D. B. (2007). "Chancellor Chess". In Beasley, John. The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. John Beasley. pp. 121–22. ISBN 978-0-9555168-0-1.
• Wood, Peter C., ed. (July–September 1993). "Chancellor Chess". Variant Chess. Vol. 2 no. 11. British Chess Variants Society. pp. 33–36. ISSN 0958-8248.

External links

• Chancellor Chess by Hans Bodlaender, The Chess Variant Pages
• Chancellor Chess (book) by Ben R. Foster, The Chess Variant Pages
• Chancellor Chess a simple program by Ed Friedlander (Java)