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• Set 3 of 10x8 chess mating problems. Missing description By Sam Trenholme.

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  1. 10 Minute Melee. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Mason Green.
  2. 10 Minute Melee. Score as many points during 10 minutes of time with regular chessset. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Mason Green.
  3. 10-contest: Voting for group A. Automated poll for the chess variant design contest celebrating 10 years CVP: Please vote!
  4. 10-contest: Voting for group B. Automated poll for the chess variant design contest celebrating 10 years CVP: Please vote!
  5. 10-contest: Voting for group C. Automated poll for the chess variant design contest celebrating 10 years CVP: Please vote!
  6. 10-directionaI Chess . Chess using the army invented by Jorg Knappen. It also includes his suggested variants of CwDA using his army. By Nick Wolff.
  7. 10-directional Chess. Updated with rule-enforcing presets. By Nick Wolff.
  8. 10-directional Chess. 10-directional pieces: an augmented Knight and a restricted Chancellor. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jörg Knappen.
  9. 10x8 Chess mating problems. 10x Chess mating problems. By Sam Trenholme.
  10. 12 Sharp Chess. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
  11. 12 Sharp Chess. 4-player versions of 10-or-more-file variants on cross-shaped boards. (12x12, Cells: 108) By Charles Gilman.
  12. 123456 Chess. Uses 2 dices for each player and 2 checkers for each player, in addition to normal chess pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  13. 125 Percent Shogi and 125 Percent Xiang Qi. 4-player versions of Oriental variants on cross-shaped boards. (15x15, Cells: 125) By Charles Gilman.
  14. 16 Seasons Chess. 4-player variant combining FIDE and Leap Chess pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
  15. 2006 World Chess Variants Championship on-line. World Chess Variants Championship. By Stephen R. Stockman.
  16. 2Choice Chess. You can tell opponent which pieces he can move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  17. 2Hit Shogi. Shogi with 2 hits to destroy a piece, and drop pieces at start. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  18. 3 Player Chess. On a large (217 hexagon) board. By Dennis Matthews.
  19. 3 to the 5. A 6-player variant on 3 overlapping 9x9 boards. (5x(11x11), Cells: 455) By Charles Gilman.
  20. 3-player Honeycomb Chess. A variant on a hex-prism board with the hex boards as levels instead of ranks to allow three players. (5x(), Cells: 180) By Charles Gilman.
  21. 3D Chess. A true 3D version of chess. By Dan Beyer.
  22. 3d Minishogi. A variant originally devised for a contest that never materialised. (3x(3x5), Cells: 45) By Charles Gilman.
  23. 3FewShogi Chess. Like Chess but 3 Shogi per side. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  24. 3to2. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
  25. 4 Linepiece Fusion. Variants in which straight linepieces get to fuse with Crooked or Bent ones. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
  26. 4 Linepiece Hex Chess. Hex Chess with yet more kinds of radial path. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
  27. 6 by 10 Pawnless Half variants. Pawnless variants rearranging non-Pawn ranks of variants with 10 ranks by 10 or more files onto just 6 files. (6x10, Cells: 60) By Charles Gilman.
  28. 6 Ranks, remaining variants. Extrapolations from the Diana/Los Alamos/Haynie's Primary family of variants. (6x6) By Charles Gilman.
  29. 65 Square Chess. FIDE chess but pretend there's another square smack dab in the middle. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
  30. 8x8 adaptation. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.

  A

  1. A9 HexaChess (Imperial Grand HexaChess). Large variant of Grand Hexachess. (Cells: 169) By Graeme C Neatham.
  2. A9 HexaChess Courier Preset. Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
  3. A9 HexaChess Zillions Zip . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
  4. Actualized Potential Chess. Pieces exist where they are but also all along their routes or points of attack. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
  5. Advancement Chess. kevintucker88. By Freederick .
  6. Aieirping Chess. Missing description (29x14, Cells: 406) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  7. AIGO Chess. International chess with Cannon pieces added. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Feng Jun.
  8. AIGO Chess. Adds cannons to fianchetto positions of FIDE Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Feng Jun.
  9. Air Attack Chess. Missing description By Stephen R. Stockman.
  10. Ajax Chess. All pieces have can play one square in any direction, the Mastodon leaper complements the Knight. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jose Carrillo.
  11. Alfaerie Variant Chess Graphics: Expansion Set 4. More Alfaerie graphics! Author: Various.
  12. Alibishogi. Variant with Shogi-style promotion and drops themed on Alibaba and 40 Thieves. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
  13. Aliens Vs Predators. Missing description By Namik Zade.
  14. Aliens vs Predators. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
  15. Aliens Vs Predators Episode II (L.Smith Version). Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
  16. All in 1 . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  17. All pieces of classic chesses. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90) By Daniil Frolov.
  18. Alseid Chess. Introducing the Alseid, which moves like a queen but cannot capture. Instead it can kidnap piece behind a screen (zrf exists). By M Winther.
  19. Alternate Promotion Chess. Pieces promoted at one end of the board are promoted further at the other. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
  20. Amalgamated Chess. Missing description By James Gryphon.
  21. Amazon Grand Chess. A combination of Grand Chess and Amazon Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Namik Zade.
  22. Amazon Grand Chess. A combination of Grand Chess and Amazon Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
  23. Ambiguous Chess. A modest variant, similar to Refusal Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fabrice Liardet.
  24. American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
  25. American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
  26. Amiral Chess. Introducing the Amiral piece and the bounce-capture method on a Gustavian board (zrf available). By M Winther.
  27. ancient chess. a antidevelopment of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Maxson.
  28. Ancient world war. Play this game on Game Courier. By Daniil Frolov.
  29. Ancient world war. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniil Frolov.
  30. Andernach. The capturing piece changes colors. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Stefanos Pantazis.
  31. Angels and Devils. Chess game where white has two Angels and black has two Devils. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Greg Strong.
  32. Anglojewish Chess. Hexagonal Chess with pieces following curved paths. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
  33. Antarctic Chess or Predators and Penguins . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
  34. Anti-Check Chess. Variation of Anti-King Chess II. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Kieran Child.
  35. Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dominique Leste.
  36. Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. Author: Dominique Leste and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
  37. Archabbott Chess. Introduces the Archabbott piece which moves like Bishop + Wazir + Dabbaba. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
  38. Archbishop Chess. Replace one of the marshalls from birds chess with a cardinal and you have Dominique Leste's Archbishop Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
  39. Archbishop Chess. Variation of Janus Chess and Bird's Chess with two Archbishops. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Dominique Leste.
  40. ArchCourier Chess. This game is Courier Chess expert Eric Greenwood's modernization of Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Eric V. Greenwood.
  41. Argess. White and Black have different starting positions. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hector H. Carreño.
  42. Atlantean Barroom Shatranj. Atlantean Barroom Shatranj Rules. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.
  43. Atlantean Barroom Shatranj. The most ambitious in a series of new games Joe Joyce is introducing with powerful short range compound double jumpers. By Joe Joyce.
  44. AtTENdance Chess . Missing description By Erez Schatz.
  45. Attendance Chess. 10 piece types that can move to 10 squares each, mostly. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Erez Schatz.
  46. AvantGarde Chess . A font-named variant that adds a Centaur and a Man to the standard setup. By Peter Aronson.
  47. Avon. Four-player game; two players sharing the White and two the Black pieces. (8x10, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
  48. AVP Episode 2. Very creative and fun contemporaneous take on Maharaja Chess. By Namik Zade.
  49. Azchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  50. Azchess. Adds cannons to Az Chess and reverses the positions of some of the pieces to maximize pawn protection. By Namik Zade.
  51. Azchess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
  52. Azchess (absolute symmery pawn protection). Adds cannons to Az Chess and reverses the positions of some of the pieces to maximize pawn protection. By Namik Zade.
  53. Azsymchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  54. AzsymChess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
  55. Azsymchess pawns shuffler . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  56. Azsymchess1024 . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  57. Azsymchessdrop(Improved) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  58. Azsymdrop(Updated)) . Missing description By Namik Zade.

