Progressive Italian

Progressive Italian

The Italian variant of Progressive Chess. Moves per turn escalate as in standard Progressive (1, 2, 3, 4…), but with one restriction: you may not give check on any move except the last move of your turn. If you have 4 moves, moves 1-3 must not deliver check; only move 4 may.

This eliminates early-turn checking as a tactic and forces longer-range planning.

Setup

Board: Standard 8×8.

Setup: Standard chess setup.

Rules

All standard chess rules apply with these modifications:

• White makes 1 move, Black makes 2, White makes 3, and so on.
• You may NOT deliver check on any move except the final move of your turn.
• Checkmate ends the game immediately.
• Stalemate is a draw.