Items Authored by Hans L. Bodlaender
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- 1st Email Championship Chess with Different Armies. Webpage of contest held in 2001/2002. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- 38-Challenge: Index page. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 39-Challenge: Index page. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 40-squares chess variant design contest.. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 40-squares chess variant design contest: Winners. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 41-squares chess variant design contest. Contest rules. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 41-squares chess variant design contest.. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 42-squares chess variant design contest.. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 43-squares chess variant design contest.. Missing description Author: Glenn Overby II and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 44-squares chess variant design contest.. Our annual N-squares chess variant design competition. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 84 Spaces Contest. Information/proposal on judgement of the contest. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 84 Spaces Contest. Missing description Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 84 Spaces Contest - Jury members. Please consider becoming a judge for the 84 squares contest! Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 84 Spaces Contest: Prizes. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 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.
- Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 38 squares.. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 39 squares.. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 40 squares. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 41 squares. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 42 squares. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 43 squares. Missing description Author: Glenn Overby II and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 44 squares. Our annual N-squares chess variant design competition. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 84 spaces.. Missing description Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Contest: Hexagonal chess problem solving, 2001. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 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.
- Hexagonal chess - problem solving contest 2001. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Results of finals voting of the 10-contest. Who won the contest celebrating 10 years of this website? Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Rules for the 84 Spaces Contest. Contest held in 2002. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
- Voting on the contest to design a 10-chess variant. Voting rules and grouping of the games in four sets. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Voting page for the 10-chess variant design contest. Page with four groups of games; vote before September 15, 2005. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- The Chessplayers. Photo of a small statue of two chessplayers. Author: Marijke K. Bodlaender-Groote and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess font: Chess Utrecht . Stylized chess font, true type. By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess Utrecht. A True Type chess font. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess Utrecht . Stylized chess font, true type. By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- ffen2diag. A tool to make chess and fairy / variant chess diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Font: Draughts . True type font with symbols for draughts/checkers pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- shat2diag2. A tool to make uncheckered chess and fairy / variant chess diagrams. By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 4-way chess by Taurus games. Commercial fourhanded chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Stephen R. Stockman.
- Absolute checkless chess. No piece may cross a square where it gives check. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Alapo. Game with abstract pieces. Reach opponents first row on 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Johannes Tranelis.
- All-mate Chess. Pieces are captured by having them `checkmated'. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Chris Taylor.
- Almost chess. One queen has combined rook and knight moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Amazon chess. Queen may also move as a knight. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Amazone schaak. Dames kunnen ook als paard zetten (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Archchess. Large chess variant from 17th century Italy. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
- Arimaa. Board game playable with standard chess set, hard for computers. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Omar Syed and Aamir Syed.
- Arnhem Chess. Game on board of 38 squares. (6x7, Cells: 38) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
- Atlantis Chess. Instead of moving, a player may remove an square from the edges of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gerben Dirksen.
- Atlantis schaak. In plaats van een gewone zet mag een speler ook een veld van de rand van het bord wegnemen (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gerben Dirksen.
- Atoomschaak (Atomic Chess). Stukken ontploffen wanneer ze slaan: alle stukken op grenzende velden verdwijnen ook (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Avalanche Chess. This game is a Recognized Chess Variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Balbo's chess. Board with a strange shape designed to make Bishops stronger in relation to Rooks. (Cells: 68) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: M G Balbo.
- Barasi Chess. Game named after inventor with Berolina pawns can also move backwards; other pieces can only move forwards. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Paul Barasi.
- Barasi Schaak. Pionnen bewegen anders (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Paul Barasi.
- Barca. Twelve animals fight over watering holes in nice looking commercial game. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Andrew Caldwell.
- Baroque/Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
- Baseline chess. Start chess with main pieces in different order on baselines. Overview of several variants. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- The Battle of the Animals. Simulated conflict between animal kingdoms. (7x9, Cells: 63) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Bennekom Double Move Chess. Move twice per turn with the same piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Bennekom Dubbele zet schaak. Elke beurt mag tweemaal met hetzelfde stuk gezet worden (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Berolina Chess. Different moving pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Edmund Hebermann.
- Berolina Grid Chess. Combination of Berolina Chess and Grid Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Berolina Roosterschaak (Berolina Grid Chess). Combinatie van Roosterschaak met Berolina pionnen (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Berolina Schaak. Pionnen slaan recht en zetten schuin (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Bilateral Group Simultaneous Chess. Simultaneous chess, but with two groups of rotating players. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: B. Eshuis.
- Bilaterale Groepssimultaan Schaak. Twee teams spelen op verschillende borden; elke speler zet steeds een zet op het volgende bord (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: B. Eshuis.
- Bird's Chess. Chess variant on 10 by 8 board from 19th century England. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and John Gollon. Inventor: Henry Bird.
- Bishops Conversion Rule. Rule for variant where bishops start on equal colored squares, with sample games. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
- Blackjack chess. Win also if the value of pieces you have is exactly 21 points. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk Breugem.