  B

  1. BacCanCat. 4-player variant with Cannons and Arrows, Cathedralling, and alternative ways to win. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
  2. Backwards Stalemate Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
  3. Baladãna. The way figures can move is dynamic, determined by their 'powers'. By Martin Miller.
  4. Barbershop Quartet. Toroidal Variant with Dual Direction Bishops. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
  5. Bario Shogi. A shogi game with pieces that can be change typed. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  6. Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
  7. Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
  8. Base Pieces and Templates.. Missing description By Claudio Martins Jaguaribe.
  9. Baseball Chess 2. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By George William Duke.
  10. Basic Bestiary. Like Wildeurasian Bestiary but without the Hopping-capture pieces. (13x12, Cells: 156) By Charles Gilman.
  11. Bastille Chess . Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. Author: Peter Aronson.
  12. Bastille Chess. Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. (8x8, Cells: 64)
  13. Battle Line. A military-style variant with 48 pieces per side. By Joe Joyce.
  14. Battle of the Six Armies. Construction of board and pieces to play B6A. By Graeme C Neatham.
  15. Beginners Chess. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
  16. Belfry Chess. Introducing the belfry catapult. By M Winther.
  17. Bellows Chess. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. By Tony Quintanilla.
  18. Bellows Chess. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Tony Quintanilla.
  19. Bellows Chess . The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
  20. The Bermuda Chess Angle. Pieces can vanish in a central grid (The Bermuda Chess Angle) depending on dice-determined coordinates. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Gary K. Gifford.
  21. Bifocal Chess. A game without capture : win by checkmate with a neutral piece! (9x9, Cells: 81) By Antoine Fourrière.
  22. Bifocal Chess . A game without capture : win by checkmate with a neutral piece! By Antoine Fourrière.
  23. Bifocal Chess. A game without capture : win by checkmate with a neutral piece! By Antoine Fourrière.
  24. Big Pawn Chess . Missing description By Ken Franklin.
  25. Bishogi. An attempt to take the FIDE army further towards Shogi than Chessgi does. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
  26. Bland Chess. Chess with no diagonal moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  27. BlindChess. A blindfold program (optional board), good for training (DOS freeware). By M Winther.
  28. The Blindly Game . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  29. Blizzard Chess. What would Chess be like if it had been developed by the computer industry? By Blarney.
  30. Blizzard Chess . Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry (with all patch levels). Author: Alfred Pfeiffer. Inventor: Blarney.
  31. Blizzard Chess. Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Blarney.
  32. BlockChess. Decimal variant with standard pieces starting out in the corners. By Ronald W Brierley.
  33. Bodyguard Chess. A 9x9 variant, with a Bodyguard and two Kwaggas per side (zrf available). By M Winther.
  34. Bombardier Chess. Introducing the Bombardier, combining a rook with a camelrider (zrf exists). By M Winther.
  35. BordahBee. A two-move, two-board game with restrictions for the second move according to the first move. By Gary K. Gifford.
  36. BordahBee, A Two-Board Game (two 8x8 boards). Missing description (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By Gary K. Gifford.
  37. Border Wars II . Game played on line edges with Shogi-like aspects. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
  38. Braves' Chess. Solves the problem of draws in chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Luis Bolaños Mures.
  39. Brigadier Chess. Introducing the powerful Brigadier piece on a 68-square Gustavian board. By M Winther.
  40. Brouhaha. Like Chess, but it really brings the ruckus! (8x8, Cells: 72) By Greg Strong.
  41. Brouhaha. Preset for Brouhaha, a game that brings the ruckus! By Greg Strong.
  42. Buccaneer Chess. Introducing the Buccaneer and the bounce-move, whereby the piece bounces diagonally away from its course (zrf available). By M Winther.

