Chess Mazes is chess. The pieces are the same. They move and capture just the same. Check
and checkmate are exactly the same. But there is one significant difference. The alternation
of moves rule has been suspended. That means only one side gets to make moves. That side
is White. Poor Black never gets to make any moves. All he can do it sit back and watch.
As a chess teacher I’ve tried out various techniques to develop visualization and
planning skills for my students. The ideal planning situation is where one side gets to make a
plan and carry it through without hindrance or interference from the opponent. How do you
do that? Don’t let him move.
That’s how Chess Mazes was born. And without realizing it at the time, I had also
invented a new kind of chess puzzle.