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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.
2003 Multivariant compiled ZRF
. All designs (except Extinction) to be used in upcoming tournament. Author: Glenn Overby II and Various.
21st Century chess
. A Zillions file to play an updating of Chess for the video game generation, on a 10x8 board with Barons and Jesters. Author: Peter Aronson.
3-Dimensional Eight Level Chess
. TRUE 3D Chess on an 8 x 8 x 8 board.
3D Arimaa
. 3D Arimaa - Arimaa meets Raumschach. By Tim O'Lena.
3D Shogi
. Three dimensional version of Japanese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
3D Xiang Qi
. Three dimensional version of Chinese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
3D8L Chess
. TRUE 3D Chess on an 8 x 8 x 8 board.
3to2. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
4 Armies
. Each player controls two armies. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Patrick Riley.
4-handed Chaturanga with dice
. Missing description Author: M Winther.
4-handed Shatranj
. 4-handed Shatranj. Author: M Winther.
A9 HexaChess Zillions Zip
. Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
Abagoren Macedonian Chess
. Missing description By Malcolm Webb.
ABC Chess. A variant with 8 armies of pieces generated by combining 1, 2 or 3 simpler pieces. By Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud.
Abecedarian Big Chess (ABChess)
. Design-your-own chess armies on a big board. By Glenn Overby II.
Abstract Chess
. Pieces are really by stacks of stones of different heights, with their move depending on the number of stones. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
Accounting Chess
. Modern Business Chess: win by capturing or indicting the opposing CEO (King), or bilking all of your Stockholders (Pawns). By Dan Troyka.
Achernar
. ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. By Roberto Lavieri.
Ajax Chess
. Missing description By Jose Carrillo.
Al-ces
. Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
Alapo
. Game with abstract pieces. Reach opponents first row on 6 by 6 board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Johannes Tranelis.
Alekhine Chess
. Named in honor of Alexander Alekhine, World Chess Champion 1927-1935, 1937-1946. By Michael Wortley Nolan.
Alice Chess
. Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. Author: Pierre Tourigny. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Alice Chess
. New Alice Chess ZRF plays Alice Chess on two boards. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Alice Raumshach
. Combining the Raumschach and Alice chess variants. By Robert Price.
All in 1
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
All The Way Chess. Pieces must move as far as they can when moved. By Doug Chatham.
Almost Chess
. One queen has combined rook and knight moves. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. By Roberto Lavieri.
Amazone Chess
. Queen may also move as a knight. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Ambi-Chess
. Large board with two kings, move a member of each of two armies each turn. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
American Chess
. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
Amphibian Chess
. Pieces capture by leaping when there's a square past the target, or by replacement when the target is on the edge. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
Amphora
. Chess variant inspired by game of Stone Warriors on wine bottle shaped board with 40 squares. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
Annan Shogi
. Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it (and similar variants). Author: Young-Hyun Joo.
Antarctic Chess or Predators and Penguins
. Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
Anti-Gravity Chess
. Pieces that move repel other pieces. By João Pedro Neto.
Anti-King Chess
. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. By Peter Aronson.
Anti-Magnetic Chess
. Pieces that move repel pieces like magnets. Author: João Pedro Neto.
Anti-Relay Tutti-Frutti Chess
. Anti-relay is when a piece loses a movement capability it normally does have due to its position relative to another piece. By Michael Nelson.
Anywhere Chess
. Pieces (except kings) can make teleport moves to any empty square on the board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Arabian Nights Chess
. Large modern variant of historic Shatranj, with more pieces and flying carpets. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Timothy R. Newton.
Arena Chess 42
. Game with two boards totaling 42-squares where pieces captured on the large board move to the small board. By David Howe.
Assimilation Chess
. Increase your material by assimilating your opponent's pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
Assimilation Fusion Chess
. A hybrid of Assimilation Chess and Fusion Chess. Pieces combine and split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
Asylum Chess
. Includes new game that features dual path compound pieces: the Loony Snake Rook and the Insane Snake Bishop. By Charles Daniel.
Asylum Redux
. Introducing the Loony Snake Rook and Insane Snake Bishop. Also starring the dangerous and superfast Ninja Pawns! By Charles Daniel.
Atlantean Barroom Shatranj
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Atlantis Chess
. Instead of moving, a player may remove an square from the edges of the board. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Gerben Dirksen.
AtTENdance Chess
. Missing description By Erez Schatz.
Augmented Chess
. Players give standard chess pieces small additional movement possibilities from predescribed set. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Australian Football Chess
. Game based on Australian Rules Football and Chess. By Robert Winkel.
Avalanche Chess
. A popular chess variant, where you advance your opponents pawns. Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
AvantGarde Chess
. A font-named variant that adds a Centaur and a Man to the standard setup. By Peter Aronson.
Avian Airforce
. Experimental Rider/Leaper Army for Chess with Different Armies vs the Usual Four and Other Armies. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Aviary
. New pieces with shogi elements and a bird theme. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Daniel Hollombe.
Azchess
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Azchessimp
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Azerbaijan Chess
. http://zillions-of-games.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/79138?do=show;id=1659. By Namik Zade.
Azsymchess
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Azsymchess pawns shuffler
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Azsymchess1024
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Azsymchessdrop(Improved)
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Azsymdrop(Updated))
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Bach Dang Chess
. Game on board of 88 squares, with Ships and other special pieces and rules. By Vu Q Vo.
Bachelor Chess
. Win by mating your opponent, or marrying off your King. By Doug Chatham.
Back-to-Back Chess
. Both sides start "Back-to-Back", seperated by an uncrossable line on a specially-shaped 100 square board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul Kreutzer.
Balaklava Chess
. All non-royal units can make non-capturing knight moves. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Gianluca Vecchi.