  C

  1. Cagliostro's Chess. Savio Cagliostro of Okeechobee Florida invented this variant in latter quarter of 20th c. Adds extra cardinal and amazon to capa. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Savio Cagliostro.
  2. Caliph Qi. Extension of Isis with compound colourbound pieces and overlapping royal-accessible areas. (6x9) By Charles Gilman.
  3. Camel and Rhino Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Tony Quintanilla.
  4. Camel and Rhino Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. By Tony Quintanilla.
  5. Camelrider Chess. P. Aronson's big-board variant with regular pieces and Camelriders. Author: M Winther. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
  6. Cannonless Xiang Qi variants. A look at stronger variations of pre-cannon Xiangqi. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
  7. Cannonrider Chess. The Cannonrider moves differently depending on square colour: on white squares as a Nightrider; else as a Chinese Cannon. By M Winther.
  8. Cannons of Chesstonia . Cannons launch a Pawn, Wazir, Ferz and Stone to increase strategical and tactical play. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
  9. Cannons of Chesstonia. Cannons on the sides of the board can "fire" new pieces into the game. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
  10. Cannons of Chesstonia. Cannons launch a Pawn, Wazir, Ferz and Stone to increase strategical and tactical play. (12x8, Cells: 80) By Gary K. Gifford.
  11. Canoness Chess. Chess with Cannons and Canonesses (Vaos) on a differently-shaped board. (10x10, Cells: 88) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
  12. Canonness Chess. Chess with Cannons and Canonesses (Vaos) on a differently shaped board. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
  13. Canvasser. Compound of Rook and Camel. By Charles Gilman.
  14. Canyon Chess. Play this small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Andrew Blechinger and Jarry Vega.
  15. Canyon Chess. Small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules. (8x8, Cells: 44) By Andrew Blechinger and Jarry Vega.
  16. Capablanca Random Chess. Randomized setup for Capablanca chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Reinhard Scharnagl.
  17. Capablanca Random Chess. Randomized setup for Capablanca chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Reinhard Scharnagl.
  18. Capablanca Shatranj. Capablanca Chess with Chancellor and Archbishop replaced by Shatranj type pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  19. Capablanca Shatranj. Where Cardinal and Marshall are replaced by their moderate short range leaper counterparts. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Christine Bagley-Jones.
  20. Capablanca Shatranj. Capablanca Chess with Chancellor and Archbishop replaced by Shatranj type pieces. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  21. Card Bet Chess. Betting chess with cards telling you which moves are OK. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  22. Carnival of the Animals. A nearly-FIDE variant with Eurofighter Pawns (first implementation on an 8x8 board) dice (two aside for preference) which mutate. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
  23. Castalia Chess. Introducing the Castalia, which moves like a queen but cannot capture. Instead it can magnetically dislocate pieces (zrf exists). By M Winther.
  24. Castling in Chess 960. New castling rules for Fischer Random Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
  25. CCC - The Clash of Civilizations Chess. ...two Chess Armies made from (some of) the most popular pieces used in Western and Eastern Chess games. By Namik Zade.
  26. CCC - The Clash of Civilizations Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
  27. CCC-FF(updated) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  28. CCChess - shuffle version. A few different imaginings of CCChess. By Namik Zade.
  29. CCChess Final Fight. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
  30. CCCHess,Demon Vs Super Symchess. Pieces from Demon Chess face off against those from Super Symchess. By Namik Zade.
  31. CDA Variant: Fighting Fizzies. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
  32. CDA: Demi-Rifle Army. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  33. CDA: Pizza Kings. Experimental CDA army, submitted half in jest, with pieces whose movement imitates their shape. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: John Lawson.
  34. CDA: Spacious Cannoneers. Spacious pieces combine with Vao and Pao pieces for Betzan Chess with Different Armies Variant. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  35. Centaur Chess. Pieces move backwards as Knight. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
  36. Centaur Chess. All pieces except Pawns move backwards as a Knight. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
  37. Centaur Chess . All pieces except Pawns move backwards as Knights. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
  38. Cerimon Chess. Recover pieces by checking with a like piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)
  39. The Chance Game . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  40. Changi with diagonal pieces. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90) By Daniil Frolov.
  41. Chaotic Chess. Play Chess with dice and flip the dice each turn to mutate the pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Laurent Dubois.
  42. Chariots. Standard pieces start as pairs with shared capabilities, but can separate and recombine. (10x10, Cells: 100) By David Jagger.
  43. Chasm Chess. Berolina Pawns, reflecting Bishop and Queen, and a chasm in the board! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Danielle Allen.
  44. Chasm Chess. Berolina Pawns, reflecting Bishop and Queen, and a chasm in the board! (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Danielle Allen Inventor: Danielle Allen.
  45. Chaturanga - Four Kings - Double Mate. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Christine Bagley-Jones.
  46. Chaturanga 10x10. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  47. Chaturanga with minor changes. A series of variants based on the (according to many) earliest form of Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
  48. Cheaters' Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
  49. Checkismate. Put the King in check to win. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andrew LeRoy.
  50. Chess Is Wild. Pieces acquire special moves in the inner 16 squares. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter E. Leyva.
  51. Chess Kingdom. 4-player variant, on a 20x20, plus-shaped board. Standard pieces. (20x20, Cells: 364) By Jeremy Cooper.
  52. CHESS MORALITY XIV: Pleiadic Dialectic. 14th poem in Chess Moralities series. Author: George William Duke.
  53. Chess Morality XIX: Shadow-Chess. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
  54. Chess Morality XV: Piece Offering. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
  55. Chess Morality XVI: Body of Chess. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
  56. Chess Morality XVII: Turning Rhyme. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
  57. Chess Morality XVIII: The Falcon Heresies. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
  58. Chess Plus Plus Deck. Chess with special cards. Free!! By James Hutchings.
  59. A Chess Variant Making Off.. Missing description By Claudio Martins Jaguaribe.
  60. Chess Variant Pages Rating System. Missing description By David Howe.
  61. Chess Variants Query. More options for searching in these pages. By (zzo38) A. Black.
  62. Chess with Batteries . Special Battery piece which augments the powers of other pieces. By Roberto Lavieri.
  63. Chess with Batteries. Special Battery piece which augments the powers of other pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Roberto Lavieri.
  64. Chess with Batteries . Sample game of Roberto Lavieri vs. Rhonan Lavieri. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Rhonan Lavieri. and Roberto Lavieri.
