Extinction chess

Extinction chess is a variant of western Chess where the objective of the game has changed. Instead of the winning condition of the game being the checkmate of the opponent's king, the object of the game is to capture all of a particular kind of piece the opponent has. In other words, the objective is to achieve any of the following:

* Capture the opponent's king
* Capture the opponent's queen
* Capture both of the opponent's knights
* Capture both of the opponent's bishops
* Capture both of the opponent's rooks
* Capture all of the opponent's pawns. If your opponent promotes their last pawn, you will also win the game.

Since the king is not a special piece in this game, it is legal to castle when in check, or to castle through check. Promotion to king is also allowed.

This game was invented by R. Wayne Schmittberger.

External links

* [http://www.chessvariants.org/winning.dir/extinction.html Extinction Chess]
* [http://play.chessvariants.org/pbm/presets/extinction_chess.html Extinction Chess on Game Courier] - Play Extinction Chess against others online
* [http://www.itsyourturn.com ItsYourTurn.com] - Extinction chess tournaments online