Balbo's Chess
. Board with a strange shape designed to make Bishops stronger in relation to Rooks. Author: Andrew Juell. Inventor: M G Balbo.
Ball's AKA Military Chess
. Variant on 10x10 board with military-themed short-range pieces where the goal is to occupy one of your opponent's center squares. Author: Marek14 .
Bank Chess
. Put your assets on the bank for later use! 6 Variants. Author: Karl Scherer. Inventor: Karl Scherer and Denis van Straten.
Barasi chess
. Game named after inventor with Berolina pawns can also move backwards; other pieces can only move forwards. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Paul Barasi.
Bario
. Pieces are undefined until they move. Author: M Winther. Inventor: Panos Louridas.
Barion
. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
Bastille Chess
. Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. Author: Peter Aronson.
Battle Chieftain Chess
. Warriors and a king fight on a board with walls and holes. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Craig Daniel.
Beastmaster Chess
. Large chess variant with a fantasy theme, emphasizing leaping pieces. By Glenn Overby II.
Beautiful Sun Chess (Meiriqi)
. 10x10 blend of FIDE, Shogi, and Xiangqi influences. By Glenn Overby II.
Bedlam
. A hybrid of Metamorphin' Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
Beginners Chess. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
Bellows Chess
. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
Benedict Chess
. Instead of being captured, enemy pieces switch sides. By Dan Troyka.
Besiege Chess
. Large variant with White on either side, Black in center. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
Bifocal Chess
. A game without capture : win by checkmate with a neutral piece! By Antoine Fourrière.
Big Battle
. Large (10x10), commercial variant. Author: David Milne. Inventor: M. K. Morrison.
Big Chess
. Chess variant on a 14 by 8 square board with extra Pawns, Knights and Bishops. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
Big Outer Chess
. Large variant with concentric circles on the board, so there is less concentration on the center. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Peter Blanchard.
Big Pawn Chess
. Missing description By Ken Franklin.
BigBangChess
. Chess with an expanding and contracting board. By Graeme C Neatham.
Bilateral Chess
. Game on 12x8 board adding Lions, switching Cannons, Wizards and pushing Elephants, but keeping the standard array in the middle. By Antoine Fourrière.
Birds and Ninjas
. Featuring the Flying Bombers that fly over to capture, and the short-range Ninja Guards that capture two enemy pieces at once. By Charles Daniel.
Black Hole Chess
. Variant on board with 100 squares with hole in middle of board, combination pieces and hiding squares for kings. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Short.
Black Holes
. On 5 by 8 board with holes as pieces which also can be used for transport. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Juraj Lörinc.
The Blindly Game
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Blizzard Chess. Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Blarney.
Blizzard Chess
. Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry (with all patch levels). Author: Alfred Pfeiffer. Inventor: Blarney.
BlockChess
. Decimal variant with standard pieces starting out in the corners. By Ronald W Brierley.
BomberChess
. A pawn may be exploded, removing pieces on all 8 adjacent squares. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Adam Norberg.
Bomberman
. Variant on 8 by 10 board with bombs and diffusers. Author: Jens Markmann.
Boolean Rithmomachia
. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
Booster Chess
. Pawns push friendly pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Tony Paletta.
Border Wars
. Game played on the 42 edges of a grid, with elements of Shogi and XiangQi. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
Border Wars II
. Game played on line edges with Shogi-like aspects. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
Borg Queen
. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
Bottleneck Chess
. Most pieces start the game locked up in two bottleneck parts of the board. By Köksal Karakus.
Brett Rules
. Different mobility of queens, rooks, and bishops and a different winning condition. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Juraj Pivovarov.
Brett rules
. Different mobility of queens, rooks, and bishops and a different winning condition. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Juraj Pivovarov.
The Bridge41
. 41 square board with bridge in the middle. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Hubert Lamontagne.
British Chess ZRF
. ZRF for British-themed variant with a royal Queen + Lions, Unicorns & Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.
Brotherhood Chess
. A piece cannot capture one of its own kind. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Gianluca Vecchi.
Bughouse Chess
. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. Author: Karl Scherer.
Burmese Chess
. Missing description Author: M Winther.
Bushi Shogi
. Extremely small shogi variant played with cube pieces. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Georg Dunkel.
By Rook Or By Crook
. Chess in the round on a hexagonal board with 42 trapezoidal squares. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jeff Rients.
Byelorussian Cheskers
. Crossover between chess and Russian draughts. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: N. N. Grushevsky.
Byzantine Chess
. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. Author: Robert Price.
Cambodian Chess
. Mysterious 9x9 "Cambodian" Chess game that seems unknown in Cambodia. Author: Ivan Derzhanski.
Cannibal Chess
. Pieces get the powers of a piece they take. Author: Marek14 .
Cannon Chess
. Played on a 9x9 Shogi board, feature various types of 'Cannon' pieces. Inventor: Peter Michaelsen.
Cannon Shogi
. Played on a 9x9 Shogi board, feature various types of 'Cannon' pieces. Inventor: Peter Michaelsen.
Cannons and Crabs
. A variant on a 7x6 board with Crabs (improved Pawns), and Cannons (leapers). Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
Cannons of Chesstonia
. Cannons launch a Pawn, Wazir, Ferz and Stone to increase strategical and tactical play. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Canonical Chess Variants
. A family of chess variants that blends Xiang Qi and Western Chess. By Tony Paletta.
Canopus
. Most pieces movements are range-limited. The game play is violent and tense, but fluid. By Roberto Lavieri.
Capablanca Shatranj
. Capablanca Chess with Chancellor and Archbishop replaced by Shatranj type pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Capablanca's chess
. Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Jose Raul Capablanca.