  65. Chess with Batteries . Sample game of Rhonan Lavieri vs. Roberto Lavieri. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Rhonan Lavieri. and Roberto Lavieri.
  66. Chess with checkers added. Add checkers in front of the pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  67. Chess with Extra Bishops. FIDE Chess with Extra Pair of Bishops that Start from Same Square. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
  68. Chess with Promoters. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roberto Lavieri.
  69. Chess with Promoters. Each player has a piece which may promote the pieces of his opponent. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
  70. Chess with Quantum Bishops. Bishops move orthogonally along both paths and end up where a normal bishop would end up. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  71. Chess with Terrain. Play Greg Strong's Chess with Terrain on Game Courier. By Greg Strong.
  72. Chess++. Some pieces are made more powerful, some less. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Paul Keres.
  73. Chess/Aces. A large Chess variant based on modern FIDE chess pieces as well as on traditional ancient pieces. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Andreas Bunkahle.
  74. Chess256. The pawns are randomized on the 2nd and 3rd rank. By M Winther.
  75. Chess480. Fischer Random Chess with orthodox castling rules. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
  76. Chess960.com. Talk about Chess960 with other members. By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
  77. Chessicons . Set of chess piece and related chess icons. Author: Peter Wong.
  78. ChessV. Program for playing numerous Chess variants against your PC. Author: Greg Strong.
  79. Chess_AB. Pawns may move backwards; and may promote to captured pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Redzo Kolakovic.
  80. Chezzle. Chess-like game played with puzzle pieces. By Jarrod Aden.
  81. Chicken Chess. Combines Losing and Benedict Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Topher Gayle. Inventor: Topher Gayle and Tom Tracy.
  82. Chieftain Chess. Large variant using 4 royal pieces with command control, multi-piece moves and pieces that may shift direction as they move. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
  83. Chieftain Chess. Missing description (16x12, Cells: 192) By Joe Joyce.
  84. Chigorin Chess. Knights and Chancellor vs. Bishops and Queen. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  85. Chinese Chess.. An strong Zillions implementation plus a description of the world's most popular game. By M Winther.
  86. Chogi. A step further further to shogi from chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Maxson.
  87. Chogo-44. Game with pawns and kings with co-enclosure capture. Author: Jeff Rients. Inventor: David Jagger.
  88. Chogo44. Game with pawns and kings with co-enclosure capture. (7x8, Cells: 44) By David Jagger.
  89. The Clash of Civilization Chess (Shuffle Version). Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
  90. The Clash of Civilizations Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
  91. The Clash of Civilizations Chess (Updated) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  92. Classic Average. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Kuyan Judith.
  93. Classic sum - light version. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90) By Daniil Frolov.
  94. Cleopatra Chess. Dan Troyka game, similar to Benedict Chess but with only one color-changing piece. Cleopatra "seduces" any piece she sees. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dan Troyka.
  95. Color Square Shogi. Shogi with color squares you place at beginning of game. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  96. Combo Modern Day Chess. Guard replaces the Queen. (8x8, Cells: 64)
  97. Commedia dell'Arte Chess. A Pawnless variant with themed pieces on a 10x10 board with 5 square groups of 4 cells removed. (10x10, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
  98. Commodore Chess. Featuring the Commodore piece (also called Leo) on a Gustavian board. By M Winther.
  99. Communist Chess. When you capture an opponent's piece, you must destroy one of your own pieces of the same type. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  100. Companion Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
  101. Compton Medieval Chess. Large variant with three new pieces. By Travis Compton.
  102. Conclave Ecumenical Chess. Large variant with wide variety of Rook and Bishop compounds. (9x12, Cells: 108) By Charles Gilman.
  103. Connected Chess. Pieces are removed when they are no longer adjacent to any other piece. By Dan Troyka.
  104. Constable Chess. Introducing the Constable piece on an H-shaped board. A game for attacking players. With zrf. By M Winther.
  105. Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description By Jose Carrillo.
  106. Contest to design a 10-chess variant. Cebrating 10 years of Chess Variant Pages with a contest to design a chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Greg Strong.
  107. Contest: the 9 Queens Problem. Put 9 queens and 1 or 2 pawns such that queens do not see each other. Send your solution before Feb 29, and win a book! Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
  108. Copper, Silver, Gold: An Indestructible Metallic Alloy. Game with indestructible metallic alloys. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  109. A Cornucopia of 9x9 Corner variants. The title speaks for itself. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Charles Gilman.
  110. Countdown. Ten player game with sf-theme. (10x(), Cells: 100) By Jared B. McComb.
  111. Courier Chess (modified). Missing description (8x12, Cells: 96) By Eric V. Greenwood.
  112. Courier Chess - Modified. Fourth and Fifth Courier Chess variant modifications.... Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
  113. Courier de los Combinados. Variant with the most Basic Combinations of Knight, Camel, FIDE pieces, with ferzes, wazirs and guards. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
  114. Courier Leapale. Extrapolating Courier Kamil to 3 dimensions. (6x(6x6), Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.
  115. Crazyhouse No Retreat Morphy Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  116. Crazyhouse No Retreat Morphy Chess. Normal Crazyhouse except pieces cannot move backwards. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  117. CrazyWar. CrazyWar is normal Crazyhouse with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  118. Creating Hexagonal Board Graphics. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Graeme C Neatham.
  119. Crooked Board Chess. Variant on a board of standard size but odd shape. (8x12, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
  120. Cross3D Chess . 3D Chess game where pieces are arranged in a cross shape. By Stephane Burkhart.
  121. Cross3D Chess. 3D Chess game where pieces are arranged in a cross shape. (8x(8x8), Cells: 512) By Stephane Burkhart.
  122. Crossbishop Chess. Introducing the Crossbishop piece, with interesting cannon capabilities (Zillions file downloadable). By M Winther.
  123. Crossbishop_Chess (8x10). A big-board variant featuring the new Crossbishop piece, an advanced cannon relative (Zillions file downloadable). By M Winther.
  124. Crossover-piece Dual Direction Variants. Variants adding different moves in the dual direction to already dual pieces. () By Charles Gilman.
  125. Crossrook Chess. Introducing the Crossrook, a versatile piece with cannon capabilities (Zillions file downloadable). By M Winther.
  126. Crosstunnel. A cross between Tunnelchess and Fivequarters. (4x(8x8), Cells: 196) By Charles Gilman.
  127. Crouching Stepper, Hidden Rider. Xiang Qi pieces' moves lengthen and shorten with location. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
  128. Crown Prince Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Matthew Chrzaszcz.
  129. Crown Prince Chess. One Knight on each side is replaced by a Crown Prince. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Matthew Chrzaszcz and Derek Mota.