- Bombalot. Bombs can wipe out most pieces on the board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Bruce Harper.
- Bughouse. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Bughouse Chess. A slight variation of Replacement Chess. Captured pieces must be put on an empty square on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Burmese Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Byelorussian Cheskers. Crossover between chess and Russian draughts. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: N. N. Grushevsky.
- Byzantijns of Rond Schaak. Historische variant of rond bord. (Dutch Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Byzantine chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Cagliostro's Chess. Variant on 12 by 8 board with combination pieces. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: John Ayer and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Savio Cagliostro.
- Capablanca's chess. An enlarged chess variant, proposed by Capablanca. (10x8, Cells: 80) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and David Howe. Inventor: Jose Raul Capablanca.
- Card Chess. Cards determine which player makes a move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chance Chess. Commercial game: cards determine what piece you can move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chancellor Chess. On a 9 by 9 or 9 by 8 board with a piece with combined rook and knight moves. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ben R. Foster.
- Changgi. Koreaans schaak (Dutch Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chaturanga. De allereerste versie van het schaakspel. (Dutch Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chaturanga for four players.. Oldest multiplayer chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Checkers Chess. Pieces move initially only forwards. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hans Multhopp.
- Checkless Chess. No piece may cross a square where it gives check. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Cheshire Cat Chess. Squares are disappearing. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Cheshire kat schaak (Cheshire Cat Chess). Velden verdwijnen nadat een stuk ze verlaat. (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Cheskers. Cross-variant between chess and checkers. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Solomon W. Golomb.
- Chess. The rules of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess - The Speed Game. Chess on a 5 by 6 board. (5x6, Cells: 30) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: ? denOude.
- Chess 2 - The Sequel. Different armies, a new winning condition, and duels. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: David Sirlin.
- Chess 960. Randomized setup; also known as Fischer Random Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
- Chess Chaos. Announcement of pack of cards that affect chess. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess Empire. Large four player chess variant. (20x20, Cells: 322) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Harry Jackson.
- Chess on a 12 by 12 board. Orthodox chess but with additional squares around the setup. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Doug Vogel.
- Chess on a board with 37 squares. Game with full Chess arrays minus a Pawn on a 37 square board without any corners. (Cells: 37) Author: Alfred Pfeiffer and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Alfred Pfeiffer.
- Chess without pawns. Variant where only kings can take and no pawns are used. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Vladislav Rapetsky.
- Chess-Battle. War variant from the Soviet-Union, 1933. (12x12, Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: A. S. Yurgelevich.
- CHESSapeak. Website of firm selling four player chess variant. (Cells: 160) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chessball. Play football on a chessboard. (5x8, Cells: 40) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: U. N. Kamzolov.
- Chessgi. Drop the pieces you take from your opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chessmen-At-Arms. A wargame with chess pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chessmic. Commercial, expensive, three-dimensional chess from Germany. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chinese Chess. Links and rules for Chinese Chess (Xiangqi). (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
- Choice chess. Propose five moves and your opponent selects one for you. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Fred Galvin.
- Circe Chess. Captured pieces return to their original square. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Pierre Monréal.
- Circe Progressive Chess. Combination of Circe and Progressive Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Circe schaak. Geslagen stukken komen weer op hun beginpositie (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Pierre Monréal.
- Circular Chess. Chess on a round board. (16x4, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dave Reynolds.
- Citadel Chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a ten by ten board with four extra citadels. (10x10, Cells: 104) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Coherent Chess. Variant on 9 by 9 board with special knights. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
- Color Chess. Chess variant on board with 39 squares with five different colors. (6x6, Cells: 36) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Maarten Bodlaender.
- Compromise Chess. Propose five moves and your opponent selects one for you. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Fred Galvin.
- Condi Chess. Speed chess with the clock twelve meters from the board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Coregal Chess. Both kings and queens are royal. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Corner-square chess. Taking is only allowed when your king is on a cornersquare. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk Breugem.
- Counsellor Chess. Variant on 12 by 8 board that adds Elephants and Counsellors. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: R. Douglas Wells.
- Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. (12x8, Cells: 96) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Crazy Lightning Chess. Speed chess combined with an umpire calling out random rule changes. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- CSIPGS (comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic) Chess Variants. Variants on csipgs Chess and a handy overview of its rules. By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Damschaak (checkers chess). Stukken mogen alleen vooruit, totdat ze op de achterste rij geweest zijn (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hans Multhopp.
- Dark Chess variants. Possible other rules for Dark(ness) Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Dennis Merritt and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dennis Merritt.
- Demi chess. Chess on a 4 by 8 board. (4x8, Cells: 32) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Peter Krystufek.
- Diagonal Quadrant Chess. Pieces start in two of the four by four quadrants of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ian Storz.
- Diana. Chess on a 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: ? Hopwood.
- The Disguised King. Unknown pawn becomes royal piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk Breugem.
- Djambi. Four player variant with different taking rules and special central square. (9x9, Cells: 1) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jean Anesto.
