R: What do you mean you've never heard of Moscow Chess?

THREE: I just

havent.

SEVEN: he DID just wake up

PHOBOS: Ok, let me explain.

Moscow Chess is played between two teams: Red and White.
Red can have as many members that it wants, but White can only have one.
However, Red only has 2 rows of pawns, filling up the entirety of their first two rows. Meanwhile White gets a traditional Chess starter set, with their row of pawns stretching to the boards ends.
That leads me to my next point, the board.

ugh fuck the board

In Moscow Chess, the board can be any multiple of 8 by any multiple of 8, it doesn't even have to be square.
Placed around the board are blocks of (most commonly) wood, to represent buildings.
These buildings act as blockers for any piece besides pawns and knights.

Wouldn't that make rooks op though

I'm glad you asked.
You're right, Three, rooks would be overpowered on bigger boards, so they put in a movement cap.
Rooks can only move 8 spaces at once, still very powerful, but not as strong.
However, this movement cap doesn't apply to the queen, meaning she is by far the most powerful piece.

She really likes Moscow Chess.

You're right, R, I do.
It perfectly encapsulates the revolution it is representing! The White Army was much stronger than the Bolshiveks, but they still lost because the Bolshiveks worked together. Which is why Red can be a team, to replicate the communication and camaraderie that the Bolshiveks no doubt had to pull of the revolution.

Most of the time it doesnt work though
most of the time they suck and die

Yeah, but at least it's fun to watch.

That fact also helps reinforce how truly revolutionary the Moscow Revolution was.

I guess.

Other pieces have also had their movements changed, heres a list of the changes:

• Pawns can ascend wooden blocks, as well as take pieces from rooftops.
• Knights can travel through wooden blocks as if they were pieces, but they cannot ascend them.
• Kings can ascend wooden blocks, but cannot take from the rooftops. Kings can also "snipe" any pawn in their view once per game, taking the pawn but not moving the King.

Ok, now that that's explained.
Let's watch some chess.

What is this game?

A 16x16 game, 4 reds.