Apocalypse (chess variant)

Apocalypse gameboard and starting setup

Apocalypse is a chess variant invented by C. S. Elliott in 1976.[1][2] Each player starts with two horsemen and five footmen on a 5×5 board. The two sides make their moves simultaneously.

The game was featured in Issue 53 of Games & Puzzles magazine. The name Apocalypse is a reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

  1. ^ Pritchard (1994), p. 9
  2. ^ Pritchard (2007), p. 181