- Dodl-schach. A truly small variant. (6x4, Cells: 24) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Dodo Chess. From a special setup, be the first to have your king reach the last row. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Double chess. Two sets of pieces on 16 by 12 board. (16x12, Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Julian S. Grant Hayward.
- Double Skak. Four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Soren Kirk.
- Dragonchess. Commercial large chess variant. (16x10, Cells: 124) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Lex Parker.
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess. Large variant from 18th century England. (14x10, Cells: 140) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.
- Dunsany's Chess. 32 pawns play against a full set of pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Edward John Morton Drax Plunkett.
- Dynamo Chess. You pull and push pieces around and off the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hans Kluever.
- Les Échecs Hexagonaux de Glinski. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Wladyslaw Glinski.
- Enemy Progressive chess. Make one normal move and an increasing number of moves with enemy pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
- Eric's Great chess. Modern variant on historic large chess variant. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
- Euchess. Grand chess variant on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
- Excess en Superschaak. Nieuwe soorten stukken in fraai ontwerp (Dutch Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: H. van Haeringen.
- Express Chess. Information on commercial chess variant with cards instead of board and pieces. () Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Bill Jemas.
- Extinction chess. Win by making your opponents pieces of one type extinct. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
- Fibonacci Chess. Players can make multiple moves per turn, the number determined by the fast growing Fibonacci sequence. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: David Bradley.
- Fifty-fifty chess. Mating is allowed after having taken eight pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk Breugem.
- Fischer Random Schaak. Begin met een willekeurige beginopstelling (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
- Fish Chess. Pawns can move backwards without capturing. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Five-Minute Poppy Shogi. Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Oyama Yasuharu.
- Five-stars chess. One can also win by having five pieces in a row. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk Breugem.
- Flying Chess. Some pieces can fly. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: David Eltis.
- Football Chess. A Football/Soccer game played with Chess pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
- Fortress chess. An old Russian variant for four players. (Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Four Handed Chess (I). Information on different variants of four handed chess on plus-shaped board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Four Handed Chess II. More variants of four handed chess on plus-shaped boards. (Cells: 160) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Four Handed Chess III. An all fight all variant of four handed chess on plus-shaped board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Daniel Elliott Loeb.
- Four seasons chess.. Medieval multiplayer chess variant on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 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.
- Free-for-All Chess. Player's may move either their own or their opponent's pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jed Stone.
- French revolution chess. Advanced pawns threaten the noble pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Gala. Medieval game of German farmers. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Gebalanceerd omwisselschaak (Balanced Swap Chess). Een beurt bestaat uit een gewone zet en het omwisselen van twee stukken (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
- Giveaway Chess. Taking is obligatory; the first player that loses all his pieces wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière.
- Glinski's Hexagonaal Schaak. Veel gespeelde variant op bord met zeshoekige velden (Dutch Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and John William Brown. Inventor: Wladyslaw Glinski.
- Glinski's Hexagonal Chess. Chess on a board made out of hexagons. (Cells: 91) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Wladyslaw Glinski.
- Go with chess pieces. Generalization of go-rules using chess pieces. (19x19, Cells: 361) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Grand Chess. Christian Freeling's popular large chess variant on 10 by 10 board. Rules and links. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!) Author: Greg Strong and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
- The Grand Crossing. Win by moving your king to the opponents side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk Breugem.
- Grande Acedrex. A large variant from 13th century Europe. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Grasshopper Chess. Each player has eight additional grasshoppers. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
- Great Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Greek Progressive Chess. Make at most one move more than your opponent in his last turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Kostas Prentos.
- Grid Chess. Always move to a different 2 by 2 square part of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Walter Stead.
- Grootschaak. Bekende variant op 10 by 10 board met combinatiestukken (Dutch Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
- Guard Chess, or Islandic Chess. Guarded pieces cannot be captured. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Half Bughouse. Another name for Anywhere Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Hand Shogi. Modern shogi variant with many pieces to drop. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John William Brown.
- Haynie's Hexagonal Chess. Experimental hexagonal chess variant. (Cells: 91) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Billy Haynie.
- Haynie's Oblong Chess 128. Variant on double size chess board. (16x8, Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Billy Haynie.
- Haynie's Primary Chess. On 6 by 6 board without knights. (6x6, Cells: 36) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Billy Haynie.
- Hecatomb. Each player has 31 queens and one king. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Kevin Maroney.
- Heraldic chess. Chess with cards and dice. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Modest Solans.
- Heraldic Extinction Chess. Win by taking a pair of pieces that started on the same line in the opening setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Hexagonal chess - problem 4. Mate in two moves hexagonal chess problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: K Berthomeau.
- Hexagonal Chess, Glinski's. Chess on a board made out of hexagons. (Cells: 91) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Wladyslaw Glinski.
- Hexagonal Chess, Haynie's. Experimental hexagonal chess variant. (Cells: 91) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Billy Haynie.
- Hexagonal chess, McCooey's. Chess on a board, made out of hexes. Variant of Dave McCooey. (Cells: 91) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
- Highcastle Chess. All pieces can castle. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ed Pegg Jr..
