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Maharajah Chess
(Maharajah and the Sepoys, Shatranj Diwana Shah, Mad King's Game)
Period
Modern
Category
Board, War, Replacement, Checkmate, Chess
Description
Maharajah Chess is a Chess variant known since the nineteenth century.
Rules
The black player has a normal set of chess pieces. The white player has a single piece which can move either as a queen or as a knight. Black's goal is to checkmate the white piece, White's goal is to checkmate the black king. There is no pawn promotion.
Wikipedia
Origin
India
Ludeme Description
Maharajah Chess.lud
Concepts
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Similar Games
Identifiers
DLP.Games.441
BGG.34317
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