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Category=Historical
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Xiangqi (象棋): Chinese Chess. Links and rules for Xiangqi (Chinese Chess). (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!)
Wazir. Moves one square orthogonally.
The Water wheel. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. A shatranj problem with an ingenious construction.
- Waider's three-handed chess. Missing description (Cells: 126) Inventor: Waider.
Wa Shogi. Game with many different rather weak pieces, with or without drops. (11x11, Cells: 121)
Wa Shogi
. Large Shogi variant from the 17th century or earlier.
- Vierschach. 19th Century 4-player game where allies start off at right angles to each other. (14x14, Cells: 160) Inventor: G. Arthur Lutze.
- Two Large Shatranj Variants. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.
Turkish Great Chess, variation IV. Play this variation of Great Chess by e-mail!
- Turkish Great Chess, variation III. John Gollon's third out of six variations on Great Chess.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation II. Gollon's large historical variant.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation IV. John Gollon's fourth variation. This completes the set of 6. (14x14, Cells: 168)
- Turkish Great Chess, variation III. John Gollon's third of six variations on Great Chess. (12x12, Cells: 144)
- Turkish Great Chess, variation II. Gollon's large historical variant. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Tori Shogi. Bird Shogi. Inventor: Ohashi Soei.
- Tenjiku Shogi. Four hundred year old, large, historical variant of Shogi.
- Tenjiku Shogi. Fire Demons burn surrounding enemies, Generals capture jumping many pieces. (16x16, Cells: 256)
- Tamerlane chess: ms 7322 version. Information on historic variant of Tamerlane chess. (11x10, Cells: 112)
Tamerlane Chess. Old Persian large-board game, widely-played in medieval times.
- Tamerlane Chess. Chess game said to have been favored, perhaps even invented, by ruler Timur the Lame in the 14th c.
- Tamerlane chess. A well-known historic large variant of Shatranj. (11x10, Cells: 112) (Recognized!)
- Tamerlan Chess
. Westernized version using Alfaerie graphics.
- Tamerlane Chess . A well-known historic large variant of Shatranj.
- Super Tamerlane. A more modern version of the original Tamerlane Chess. By Nicolino Will.
Siege Chess. Historic chess variant with fortress on cross-shaped board.
- Shatranj Plus . Play four large historical variations of Shatranj including Tamerlane Chess!
- Shatranj Kamil II. Large historic shatranj variant with new piece: dabbabah or war machine. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Shatranj Kamil I. Large shatranj variant with new piece: camel. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Shatranj Kamil. Shatranj Kamil or "Perfect Chess" a historical variant combining alfils, camels rooks and ferz.
- Shatranj Al-Husun - Citadel Chess. Historical variant of Shatranj.
- Shatranj. The widely played Arabian predecessor of modern chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
- Shatranj . The widely played historic Persian game, predecessor of modern chess.
- Shatranj. Persian chess, ancestral to the Western forms.
- Shatranj. The widely played historic Arabian game, predecessor of modern chess. (Recognized!)
- Shatranj . Version with fancy graphics.
ShatraDev2 . Windows program to play Shatra against the computer.
- Shatra. Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture.
- Shatra . Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture.
- Shatra . Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture.
shat2diag2. A tool to make uncheckered chess and fairy / variant chess diagrams. By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Senterej . Missing description
- Semedo. Missing description (5x8, Cells: 40)
- Self's three-handed chess. 19th century chess variant for three players. (Cells: 144) Inventor: Henry J. Self.
- Schada - Het Wereld Spel. A crossover between Chess and Draughts from the 1930's. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Jan Boogert.
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess. 14x10 version. Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.
- Russian fortress chess. An old Russian variant for four players. (Cells: 192)
- Russian Fortress Chess. Missing description
- Fortress chess. An old Russian variant for four players. (Cells: 192)
- Rook (a.k.a. Chariot). Moves across unobstructed orthogonal line.
- Romanchenko's Chess. FIDE Chess trainer Romanchenko shifted the FIDE board in the middle to help his students think for themselves. Inventor: V. Romanchenko.
