CHESSMUTATOR
Fragile Queen
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Fragile Queen

At match start, the affected side’s original queen can move or capture only up to 2 squares in a straight line or diagonal. It cannot attack or give check farther away. The limit lasts for the whole match; promoted queens are unaffected.

Difficulty: mediumAppears in: 2 levelsAt match start

Rule variants

Base and Extra, kept distinct.

A campaign Extra variant changes the main mutator rule. It is separate from an additional side mutator.

Base variant

Main mutator

At match start, the affected side’s original queen can move or capture only up to 2 squares in a straight line or diagonal. It cannot attack or give check farther away. The limit lasts for the whole match; promoted queens are unaffected.

Detailed rule

At match start, the affected side’s original queen can move or capture only up to 2 squares in a straight line or diagonal. It cannot attack or give check farther away. The limit lasts for the whole match; promoted queens are unaffected.

Extra variant

Changed main rule

At match start, the affected side’s original queen can move or capture only up to 1 square in a straight line or diagonal. It cannot attack or give check farther away. The limit lasts for the whole match; promoted queens are unaffected.

Detailed rule

At match start, the affected side’s original queen can move or capture only up to 1 square in a straight line or diagonal. It cannot attack or give check farther away. The limit lasts for the whole match; promoted queens are unaffected.

Conquest

Affected side: Your side

At match start, your original queen can move or capture only up to 1 square in a straight line or diagonal. It cannot attack or give check farther away. The limit lasts for the whole match; promoted queens are unaffected.

Domination

Affected side: Enemy side

At match start, the enemy’s original queen can move or capture only up to 1 square in a straight line or diagonal. It cannot attack or give check farther away. The limit lasts for the whole match; promoted queens are unaffected.

Strategy notes

Turn the constraint into a lever.

Plan around it

  • Treat the queen as a short-range finisher.
  • Coordinate bishops and rooks for the long work.

Keep in mind

  • Do not lean on queen checks.
  • Build tighter tactical lines.