Captain Spalding Chess
. Find an Elephant in your Pajamas. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Capture-the-flag Chess
. A translation of the classic children's game to a 42-square board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Thomas Cameron.
Cardmate
. Chess variant on board with 100 squares, inspired by card games. By Ivan Derzhanski.
Carnage
. Features new pieces that attack by detonation, withdrawal, approach, and immobilization. By Charles Daniel.
Carrera Drop Chess. Game with extra cannons. By Namik Zade.
Castle Chess
. White must prevent black from castling. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Castle Siege Chess
. Byzantine Chess merged with 6x6 chess board. By Richard VanDeventer.
Catapults of Troy
. Large variant with a river, catapults, archers, and trojan horses! Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Cavalier Chess
. All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. By Fergus Duniho.
Cavalry Chess
. A once popular variant from the 1920's where every piece has additional jumping moves. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Frank Maus.
Cazaux Chess
. Some chess variants invented by Jean-Louis Cazaux, along with some others. By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
CC chess
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
CCC-FF
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
CCC-FF(updated)
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
CCC-FF(updated) with zrf.file. Missing description By Namik Zade.
CCChess new generations. Missing description By Namik Zade.
CCChess-FF(In-Yan variant). Missing description By Namik Zade.
Centaur Chess
. All pieces except Pawns move backwards as Knights. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
Centaur Royal and Double Centaur Royal
. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
Centennial Chess
. 10x10 Variant that adds Camels, Stewards, Rotating Spearmen and Murray Lions to the standard mix. Author: David Howe. Inventor: John William Brown.
The Central Squares
. 3d chess variant where all three levels share their central squares. By João Pedro Neto.
Chakra
. Variant with fairy pieces and transmitters that can transport pieces. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
Chameleon
. Chess variant on board of 41 colored squares, where pieces change type depending on color of square the move to. By Tony Quintanilla.
Chameleon Chess
. Each player has a King and 11 Chameleons whose moves are determined by the type of square they are on. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: P. D. Magnus.
The Chance Game
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Changling Chess
. Rooks become Bishops and Bishops become Rooks when moved. By Karl Scherer.
Charge Chess
. Pieces must move forwards or sideways until they hit the last row. By Jeremy Pflasterer.
Chaturaji modern-variant (4-handed Chaturanga without dice)
. Missing description By Emmanuel Baud.
Chaturanga
. Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
Chaturanga
. Version with fancy graphics. Author: David Howe.
Chaturanga
. Oldest known form of chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
Chaturanga 10x10
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Chaturanga 4-84
. An Updating of Chaturanga for Four Players with modern pieces on an 84-square board. By Peter Aronson.
Chaturanga-Shatranj-Senterej
. Oldest known version of Chess plus Arabic Chess plus a guess at Ethiopian Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
Chazz
. Only kings and pawns. Pawns can move backwards. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Cheapmate Chess
. Mate your opponent with an illegal move. By Robert Price.
Cheapmate Chess
. Mate your opponent with an illegal move. Author: Gary Baydo. Inventor: Robert Price.
Cheer Chess
. All pieces are boosted by sideline Cheerers. By Ken Franklin.
Cheshire Cat Chess
. When a unit leaves a square, the square vanishes. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Chesica
. Game from the 19th Century combining elements of Checkers and Chess. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Frederick S. Copley.
Cheskers
. Cross-variant between chess and checkers. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Solomon W. Golomb.
Cheskers and Grand Cheskers
. Cross-variant between chess and checkers, with variants on larger boards. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Solomon W. Golomb.
Chesquerque
. Variant played on a quadruple Alquerque board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: George Dekle.
Chess - The Speed Game
. Chess on a 5 by 6 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: ? denOude.
Chess 2000
. Chess on 8 by 8 board with knight/rook and knight/bishop pieces. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Gerhard Josten.
Chess 68
. 8 x 8 board with 4 extra corner squares, two extra piece types.
Chess Battle
. Military-themed Chess variant on a large board, invented in the Soviet Union in 1933. Author: Roger Norling. Inventor: A. S. Yurgelevich.
Chess Cubed
. Played within a 4x4x4 cube. By Larry L. Smith.
Chess II
. Two extra files with two additional pieces (princes) on each side. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jesse A. Obligacion.
Chess in the Fast Lane
. The 64-squares of a regular Chess board are grouped into 41 "regions" producing a small board that looks full size. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Francois Tremblay.
Chess Olympic
. Kings, Queens and Pawns have additional moves, and victory is by capture instead of checkmate. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Redzo Kolakovic.
Chess on a 12 by 12 Board
. Orthodox chess but with additional squares around the setup. Author: Peter Aronson. 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. Author: Andrew Juell. Inventor: Alfred Pfeiffer.
Chess on a Larger Board with not so few Pieces Dropped
. Game with an interesting mix of Orthochess and Exotic pieces, some of which start in-hand. By Antoine Fourrière.
Chess on a Longer Board with a few Pieces Added
. On a 10 row by 8 column board, with three new pieces. By David Howe.
Chess on a Soccer Ball
. Chess played on the 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons of a soccer ball. By David Cannon.
Chess on the Rainbows
. Players must retain a piece on all 6 colors of a 6-color board.
Chess Soccer
. Chess Soccer game on a 9x9 board with no Pawns, no Captures, two goals and one ball. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
Chess with Batteries
. Special Battery piece which augments the powers of other pieces. By Roberto Lavieri.
Chess with Cyclical Armies
. Whenever a piece moves, it changes to another type of piece of vaguely similar value. By Peter Aronson.