- 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.
- House of Kay. Company selling a circular chess board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- HP-minichess. Small chess variant that could be played against a pocket calculator. (5x5, Cells: 25) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Indiaas of Turks Grootschaak. Historische variant op bord van 10 by 10 velden. (Dutch Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Infinite Chess. Chess on on infinite board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Tim Converse.
- Insane. Pieces change to random type when they move. With program playing this variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jari Huikari.
- Janus Chess. Variant on 10 by 8 board. (10x8, Cells: 80) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Werner Schoendorf.
- Japanese Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
- Jetan - Martian Chess. Large variant from the book The Chessmen of Mars. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- Judkin's Shogi. Small shogi variant on 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: ? Judkin.
- The Jungle Game. Simulated conflict between animal kingdoms. (7x9, Cells: 63) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Kaartschaak (Card chess). Kaarten worden gedraaid: rode kaart: wit zet; zwarte kaart: zwart zet. (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Killer Chess. Taking is obligatory; the first player that loses all his pieces wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière.
- King's Color. Pieces move depending if they are on the same color squares as the king in hexagonal chess variant. (Cells: 91) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
- Kinglet. Win by taking all the pawns of the opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Kings and Pawns. Proprietary game on 8 by 7 board with two types of pieces and no capturing. (7x8, Cells: 56) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Knightmate. Win by mating the knight. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Bruce Zimov.
- Kriegspiel. With help of a referee, two players move without knowing the moves of the opponent. (3x(8x8), Cells: 192) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henry Michael Temple.
- Kung Fu Chess . Simultaneous movement in chess variant as an action and thinking game. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Lawine schaak (Avalanche Chess). Naast een gewone zet schuif je een pion van de tegenstander een naar voren (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Les Échecs Berlinois. Les Pions avancent en diagonale et prennent droit devant eux. (French Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière.
- Les Échecs Doubles. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: David Short.
- Les Échecs jusqu'à Extinction. La victoire s'obtient en capturant toutes les pi (French Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
- Les Échecs Marseillais. Chaque camp joue deux fois de suite. (French Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière.
- Les Grands Échecs. La populaire variante d (French Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
- Link to: Rainbowchess . Cards determine which pieces are placed on the board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jozias Hillenkamp and Melchior Hillenkamp.
- Los Alamos Schaak. Op een bord van 6 bij 6 velden. (Dutch Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Los Alamos variant. Chess on a 6 by 6 board from the early days of computing. (6x6, Cells: 36) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Losing Chess. Taking is obligatory; the first player that loses all his pieces wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière.
- Lumberjack. Pieces move depending on the column they are on. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Bruce Zimov.
- Madhouse Chess. A slight variation of Replacement Chess. Captured pieces must be put on an empty square on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- The Maharaja and the Sepoys. Powerful lonely king against a full set of pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Makruk (Thai chess). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Marinelli's three-handed chess, or Triple Chess. Historic chess variant for three players. (Cells: 136) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Philip Marinelli.
- Mark Davis's Chess Designs. With a round chess board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Mark Davis.
- Marseillais Chess. Move twice per turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière.
- Marseillais Schaak. Iedere beurt doet een speler twee zetten (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Martian Chess. Two or four player strategic game with chess elements played with Looney piramids. (4x8, Cells: 32) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Andrew Looney.
- Martian Chess, Jetan. Large variant from the book The Chessmen of Mars. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- McCooey's Hexagonal chess. Chess on a board, made out of hexes. Variant of Dave McCooey. (Cells: 91) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
- Mecklenbeck Chess. Pawns can promote on the sixth row. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Greg Strong. Inventor: Bernd Eickenscheidt.
- Metapontum . Cooperative chessvariant on hexagonal board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hans Theo Frenkel.
- Microshogi. Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Oyama Yasuharu.
- Mideast chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board, inspired by ancient Tamerlane chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John Mantle Green.
- Military Chess. 19th century commercial chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: E. Joseph Cossman.
- Mini Slanted Escalator Chess. Chess on smaller asymmetric board. (8x6, Cells: 44) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and David Short. Inventor: David Short.
- Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Shigenobu Kusumo.
- Modern Chess. Variant on a 9 by 9 board with piece that combines bishop and knight moves. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gabriel Vicente Maura.
- Moebius Chess. The board is a Moebius ring. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Menno Dekker.
- Morley's Chess. Boards with enlarged sides. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: F V Morley.
- Neo Chess. Four player chess on 8 by 10 board from 1925. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: J. L. Naylor.
- New-Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with combination pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: John Ayer and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Stephen G. Sava.
- Nine square Chess. With additional `Joker' piece on nine by nine board. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John Mantle Green.
- No Stress Chess. Chess with additional cards that tell which piece to move and how it moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Todd Kurtzer and John Zaruba.
- No-Chess. Forbid one move to your opponent each turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Zoltan Blazsik and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Zoltan Blazsik.