- Raumschach (rules enforcing). Play Raumschach on Game Courier, with rules enforced. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
- Raumschach. "... (German for Space Chess) is one of the first three-dimensional chess variants and the first to survive until present". Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
- Quivira Font. Unicode, TrueType font containing historical chess piece characters. By Alexander Lange.
- Tamerlane Chess set. Photo of home made set of historic chess variant.
- Petteia XXI. A 21st century variant on an ancient Draughts-like game of the Roman empire. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
- Pawn. Moves straight forward, takes diagonally forwards, and can promote.
- Paulovits's Game. Istv. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Parsi Chess. 19th century southern Indian chess variation. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: _unknown.
- Pandemonium. Capablanca chess + Crazyhouse. By Daphne Snowmoon.
- Courier Chess. A painting of a Courier Chess game by the famous Dutch painter Lucas van Leyden, from 1510.
Oxford History of Board Games. Describes board games from their ancient inception to the present day.
- Oblong Shatranj with Die. Missing description
- Oblong Chess 7. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 7.
- Oblong Chess 6. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 6.
- Oblong Chess 5. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 5.
- Oblong Chess 44 . Missing description By Erez Schatz.
- Oblong Chess 4. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 4.
- Oblong Chess 3. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 3.
- Oblong Chess 2. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 2.
- Oblong Chess 1. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 1.
- Oblong chess . Variant of Shatranj, played on a four by sixteen sized board.
- Oblong chess. Variant of Shatranj, played on a four by sixteen sized board. (4x16, Cells: 64)
- Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move.
- Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Nilakantha's Intellectual Game. 17th or 18th century Indian chess variation. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: _unknown.
- Nilakantha's Intellectual Game. 17th or 18th century Indian chess variation. Inventor: _unknown.
- Mimotaur Chess. Missing description Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Mat-al-magnun. The fool's mate in Shatranj.
- Marinelli's three-handed chess, or Triple Chess. Historic chess variant for three players. (Cells: 136) Inventor: Philip Marinelli.
- Manticore. Moves one space orthogonally, then slides outward as a Bishop. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi. Historical ultra large Shogi variant.
- Maka Dai Dai Shogi. Pieces promote on capture, some to multi-capturing monsters. (19x19, Cells: 361)
- The Maharaja and the Sepoys. Powerful lonely king against a full set of pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Maharaja and Sepoys II. Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army. The maharaja.
- Maharaja and Sepoys I. Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army.
- Maharadscha . Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army.
- Latrunculi XXI. A 21st century variant on an ancient Chess-like game of the Roman empire. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Jose Carrillo.
- Korean Chess. Korean Chess: presentation plus a strong Zillions implementation.
- Knight (a.k.a. Horse). Makes a (1,2)-jump.
- King. Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction.
- Khmer Chess:Kar Ouk . First check the opponent's Khun (King) , you win the game. By Yu Ren Dong.
Isle of Lewis Chess Men. Missing description
- Information on historic chess variants
. Missing description
- Indian/Turkish Grand Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board.
- Indian Chess. Some local variant rules from the colonial period.
- Hnefatafl - the Strategic Board Game of the Vikings . Detailed rules and history of a Chess-like game played for 100's of years in Northern Europe.
A History of Chess. In depth reference book on the history of chess.
- Makruk (Siamese Chess)
. Part of a document describing various Historical Chess Variants.
- Historic chess variants
. by Sam Trenholme.
- Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. Inventor: _unknown.
- Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: _unknown.
- Hiashatar Photos. Photos of some hiashatar sets from Mongolia.
- Hiashatar. Mongolian Decimal Chess. By Jose Carrillo.
- Hiashatar . Mongolian Great Chess played on a 10x10 board with a pair of Bodyguard pieces per side.
- Hiashatar. A Mongolian historical variant, featuring the very special Bodyguard piece (zrf available).
- Heian-Dai Shogi. Early Great Shogi. (13x13, Cells: 169)
- Gustav III's Chess. Invented by King Gustav III of Sweden (1746-92). Inventor: King Gustav III of Sweden.
A Guide to Variant Chess. Variant Chess Games.
- Great chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Great Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board.
