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Cross chess is a chess variant invented by George R. Dekle Sr. in 1982. The game is played on a board comprising 61 cross-shaped cells, with players each having an extra rook, knight, and pawn in addition to the standard number of chess pieces. Pieces move in the context of a gameboard with hexagonal cells, but Cross chess has its own definition of ranks and diagonals. Cross chess was included in World Game Review No. 10 edited by Michael Keller.

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  • Cross chess is a chess variant invented by George R. Dekle Sr. in 1982. The game is played on a board comprising 61 cross-shaped cells, with players each having an extra rook, knight, and pawn in addition to the standard number of chess pieces. Pieces move in the context of a gameboard with hexagonal cells, but Cross chess has its own definition of ranks and diagonals. Cross chess was included in World Game Review No. 10 edited by Michael Keller. (en)
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  • The bishop can move to any blue-colored cell in the diagram . The knight can move to any green dot. (en)
  • The rook on c4 can move to any green-colored cell in the diagram or any blue-colored cell . The pawn on g2 can move to the cell with green dot or capture on a red dot. The black king can move to yellow dots. White has castled kingside. (en)
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  • Cross chess is a chess variant invented by George R. Dekle Sr. in 1982. The game is played on a board comprising 61 cross-shaped cells, with players each having an extra rook, knight, and pawn in addition to the standard number of chess pieces. Pieces move in the context of a gameboard with hexagonal cells, but Cross chess has its own definition of ranks and diagonals. Cross chess was included in World Game Review No. 10 edited by Michael Keller. (en)
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  • Cross chess (en)
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