## About

@ErichFriedman designed [Chess Snake|https://erich-friedman.github.io/puzzle/snake/], shared at the [Puzzle Palace|https://erich-friedman.github.io/puzzle], alongside other [path puzzles|https://erich-friedman.github.io/published/path.html].

Below are two interactive ports, the original [#Chess Snake] and  [#Chess Path] by site.author.

Each puzzle has a unique solution.


## Chess Snake by @ErichFriedman

The solutions are linked inside the original page.

### Set I

W=4&L=s0k6r2f16&G=chess-path
W=4&L=s0n5b8f11&G=chess-path
W=4&L=s0q4r1f19&G=chess-path
W=4&L=s0b8k4f12&G=chess-path
W=4&L=s0q8n7f9&G=chess-path
W=4&L=s0b10r11f3&G=chess-path
W=4&L=s0n18k3f3&G=chess-path
W=4&L=s0q7b16f1&G=chess-path
W=4&L=s0n20r1f3&G=chess-path
W=4&L=s0q5k4f15&G=chess-path
W=5&L=s0r12b16q2f5&G=chess-path
W=5&L=s0r2k11n7f15&G=chess-path
W=5&L=s0n9q16b3f7&G=chess-path
W=5&L=s0q17k9r8f1&G=chess-path
W=5&L=s0b3k3r20f9&G=chess-path
W=5&L=s0r13n7q3f12&G=chess-path
W=5&L=s0n13k10b3f9&G=chess-path
W=5&L=s0q10k9b9f7&G=chess-path
W=5&L=s0b3n13r9f10&G=chess-path
W=5&L=s0n9q3k2f21&G=chess-path
((authored))
((V=snake&T=Set I))

### Games (2010)
These two puzzles were [published in the Games magazine|https://erich-friedman.github.io/published/snake] (2010).

W=7&L=s0r10b21n13k3q9f7&SS=0URRRRUULLLLUURRURRRRUR&T=Games&V=snake&G=chess-path
W=7&L=s0r8q6k15n13b17f4&SS=0URRRDRRURUUULLDLLUUURURRR&T=Games&V=snake&G=chess-path
((authored))


## Chess Path

Chess Path was born when site.author misunderstood the rules of Chess Snake: the snake rule was not included, providing more freedom to the path.
It turned out an interesting genre on its own, and the following puzzles have been made:


### @dohz
W=7x4&L=b3f4k4n4q4r4s4&SS=27DDDLULDLLUULU&G=chess-path&T=Alphabetical-Order&A=dohz&N=1&D=2021-09-17


### @Patty
W=8x6&L=k0f3n5n11k1s2n6r3b2k9&SS=3DDRRDRRRRUURUULLULLLLDDRUR&T=Three_Kings_Go_to_Church&A=Patty&D=09/10/2021&G=chess-path

### MecHR17
W=8x7&L=k10b2k12q4k10n2f3s4k5&D=09/09/2021&A=MecHR17&N=2&T=Kings&G=chess-path
W=6&L=r10r12r2r2f3s2n5r2&SS=29DLLLLUUUUUURRRRRRDDDDLLLLUURRD&D=09/09/2021&A=MecHR17&N=1&T=Rooks&G=chess-path


## Acknowledgements
Huge thanks to @Deusovi for compiling a high-quality list of fairy pieces, their movements and potential keyboard shortcuts!

**2023-06-04** Thanks to @dohz for suggesting chess path be merged in this page.
**2023-12-15** The moa (fairy chess piece) no longer appears inadvertently (@PinkHoodie). Fairy pieces temporarily disabled.
**2023-12-29** Reframed Chess Snake as the ´´snake´´ variant of Chess Path
**2024-01-26** Rule panels [modernised|kudamono/panels#Modern] by @JustKirb - thank you!