- Not a Dodgson System Chess. Four player variant, using Alice chess movement. Win by taking most of the eliminated players pieces. (2x(7x6), Cells: 84) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Novo Chess. War game chess variant from the Netherlands, 1937. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: L. J. Weijden.
- Oblong chess. Variant of Shatranj, played on a four by sixteen sized board. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Octahedral Chess. 3d-board in octahedral form. (9x(), Cells: 340) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Michael D. Ward. Inventor: Michael D. Ward.
- Official Football Chess. Variant from the 1960's with pieces replaced by football players. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- One dimensional Chess Variants. A page detailing some one dimensional chess variants. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Paard in de zak. Spelers hebben extra paard dat in plaats van gewone zet ingezet mag worden (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Pacific Chess. Variant on ten by ten board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Patricia. On a 5 by 5 board, with drops and changing pieces. (5x5, Cells: 25) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Rob Nierse. Inventor: Rob Nierse.
- Patrol chess. In order to capture or give check, a piece [including kings] must be `observed' by another piece of the same player. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Federik Hendrik von Meyenfeldt.
- Patt-schach (Stalemate chess). Players start with an illegal move from a stalemated position. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Petty Chess. Chess on a 5 by 6 board. (5x6, Cells: 30) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: B. Walker Watson.
- Pick-the-team chess. Make up a list of pieces and choose your pieces from your and your opponents list. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Placement. Only kings start on board; other pieces are dropped to home square and then moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Walter Weiss.
- Plunderchess: Pictures and a review. Commercial variants where capturing gains the right to move once as the captured piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jeff Knight.
- Pocket knight. Each player has a knight that he can drop during the game. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Presto chess. First player who checks with untakable piece wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Lawrence Crane.
- Progressive Forwards Chess. Progressive chess where pieces may only move forwards. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Putback Chess. A slight variation of Replacement Chess. Captured pieces must be put on an empty square on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Queens Left Chess. Black king and queen reverse position in setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Racing Kings. From a special setup, be the first to have your king reach the last row. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Raumschach. The classical variant of three-dimensional chess: 5 by 5 by 5. (5x(5x5), Cells: 125) (Recognized!) Author: Bruce Balden and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
- Re. Drop pieces on a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Reiner Knizia.
- Real chess. Players start with placing their major pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: E. I. Csaszar.
- Refusal Chess. Refuse your opponent to make certain moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Fred Galvin.
- De regels van het schaakspel. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Les règles des Échecs. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Relativistic Chess. Squares attacked by the opponent are considered not to exist. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Kevin Whyte.
- Repeating Chess. A slight variation of Replacement Chess. Captured pieces must be put on an empty square on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Die Richtlinien des Schachs. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Christian Peheim.
- Rifle Chess. Pieces are taken by shooting: capturing without moving. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: W. B. Seabrook.
- Rithmomachia. Information on Rithmomachia. (16x8, Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Rokeerschaak (Castle Chess). Win door lang te rokeren (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Eric Anglini.
- Romulan Chess. Kriegspiel variant: played with a referee where pieces cloak and uncloak. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Steve Kramer and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Rooksquare Chess. Win by moving piece to corner at opponent's side. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jens Baek Nielsen.
- Roosterschaak (Grid Chess). Het bord is verdeeld in delen van 2 by 2 velden; een stuk moet altijd naar een ander deel gaan (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Walter Stead.
- Rose chess. Hexagonal chess variant, with additional variants, from St Albans, UK. (Cells: 91) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Rotation Chess. Every 10th move, the board is turned around. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Round chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Royal Chess. Variant on ten by eight board. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Rules of Chess. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Rules of Chess 1. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Rules of Chess 2. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Rules of Chess 3. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Rules of Chess 4. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Rules of Chess 5. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Rules of Chess 6. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Rules of Chess 7. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Russian fortress chess. An old Russian variant for four players. (Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Schaakgi (Chessgi). Geslagen stukken kunnen als versterkingen worden ingezet (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Schachdame. Variant between Checkers and Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Heinrich Richter.
- Schachen - Chess me. Commercial chess variant with board and pieces replaced by cards. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Heinrich Gumpler and Matthias Schmitt.
- Schada - Het Wereld Spel. A crossover between Chess and Draughts from the 1930's. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jan Boogert.
- Schaken zonder schaak (Checkless Chess). Het is verboden te tegenstander schaak te geven, tenzij je mat geeft (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Self Eliminator. You are allowed to take your own pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John Gallicano.
- Self's three-handed chess. 19th century chess variant for three players. (Cells: 144) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henry J. Self.
- Shako. Cannons and elephants are added in variant on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Shatar. Mongolian chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Shatranj. Veelgespeelde Arabische voorloper van schaken uit 5e tot 9e eeuw na Christus. (Dutch Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Shatranj. The widely played Arabian predecessor of modern chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
- Shatranj Kamil I. Large shatranj variant with new piece: camel. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Shatranj Kamil II. Large historic shatranj variant with new piece: dabbabah or war machine. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Sho Shogi. Historic predecessor of shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
- Shogi: Japanese Schaak. Japans schaak (Dutch Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and John William Brown.