Chess with Different Armies
. Massive version of Chess with Different Armies with index page and many experimental armies. Author: Peter S. Hatch. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Chess with Different Armies
. Play chess but with different types of armies. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Chess with Different Armies
. Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Chess with Different Armies
. Play chess but with different types of armies. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Chess with Different Periods
. A Turn-related variant of Los Alamos Chess. Players may play with many modest variants. By Yu Ren Dong.
Chess with Ultima, Rococo and Supremo Pieces
. A series of variants with the Orthochess array transplanted to a 10x10 board and various exotic pieces added. By Peter Aronson.
Chess without pawns
. Variant where only kings can take and no pawns are used. Author: Mats Winther. Inventor: Vladislav Rapetsky.
Chess37
. A chess variant on a board with 37 squares where pieces outside of the center 9 squares move like Kings. Author: Andrew Juell. Inventor: David Howe.
Chessapawn
. Game where all pieces move forward and a win is by promoting. By Robert Price.
Chessence
. Variant on a 9 x 6 board with 8 missing squares, immobile Kings, and 9 pieces whose movement depends on their spatial relation. Author: Alfred Pfeiffer. Inventor: Jim Winslow.
Chesseract
. Four dimensional chess variant. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
Chessgi
. Captured units become yours to drop onto the board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Chessling
. Variant where the board starts empty and each player can move or drop a piece, and the goal is capture of all opposing pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: How-Hie Ling.
ChessNim. Drop chess pieces and reduce the number of unattacked squares on the board. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Alfred Pfeiffer.
Chessopoly
. Board with a hole in the middle where pawns move clockwise. Author: Andrew Juell. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
ChessVariants.zrf. 17 variants in 1 file. By (zzo38) A. Black.
Chigorin Chess. White has knights instead of bishops and a chancellor for his queen; black has bishops instead of knights. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Chinese Checkers Chess
. Some pieces may make multiple jumps as in Chinese Checkers. By Ken Franklin.
Chosen Chess. Move a piece you chose last turn, then choose a piece to move next turn. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Gianni Cottogni.
Chu Shogi
. Shogi variant on 12 by 12 board.
Chu Shogi Western
. Missing description Author: Christine Bagley-Jones.
Cincinnati 4-Way Chess
. Four player chess variant from Cincinnati. Author: Robert Price.
Circular Chess
. Chess on a round board with modern pieces. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Dave Reynolds.
Circular Perspective Chess
. Pieces must travel through a central point to get to the opponent's side of the board. Author: Andrew Juell.
Citadel Shatranj
. A variant of Shatranj, played on a ten by ten board with four extra citadel. Author: Marek14 .
The Clash of Civilizations Chess (Updated)
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Clash of Command
. Chesslike game with pieces that change and leave behind other pieces on special board.
The Clash of Continents Chess
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Cleopatra Chess
. No captures, but your Cleopatra (Queen) can seduce opposing pieces to your side. By Dan Troyka.
Clockwork Orange Chess
. Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. By Fergus Duniho.
Cobra Chess
. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces, including the Cobra. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Derick Peterson.
Coherent Chess
. Variant on 9 by 9 board with special knights. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
Colossus
. With twice the number of Rooks, Bishops and Knights. Also includes 5 new variants with exotic pieces. By Charles Daniel.
Combination Chess
. Pieces give their movement capabilities to friendly pieces in their zone of influence. By David Howe.
Combining Knightmare Chess
. When a single piece other than a Pawn or a King captures, it combines with that piece into a Knightmare either side may move. By Peter Aronson.
Commando Pawn Chess
. Once a Pawn crosses the midpoint of the board, it moves like a Berolina Pawn. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Tony Paletta.
Complete Chess
. on big board with riding and leaping piece families. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Thomas .
Confusion Chess1b
. Every piece is replaced by something roughly equivalent that moves strangely. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Convergent Chess
. Attack king directly or move to its home square on board with 40 squares. By A.J. Winkelspecht.
Coregal Chess
. Both kings and queens are royal. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Counsellor Chess
. Variant on 12 by 8 board that adds Elephants and Counsellors. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: R. Douglas Wells.
Countdown Queens
. Each queen can make at most 7 moves in the whole game.
Courier 'de la Dama'
. Courier Chess with a Modern Queen and other changes for more dynamic play. By Nuno Cruz.
Courier Chess
. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. Author: Francis Monkman.
Courier-Spiel
. This is a more modern variant of Courier Chess in 19th. By Yu Ren Dong.
Courrier Chess
. Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
Courtyard
. Variant on 5 by 8 board. Author: Marek14 .
Coward Chess
. King captures usual/moves a sq. only by switching places. By Ken Franklin.
Cows and Butterflies
. A simple Chess-like game of exchanges and promotions. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jennifer Aronson.
Crazy 38's
. On strange board with 38 squares. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Ben Good.
Crazyhouse
. A two-player version of Bughouse. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
Crazyhouse No Retreat Morphy Chess
. Normal Crazyhouse except pieces cannot move backwards. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
CrazyWar
. CrazyWar is normal Crazyhouse with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Cross Chess
. Game played on a cross-shaped board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Leigh Miller.
Cross-Eyed Chess
. Two player variant on cross-shaped board. Author: Dan Troyka. Inventor: Uri Bruck.
Cross3D Chess
. 3D Chess game where pieces are arranged in a cross shape. By Stephane Burkhart.
Crowded Angle 10x10 Chess
. Variant where pieces are set up in a L-shape on a 10x10 board. By Uwe Wiedemann.
Cuarenta
. Played only of the light-colored squares of a 9 by 9 board. By Mark Thompson.
Cuban Chaturang. 10x10 variant from Havana with Vampire Bats that move as King, Knight or Zebra. Author: Ivan Derzhanski. Inventor: German A. Mentz.
