Wildebeest Chess moves and captures as a camel and a chess knight. Normal conventions apply when castling, with the only difference that the castling player can choose to slide his king "one", "two", "three", or "four" squares. As in chess, the castling rook finishes on the opposite side of the king on the square adjacent. Bibliography Wildebeest Chess Wildebeest Chess is a chess variant created by R. Wayne Schmittberger in 1987. The Wildebeest board is 11×10 squares. Besides the standard chess pieces, each side has two camels and one wildebeest. The inventor's intent is "to balance the number of 'riders'—pieces that move
Bughouse chess when captured. In play over the board, a promoted pawn can be put on its side to indicate promotion. A pawn placed on the second rank may move two squares on its first move. Each player must keep the reserve or stock pieces on the table in front of the board, always visible to all players of the game. Bughouse chess is usually played with chess clocks to prevent players from waiting indefinitely for a piece. Clocks are placed on the outside so that each player can see both clocks. At the start of the game, the players with the