How to Play Chess Revamped
Chess Revamped uses the same 8 by 8 board as traditional chess, but several important rules are changed. The biggest change is that the king and queen switch movement styles.
Step 1: Choose Your Side
When you enter the game, choose White, Black, or Random Side. The board appears immediately, but the clock does not start until a side is selected.
Step 2: Understand the Royal Piece
The king is still the royal piece. If your king is checkmated, you lose. However, in Chess Revamped, the king moves like the old queen. It can move any number of squares in a straight or diagonal line if the path is clear.
Step 3: Use the Queen Differently
The queen moves like the old king. It can move only one square in any direction. This makes the queen a short-range support piece instead of the strongest attacking piece.
Step 4: Learn the Pawn Changes
Pawns move one square forward only. They do not have a two-square opening move. Pawns can capture diagonally forward and can also capture straight forward.
Step 5: Check and Checkmate
The king cannot be captured directly. The game ends by checkmate. A player is checkmated when their king is under attack and they have no legal move to escape.
Step 6: Promotion
When a pawn reaches the final rank, it can promote to a rook, bishop, knight, or queen. In this variant, promotion to rook is often stronger than promotion to queen because the queen has shorter movement.
Step 7: Practice Against AI
Chess Revamped includes Elo-style AI levels from 200 to 2500. These are practice levels, not official chess ratings, but they help you gradually increase the challenge.