- Shogi: les Échecs Japonais. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière.
- Shou Dou Qi: The Battle of Animals - The Jungle Game. Simulated conflict between animal kingdoms. (7x9, Cells: 63) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Shrink Chess. The board is shrinking. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Pepijn van Erp and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Siamese Chess. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Single check chess. Checking the opponent wins the game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Sittuyin (Burmese Chess). Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Space Chess. Three dimensional commercial chess variant. (3x(8x8), Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Spinach Chess. Right to make powerfull move alternates between players in variant with two kings. (8x8, Cells: 68) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Stereo Chess. 8 by 8 board with four 4 by 4 boards stacked on top of it. (4x(), Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gerhard W. Jensch.
- Sting. A game where Kings can move like Grasshoppers in addition to their normal move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Stupidhouse. Variant of Double Bughouse or Tandem Chess where partners have the same color. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Suicide Chess. Taking is obligatory; the first player that loses all his pieces wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière.
- Superchess and Monarch. Booklet in English and Dutch and book in Dutch about large chess variants with fantasy pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk van Haeringen.
- Surprise Chess. Speed chess combined with an umpire calling out random rule changes. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Take-all Chess. Taking is obligatory; the first player that loses all his pieces wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière.
- Tamerlane chess. A well-known historic large variant of Shatranj. (11x10, Cells: 112) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Tandem Chess. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Tauschach. Each player has one piece off the board, that can be switched every turn with one of his pieces but not the king. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Tempete sur l'Echiquier. Play by mail rules. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Pierre Clequin.
- Tempete sur l'Echiquier. Pack of cards that change chess rules when played. French original version of Knightmare Chess. Lots of fun. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Pierre Clequin.
- Tezhi Luzhanqi - Chinese army chess. Chinese strategic game. (5x13, Cells: 63) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Thai chess (Makruk). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Three dimensional Chess: Kogbetliantz game. Chess on an 8 by 8 by 8 board. (8x(8x8), Cells: 512) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Bruce Grant. Inventor: Dr. Ervand George Kogbetliantz.
- Tic Tac Chec (Boter, Kaas en Schaak). Krijg vier schaakstukken op rij in spel op 4 bij 4 bord (Dutch Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Tic-Tac-check. Get four chesspieces in a row on a 4 by 4 board. (4x4, Cells: 16) Author: Daniel Thibault and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Don Green.
- Tile Chess . Commercial chess variant, published by Steve Jackson Games. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Too Many Bishops. Players get each turn one extra bishop, placed by their opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Training Chess: Knights move. Simple chess variant for training the move of the knight for children that start to learn chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Training Chess: Rook, Bishop, Queen moves. Simple chess variant for training moves of pieces for children that start to learn chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Transcendental Chess. Play from random setup with a different setup for white and black. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Max Lawrence.
- Transporter Chess. In addition to the usual set of pieces, players have a transporter piece, which can transport pieces one square in any direction. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Torben Osted.
- Tridimensional Chess (Star Trek). Three-dimensional chess from Star Trek. (7x(), Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Andrew Bartmess.
- Triplets. Move in one turn a pawn, the king, and another piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Adam Sobey.
- Tryslmaistan Chess . Fictional chess variant on board made of 24 triangles. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Tutti-Frutti Chess. With bishop-knight, knight-rook, queen-knight and the usual pieces on an 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza and Philip M. Cohen.
- Twiknight. Knights can make one double move a game, and always check with a double move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jens Baek Nielsen.
- U-Chess. Moves are legal if they can be written with three symbols in descriptive notation. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Ubi-ubi chess. Experimental variant with powerful Knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Koen Versmissen.
- Ultima. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
- Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
- Ultrachess. Chess variant with two queens on 9 by 8 board. (9x8, Cells: 72) Author: John Ayer and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Unirexal Chess. Only white has a king. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Upside-Down Chess. White starts at the upper two rows, black at the bottom. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Vlooientheaterschaak. Variant van doorgeefschaak (Dutch Language) Author: Jos Jansen of Lorkeers and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Waider's three-handed chess. Missing description (Cells: 126) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Waider.
- War Chest . Customizable fantasy board game. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Welbeck Kriegspiel. Players choose their own setups, unknown to opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
- Whale Shogi. Shogi variant. (6x6, Cells: 36) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
- White and Black Chess. Move each turn a piece from a white and a piece from a black square. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Wildebeest Chess. Variant on an 10 by 11 board with extra jumping pieces. (11x10, Cells: 110) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
- Wolf Chess. Half-century old variant on board of size 8 by 10. (8x10, Cells: 80) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Arno von Wilpert.
- Xiangqi (象棋): Chinese Chess. Links and rules for Chinese Chess (Xiangqi). (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
- Zebulon. German commercial game with bluffing with chess pieces and connection forming. (7x7) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Herbert Schuetzdeller.
