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DRAGON CHESS

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June 28, 2005
Dragon Chess® Has All the Moves
Extra playing pieces and new layout represent the next evolution of an age-old game!

Toronto CANADA – How do you improve one of the world's oldest and most popular games? Just ask Lex Parker, Dragon Master of Dragon Chess Inc., which is releasing a new chess game that incorporates a powerful new player on an expanded board.

"Dragon Chess® changes moves that have been practiced and remembered for hundreds of years," says Parker. "It puts the novice and the master on equal terms. Everyone starts fresh so it's your brain working, not just your memory."

The new player - called the Dragon - is second in power to the Queen and sits on the far side of each Castle. Like the Queen, the Dragon may move in any direction but advances up to three squares at a time in line. All other players remain in their traditional positions with their normal powers.

The extra piece expands the traditional chessboard from 64 to 100 squares, with additional fields of 12 squares flanking each side. Four extra pawns guard the Dragons at the set-up.

"The beauty of Dragon Chess®, which uses the same rules of historical chess, is that it keeps it simple," says Parker, who says Dragon Chess® has been in development for over four years. "It's not a whole new learning experience but it is an entirely new game."

Mad Hatter Toys & Games Inc. — a distributor for Dragon Chess®
2009 Wyecroft Road, Unit A
Oakville, Ontario Canada L6L 6J4


Dragon Chess®		Dragon Chess®
The new player - called the Dragon - is second in power to the Queen and sits on the far side of each Castle. Like the Queen, the Dragon may move in any direction but advances up to three squares at a time in line. All other players remain in their traditional positions with their normal powers. The extra piece expands the traditional chessboard from 64 to 100 squares, with additional fields of 12 squares flanking each side. Four extra pawns guard the Dragons at the set-up. "The beauty of Dragon Chess®, which uses the same rules of historical chess, is that it keeps it simple," says Parker, who says Dragon Chess® has been in development for over four years. "It's not a whole new learning experience but it is an entirely new game." Watch Video Now [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]		According to Parker, Dragon Chess® represents the next evolution of chess, which has undergone numerous changes since its birth in India in the 6th century. The modern chess played today was invented just 500 years ago, when more power was allotted to the Queen and Bishop. "Since the 15th century, inventors have been trying to come up with the next variation on chess that preserves the balance of all the existing players," Parker says. "We believe Dragon Chess® is able to accomplish that goal while improving the complexity, dynamics and strategy of the game. We predict a wave of enthusiasm by millions of chess players, young and old." [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]


Dragon Chess®		Dragon Chess®
With over 40 million chess players in the U.S., the game of kings is suddenly cool, with celebrity chess fans such as Will Smith, Jude Law, Lennox Lewis, Bono, Madonna and Sting and chess scenes in movies such as the first Harry Potter film. As a result, membership in the United States Chess Federation has swelled to a record high of 98,700. Furthermore, as studies prove that chess helps develop critical thinking, academics and social abilities, chess has become part of the school curriculum in over 30 nations, including Canada. [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]		Rules TWO PLAYERS PLAYING COMPONENTS: Two coloured sets of twenty chessmen; one coloured set per player. One board. HOW TO PLAY: DRAGON CHESS® has the same set of rules as Chess. However, the playing field has 124 squares. There are two Dragons per player, each with a Pawn located on the rank in front of the Dragon. The Dragon occupies the outer two squares on the same rank as the King. The Field has two extra ranks (rows) and files (columns) as well as two flanks each with 12 squares located on either side of the main playing area proving a total playing area of 124 squares. The Dragon moves and captures on the rank (horizontally), file (vertically) and diagonally, over unoccupied squares and limited to three squares in line. Point System Pawn- 1 point Knight & Bishop- 3 points Rook- 5 points Queen- 9 points Dragon- 6 points [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]


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