Rhombic chess

Rhombic chess starting setup. Each side commands a standard set of chess pieces. Cell colors highlight pointwise movement.

Rhombic chess is a chess variant for two players created by Tony Paletta in 1980.[1][2] The gameboard has an overall hexagonal shape and comprises 72 rhombi in three alternating colors. Each player commands a full set of standard chess pieces.

The game was first published in Chess Spectrum Newsletter 2 by the inventor. It was included in World Game Review No. 10 edited by Michael Keller.[3]

  1. ^ Pritchard (1994), p. 255
  2. ^ Pritchard (2007), p. 214
  3. ^ Keller, Michael, ed. (June 1991). "A Panorama of Chess Variants". World Game Review. No. 10. Michael Keller. ISSN 1041-0546.