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  1. D B Extreme ! (Doppelganger BordahBee Extreme). Doppelganger BordahBee Combo with Very High Capturing Potential. By Gary K. Gifford.
  2. d10 Chess. Roll a ten sided die (d10) every turn to determine which pieces may be moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Bruce Leban.
  3. Dai Mitregi. Still larger Mitregi offshoot, replacing the Generals with longer-range pieces. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
  4. Dai-Ryu Shogi. Large Shogi variant with new pieces. (9x16, Cells: 144) By Jared B. McComb.
  5. Dartboard Chess. circular all-three-compounds variant, with different orthogonal ranges on different files. (5x20, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
  6. Dave's Example Game. This is Dave Howe's example of a user-posted game. (2x2, Cells: 4) By David Howe.
  7. Davis Variation of Suicide Chess. Win by checkmate or by loosing your pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael D. Davis.
  8. Dead Ringers Chess. Double chess game with twin pieces that are captured simultaneously. (2x(8x8), Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
  9. Dead Ringers Chess. Double chess game with twin pieces that are captured simultaneously. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
  10. Decay Shogi. Pieces decay if held too long. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  11. Decima. Variant on 10 by 10 board where you win when you have 10 points on the 10th row. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Michael Nelson.
  12. Decima. Variant on 10 by 10 board where you win when you have 10 points on the 10th row. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Michael Nelson.
  13. Decima . Missing description By Michael Nelson.
  14. Deluxe Chess. http://hometown.aol.com/taurusgaming/index.html. By Stephen R. Stockman.
  15. The Demon Game. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Larry L. Smith.
  16. The Demon Game. Larry Smith 10 x 10 game with extra Capablanca pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Larry L. Smith.
  17. The Demon Game. 10 x 10 game with extra Capablanca pieces. Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Larry L. Smith.
  18. Deployment. The initial setup of the pieces is open but hidden from the other player. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ronald Drinning.
  19. Dervish Chess. Large variant with a great variety of pieces. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Benoit Dauphin.
  20. Dervish Chess. Large variant with a great variety of pieces. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Benoit Dauphin.
  21. Dervish Chess . Large variant with a great variety of pieces. By Benoit Dauphin.
  22. Descent Chess. Kaufmann's drop variant. Begins with only K + P + P. Recommendable! Author: M Winther. Inventor: Andreas Kaufmann.
  23. Devingt Chess. Game Courier to play Devingt Chess, on a 10x10 board with Sages (=Camels). Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Leopold de Labrousse.
  24. Devingt Chess. Decimal chess with 20 pieces per side including Sages (moving as Camels). Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Leopold de Labrousse.
  25. Diagonal 3D Chess. Missing description (8x(8x8), Cells: 512) By Dan Beyer.
  26. Diamond Chess. Chess on a Diamond board. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
  27. Diamond Ring Chess. Courier-style pieces to diamond-shaped camps on a toroidal wraparound board. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Charles Gilman.
  28. Dice Mate Chess. No capture; checkmate only happens if roll of the dice is favorable. By George William Duke.
  29. Dice Mate Chess. No capture; checkmate only happens if roll of the dice is favorable. (8x8, Cells: 64) By George William Duke.
  30. Dimachaer Chess. The Dimachaer is a gladiator bifurcation piece that must collide to move (+zrf). By M Winther.
  31. Dimachaer Chess. Introducing the Dimachaer, a bifurcation piece that always lands on the diagonal second leg (zrf available). By M Winther.
  32. Dimension X. Unusual transdimensional pieces interact with FIDE Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
  33. Dimension X. Chess on two planes - one with the usual chess pieces, the other with spooky trans-dimensional pieces with strange interactions. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By Gary K. Gifford.
  34. Dimension X, Problem # 7. An endgame problem for Dimension X, after Pawn g5-g6 who wins? By Gary K. Gifford.
  35. Dipole Chess. A cross between Chess and the game Dipole by Mark Steere. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
  36. Displacement Chess 2. The most logical step for the evolution of standard Chess: flexible castling and interchange of king and queen for one side. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Charles Daniel.
  37. Divided Forces Chess. Half of your army starts on the other side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) and David Howe.
  38. Do Sho Chess. Chess with Shogi pieces added. (14x8, Cells: 112) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  39. DoGod Random. Pawns and pieces dispersed on first and second ranks. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
  40. Doppelganger BordahBee. A combination of BordahBee and Doppelganger Chess. By Gary K. Gifford.
  41. Doppelganger Chess. Pieces have their "doubles" (Doppelgangers). Capture an opponent's piece to make both disappear... uses a FIDE chess set. By Gary K. Gifford.
  42. Doppelganger Chess. Pieces and their doppelgangers are connected for capture and promotion! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
  43. Doppleganger Bordahbee & DB Extreme. A cross between Doppelganger and Bordahbee - Choose the "normal" or "extreme" variant (with twice the capture power). (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By Gary K. Gifford.
  44. Double Alternate Chess. Game played on two boards with object to checkmate either King. Inventor: Ken Franklin.
  45. Double Cross Besiege. A spinoff from Besiege Chess using FIDE-size armies. (8x16, Cells: 96) By Charles Gilman.
  46. Doublebarrel Chess. Introducing the Doublebarrel piece, a lethal cannon relative with amazing tactical capabilities (Zillions file downloadable). By M Winther.
  47. Doublecannon Chess. Introducing the Doublecannon piece, a strong cannon relative with breathtaking tactical capabilities (Zillions file exists). By M Winther.
  48. Doublecannon-Chess (8x10). A big-board variant featuring the amazing new piece, the Doublecannon (Zillions file downloadable). By M Winther.
  49. Doubly Nested Chess. A variant hiding FIDE Chess on a Dabbaba binding. (17x17, Cells: 285) By Charles Gilman.
  50. Dr. Who Chess. Variant based on the popular TV seiries. By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
  51. Dragon. Missing description (9x15, Cells: 135) By Glenn Nicholls.
  52. Dragonchess. Commercial large chess variant. (16x10, Cells: 124) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Lex Parker.
  53. Dromedary Chess. Pieces adjacent to the King can leap like a Dromedary (Camel). By M Winther.
  54. Drop Super Symchess (Updated) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  55. DropSSShess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  56. Dual Chess. A more Chess-like variant featuring the Marshall and the Cardinal. By Antoine Fourrière.
  57. Dual Chess. A more Chess-like variant featuring the Marshall and the Cardinal. (16x8, Cells: 100) By Antoine Fourrière.
  58. Dual Chess . A more Chess-like variant featuring the Marshall and the Cardinal. By Antoine Fourrière.
  59. Dual Direction Variants. Adding extra moves to pieces in historic forms of Chess. By Charles Gilman.
  60. dUchess. Chess on two levels. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By Eric S. Clayton.
  61. The Duel . Two hoppers eliminate squares as they go and compete against one another. By Namik Zade.
  62. The Duel II . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  63. Duggan's Fantasy Chess (revised). Revised and Improved version of fantasy Chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Sean Christopher Duggan.
  64. Dynamo Chess. Preset for Dynamo Chess. Author: Adrian Alvarez de la Campa. Inventor: Hans Kluever.