- Square graphics. Images of squares for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: bishops. Images of squares with rotated and colored bishops for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: circles. Images of squares with circles on it. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: circles with a letter. Images of squares with letters for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: circles with numbers. Images of squares with numbered circles for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: Colored fantasy pieces. Images of squares with colored fantasy pieces in it. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: draughts. Images of squares with draughts pieces for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: empty squares. Images of empty squares for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: kings. Images of squares with rotated and colored kings for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: knights. Images of squares with rotated and colored knights for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: more fantasy pieces. Images of some fantasy pieces for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and David Howe.
- Square graphics: pawns. Images of squares with rotated and colored pawns for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: queens. Images of squares with rotated and colored queens for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: rooks. Images of squares with rotated and colored rooks for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: rotated fantasy pieces. Images of rotated fantasy pieces for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: rotated pieces. Images of squares with rotated pieces for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Square graphics: squares with markings. Images of squares with some markings for creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Abbott, Robert. An interview with the inventor of Ultima. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Aronson, Peter. Interview with the winner of the 44 squares contest. Author: Peter Aronson and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Betza, Ralph. An interview with the `Grandmaster of Chess Variant Design'. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Ralph Betza.
- Bodlaender, Hans. An interview with the founder of the Chess Variant Pages. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Various.
- Cazaux, Jean-Louis. An interview. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Good, Ben. Interview with the winner of the 38-challenge. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Ben Good.
- Interview with Darren Izzard. An interview with the winner of the contest to design a chess variant on a board with 40 squares. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Interview with David Li. Interview with the author about his books on Kriegspiel. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Interview with David Pritchard. An interview with the author of Popular Chess Variants. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Interview with Hans Bodlaender. An interview with the founder of the Chess Variant Pages. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Various.
- Interview with Jean-Louis Cazaux. An interview. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Interview with Joao Pedro Neto. Interview with Joao Pedro Neto. Author: João Pedro Neto and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Interview with Ralph Betza. An interview with the `Grandmaster of Chess Variant Design'. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Ralph Betza.
- Interview with Robert Abbott. An interview with the inventor of Ultima. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Interview with Seth McGinnis. Interview with the winner of the contest to design a chess variant on 39 squares. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Interview with Tony Quintanilla. Interview with the winner of the 41-square Chess Variant Competition. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Izzard, Darren. An interview with the winner of the contest to design a chess variant on a board with 40 squares. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Li, David. Interview with the author about his books on Kriegspiel. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- McGinnis, Seth. Interview with the winner of the contest to design a chess variant on 39 squares. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Neto, Joao Pedro. Interview with Joao Pedro Neto. Author: João Pedro Neto and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Pritchard, David. An interview with the author of Popular Chess Variants. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Quintanilla, Tony. Interview with the winner of the 41-square Chess Variant Competition. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Pixelpusher variant: Almost chess. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Pixelpusher variant: Amazon chess. Play Amazon Chess against a (weak) applet. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Pixelpusher variant: Centerless chess. Play Centerless chess against a (weak) applet. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
- Pixelpusher variant: Chess on a board with 37 squares. Play Chess on a board with 37 squares against a (weak) applet. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Alfred Pfeiffer.
- Pixelpusher variant: Chess on a board with 37 squares. Java applet for chess variant on a 37-square board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Alfred Pfeiffer.
- Pixelpusher variant: Demi Chess. Play Demi Chess against a (weak) applet. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Peter Krystufek.
- Pixelpusher variant: Dunsany Chess. Play Dunsany Chess against a (weak) applet. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Edward John Morton Drax Plunkett.
- Pixelpusher: Chancellor chess. Play Chancellor Chess against a (weak) applet. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ben R. Foster.
- Pixelpusher: Modern chess. Play Modern Chess against a (weak) applet. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gabriel Vicente Maura.
- Braintv: A Korean chess TV channel. KoreanChess. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- History of the Chess Variant pages. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Hits to The Chess Variant Pages. Some access statistics of this website. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Recognized Chess Variant: Magnetic Chess. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: João Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier.
- De Schaak Variant Pagina's. Home page van De Schaak Variant Pagina's (Dutch Language) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- The chess variant pages: Offline Version. Read this website without an internet connection. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and David Howe.
- The World of Fairy Chess. Short introduction to the world of fairy chess problems. Author: Theodor Tauber and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Dutch translations on the Chess Variant Pages. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- A forum at chessvariants.com. A new place to discuss chess variants. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Hans Bodlaender resigns as editor-in-chief. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- New sets of Exchess (Superchess). Announcement of sets of chess variant pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk van Haeringen.
- News on Superchess. A championship in combination with Corus chess, and a third set of pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk van Haeringen.
- Three-players Chess. Newspaper announcement of three player chess. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- The Chinese Chess Institute. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Playchess . Correspondence chess server. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Cardinals Super Chess and Super Checkers. Photographs of set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess - the Speed Game. Photo's of set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: ? denOude.
