Game Courier supports many different games. Here is one picked at random:
Separate - FIDE Chess but with Queens starting trapped behind enemy lines.

Byzantine Chess II

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Byzantine Chess

George Jeliss reports that in the original version, the ferzes travelled on like-colored squares, and that opposing pawns of the same color were always removed.

These are simple illustrations rather than strong opponents.

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Written by Ed Friedlander

WWW Page Added: Sunday, December 30, 2001

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Credits

Author: Ed Friedlander.

See also

Byzantine chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Byzantine Chess Theory. Towards the theory of Byzantine Chess. (Cells: 64) Author: Ernst Saperow and Anatoly Khalfine.
Byzanatine Chess. Circular 16x4 Shatranj variant. (Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Byzantine Chess endgames. Queen vs Pawn. Endgame analysis for historic round chess variant. (Cells: 64) Author: Ernst Saperow.
Byzantine Chess . A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) Author: Robert Price.

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