Cube+
. Three dimensional chess variant with 38 squares. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jim Aikin.
Cycle Chess
. Variant on a board with 39 cells, three of which are special. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Andy Kurnia.
Dabbabante Chess. Variant played on a 10x10 board with Super Dabbabah pieces. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Dai Dai Shogi
. Extremely large Shogi variant invented in the 17th century. Author: Douglas Silfen and Eduard Werner.
Dark Chess
. You can see all of your pieces, but only those of your opponent that you attack. Author: Andreas Kaufmann. Inventor: Jens Baek Nielsen.
Dart Chess
. Chess on a 6x6 board with a new piece: the Dart. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Darren Izzard.
Dead Square
. When pieces take, the square becomes impassible and all surrounding pieces disappear. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jason Shields.
Decima
. Missing description By Michael Nelson.
Deep Blue versus Kasparov
. White and Black each have their own way of winning.
Delayed Chess
. Only see your opponent's moves that are two moves old. Author: Karl Scherer. Inventor: Peter Obermair.
Delegating Chess
. 84 square variant in which pieces delegate moving powers. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
Delta88 Chess
. Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
Demi Chess
. Chess on a 4 by 8 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Peter Krystufek.
Demi-Chess
. Chess on a 4 by 8 board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Peter Krystufek.
Demotion Chessgi
. Chessgi variant limited to 32 turns by demotions and the removal of Pawns. By Fergus Duniho.
Deneb
. Special pieces and winning conditions. By Roberto Lavieri.
Dervish Chess
. Large variant with a great variety of pieces. By Benoit Dauphin.
Descent Chess Zillions file.
. Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces. By Andreas Kaufmann.
Desert Benedict Chess
. A hybrid of Desert Chess by Uwe Wiedemann and Benedict Chess by W.D Troyka. By Rich Hutnik.
Desertion Chess
. When you move next to opposing pieces, they desert to your side; win by converting or capturing all opposing pieces. By Uwe Wiedemann.
Diagonal Chess
. Board turned 45 degrees. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: David Howe.
Diagonal Oblong Chess
. The board is an oblong on diagonal direction. By Shi Ji. By Shi Ji.
Diagram Maker. Zillions of Games file for creating chess problem diagrams. Author: Ben Good.
Diamond Chess
. Chess variant on diamond shaped board with 40 squares. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Bruce Mills.
Diamond Chess 306. A large variant inspired by Tony Paletta's PARACHESS and Fergus Duniho's ASSIMILATION FUSION CHESS. By David Cannon.
Diana
. Chess on a 6 by 6 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: ? Hopwood.
Diana Chess
. Chess on a 6 by 6 board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: ? Hopwood.
Different Armies
. Various black armies versus the standard white army. By Roger Cooper.
Different Armies Chess
. Missing description Author: João Pedro Neto. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Different moving pieces
. Missing description Author: Andrew Juell.
Dino-Czars
. Battle between rival dinosaurs on a board of 42 triangles, where facing counts. By Clark Rodeffer.
Diplomat Chess
. Round-board variant with a Diplomat to suborn opponents. By Carlos Martin-Fuertes.
Displacement Chess 2
. Chess with minor modifications and no opening theory! By Charles Daniel.
Divergent Chess
. All pieces capture different than they move without capturing. By A.J. Winkelspecht.
Do-or-die Chazz
. Pawns that can move backward and kings only on 5 by 8 board. Author: Marek14 .
Do-or-die Chess
. Chess on 5 by 8 board: three rows removed. Author: Marek14 .
Dodl-schach
. A truly small variant. Author: Marek14 .
Dollar Chess
. Almost 1-Dimensional Variant on a Dollar sign-shaped board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
Double Alternate Chess
. Game played on two boards with object to checkmate either King. Inventor: Ken Franklin.
Double Chess
. On 16 by 8 board. Author: Sean Christopher Duggan. Inventor: David Short.
Double Diamond
. Irregular board with diagonal orientation. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
Double King Chess
. With two kings on a 10 by 8 board. Author: Marek14 .
Double-Ended Chess. Captures are by withdrawal and approach. By Peter Aronson.
Double-Pawn Chess
. Pawns may combine into Double-Pawns which move twice a turn. By Peter Aronson.
Doublestep Chess and Doubletime Chess
. All pieces may move twice when moving. Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
DragonChess
. A three-dimensional fantasy variant. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
Drawless Chess
. Simple rules are added to make draws impossible. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Michael D. Ward.
Drop Super Symchess (Updated)
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
DropSSShess
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Dual Chess
. A more Chess-like variant featuring the Marshall and the Cardinal. By Antoine Fourrière.
The Duel
. Two hoppers eliminate squares as they go and compete against one another. By Namik Zade.
The Duel II
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Dueling Archbishops
. Small chess variant on 2 by 3 board.
Duggan's Fantasy Chess (revised). Revised and Improved version of fantasy chess variant. By Sean Christopher Duggan.
The Duke of Rutland's Chess
. Large variant from 18th century England. Author: Robert Price.
Duluth chess. 5 minor changes to Western Chess that can affect all stages of the game. By Jeff Johnson.
Dunkeys
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Dunsany Chess
. 32 pawns play against a full set of pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Edward John Morton Drax Plunkett.
Dunsany's chess
. 32 pawns play against a full set of pieces. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Edward John Morton Drax Plunkett.
Durerschess
. Dürer's Chess is played on a tiling of tessellating pentagons and diamonds, first described by Albrecht Dürer in 1525. By David Cannon.
Dutch Chess
. Different objective and piece movements with orthodox chess set. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Dynamic Chess
. Pieces move like closest piece left on the same rank. Author: Marek14 .
