Rollerball (chess variant) (original) (raw)
Rollerball is a chess variant invented by Jean-Louis Cazaux in 1998. The game was inspired by the 1975 science-fiction movie Rollerball, specifically the futuristic and violent sport (similar to Roller Derby) portrayed in the film. The board comprises 7×7 squares with the central 3×3 section missing. Pieces generally move clockwise around the board. Each player starts with one king, one bishop, two rooks, and two pawns. Both bishops are light-squared on the initial setup. Dark-squared bishops can only be obtained by pawn promotion.
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| dbo:abstract | Rollerball is a chess variant invented by Jean-Louis Cazaux in 1998. The game was inspired by the 1975 science-fiction movie Rollerball, specifically the futuristic and violent sport (similar to Roller Derby) portrayed in the film. The board comprises 7×7 squares with the central 3×3 section missing. Pieces generally move clockwise around the board. Each player starts with one king, one bishop, two rooks, and two pawns. Both bishops are light-squared on the initial setup. Dark-squared bishops can only be obtained by pawn promotion. (en) 球王棋（Rollerball），是法國人Jean-Louis Cazaux於1998年推出的國際象棋變體，名字取自1975年一個科幻電影。 (zh) |
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| dbp:caption | Here, the rook can move in forward direction determined by its ring . It has two sideways moves , and one backward move available. The bishop can move to any gray dot, including one rebound off g4. It has two backward move options . (en) The rook can move forward to any white dot, including one rebound off the a1 corner. It can also move sideways , or one step backward on its ring . The bishop can move to gray dots, rebounding off the inner board perimeter , or move one diagonal step backward . (en) Here, the rook can move forward on its ring , or move any distance in sideways direction . It has one backward move on its ring . The bishop can move to any gray dot , or any blue dot . It has one backward move . (en) Red and blue are used to highlight the board's rings. A pawn always moves one step straight forward on the ring it currently stands, or one step diagonally forward to either ring. A pawn never moves backward on its ring, or sideways off its ring. (en) The kings move the same as kings in chess: one step in any direction. The bishop can move forward diagonally to white dots , or one step diagonally backward . The rook is in a very powerful position in the diagram; without assistance, it has the black king in checkmate. (en) The rook can move to any white dot, rebounding once off a7. It can move one step backward on its ring , but has no sideways move available. The bishop can move to any gray dot, rebounding once off the exterior perimeter . It can also move one step backward . (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Rollerball is a chess variant invented by Jean-Louis Cazaux in 1998. The game was inspired by the 1975 science-fiction movie Rollerball, specifically the futuristic and violent sport (similar to Roller Derby) portrayed in the film. The board comprises 7×7 squares with the central 3×3 section missing. Pieces generally move clockwise around the board. Each player starts with one king, one bishop, two rooks, and two pawns. Both bishops are light-squared on the initial setup. Dark-squared bishops can only be obtained by pawn promotion. (en) 球王棋（Rollerball），是法國人Jean-Louis Cazaux於1998年推出的國際象棋變體，名字取自1975年一個科幻電影。 (zh) |
| rdfs:label | Rollerball (chess variant) (en) 球王棋 (zh) |
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