Respawn Chess is exactly like chess, except there is one special rule: When a rook, knight, bishop, or a queen is captured for the first time, that piece goes to prison. A piece in prison can return to the board through a respawn move. If a rook, knight, bishop, or queen is captured for the second time, the piece is sent to the graveyard. A piece in the graveyard cannot return to the board.
A respawn move looks like this: When player one takes away piece B from player two with piece A, respawning takes place if a piece C of player one of the same type as piece B is in prison. Piece A is then removed from the board and placed in prison (this does not count as a capture). Piece B is captured and, depending on the capture counter, is either placed in prison or in the graveyard. Piece C returns to the board and is placed in the position where piece B was.
Kings and pawns are exceptions to the respawn rule: Pawns can trigger a respawn move in the role of piece a, but cannot be respawned themselves. When a pawn is taken, it goes directly to the graveyard. Kings can neither trigger a respawn move nor be respawned themselves.