A casino game comprising a computing device comprising a controller for executing program instructions, a memory storing program instructions, a bus connected to the controller and the memory, a display device connected to the bus, and an input device connected to the bus, the computing device further comprising a device for accepting payment of funds to wager bets, the display device displaying a chess board and a plurality of chess pieces displayed on the board, the display device further displaying a plurality of cards with at least one of the plurality of cards including a chess piece indicia on the respective card, the display device displaying dealing the cards to a first player and dealing the cards to the second player, wherein the second player is optionally a computer player, the first player depositing funds into the device and using the input device to bet an ante bet into a pot, alternating moving a chess piece on the board based on the card selected by the first and the second player according to a traditional set of rules of chess, wherein a second piece cannot be moved that is not described as the chess piece on the card, betting when drawing at least one card and placing funds into the pot, wherein the other player matches the bet, increases the bet or surrenders, wherein if the surrender occurs the betting player wins; and wherein the player wins the casino game by capturing a king chess piece and a queen chess piece of the opponent, and the winning player wins an amount of the pot.