Theorists conceive of infinite chess variations to expand the theory of chess in general, or as a model to study other mathematical, economic, or game-playing strategies. Chess players sometimes use the scheme simply to alter the strategy since chess pieces, and in particular the king, cannot be trapped in corners on an infinite board, new patterns are required to form a checkmate. Numerous other chess players, chess theorists, and mathematicians who study game theory have conceived of variations of infinite chess, often with different objectives in mind. Ĭhess player Jianying Ji was one of many to propose infinite chess, suggesting a setup with the chess pieces in the same relative positions as in classical chess, with knights replaced by nightriders and a rule preventing pieces from travelling too far from opposing pieces. Each player starts with 402 pieces of 209 different types, and a well-played game would require several days of play, possibly requiring each player to make over a thousand moves. This chess-like game, which dates to the mid 16th century, was played on a 36×36 board (1296 squares). Japanese chess ( shogi) has been played historically on boards of various sizes the largest is taikyoku shōgi ("ultimate chess"). A predecessor game called Courier chess was played on a slightly larger 12×8 board (96 squares) in the 12th century, and continued to be played for at least six hundred years. However, the history of chess includes variants of the game played on boards of various sizes.
The complete rules of this historical game are not conclusively known.Ĭlassical ( FIDE) chess is played on an 8×8 board (64 squares). Taikyoku shōgi (36×36 squares), most likely starting position.
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