Game Courier supports many different games. Here is one picked at random:
Rococo - A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board (includes mirror array and Push-Pullyu variants)

Grand Chess

If you had a Java-capable browser, you could play Grand Chess here.
Keys "s"=save "l"=load "b"=back once

Grand Chess is considered among the best chess variants. It was invented by Christiaan Freeling.

One may promote a pawn on or after reaching one's eighth rank, only to a piece of a kind which one has already lost. One may not move to the tenth rank until one has lost at least one piece. I programmed this so that a pawn on the ninth rank will still give check -- consider this a local rule.

Hans Bodlaender on Grand Chess

Hans Bodlaender's Chess Variants
Hans Bodlaender's Chess Applet

Ed's Chess Variants

These are simple illustrations rather than strong opponents.

Bug Reports -- Thank you! Keep them coming!

Written by Ed Friedlander

WWW Page Added: Sunday, December 30, 2001

/home1/chessvar/public_html/play/erf/GrandChs.html

Credits

Author: Ed Friedlander.

See also

Comments on Grand Chess. Notes on Grand Chess and a variant. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Alfred O. Myers.
Grand Chess. Christian Freeling's popular large chess variant on 10 by 10 board. Rules and links. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
Grander Chess. A variant of Christian Freeling's Grand Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Kevin Scanlon.
Grand Chess. Decimal variant with Cardinals and Marshalls. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
Grand Chess Set. Photographs of a commercially available Grand Chess set. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
Grand Chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
Grand Chess . Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Tony Quintanilla and Michael Nelson. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
Grand Chess . Download this Zillions Saved Game file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: John Lawson and Peter Aronson. Inventor: Christian Freeling.

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