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  1. Each Piece Once Chess. Each turn, move as many as all your pieces, but only once! By Jeremy Gabriel Good.

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  1. Échecs De L'Escalier. A double Capablanca-type variant with slightly enhanced Pawns. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.

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  1. Ecumenical Eurasian Ninjachess. 3d variant on 10 by 5 by 5 board with many new pieces. (5x(5x10), Cells: 250) By Charles Gilman.
  2. Ecutunnel and Ecumillstone. 3d versions of twin-board Ecumenical Chess, with a new front-rank piece. (4x(4x12), Cells: 192) By Charles Gilman.
  3. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEX! Chess. A game designed to be as different to chess as possible while still being the same as chess. (1x72, Cells: 72) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  4. Electrum Chess. All the Goldchess and Silverchess back-rank pieces in a single variant. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Charles Gilman.
  5. Elephant Chess. Featuring the time-honoured Burmese Elephant. By M Winther.
  6. Elephant Hecatomb. Similar to Hecatomb Chess. (9x8, Cells: 72) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  7. Elephant Hunt . Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. By Freederick .
  8. Elephant Hunt. Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Freederick .
  9. Elephant Hunt. Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Freederick .
  10. Elite Chess. Elite Chess adds an Amazon to Capablanca's Game by adding one more row to the board. By Stephen R. Stockman.
  11. Elk Chess. The double-barrelled Elk moves differently depending on square colour. By M Winther.
  12. Elk Chess (with Scorpions). Poisonous Scorpion pawns combined with the restive Elk, that changes with the colour of the square. By M Winther.
  13. Elkrider Chess. Elkrider plus regular pieces. The Elkrider moves like a Nightrider if standing on white squares, otherwise it moves like a Rook. By M Winther.
  14. Embassy Chess. A 10x8 variant based on Grand Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Hill.
  15. Embassy Chess. Play this modern Bird's Chess variant based on the setup of Grand Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Hill.
  16. Embassy Chess. Play Embassy Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Hill.
  17. Emperor Raumschach. Variant of Dr. Fredinand Maack's Raumschach. By Larry L. Smith.
  18. Empty Cube Chess. A variant using the faces of an 8x8x8 board with no triaxial moves. (8x(8x8), Cells: 296) By Charles Gilman.
  19. Endgame. Players start out with 16 pawns and gain pieces via promotion. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jorge Nuno Silva.
  20. English Random Chess. Standard chessmen on a 10x10 board, with randomized piece setup. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Benjamin Clarke.
  21. English Random Chess. Play this game with standard chessmen on a 10x10 board, with randomized piece setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Benjamin Clarke.
  22. Episcopal Chess. Play this symmetric version of Chess online. By Fergus Duniho.
  23. Epsilon Eridani . A 44-square version of Achernar. By Roberto Lavieri.
  24. Epsilon Eridani. 44-square version of Achernar. (9x5, Cells: 44) By Roberto Lavieri.
  25. Essedar Chess. The Essedar is a bifurcation piece that moves by colliding (+zrf). By M Winther.
  26. Essedar Chess. Introducing the Essedar, which captures orthogonally but moves by the collision method (zrf available). By M Winther.
  27. Etcetera . This variant has some elements of Chinese Chess. Also, pieces cannot capture pieces of their own type. By Roberto Lavieri.
  28. Etcetera. This variant has some elements of Chinese Chess. Also, pieces cannot capture pieces of their own type. (7x8, Cells: 56) By Roberto Lavieri.
  29. Evochess. Evolutionary chess. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Hafsteinn Kjartansson.
  30. ExCoCo Chess. EXtends and COmbines the COurier variants. (18x12, Cells: 216) By Graeme C Neatham.
  31. Exinox Chess. Normal chess set, new type of pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  32. Exinox Chess. Missing description By Carlos Cetina.
  33. Experiments in Symmetry. Several experimental games to test whether perfect symmetry makes a game better. By Fergus Duniho.
  34. Extended Chess. Standard setup with changes in moves and win conditions. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Miguel Villa.
  35. Extra Move Chess. Move twice per turn with Extra Move Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
  36. Extra Move Chess ZRF . Double-move variant based on limitations of Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
  37. Extreme 3D Chess Game. 8x8x8 3D Chess with linear, planar and cubic moves; and power absorption. (8x(8x8), Cells: 512) By Larry L. Smith.

