What Was Once New

Week ending February 17, 2024

1. Black Swan. Pieces are replaced by Black Swans with unpredictable outcomes. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Florin Lupusoru.

Week ending February 10, 2024

1. Colorbound Chess. Armies of colorbound pieces are divided into attacking and defending halves. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
2. Macrochess. Missing description Author: Daniil Frolov and Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Robert Potter.
3. Queens (conquer style). degenschess66. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gerd P. Degens.
4. Steward. Omnidirectional Pawn. Author: Bn Em. Inventor: Philip Marinelli and John William Brown.
5. Scramble. 36 pieces scrambled on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Florin Lupusoru.
6. Manticore. Moves one space orthogonally, then slides outward as a Bishop. Author: Bn Em. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
7. Dai Kagamigi. Even larger version of Kagamigi, with pieces biased toward the center. (15x15, Cells: 225) By Bob Greenwade.
8. Wild Samarkand. This is a Game Courier preset for Wild Samarkand, one of the variants from the Timurid Family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
9. Wild Babur. This is a Game Courier preset for Wild Babur, one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
10. Wild Mirza. This is a Game Courier preset for Wild Mirza, one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
11. Wild Timurid. This is a Game Courier preset for Wild Timurid, one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
12. Timurid Mirza. This is a Game Courier preset for Timurid Mirza, one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
13. Timurid Babur. This is a Game Courier preset for Timurid Babur, one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
14. Timurid. This is a Game Courier preset for Timurid (std), one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
15. Omega Chess. New presets using the fairychess include file. Author: Fergus Duniho.

Week ending February 03, 2024

1. Timurid Samarkand. This is a Game Courier preset for Timurid Samarkand, one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
2. SPQR. The perfect battle formation of Roman infantry. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Florin Lupusoru.
3. Nostromo. As Ripley, save astronauts from the Alien. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ilya Yudovski.
4. Chu Kagamigi. Larger extension of Kagamigi, with pieces biased toward the center. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Bob Greenwade.
5. Paramount Parafigures. An army where some pieces are triply-divergent. (8x8, Cells: 64) By HaruN Y.
6. Lively chess. reniferoi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Piotr Smagacz.
7. Nasty Neighbours (conquer style). The goal of the game is to conquer the opponent's army and to add it to your own army. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Gerd P. Degens.
8. The Crab: ffNbsN. Missing description By Ralph Betza.
9. KingSwap!. A solitaire swap puzzle to escort your lazy King. (5x5, Cells: 25) By Vincent Bugica.

Week ending January 27, 2024

1. Onslaught. Several pieces can capture only on the enemy half, favoring attack. (12x12, Cells: 144) By H. G. Muller.
2. Seikaku Ni Wanai Shogi. Shogi with no strong pieces, but very strong promotions. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Lev Grigoriev.
3. Champagne Chess. Chess on a 12x8 board with ferfils and dragons added. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Kevin Pacey.
4. Parity Chess. Chess on a 12x8 board with Champions and FADs added. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Kevin Pacey.
5. SOHO Chess. Chess on a 10x10 board with Champions, FADs, Wizards & Cannons. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Kevin Pacey.
6. Wide SOHO Chess. Chess on a 12x10 board with Archbishops, Marshalls, Champions, FADs, Wizards & Cannons. (12x10, Cells: 120) By Kevin Pacey.
7. Kagamigi. Shogi variant featuring pieces biased toward the center. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Bob Greenwade.
8. Crossfire. A game with 'darts' and 'double darts' (crossfire). (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gerd P. Degens.
9. Patchanka. This is the Game Courier preset for Patchanka, a variant with several bi-compound pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
10. Patchanka. Decimal variant with several bi-compound pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
11. Okapi Chess. Regular chess, except that Knights are replaced by Okapis. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Bob Greenwade.
12. Penthouse. Game like Chess and Makruk but on the half of chessboard with drops and full chess set used. (4x8, Cells: 32) By Lev Grigoriev.
13. Icon Clearinghouse 6. Part 6 focuses on my own original pieces and icons. By Bob Greenwade.
14. Icon Clearinghouse 3. Part three features nobility, clergy, military, and related icons. By Bob Greenwade.
15. Divergent Dreamers. Army for Chess with Different Armies where pieces can only move when it has a neighbour. (8x8, Cells: 64) By HaruN Y.
16. Companion chess. reniferoi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Piotr Smagacz.
17. Timurid. Evolution of timur chess. (12x12, Cells: 144) By François Houdebert.
18. Ultimajor. Charmer. (8x8, Cells: 64) By HaruN Y.
19. Knavish Chess. fix diagrams' over-replacement. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
20. AltOrth with Further Piece Types. fix diagrams' over-replacement. (11x11, Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
21. Bachelor Hunterbeest. fix diagrams' over-replacement. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
22. Westfield Chess. fix diagrams' over-replacement. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Charles Gilman.
23. Man and Beast 21: Lords High Everything-Else. fix diagrams, first pass. By Charles Gilman.
24. Man and Beast 19: The Vice Squad. fix diagrams. By Charles Gilman.
25. Man and Beast 14: Oddly Oblique. fix diagrams, first pass. By Charles Gilman.
26. Man and Beast 13: Straight and Crooked Moving. fix diagrams' over-replacement. By Charles Gilman.
27. Re-Ghost Chess. The last captured piece turns into leaping transparent ghost and isn’t able to capture but still can check. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
28. Heavenly Queen Chess. Queen’s motion is changed slightly but enough to make it unique. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
29. Man and Beast 12: Alternative Fronts. Systematic naming of pieces using complex mixes of forward, backward, and same-rank moves. By Charles Gilman.
30. Man and Beast 11: Long-nosed Generals. Systematic naming of part-symmetric pieces with non-coprime components. By Charles Gilman.
31. Man and Beast 09: Mighty Like a Rose. Systematic naming of pieces following Curved, Crooked, or Bent paths. By Charles Gilman.
32. Icon Clearinghouse 2. Part two features dozens of animal-based icons. By Bob Greenwade.
33. Colorful Osmosis Chess. All basic pieces are colorbound or colorwithching. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Michael Nelson.
34. Colorful Osmosis Chess . All basic pieces are colorbound or colorwithching and can create compounds. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Michael Nelson.
35. Icon Clearinghouse. A collection of chess icons for all to use in Interactive Diagrams and Game Courier setups. By Bob Greenwade.
36. Kangaroo Chess. Row of kangaroos behind the pawns behind the pawns. (10x10, Cells: 100) By HaruN Y.
37. Reproduction chess. The Queen is pregnant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Piotr Smagacz.
38. Fluky Chess. Fast-paced mini-chess variant with dice. (5x5, Cells: 25) By Ilya Yudovski.

