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Sacred King Chess
. It is not legal to check your opponent's King, so victory is by stalemate or bare King. By Peter Aronson.
Samarcanda
. Variant of Mideast Chess with Crooked Bishops. By Nuno Cruz.
Sanctuary
. 46-cell game with elements from Xiang Qi. By Jeremy Pflasterer.
Sankaku Shogi
. Small Shogi variant played on a board of 44 triangles with no drops and a teleporting Emperor. By Larry L. Smith.
Save the Standard
. Zip file containing zrf and graphics for 7x7 and 13x13 home fields. By Graeme C Neatham.
Schachdame
. Variant between Checkers and Chess. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Heinrich Richter.
Schachmühle
. Morris game played on a Chessboard with Chess pieces. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Schizophrenic Chess
. Game on 12x7 board with Left and Right Schizzys, Bobbers, Teleporters and other exotic pieces. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
Schoolbook
. Zillions file for Schoolbook. By Sam Trenholme.
Schoolbook (updated)
. Missing description By Sam Trenholme.
Scion
. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
Scirocco (original)
. On ten by ten board with over thirty different pieces. By Adrian King.
Scirocco (revised)
. On ten by ten board with over thirty different pieces. By Adrian King.
Seenschach
. Variant on 10 by 10 board with lake in the middle and new pieces. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
The Seeping Switchers
. An army for Chess with Different Armies based on pieces that change color when they move. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
Separate
. Queens start trapped behind enemy lines. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Brian Wong.
Separate Realms Chess
. Pieces capture like normal FIDE pieces, but have limited moves that only take them to part of the board when not capturing. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Michael Nelson and Peter Aronson.
Shako
. Cannons and elephants are added in variant on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Shamanic Chess
. Pieces may be transformed into 'Shamans'. By M Winther.
Shanghai Palace Chess
. Download these files to play this blend of Chinese, Japanese and Western Chess with Zillions of Games. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Shatra
. Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture. Author: Francis Monkman.
Shatranj
. The widely played historic Persian game, predecessor of modern chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
Shatranj
. Version with fancy graphics. Author: David Howe.
Shatranj Elephants
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Shatranj Elephants
. Shatranj-like game, but with all short-range, limited-capturing pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Shatranj for Four
. 4-handed Shatranj. Author: M Winther.
Shatranj of Troy
. A Shatranj variant with Shogi-like drops, a Trojan Horse (with 6 pieces inside). Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Shatranj Plus
. Play four large historical variations of Shatranj including Tamerlane Chess! Author: Malcolm Maynard.
Shifting Sands Chess
. Special squares -- which can be dropped and moved -- change the types of pieces that land on them. By Tony Quintanilla.
Shock Troops
. Make a regular move or drop one of two pieces into a vacant space in the back rank. By Charles Daniel.
Shogi
. Westernized version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe and Fergus Duniho.
Shogi 3D
. Three dimensional version of Japanese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
Shogi, Mortal Shogi, and Kamikaze Mortal Shogi
. Play Shogi and a couple variants with diminishing pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
Shogi, Mortal Shogi, and Kamikaze Mortal Shogi
. Optimized ZRFs for Japanese Chess and some recent variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.
The ShortRange Project
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones and Joe Joyce.
Shuffle Version Azchess
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Simple Marseillais Chess
. Simplified version of Marseillais Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
A Simple Proposal. Variant where promotion may occur on the 7th or 8th rank, and may be delayed, but only to captured pieces. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ted Clancy.
Sino-European Chess
. Missing description By Andy Thomas.
Sissa
. Variant on 9 by 9 board with Sissa's, which move like a Bishop than a Rook, or like a Rook, then a Bishop. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
Sittyuin and Makruk
. Zillions file to play Burmese Chess and Thai Chess. Author: Malcolm Maynard.
Skandaran Chess
. Download Skandaran Chess at Zillions Website. By Francisco Marzoa.
Skirmish Chess
. Pawns start on the 3rd and 6th ranks with no double-move, pieces on the 2nd and 7th ranks. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Tony Paletta.
