talen314:

I like the protected chess concept, as it brings more complexity to the game of chess, which is why I like chess variants so much. However, I would like to see a protected chess similar to a "Knight relay chess," where the protected piece can move normally, but can also move like the piece that is protecting it. So if a pawn is protected by a rook, the pawn has rook capabilities. If a queen is protected by a knight, the queen has knight capabilities (in addition to it's regular queen movements). If a rook is protected by a bishop, it has rook + bishop capabilities, etc.