De Vasa's Hexagonal Chess
Invented by Helge E. de Vasa in 1953 and first published in Joseph Boyer's Nouveaux Jeux d'Echecs Non-orthodoxes (Paris, 1954). The rhombus-shaped board comprises 81 hex cells with initial setup as shown in the revised form of the game. Rules for piece movement are the same as Gliński's variant, except for the pawns. Castling is permitted, and kings start on opposite wings of the board.
Players may castle either short (0-0) or long (0-0-0). As in standard chess, the king slides two cells when castling short; three cells when castling long. Normal castling rules and restrictions apply.
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