Sky
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Slanted Escalator Chess
. Chess on an asymmetric board with interesting connectivity. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
Slide Chess
. Variant on 44 squares with moving cages. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
Smegi
. Arrows on squares show where pieces can go - crossover between Smess and Shogi. By Fergus Duniho.
Smess
. Produced and sold in the early 70's by Parker Brothers. Arrows on squares determine direction pieces can move. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Snake Chess
. A variant played on a 2 by 12 cyclindrical board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
Snark Hunt
. Variant with unequal armies on board with 41 squares, inspired by a poem of Lewis Carroll's. By Peter Aronson.
Solitaire chess puzzles
. Several chess puzzles to try with Zillions of Games. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Spacious Cannoneers
. Experimental Army for Chess with Different Armies vs the traditional CDA Armies. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Spacious Torus Chess
. Chess on a toroidal board, using Ralph Betza's spacious pieces. By Jianying Ji.
Spartan Chess 28 for Zillions
. Zip file with Zillions rules file and graphics. By Graeme C Neatham.
Spherical Guard Chess
. Play with either the single-board or dual-board sphere projection . By Graeme C Neatham.
Spinal Tap Chess
. Variant on an 11x11 board with a once-a-game mass 'Battle Move' of Pawns and Crabs. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
Spinal Tap vs Terror Chess
. The Spinal Tap Chess army vs the Terror Chess army in the battle of the 11x11 variants. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
Springermühle
. Chessboard Morris game played with Knights. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Squadron Chess
. Uses only one type of piece besides the King. By Ken Franklin.
Squarcle Chess
. Orthogonal pieces travel in square loops, diagonal pieces reflect. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Christan Hupp.
SSShess
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Stability Chess
. Designed to minimize the first-move advantage by white, maximize fairness, and simplify the rules of chess. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Various.
Star Pool Chess
. Large variant of Makruk, with a center non-square that acts as a bridge. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and Tony Quintanilla.
Stationary King Chess
. Kings can't move. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Stations
. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
Stealth Ninja Chess
. Dynamic but balanced game with short-range leapers, and unusual sliding pieces: the Stealth Gryphon and Anti-Gryphon. By Charles Daniel.
Step and Circle TrigChess
. contains rules file with 2 boards and 2 piece sets. By Graeme C Neatham.
Step by Step Handicap Chess
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Sting
. A game where Kings can move like Grasshoppers in addition to their normal move. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Storm the Ivory Tower
. Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess with Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
Straights
. Chess-like Naval Battle game from the end of the 19th Century. Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Anne Marriot Watson.
String Chess
. A one-dimensional variant with a fairy theme. Author: Mathew M. Burke. Inventor: Aaron Hall.
Subway Chess
. In a turn, player moves first middle subway part of board and then a piece. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Francois Tremblay.
Sudden Death Chess
. A piece must be sacrificed after each non-capturing move. By Doug Chatham.
Sudoku Chess
. Missing description By Doug Chatham.
Sudoku War
. A fight that takes place in a Sudoku. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
Sunflower HexChess Zillions zip
. Sunflower HexChess Zillions rule file. By Graeme C Neatham.
Super Chess III
. Big proprietary game with archers and cyclopses. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Ed Ginsberg.
Super Knights Grand Chess
. The original Super Knights with the Archbishop, Amazon, and Chancellor, as well as two more exciting and innovative games. By Charles Daniel.
Super Maharadscha
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Swap Chess. A move can consist of a series of pieces swapping places. By João Pedro Neto.
Swapmate Chess
. Missing description By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
Switching Chess. In addition to normal moves, switch with an adjacent friendly piece. By Tony Quintanilla.
Switching Realms Chess
. All noncapturing moves must change the board subset a piece occupies. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
Symmetric Sissa
. Variant on 9 by 9 board with symmetric setup and two Sissa's (generalized Knight-like sliders). Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
Symmetrical Chess Collection
. Collection of several large symmetric chess variants with only line pieces. Author: Derek Nalls and Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Derek Nalls.
Symmetron! 112
. Large version of Symmetron!, with a third modifier. By Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri.
Symmetron! 44
. Most pieces move orthogonally or diagonally according to situation. By Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri.
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