MILLENNIUM CHESS

 GAME RULES

"Millennium Chess" is the only game patented 

in the United States and Canada

"to Build Chess Muscles and Improve Classic Chess Skills"

 simply by playing the game!

     "Millennium Chess" is played with the same basic rules as Classic Chess, however some new rules were   added to  compensate for extra "Key" playing pieces (such as the King).  These additional rules stimulate more strategic retaliation and intense battles with your opponent.

    Piece advancements and captures are identical to Classic Chess.

    When pawns make it to the opposing back row...only pieces already captured can be re-instated.

Example:  You lose a Knight.  If that is your only man captured by the time your pawn reaches the back row, only your Knight can be re-instated.  (If you had several men captured, then you select which piece you choose to re-instate.)

    Different from Classic Chess, Millennium Chess provides each player with 2 Kings.  The first King to be captured is called your "Keystone" King.  Once captured, the "Keystone" King cannot be placed back on the board for the duration of the game. 

    Respect Thy Queen!  When setting up the board, Queens are always placed on their color.

        Example:  White queens on white squares, dark queens on dark squares.

    If 2 of your Kings remain, neither King can be placed in "Check".

    You can only be placed in "Check" after 1 King has been captured.

    Kings cannot "Castle" past the center Rook.

    When only 1 King remains, that King cannot "Castle" to remove himself from "Check".

    In Classic Chess, a player cannot "Castle" if an opponent's piece intervenes or intersects with the castling area.  In "Millennium Chess", when a player has 2 Kings on the board, some normal King rules are suspended.  Therefore, this is the one time a player may "Castle" through an intervened area or "Castle the King out of Jeopardy".

    Players should not announce when they are taking their opponent's first King (the "Keystone King).

~ Remember ~

"Millennium" Chess was invented

  to help chess fans "Build their Chess Muscles"

and improve their existing Chess Skills

If you have purchased Millennium Chess and have questions regarding the Rules or Set-Up of the game, we would be happy to assist you.   Email your questions to:   VIPChess@aol.com  

    If you have several questions, feel free to include your phone number in your email.  Depending on the amount of time needed to answer your questions, we may decide to have one of our "Millennium Pros" contact you by phone.  Due to time zone differences, please indicate the state and zone you are located in so we can call you at an appropriate time.