- Chess Equalizer Dice. Photo's of dice with chess symbols. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess Players Statue (Photo). Missing description Author: Marijke K. Bodlaender-Groote and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess set: a very cheap set. Photo's of a set bought for a quarter of a Dutch guilder, with some silly variants playable with the set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess set: Abstract pieces. Photo's of chess set with geometric forms for pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess set: Abstract set from Poland. Photo's of chessset. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess set: Human figures. Photo's of chess set with human figures as pieces made by mrs. Bodlaender-Groote. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess set: Portable plastic set. Photo's of cheap portable plastic chess set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess set: Set from Poland. Photo's of a wooden painted chess set from Poland. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess set: Small wooden set. Photo's of small round wooden chess set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess Stamps from Laos. Stamps with historical paintings of chess variants. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chessapeak Challenge Photo's. Commercial chess variant for four players. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chessapeak Challenge Tourney edition (photo's). Large (one meter square board) size edition of four player chess variant. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chessapeak Porta-Challenge. Photo's of pocket edition of multiplayer chess variant. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chessapeak: Pictures of Chessapeak Classic. Photo's of 4 player chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chex: photo's. Photo's of a chess variant formed of cards with chess piece symbols. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: David L. Smith.
- Courier Chess. A painting of a Courier Chess game by the famous Dutch painter Lucas van Leyden, from 1510. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Dodl schach: photo's. Photo's of a very small chess variant set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Dodl-schach. Photo's of Dodl-schach: a very small chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Exchess Set. New chess pieces that can be used in combination with Staunton chess pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk van Haeringen.
- Football Chess - Photo's. Chinese game of Snakes and Ladders type, with little in common with either Chess or Football. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Gala set photos. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Heraldic chess dice. Photo's of dice with chess symbols from Heraldic chess set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Modest Solans.
- HEXchess. Information about a commercial hexagonal chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Hyperchess. Photo's of hexagonal chess variant from 1971. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: W. D. Groman.
- Infinite Chess Photographs. Photos of an Infinite Chess set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Information on: Master Chess Triple Game. Two players play on three boards connected by corridors. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Rein Keulen.
- Korean Chess: photo's. Photo's of Korean chess set with plastic pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Korean Chess: photo's (2). Photo's of original Korean chess set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Magnetic Xiangqi set. Photo's of a magnetic Chinese chess set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Omega Chess set Photos. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Photos of a Gala Set.. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Photos of Korean Chess Players. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Photos of Omega Chess. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Raumschach - picture from the book. Pictures from book on Raumschach from beginning 20th century. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
- Shogi set. Photographs of a Shogi set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Shogi Set. Photo's of wooden Shogi (Japanese chess) set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Siege Chess. Historic chess variant with fortress on cross-shaped board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Space Chess Photos. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Tetra. Old commercial four player chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Tezhi Luzhanqi - Chinese army chess. Chinese strategic game. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Thai Chess Set. Photo's of Markruk set of Thailand. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Triochess. Commercial three player chess variant from around 1975. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Trioschaak set: Photo's. Three player chess variant set from the Netherlands. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Annefleur R. Bodlaender.
- Vendetta. Commercial four-player chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Wikingerschach. Old commercial chess variant from Germany. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Xiangqi set: photo's. Photo's of a Xiangqi set, made in China. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Barc. Jumps as knight but only `narrow backwords' or `wide forwards'. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- BD or Bede. A piece which has the combined movement of the bishop and the dabbabah. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Berolina Pawn. Pawn variant that takes straight and moves diagonally forward. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: E. Nebermann.
- Bishopper. Moves along diagonal line to first square after jumped over piece. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Bison. Makes (1-3)-jump or (2-3)-jump. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Camel. An elongated Knight making a (3, 1) leap. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chameleon (2). Change movement abilities after every movement. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Crab. Jumps as knight but only `narrow forwards' or `wide backwards'. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Crooked Bishop. Moves in a diagonal zigzagline. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: J. de A. Almay.
- Dabbabah. Historical piece leaping two squares horizontally or vertically. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- FAD. A piece which has the has the combined movements of the Ferz, Alfil and the Dabbabah. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Ferz. Moves one diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Fibnif. Moves one diagonally or makes a forwards or backwards knight jump. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Giraffe. Makes (1,4)-jump. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Gnus. Makes (1-2)-jump or (1-3)-jump. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Gold General. Shogi piece that moves one square but not diagonally backwards. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Grasshopper. Moves along queenlines to first square after jumped over piece. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: T. R. Dawson.
- Joker. Moves like last piece moved by the opponent. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- King. Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
- Knight (a.k.a. Horse). Makes a (1,2)-jump. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Lance. Moves one or more squares straight forward. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Leo. Moves on queen lines, but must jump once when taking. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: T. R. Dawson.
- Lion (2). Moves on queen-lines but must jump exactly one piece. Appears in fairy chess problems. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
- Lion (Murray). Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally or captures on neighboring square. Author: John William Brown and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: H.J.R. Murray.
- Mushroom. Jumping piece whose destination squares form a mushroom pattern. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.