On this board, the Rook can bring any 1 (one) other friendly piece along with it, but the player must balance the other piece atop the Rook and push the Rook along the board to its destination. The Rook may at no point leave the game board. If the carried piece falls off at any point, it is forfeit. The player must also imitate the noise of any internal combustion engine while moving the Rook.

Queens and rooks are gonna dominate the field, everything else being barely useful

I would love to see professional chess players give this a fair chance. The clock could stop when they declare their move verbally (ensuring that the game doesn't devolve into an endurance test) and start up again for the next player upon the move being completed.

"Check. I think."

gets out binoculars

OR OR OR, seeing as there's plenty of room for everyone, there's no need for war?

Ah yes, Vladimir Putin's preferred chessboard.

I SAID ENNNN PASSSSAA...

new version just dropped

imagine getting hit by the 200 square away rook in the corner

1. e4 d197
2. e5 d196
3. e6 d195
4. e7 d194
5. e8 d193
6. e9 d192
7. e10 d191
   ...
8. e100 d101
9. exd101 Scandinavian Gambit Accepted

This is gonna take all day.

Holy hell

The 2fooooooooooooooooooort of chess

I prefer the wide game just to see the King run a marathon to castle up.

Less chess and more chore.

Extremely long opening game chess variant

I see