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The following rules are applicable to games in organized tournaments and matches, sanctioned by FIDE. They mention timing (chess clocks), arbiters (or, in USCF play, directors), keeping score, and adjournment. The FIDE Laws of Chess define the rules for standard chess, rapid chess, blitz chess, and guidelines for Chess960.
Pinochle is thought to have two possible origins. One is that it is a cousin of Binokel, with both games evolving from the game of bezique. [2] [verification needed] A second alternative is that pinochle actually developed from the Swiss and, later, South German game of Binocle or Binokel, [3] which in turn is a descendant of bezique.
Bughouse chess (also known as exchange chess, Siamese chess (but not to be confused with Thai chess), tandem chess, transfer chess, double bughouse, doubles chess, cross chess, swap chess or simply bughouse, bugsy, or bug) is a popular chess variant played on two chessboards by four players in teams of two. [1]
Polgar reform chess [multivariant]: In his book Reform-Chess (1997), László Polgár proposed several variants played on board of size 5×8, 6×8, 8×6, or 9×6. [12] The initial piece setup is determined by players in the same way as in Benko's Pre-chess. There are special rules for castling depending on the board. Polgár recommended these ...
500 or Five Hundred is a trick-taking game developed in the United States from Euchre. [1] Euchre was extended to a 10 card game with bidding and a Misère contract similar to Russian Preference, producing a cutthroat three-player game like Preference [2] and a four-player game played in partnerships like Whist which is the most popular modern form, although with special packs it can be played ...
It appears like a simplification of contract bridge such that a skilled spades player can learn bridge relatively quickly, the major additional rules being dynamic trump, the auction, dummy play, and rubber scoring. The game's rise to popularity in the U.S. came during World War II, when it was spread by soldiers traveling around the globe.
Another variation, Double Deck Bid Euchre, uses a 48-card deck, giving 12 cards to each player. There are two teams of two players each. The minimum bid is three, and the winning bid is the highest bid, and they get to make trump. If the player makes the bid, they get one point for each trick the team takes.
Double chess board and initial setup. Pawns advance up to four squares on their first move. Double chess is a chess variant invented by Julian S. Grant Hayward in 1916. [1] [2] The game is played on a 16×12 chessboard with each player in control of two complete armies placed side by side.