How to play Dragonfly Chess

Learn the rules to the Chess variant: Dragonfly Chess quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.For a refresher of the original Chess rules, check out this video:    • How to play Chess (2025 rules)  

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RULES:
This game is played on a 7 by 7 board that you can print off or use paper to cover spaces of a regular sized board. Setup white’s pawns on your second row. The 1st row setup goes: Rook, bishop, bishop, King, Knight, Knight, Rook. There are no queens. Mirror this setup with Blacks pieces

When you capture an opponent's bishop, knight, or rook, it is placed in your "pool" of pieces. On your turn, instead of moving a piece, you can "drop" a piece from your pool on any empty space on the board. Pieces may not be dropped on occupied spaces. But you are allowed to drop a piece to give check or checkmate. Captured pawns do not go in hand but are instead removed from the game.

Pawns are not allowed to use the initial double-step move. En passant is therefore not possible. When you move a pawn to the furthest row, you may promote that pawn to any piece in your opponent’s pool, removing that piece from their pool. If your opponent has no pieces in their pool, then you may not move your pawn to the furthest row.

Castling is allowed under the normal conditions with the king shifting over two squares in either direction and the rook moved to the other side of it. You may not castling with a dropped rook. The first player to checkmate their opponent, wins.