Week ending January 20, 2024

1. Frog Chess with Manticore and Falcon. Expansion for frog chess. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Aurelian Florea.
2. Parallel Chess War. Play 4 chess games at once, first game won wins the whole war. (4x(8x8), Cells: 256) By Kevin Pacey.
3. Parallel Chess War. Play 4 chess games at once, first game won wins the whole war. (4x(8x8), Cells: 256) By Kevin Pacey.
4. Waffle Chess. Chess on a 10x8 board with waffles added. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Kevin Pacey.
5. Frog Chess with Gryphon and Falcon. Expansion for frog chess. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Aurelian Florea.
6. Man and Beast 03: From Ungulates Outward. Systematic naming of the simplest Oblique Pieces. By Charles Gilman.
7. Man and Beast 08: Diverse Directions. Systematic naming of symmetric pieces mixing radial and oblique components. By Charles Gilman.
8. Man and Beast 07: When Beasts Collide. Systematic naming of more complex oblique pieces. By Charles Gilman.

Week ending January 13, 2024

1. Homo Scacco. Several games with pieces of same type and a royal amongst them. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
2. Citadelir chess. Grand chess + Tamerlane chess + Omega Chess. By Daphne Snowmoon.
3. Elephant_Shogi. A Traditional Shogi game with Elephants added. (11x9, Cells: 64) By wdtr2.
4. Charismatic Chess. x5 speed up your chess game! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Вадря Покштя.
5. Waffle Chess with Manticore and Falcon. Expansion for waffle chess. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Aurelian Florea.
6. Waffle Chess with Gryphon and Falcon. Expansion for waffle chess. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Aurelian Florea.
7. Hannibal Chess with Manticore and Falcon. Expansion for hannibal chess. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Aurelian Florea.

Week ending January 06, 2024

1. Mathematichess. A chess variant specially designed for mathematicians. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Florin Lupusoru.
2. Hannibal Chess with Gryphon and Falcon. Expansion for hannibal chess. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Aurelian Florea.
3. Dai Seireigi. Variant of Dai Shogi playable with drops. (15x15, Cells: 225) By A. M. DeWitt.

Week ending December 30, 2023

1. Circular Capa Chess. Play circular chess with added archbishops and chancellors on a 5x16 round board. (5x16, Cells: 80) By Kevin Pacey.
2. Conquer II. The goal of the game is to conquer the opponent's army and to add it to your own army. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gerd P. Degens.
3. Compound Chess. Chess on a 10x8 board with Sergeant pawns & armies of compound pieces. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Kevin Pacey.
4. Gamma2 Chess. Chess on a 10x8 board with Berolina Pawns & special Ship & Archer pieces. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Kevin Pacey.

Week ending December 23, 2023

1. Dragon Wars. Multiple types of Dragon duke it out. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Bob Greenwade.
2. WAD Chess. Chess on a 10x8 board with WADs (Champions) added. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Kevin Pacey.
3. Thunderstruck Server Chess. {This game seems broken…}. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Lev Grigoriev.

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