As there are too many hexagonal chess variants existing nowadays, most of which are played with noticeably different rules, on various board types and with different initial starting position - thus often requiring significantly different chess engines - it has been chosen to consult users' opinion and gradually add hexagonal chess variants into the game. Currently the game supports the following rules.

Chess Moves

Pawn

Rook

Knight

Bishop

Queen

King

Hexagonal Chess ver.2.0 Starting Positions

In the current version of the hexagonal chess game the following six starting positions are supported:

9 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 1 bishop and their royalties

5 pawns, 2 rooks, 4 knights, 3 bishops and their royalties

9 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops and their royalties 

9 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops and their royalties

10 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops and their royalties