Portal Chess starting location of these portals can be different when the game begins, but the image shows the standard set-up. In this game the portal pieces move around by very specific rules. This version of the game has "player-controlled portals", which are linked to each other. The rules for these portals are worked out as though they make the squares they cover into one square. In the set up to the right, a5 and e4 can be conceptualized as the same square. The specific rules for portal use are as follows: Portal Chess Portal Chess is a chess variant which uses
John Littlewood (chess player) siblings. He did not start playing chess until he was 13, when he was introduced to the game by a friend. He kept on losing to his friend, so he went into the school library and checked out every single chess book. He then read a lot of chess tactics, and eventually beat his friend. At 16 he had improved and joined the local chess club. As he had not played that many people, he was surprised when he found he could beat everyone in the club. At this point he became very keen on the game. While at Sheffield