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  1. Fabulous Flying Kittens. Toroidal board using three warp lines with 8 corners tied together. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
  2. Fabulous Flying Kittens. Toroidally interwoven board using same number of squares and pieces as FIDE Chess. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
  3. Falcon Chess 100. Falcon Chess 100 is a variant of Falcon Chess played on a larger board with some different rules for the Pawns. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: George William Duke.
  4. Falcon Chess Variants - Several. Some Different Setups with Falcon pieces, including with Capablanca pieces and Airplanes. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi and Peter Aronson.
  5. FallingSnow . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  6. Fanorona Chess . Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. By Peter Aronson.
  7. Fanorona Chess. Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. (5x9, Cells: 45) By Peter Aronson.
  8. Fiancé Chess. A 3-player variant with Kings and Queens starting far apart, inspired by Bachelor Chess. (12x12, Cells: 96) By Charles Gilman.
  9. Fibonacci Chess. Move your opponent's pieces on certain turns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Steve Costa.
  10. FIDE Chess Kamil. FIDE Chess but with extra pawns, extra bishops and a store of superpowerful pieces waiting to replace the regular ones. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
  11. FIDE Frolic. FIDE chess, but with each piece able to leap. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
  12. Fighting Kings. The King has switched places with the King Pawn - The King is now a fighting piece. And the pawn must be protected. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
  13. Fighting Kings. Fighting Kings cannot be checked or checkmated; but a Royal Pawn can. By Gary K. Gifford.
  14. Fighting Kings and Throne Kings. Chess with a normal Fide King and a Fighting King immune from check and checkmate. A sister game to Fighting Kings. By Gary K. Gifford.
  15. Final Fight CCChess. Last word in CCChess. By Namik Zade.
  16. The Final Fight Chess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  17. FlipChess. Chess variant in which pieces keep changing state. By M. El M. Messaoudi.
  18. Flying Armies . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  19. Flying Armies2 . added 'MirChess32' zrf. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  20. Flying Bombers Grand Chess. The usual pieces in Chess are complimented by two Flying Bombers, which eliminate enemy pieces by flying over them! (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Daniel.
  21. FlyingDaggers . Large variant with long leaping pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  22. Flyover Shogi. A 4-player Shogi with each player facing all 3 others. (Cells: 162) By Charles Gilman.
  23. Flyover Xiang Qi. A 4-player Shogi with each player facing all 3 others. (18x20, Cells: 180) By Charles Gilman.
  24. Fool's Chess. One pawn is replaced by a Fool. By Danny Van den Berghe.
  25. Fool's Hexagonal Chess. designed to be a close (the closest?) hexagonal equivalent to orthodox chess. (Cells: 96) By Graeme C Neatham.
  26. Fool's Hexagonal Chess Courier Preset. Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
  27. FoolsHexagonalChess zrf zip file . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
  28. Forward Chess . Download these files to play Forward Chess with Zillions of Games! By Michael Nelson.
  29. Forward Chess. Variant where backward movement is limited. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Nelson.
  30. Four-Handed Elephant Chess. A 4-Player (2 Team) game based on 3-Elephant Chess and 4-handed chess. (11x11, Cells: 97) By Gary K. Gifford.
  31. Fox. Doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca. By Tim Stiles.
  32. Fractal Chess . Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
  33. Fractal Chess. Missing description (2x(8x8), Cells: 80) By Stephane Burkhart.
  34. Fraction Shogi. Shogi with fractional moves. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  35. Franklin Grand Chess . On 10 by 10 board with combination pieces and random setup. By Ken Franklin.
  36. Franklin Grand Chess. On 10 by 10 board with combination pieces and random setup. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ken Franklin and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ken Franklin.
  37. Free Choice Monadchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  38. FreePawnChess. Chess with more powerful pawns. By Ronald W Brierley.
  39. Fugue . Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. By Michael Nelson.
  40. Fugue. Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Nelson.
  41. Fugue. Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Michael Nelson.
  42. Full House. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Topher Gayle.
  43. FullBoard Chess . Missing description By Ken Franklin.
  44. The Funny Games . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  45. Fusion Mitregi. Shogi board, camps full of Mitregi 1st/2nd rank pieces that can combine pairwise. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Charles Gilman.

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  1. G.U.E. 3D Chess. A 3D Chess game paying homage to those really great Zork adventures. By Larry L. Smith.
  2. Game Courier Ratings. Calculates ratings for players from Game Courier logs. Experimental. Author: Fergus Duniho.
  3. Gastrophete Chess. Introducing the Gastrophete, a catapult capable of hurling other pieces over its head (zrf exists). By M Winther.
  4. Gateway Chess. Pieces go a long way round to reach enemy territory. (8x10, Cells: 68) By Charles Gilman.
  5. Gaul Chess. Introducing the Gaul, which captures like a bishop, but moves by the bifurcated jump method, on an H-board (zrf available). By M Winther.
  6. General (Xiang Qi). Moves like Wazir, but with royal restrictions. Author: Charles Gilman.
  7. General and Arch-General Chess. Variations of Bird's Chess. Author: Dominique Leste and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
  8. General and Arch-General Chess. Variations of Birds' Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Dominique Leste.
  9. Genetess. A play-by-email game with genetically encoded pieces. By Robert Kydd.
  10. Geodesic Chess. Variation of hexagonal chess on a geodesic sphere with a few new pieces added. By Jack V. Cheiky.
  11. Geodesic Chess. Variation of hexagonal chess on a geodesic sphere with a few new pieces added. (Cells: 279) By Jack V. Cheiky.
  12. Geodesic Chess. Played on a spherical grid of hexagons and pentagons. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Jack V. Cheiky.
  13. Giant Chess 2. Giant Chess but with the addition of giant Ferzes and 8 Leos. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
  14. Gilman's Modest Variants. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
  15. Giveaway Chess Puzzle. Computer game that you have to lose all of your own pieces to win. By (zzo38) A. Black.
  16. Glacial Shift. 4-player game played with Icehouse pieces with Shogi-style captures and where the same piece moves differently for each player. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jared B. McComb.
  17. Gladiator Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Fisher.
  18. Gnu . Simple game featuring the Gnu as promotee. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
  19. Gnu. Simple game featuring the Gnu as promotee. (5x10, Cells: 50) By Joost Aan de Brugh.
  20. Gnu Qi. A cross between Anglis Qi and Wildebeest Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Charles Gilman.
  21. Go-Moku with Chess Pieces . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  22. goChess. goChess. (19x19) By Joe Joyce.
  23. Gods on Pluto . Plays with extremely weak pieces, no pawns, and drops. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  24. Gods on Pluto. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  25. Gods on Pluto. Variant with weak pieces and Shogi-style drops. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  26. Goldchess and Silverchess. Standard board and setup, but new moves for pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
  27. Grand Combination Courier. Game with Compounds of Elemental (Atomic) FIDE Pieces Plus Camel, with Mostly Logical Promotions. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
  28. Grand House. Bughouse and CrazyHouse applied to Grand Chess. (2x(10x10), Cells: 200) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
  29. Grand Rider Chess. If you love riders, you'll love Grand Rider Chess, which combines several different colorbound and non-colorbound riders. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good and Larry Wheeler. Inventor: Larry Wheeler.
  30. Grand Rider Chess. All pieces except the king are riders. By Larry Wheeler.
  31. Grand Shatranj. Grand Shatranj.... extends the examination of short-range leapers by looking at another 2-square jumper and 2 short-range riders. By Joe Joyce.
  32. Grand Shatranj. Grand Shatranj. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.
  33. Grand Shogi. Normal Shogi, but with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
  34. Grand Shogi. Normal Shogi but with extra pieces - "Smooth and fantastic fun, awesome action". Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Christine Bagley-Jones.
  35. Grande Acedrex. Missing description Author: Daniil Frolov.
  36. Great battle. based off ultimate battle chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Maxson.
  37. Great battle 2nd edition. the sequal to great battle chess! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Maxson.
  38. great battle 3rd edition. Another great battle variant! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Maxson.
  39. Great Herd. Large variant with Camel, Zebra, Bison, Gnu and Gazelle pieces. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
  40. Great Shatranj. Great Shatranj. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Joe Joyce.
  41. Great Shatranj. What if chess evolved differently so short-range pieces became more powerful by gaining additional short-range moves? By Joe Joyce.
  42. Grenadier Chess. Introducing the Grenadier piece on an H-shaped board. A game for the attacking player. With zrf. By M Winther.
  43. Gridlock. Large, wargame inspired variant. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Paul Leno.
  44. Grotesque Chess. Play this variant of Capablanca's Chess that leaves no Pawns unprotected. By Fergus Duniho.
  45. Grotesque Chess. Play Grotesque Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho and The Jocly Team. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
  46. Grotesque Chess. A variant of Capablanca's Chess with no unprotected Pawns. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Fergus Duniho.
  47. Gunnery Chess. Cannon pawns can leap over friendly piece and explode an enemy piece on the same file. By M Winther.
  48. Gunnery Chess (8x10). Cannon pawns can leap over friendly piece and explode an enemy piece on the same file. Regular pieces plus Mastodons. By M Winther.
  49. Gunnery Chess (with Scorpions). The Scorpion pawns have the additional capability of cannon-like moves. Very advanced. Only recommendable to grandmasters! By M Winther.
  50. Gustav III's Chess. Invented by King Gustav III of Sweden (1746-92). Author: M Winther. Inventor: King Gustav III of Sweden.
  51. Gustavian Camelrider Chess. Camelriders and regular pieces on a Gustavian (68squares) board. By M Winther.
  52. Gustavian Cannonrider Chess. Cannonriders and regular pieces on a Gustavian (68 squares) board. Cannonriders move differently depending on square colour. By M Winther.
  53. Gustavian-Camelrider Chess (with Scorpions). Camelriders and Scorpions on a 68 square Gustavian board. By M Winther.

