How to play
Los Alamos
Play the first chess-like game played on a computer! A reduced size board and piece set.
Introduction
Famously, Los Alamos Chess was the first chess-like game played by a computer. Due to computer processing limitations at the time, the Los Alamos National Laboratory where the game originates and takes its name, reduced the complexity of the game by playing on 6 x 6 board and removing the bishops.
How to play Los Alamos Chess
Starting Position
The color of the starting squares for the Queen are the reverse of Standard Chess due to the reduced board size and the missing Bishops.
Losing the Bishops and reducing the board size simplifies the game.
Board is interactive - make a move
Moves of the Pieces
The pawns cannot advance two sqaures on their initial move.
Pawn Promotion
Pawns can not promote to Bishops.
