Dice chess is a chess variant in which the moves available to each player are determined by rolling a pair of dice. Several different versions of dice chess are known, one of which is described here. A chess variant is a game derived from, related to or similar to chess in at least one respect. ... Two standard six-sided pipped dice with rounded corners. ...

Rules

A player rolls two six-sided dice; by the roll of each six-sided die, one represents a pawn, two a knight, three a bishop, four a rook, five a queen, and six a king. The player may move either of the pieces indicated on the two dice. For example, a player rolling a one and a two may move either a pawn or a knight. A player who rolls doubles (the same number on both dice) may play any legal move. Otherwise, standard chess rules apply, with these exceptions: Initial placement of the pawns. ... The knight moves in an L shape. ... A bishop (♗♝) is a piece in the board game of chess. ... Staunton chess pieces, left to right: pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, and king. ... Queen. ... Staunton chess pieces, left to right: pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, and king. ... Chess is a recreational and competitive game for two players. ...

• a player who has no legal move with either of the pieces indicated by the dice loses that turn;
• if castling is otherwise legal, a player may castle upon rolling a four, six, or doubles;
• an en passant capture of a pawn is possible only if the player rolls a one, or doubles, immediately once the opportunity for the en passant capture arises;
• a player who is in check can only play a legal response to that check (capturing the checking piece, moving the king, or interposing a piece);
• a player who is in check but does not make a roll allowing a legal response to the check loses that turn, but does not automatically lose the game;
• except in the unlikely event that the game ends in a draw pursuant to standard chess rules, the game ends when one player either checkmates the opponent or captures the opponent's king.

Black is checkmated

Initial position of kings and rooks Black has castled kingside (O-O), and White has castled queenside (O-O-O) Castling is a special move in the game of chess involving the king and either of his original rooks. ... En passant (from French: while [the pawn is] passing) is a maneuver in the board game of chess. ... In chess, a draw is one of the possible outcomes of a game, the others being a win for white and a win for black. ... Checkmate (frequently shortened to mate) is a situation in chess (and in other boardgames of the chaturanga family) in which one players king is under attack and there is no way to meet that threat; it is a check from which there is no escape. ... Image File history File links This image is used in the standard chess diagram template. ... Image File history File links This image is used in the standard chess diagram template. ... Image File history File links This image is used in the standard chess diagram template. ... 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Sample game

Here is a sample game, using algebraic chess notation. White rolls doubles, allowing her to play any move, and selects 1.e4. Black rolls a two and a three; no bishop move being possible, he plays 1...Nc6. White rolls a three and a four, and plays 2.Bc4. Black rolls a four and a five; since no queen move is possible, he must play the only legal rook move, 2...Rb8. White rolls a three and a six, and plays 3.Bxf7+. Black rolls a two and a four; since no knight or rook move is a legal response to the check, he must pass. (Only a six, or doubles, would have allowed him to move.) White rolls a two and a four, and chooses 4.Nh3. (A three or five would have enabled an immediate win with 4.Bxe8, 4.Qf3# or 4.Qh5#). Black rolls a one and a three; again, this does not allow a legal response to the check, so he must pass. White rolls a two and a four, and plays 5.Ng5#. (See final position at right.) Algebraic chess notation is the method used today by all competition chess organizations and most books, magazines, and newspapers to record and describe the play of chess games. ...