Edge Chess
. Pieces can stand on the edges of squares. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Mitch Martin.
Edgehog Chess
. Three Chess variants featuring John Driver's edge-loving piece the Edgehog. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: John Driver.
Eight Stone Chess
. On an 8 by 9 board with eight neutral stones. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
Eight Stone Chess
. Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
Elbow Room
. Usual set of pieces and eight additional pawns per player on 8 by 16 board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
Elena
. Chess on 5 by 6 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
Elena Chess
. Chess on 5 by 6 board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
Elephant Hunt
. Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. By Freederick .
Elevator
. Three-dimensional chess variant with moving elevators and walking, vaulting and flying pieces. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Ben Good.
Emperor of China
. A Chess and Halma mixed game. By Vincent Everaert.
Emperor Raumschach
. Variant of Dr. Fredinand Maack's Raumschach. By Larry L. Smith.
Emulation Chess. Pieces have no move of their own, but move instead like adjacent pieces of either side. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Jason Shields.
En passant Chess
. Orthodox chess on a shortened board of only 7 rows. Encourages more en passant moves.
Epsilon Eridani
. A 44-square version of Achernar. By Roberto Lavieri.
Equestrian Chess
. On diamond shaped board with reentry squares and different pieces.
ERB Jetan
. Implements different possible rules for Jetan. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Eric's 40-square Fiasco
. Game on 5 by 8 board with three pieces that start in reserve. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Eric Richardson.
Eric's Great Chess
. Modern variant on historic large chess variant. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
Espionage Chess
. Spy can only be captured in turn after it has moved in 41-square variant. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
Etcetera
. This variant has some elements of Chinese Chess. Also, pieces cannot capture pieces of their own type. By Roberto Lavieri.
Euchess
. Grand chess variant on 10 by 10 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
EurasiaChess Shogi
. Shogi and mini-Shogi with mixed chess-symbols&Japanese-Kanjis. Author: Emmanuel Baud.
Eurasian Chess
. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
Every Man a Pawn. Each piece has the powers of a Pawn (except promotion) in addition to its normal powers. By Peter Aronson.
Evolution Chess
. Game where pieces add the abilities of pieces they capture. By Harvey Patterson.
Evolution Chess
. 42-square game where each player starts with 20 Knights that evolve and a King.
Excelsior
. At certain moments in the game, pieces are moved to an additional 5 by 4 area. Author: Dan Troyka. Inventor: Este.
ExCoCo Chess
. Zip file containing zrf and images. By Graeme C Neatham.
Extended Half-Chess
. Variant on 4 by 10 board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Extra Move Chess ZRF
. Double-move variant based on limitations of Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
Fair-Chess
. A chess variant to play with handicaps for different ratings. By Janevert Kaan.
Fairy Pieces part 1
. zillions file with many shogi pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Falcon Hexagonal Chess
. Introducing the Hex Falcon. Author: Graeme C Neatham. Inventor: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
FallingSnow
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Family Matters Chess
. Chess variant of warring families on 41 and 64 square boards. By Tomas Forsman.
Fanorona Chess
. Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. By Peter Aronson.
Fantasy Grand Chess
. Variant of Grand Chess with different armies and fantasy theme. By Peter S. Hatch.
Feebback Chess
. Variant where pieces are "feeble backwards" -- backwards moves can not capture. By Peter Aronson.
Feeble Chess
. Very weak pieces, but still 'chess-like'. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Feeble Los Alamos Chess
. Los Alamos Chess using Feeble pieces. By David Howe.
The Fellowship of the Ring
. White may win by carrying a 'ring' to the other side of the board. By Robert Price.
Fianchetto Chess
. Rooks and bishops switched in opening setup. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jack Middleman.
Fidchell
. Gary Gygax's Fidchell. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
The Fighting Fizzies
. An Experimental Army for Chess with Different Armies. By Peter Aronson.
The Final Fight Chess
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
First Contact
. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
Fischer Random Chess
. Play from a random setup. Author: Pierre Tourigny. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
Fish Chess
. Pawns can move backwards without capturing. Author: Marek14 .
Five Tigers
. A Chinese Chess variant with unequal armies. Author: Robert Price.
Flip Chess
. Pieces have two sides with different movements on board of 38 squares. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John William Brown.
FlipChess
. Chess variant in which pieces keep changing state. By M. El M. Messaoudi.
Flipworld
. Pieces are on both sides of a disc. Author: Dan Troyka.
Flux 4x4x4 Chess
. 3D variant where pieces, excepting the King, can only exist on the field for a specific number of turns at a time. By Larry L. Smith.
Flying Armies
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Flying Armies2
. added 'MirChess32' zrf. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Flying Chess
. Some pieces can fly. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: David Eltis.
FlyingDaggers
. Large variant with long leaping pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Fool's Chess
. One pawn is replaced by a Fool. By Danny Van den Berghe.
FoolsHexagonalChess zrf zip file
. Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
Football Chess
. A Football/Soccer game played with Chess pieces. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
Forchess
. Four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Tom Rogers.
Forward Chess
. Download these files to play Forward Chess with Zillions of Games! By Michael Nelson.
Fractal Chess
. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
Franklin Grand Chess
. On 10 by 10 board with combination pieces and random setup. By Ken Franklin.
Free Choice Monadchess
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Free Corners chess
. In the corners of seven by seven board, three squares form together one field. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
Free Placement chess
. Game starts with players alternatingly placing pieces on board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Roger Cooper.
Free-form 4x4x4 Chess
. 3D variant based upon several ideas by V. R. Parton for Chess-play on smaller fields. By Larry L. Smith.
FreePawnChess
. Chess with more powerful pawns. By Ronald W Brierley.