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  1. Hafts. A denser Draughts, but with pieces only capturing those bound to the opposite colour. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
  2. Haiku Shogi. 4-player Shogi with 5+7+5 grouping of orthogonals in both dimensions. (17x17, Cells: 289) By Charles Gilman.
  3. Half Courier. A Pawnless variant rearranging a slightly simplified Courier back rank onto two ranks. (6x8, Cells: 48) By Charles Gilman.
  4. Half Courier. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
  5. Half Shogi and Half Xiang Qi. Applying the principles of Half Chess to Oriental games. (5x9, Cells: 45) By Charles Gilman.
  6. Hamiltonian Chess. Win by forming a Hamiltonian path between your pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Fisher.
  7. Hanga Roa. Play Hanga Roa on Game Courier! Author: Tony Quintanilla and Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger. Inventor: Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger and Hernán Marcelo Domínguez Placencia.
  8. Hanga Roa. A chess variant inspired by the people of Easter Island. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Hernán Marcelo Domínguez Placencia and Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger.
  9. Hanga Roa . Play Hanga Roa with Zillions of Games! Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger and Hernán Marcelo Domínguez Placencia.
  10. Haunted Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
  11. Hecatomb promotion. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniil Frolov.
  12. Helmsman Chess. Introducing the Helmsman and the bounce-move, whereby the piece deviates orthogonally. A very positional piece (zrf available). By M Winther.
  13. Hepta. Hexagonal clan-based game played with Icehouse pieces. (Cells: 174) By Joost Aan de Brugh.
  14. Hepta . Hexagonal clan-based game played with Icehouse pieces. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
  15. Herichess. A variant on a board in the shape of the English Heritage logo. (14x14, Cells: 112) By Charles Gilman.
  16. Hero's Chess. A chess with very different pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  17. Hex Horngi. To hex cells what Mitregi is to square ones and Tunnelshogi to cubic ones. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
  18. Hexa Decimal . Larger hexagonal chess variant (Zillions of Rules file). By Joost aan de Brugh.
  19. Hexa Decimal. Larger hexagonal chess variant. (11x11, Cells: 90) By Joost aan de Brugh.
  20. Hexagonal Boards . Java Utility. By Graeme C Neatham.
  21. Hexagonal Hole Chess. A hexagonal variant of Hole Chess. Engineers can move holes and barriers. Teleporters can relocate enemy pieces. By Gary K. Gifford.
  22. Hexagonal Hole Chess. Hexagonal variant using new pieces, holes, and barriers. (Cells: 91) By Gary K. Gifford.
  23. Hexetera . Download Hexetera for ZOG! Also includes the game in squares: Etcetera! By Roberto Lavieri.
  24. Hexetera. Play Hexetera on the Game Courier! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
  25. Hexetera. Small hexagonal variant with some elements of Chinese Chess. (Cells: 44) By Roberto Lavieri.
  26. Hexgi. A Wellisch-style hex interpretation of Shogi, with "officers" using selected orthogonals. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
  27. Hibernian Chess. Celtic Chess x Brannumh. (14x14, Cells: 196) By John McMahon.
  28. Highlander Chess. Instead of taking, pieces can be challenged with dice; winning piece absorbs powers. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter E. Leyva and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Peter E. Leyva.
  29. Hishigata Shogi. Variation of Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi (ultra large Shogi). (19x19, Cells: 361) By Sean Humby.
  30. Hit-point Chess. Pieces start with 30 hit points and attack by stepping next to the target. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  31. Hobgoblin Chess. Inchworm crowd-forming magnetic mutating lunar-hallway exploding-Pawn Chess; an extreme game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jack Masters. Inventor: Simon Vertigo.
  32. Honeycomb Chess. This variant uses a board of hex-prism cells and two sets of FIDE pieces. (Cells: 120) By Charles Gilman.
  33. Honeycomb goes East. Shogi and Xiang Qi on a Hex-prism board. (16x9, Cells: 144) By Charles Gilman.
  34. Hop Chess. The same as FIDE chess plus a special piece called the hopper. (8x8, Cells: 64) By João Pedro Neto.
  35. Hoplit Chess. Introducing the Hoplit, a very mobile modern relative of the Korean cannon, on an H-board (zrf available). By M Winther.
  36. Hoplomach Chess. Introducing the Hoplomach, a dynamic bifurcation cannon, related to the Korean cannon, on an H-board (zrf available). By M Winther.
  37. Hopper Chess (with Scorpions). Pieces standing before friendly pieces can jump over enemy Scorpion pawn and land directly behind it. By M Winther.
  38. Hopper-Chess. Pieces in front of friendly pieces can land immediately behind enemy pawns. By M Winther.
  39. Hopper-Elk Chess. Pieces can hop over an enemy pawn and land directly behind it. The Elk moves differently depending on square colour. By M Winther.

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