Quick Rules for Two Players

The Marquis de Sade Chess

Quick Rules for Two Players







The Foundation

Classical chess, but before each move you roll a die and obey its prescription. A regular move is made only:

• On face 4 — after sacrificing a piece

• On face 6 — only if there were no pieces adjacent to your king, or none could move (otherwise the exposure itself fulfills the turn)

On faces 1–3 and 5, the die's prescription replaces your turn entirely —.you make no additional move.


What the Die (d6) Says

1–3: You must play your opponent's pieces (1, 2, or 3 consecutive moves, different pieces each time). The opponent's king may not be moved. If you cannot play with enemy pieces, you play with your own (same number of moves, different pieces). If you can do neither — you lose.

Special case: If during these moves you checkmate yourself — you immediately win.

4: Remove any of your own pieces from the board (except the king). If your king remains alone — you win. If not — make a regular move.

5: Return your opponent's highest-ranking captured piece (Queen → Rook → Bishop → Knight). Pawns cannot be resurrected. Place it on any vacant square (not giving check to your king). Turn passes to your opponent.

6: All your pieces adjacent to your king must move away. They cannot move to another square adjacent to the king — only further. If no pieces are adjacent or none can move — make any regular move.


How to Win

• Sweet Stalemate — your king is not in check but has no legal moves

• Sacrifice Accomplished — you checkmate yourself using opponent's pieces (on faces 1–3)

• Nakedness — only your king remains on the board

• The Libertine's Mercy — your opponent checkmates you (without your assistance through the die) — you still win

• Victory Through Impossibility — your opponent cannot fulfill the die's prescription


Important

• Giving check is forbidden (neither to your own king with enemy pieces, nor to the opponent's king) — only checkmate counts

• No draws — the game continues until a voluptuous climax

• Leave your shame at the boudoir door


Ainsi soit-il, qui peut goûter à cette défaite, goûtera à la vraie volupté.

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