French Revolution Chess
. Advanced pawns threaten the noble pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Fugue
. Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. By Michael Nelson.
Full Double Chess
. 32 pieces each, including all combinations of the basic Chess pieces, on a 16x8 square board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
FullBoard Chess
. Missing description By Ken Franklin.
Fun-In-A-Box Chess
. Featuring Thing One and Thing Two from The Cat in the Hat. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Howe.
The Funny Games
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Fusion Chess
. Variant in which pieces may merge together or split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
Fusion Chessgi
. A hybrid of Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
Fusion Diamond 41
. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. By Fergus Duniho.
Fussball Chess
. Win by moving a piece to the starting square of the king of the opponent. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
G.U.E. 3D Chess
. A 3D Chess game paying homage to those really great Zork adventures. By Larry L. Smith.
Gadsden's Toroidal Chess
. Edges of the board are considered to be adjacent. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Richard Gadsden.
Gala
. Historical German variant from the Middle Ages. Author: Michael Asher.
Geodesic Chess
. Played on a spherical grid of hexagons and pentagons. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Jack V. Cheiky.
Gigachess
. On 14 by 14 board with 20 different pieces. By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Gladiators
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Glinski's Hexagonal Chess
. Chess on a board made out of hexagons. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Wladyslaw Glinski.
Gnu
. Simple game featuring the Gnu as promotee. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
Go-Moku with Chess Pieces
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Goal Box Chess
. Game on 42 squares with no King and the goal of placing pieces into 2 special squares. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Kevin McPartland.
Gods on Pluto
. Variant with weak pieces and Shogi-style drops. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Gods on Pluto
. Plays with extremely weak pieces, no pawns, and drops. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Golem Chess
. Variant where the Queen is replaced by the Golem, a piece that must be captured twice to remove it from play. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and Ben Good.
Gothic Evolution Chess
. Missing description By Harvey Patterson.
Gothic Isles Chess
. Fictional historic variant, with Dragons, Wizards and Champions. By Peter Aronson.
Grand Cavalier Chess
. The decimal version of Cavalier Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
Grand Chess
. Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
Grand Rider Chess
. All pieces except the king are riders. By Larry Wheeler.
Grand Shatranj
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Grand Shogi
. Normal Shogi, but with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Grande Acedrex
. A large variant from 13th century Europe. Author: Marek14 .
Grande Acedrex
. Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
Gravity Chess
. Pieces that moved attract pieces like magnets. By João Pedro Neto.
Great Shatranj
. Shatranj style game on 10x8 board. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Great Whale Shogi
. Large board based on Whale and Wa Shogi. Author: Douglas Silfen. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
Grid Chess
. Always move to a different 4 by 4 square part of the board. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Walter Stead.
Gross Chess
. Play this 144 square variant with Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
Groundskeeper Chess
. Missing description By Yu Ren Dong.
Guschess
. Pieces can freely move in one of 38 areas on the board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Gustavo A. Vargas.
Hadean Chess
. Play expanded chess with Ferz/Wazir Sorcerers, Ferz/Wazir Knights, Flying Warmachines. Flying Elephants and Ninja Pawns. By Charles Daniel.
Half Chess
. On a 4 by 8 board without pawns. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: John Groeneman.
Halfgi
. A hybrid of Chessgi and Ralph Betza's Half Chess. By Peter Aronson.
Halfling Chess
. Game where all pieces (except Knights) are Halflings. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Halloween Knight Court
. Halloween-themed variant on a tiny board.
Hammer Chess
. Minor pieces have increased movement possibilities. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jim Aikin.
Hanga Roa
. Play Hanga Roa with Zillions of Games! Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger and Hernán Marcelo Domínguez Placencia.
Hans 38 Gift Chess
. Eric Greenwood's chess on a board with 38 squares. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
Hans 40 Gift Chess
. Pieces are digits or letters and move like their form on 5 by 8 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
Haynie's Hexagonal Chess
. Experimental hexagonal chess variant. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Billy Haynie.
Haynie's High Power Fairy Chess
. With orthodox chess set but different stronger movements for most pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Billy Haynie.
Haynie's Oblong Chess
. Variant on double size chess board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Billy Haynie.
Heaven
. Pieces trying to reach a goalfield can only move if in reach of a friendly piece. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Rob Nierse.
Hepta
. Hexagonal clan-based game played with Icehouse pieces. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
Herb Garden Chess
. Variant on 7 by 12 board with additional combination pieces. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: William Overington.
Herculean Chess
. Extended version of chess features the Flying Bishops, the Flying Chariots, Ninja Pawns, Augmented Knights and Zebras. By Charles Daniel.
Heroes Hexagonal Chess
. Hexagonal variant with special Hero piece which enhances other pieces. By Tony Quintanilla.
Hex 39
. Hexagonal chess variant on small board with simple rules. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Torben Mogensen.
Hex Shogi
. A new family of hexagonal Shogi variants. By Fergus Duniho.
Hexa Decimal
. Larger hexagonal chess variant (Zillions of Rules file). By Joost aan de Brugh.
Hexagonal Arimaa. Hexagonal Arimaa - Based on McCooey's Hexagonal Chess. By Tim O'Lena.
Hexagonal Chess by Shafran
. Half-century old hexagonal chess variant from Soviet Union. Author: Ivan Derzhanski. Inventor: Isaak Grigorevich Shafran.
Hexagonal Chess, Glinski's
. Chess on a board made out of hexagons. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Wladyslaw Glinski.
Hexagonal Chess, McCooey's
. Chess on a board, made out of hexes. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
Hexagonal Iss Jetan
. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
Hexapawn
. Martin Gardner's miniature game of three pawns vs the pawns. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Martin Gardner.
