Chess: Same Piece Capture Only
Chess Variants, New Take Rules
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Only matching pieces can capture. Pawns hit pawns — not queens. Kings still take anything. Offline chess variants vs CPU or a friend.
Chess with one capture rule changed — and that one change rewires how you think.
THE RULE
Pieces can only capture the same type.
• Pawns capture pawns
• Knights capture knights
• Queens capture queens
• Kings still capture anything (like normal chess)
Everything else is normal: check, checkmate, castling, en passant, promotion.
WHY PLAY THIS
Regular chess rewards muscle memory. Openings on autopilot. Patterns you stop questioning.
Here, every capture is a decision. Positions that look like blunders aren’t. Safe-looking pieces suddenly aren’t. It’s a workout for calculation — the kind that transfers back when you return to standard chess.
FEATURES
• Full games vs CPU (multiple strengths) or pass-and-play
• Offline — no account required
• Weird-rule mate puzzles built for this capture rule
• Themes and piece sets
• Optional clocks
If you’re stuck in the same games, try a rule that won’t let your hands play for you.
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Information
- Seller
- David Medawar
- Size
- 13.6 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Unlock Full Game $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 David Medawar