Wolf chess

Game rules

Special rules

• The wolf moves and captures as a chess rook and a chess knight.
• The fox moves and captures as a chess bishop and a chess knight.
• The nightrider moves and captures as a chess knight extended to make any number of steps in the same direction in a straight line.
• A sergeant moves and captures one step straight or diagonally forward. A sergeant has the option, like a chess pawn, to move a double-step straight forward on its first move.
• A pawn may capture an enemy pawn or sergeant en passant.
• Pawns and sergeants promote on the last to: queen, wolf, fox, rook, bishop, nightrider, or knight. Pawns have an additional option of promoting to elephant. The elephant piece is not present in the starting setup; it moves and captures as a chess queen and a nightrider.
• There is no castling in wolf chess.