HexChess
. Various hexagonal chess games, including Glinski's and McCooey's. Author: Jens Markmann.
Hexes Chess
. Hexes Chess requires fewer chess pieces and a smaller board than conventional chess, but increases the mobility of each piece. Author: Mike Layfield and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Mike Layfield.
Hexetera
. Download Hexetera for ZOG! Also includes the game in squares: Etcetera! By Roberto Lavieri.
Hexmate
. A two-player variant on a hex board made up of 127, 3-color hexagons. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Michael A. Rouse.
Highcastle Chess
. All pieces can castle. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Ed Pegg Jr..
Hippodrome. Solitaire game using a small board. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Andy Lewicki.
Hitchhiker Chess
. Get your Hitchhiker to the Restaurant at the other End of the Board; inspired by Douglas Adams' books. By Dan Troyka.
HiveQueen
. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
Holy Grail
. With the extraordinary but deadly Serpent that mutates into the Flying Bomber, Raptor, Cannon, Vao, Stealth Gryphon and more! By Charles Daniel.
Holy War
. Variant with 6 by 6 board with four additional corner squares. By Fergus Duniho.
Home Columns Chess. A piece cannot be captured when in its 'home' column. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ted Clancy.
Hopgi
. Small-board variant of Chessgi with an L-shaped board, linked pairs of Kings, where all pieces can move like a Mao-hoppers. By Peter Aronson.
Hoppel-Poppel
. Variant in which Knights capture as Bishops and Bishops capture as Knights. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Hordes of Change
. A chess variant inspired by Andernach Chess. By Joost aan de Brugh.
Horus
. Game with Royal Falcons where all pieces start off board and most captures return pieces to owner's hand. By Peter Aronson.
Hostage Chess
. Pieces taken are held hostage and can be exchanged against other pieces and then dropped. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: John Leslie.
Hourglass Chess
. 38-Square board in shape of Hourglass. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Uri Bruck.
HP Minichess
. Small chess variant that could be played against a pocket calculator. Author: Marek14 .
Huntsman Chess
. Missing description By Yu Ren Dong.
Hydra Chess
. Captured pieces return. Regrown pieces will be of lesser value. By Karl Scherer.
Hydrant Chess
. Special rules govern how pieces move between four quadrants of the board. Author: Marek14 .
Hyperchess
. A chess variant on a board representing 4-D space that closely parallels traditional Chess. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
Hypnotic Chess
. You may move opposing pieces your pieces attack. By Dan Troyka.
IAGO Chess ZRF file
. ZRF file for IAGO Chess rules. By Rich Hutnik.
iChess
. Missing description By Pangus Ho.
Illusionary Piece Chess
. A piece and a Pawn on each side are more powerful, but can not offer check or prevent bare King. By Peter Aronson.
Imperial Cheops
. Played on a pyramid field of thirteen 3x3x3 cubes. Inspired by a description in Frank Herbert's novel Dune. By Larry L. Smith.
Imperial Dragon
. A variant of Xiangqi designed to appeal to western players. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul Fredrix.
Infantry Chess
. Small chess variant with short range pieces. Author: Uri Bruck. Inventor: Erez Schatz.
Influence Chess
. Pieces on the top or bottom layer influence which chess pieces may move on the middle layer. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Samuel H. Bell.
Insane
. Pieces change to random type when they move. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jari Huikari.
Insane Ninja Chess
. Featuring 2 pairs of powerful multi-directional leaping pieces capable of double capture. By Charles Daniel.
Insect Chess
. On a 12x12 board. All pieces are insect and arachnid representations, with some unique pieces. By Tim Bostick.
Interdependent Chess
. A 42 square variant in which pieces borrow capturing ability from other pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
InterGrid Chess
. Pieces on corners and on centers of squares of 8 by 8 board. By David Howe.
Interweave
. Game with elements of Checkers and Ultima where all pieces are colorbound and only capture pieces on the other color. By Peter Aronson.
Invasion
. A military inspired Chess variant played on an 84-squares board. By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Inverse Capture Chess
. Pieces are captured the way they move. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
The Invisible Man
. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Iron Guard Chess
. Instead of a queen, white has an Iron Guard who can move only to adjacent diagonal squares and cannot be captured. Author: Douglas Silfen.
Island Chess
. Some connections between squares are missing. By Karl Scherer.
Iss Jetan
. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
Ito Shogi
. Missing description Author: Malcolm Webb. Inventor: Jonathan H Rutherford.
Jacks and Witches 84
. Variant on 84 squares with special pieces and special squares. By Antoine Fourrière.
Jai-Alai
. A sports theme variant with three new pieces: the Superball, the Ball and the Diagball. By Roberto Lavieri.
Javelin Chess
. Pieces backed up by an extra row of single-capture Spearmen. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
Jetan
. Martian Chess, coming from the book The Chessmen of Mars. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Jetan, ERB
. Implements different possible rules for Jetan. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Joko Urtaroak
. Modern large version of Game of Four Seasons; four player chess variant. By Glenn Overby II.
Joshua's Chess
. Missing description Author: Michael Nelson. Inventor: Joshua Nelson.
Joust
. Two knights. Squares cannot be revisited. Author: Gerry Quinn.
Jumping Chess
. Pieces capture by jumping. Board has extra edge squares making it 10x10. By Peter Aronson.
K4
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
K4Flying
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Kamikaze Chess
. Capturing pieces also are removed. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: B. G. Laws.
Kamikaze Chess. Capturing pieces also are removed. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: B. G. Laws.
Karma Chess
. A piece that has captured an opponent's piece is turned into one of better quality. By Karl Scherer.
Khmer Chess:Kar Ouk
. First check the opponent's Khun (King) , you win the game. By Yu Ren Dong.