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Circular chess
Chess variant played on a circular board
Circular chess, also known as round chess or Byzantine chess, is a chess variant played using the standard set of pieces on a circular board consisting of four rings, each of sixteen squares. This is topologically equivalent to playing on the curved surface of a cylinder.
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Circular chess, also known as round chess or Byzantine chess, is a chess variant played using the standard set of pieces on a circular board consisting of four rings, each of sixteen squares. This is topologically equivalent to playing on the curved surface of a cylinder.
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