Grasshopper chess is a
chess variant
A chess variant is a game related to, derived from, or inspired by chess. Such variants can differ from chess in many different ways.
"International" or "Western" chess itself is one of a family of games which have related origins and could be co ...
in which pawns can
promote to the
fairy piece ''
grasshopper
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are amongst what are possibly the most ancient living groups of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
Grassh ...
''. The grasshopper (shown as an inverted queen) moves as a queen but must jump over a piece and land one square past the piece that they jump in order to move or capture.
In some variations, grasshoppers may also be present on the board in the opening position, in addition to the usual pieces. For example, pawns can be moved forward and grasshoppers put along the 2nd and 7th as shown in the diagram. Another possibility is to replace
queens
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with grasshoppers in the initial position,
where pawns are not allowed to take two steps on their initial move, but still promote to queens.
References
External links
Grasshopper chessby
Hans Bodlaender, ''
The Chess Variant Pages
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