description Falcon-Hunter Chess Overview
Falcon-Hunter Chess is a chess variant played on an eight-by-eight board that introduces two asymmetrical compound pieces. The Falcon moves forward as a bishop and backward as a rook, while the Hunter reverses those movement directions. Their movement depends on the direction of travel, so the pieces do not behave like ordinary bishops or rooks. The variant is intended for players exploring nonstandard piece design and asymmetric movement rules.
help Falcon-Hunter Chess FAQ
How do the Falcon and Hunter move in Falcon-Hunter Chess?
The Falcon moves forward like a bishop and backward like a rook, while the Hunter moves forward like a rook and backward like a bishop. Neither piece moves sideways, which creates the variant's characteristic asymmetry.
Who invented Falcon-Hunter Chess, and what are its other names?
Karl Schultz invented the game in 1943. It is also called Schultz's chess, one-way chess or meso chess, and later rule sets include a related form called Hunter Chess.
How do the Falcon and Hunter enter play?
They begin off the board rather than in the standard starting position. After a player loses or exchanges a queen, rook, bishop or knight, that player may later enter a Falcon or Hunter on an empty square of the first rank.
Can pawns promote to a Falcon or Hunter?
Yes, some rule descriptions allow a pawn to promote to a queen, Falcon or Hunter as well as the usual pieces. The rest of the game follows standard chess conventions unless a particular Falcon-Hunter variant changes them.
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