- Grande Acedrex. Java applet that plays Grande Acedrex.
- Grande Acedrex. A large variant from 13th century Europe. (12x12, Cells: 144)
- Grande Acedrex. Missing description
- Grande Acedrex . Version using Alfaerie graphics.
- Grande Acedrex . A large variant from 13th century Europe.
- Giraffe. Makes (1,4)-jump.
- Games ancient and oriental and how to play them. Missing description
- Gala set photos. Missing description
- Gala (Farmer's Chess). Gala, a medieval cross between chess and tafl games. New rules reconstruction (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Gala. Medieval game of German farmers. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Gala . Historical German variant from the Middle Ages.
- Gala. Historical German variant from the Middle Ages.
- Four-handed Chess by Capt. George Hope Verney. Missing description
- Four seasons chess.. Medieval multiplayer chess variant on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Ferz. Moves one diagonally.
- Fairy Pieces part 1 . zillions file with many shogi pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Eurasia-Chess Chessmen Piece Set. for Chess, XiangQi, Shogi and other Chess variants. By Emmanuel Baud.
- Enochian Chess. Four-player team variant of the Golden Dawn. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- EDILÁN. EDILÁN has available facsimiles of many of the books of King Alfonso X, including his book on chess and other games.
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess. Large variant from 18th century England. (14x10, Cells: 140) Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess . Large variant from 18th century England.
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess. Missing description Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.
- Dilaram's problem. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. Famous old shatranj problem.
- Dai Shogi. Large armies including a multi-capturing Lion battle each other on a big board. (15x15, Cells: 225)
- Dai Dai Shogi Western. Missing description (17x17, Cells: 289)
- Dai Dai Shogi. Extremely large Shogi variant invented in the 17th century.
- Dai Dai Shogi. Historical large Shogi variant. (17x17, Cells: 289)
- Dabbabah. Historical piece leaping two squares horizontally or vertically.
- Courier Chess . A large historic variant from Medieval Europe.
- Courrier Chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics.
- Courier-Spiel. 19th century variant of Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96)
- Courier-Spiel . This is a more modern variant of Courier Chess in 19th. By Yu Ren Dong.
- The Courier Game. Description of Courier Chess, with printable pieces and board. (12x8, Cells: 96)
- Courier Chess - Printable Rule Booklet - FREE DOWNLOAD. Easy to Print Concise Rule Booklet of the Medieval Courier Game. By Rick Knowlton.
- Courier Chess (modified). Missing description (8x12, Cells: 96) By Eric V. Greenwood.
- Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. (12x8, Cells: 96) (Recognized!)
- Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe.
- Courier Chess. Early German version.
Courier Chess. Play this historic Chess variant with Jocly.
- Cold War Chess. A long and very challanging game against all odds. By Kutasi Márton.
- Citadel Shatranj . A variant of Shatranj, played on a ten by ten board with four extra citadel.
- Citadel Chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a ten by ten board with four extra citadels. (10x10, Cells: 104)
- Citadel Chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a ten by ten board with four extra citadels.
- Circular Chess. D. Reynolds's Circular Chess, a modern version of a Byzantine variant (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Chu Shogi Western . Missing description
- Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion.
- Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. (12x12, Cells: 144) (Recognized!)
- Chinese Chess.. An strong Zillions implementation plus a description of the world's most popular game. By M Winther.
- Chess Stamps from Laos. Stamps with historical paintings of chess variants.
- Chess problems of 1001 years ago: Check!. Old shatranj problem of a form, typical for many such problems (mansubat).
- Chess problems of 1001 years ago: A modern exercise?. This old and simple shatranj problem uses only modern pieces and rules.
- Chess Problems of 1001 years ago. Mansubat: Chess Problems of 1001 years ago.
- Chess History and Reminiscences. Project Gutenberg eBook version of this public domain book (large!).
- CHESS Eccentricities, By Major George Hope Verney. Images from the book (complete).
- A Chaturanga Problem by Bas de Haas. Mate in two moves, following Chaturanga rules. Inventor: Bas de Haas.
- Chaturanga for four players.. Oldest multiplayer chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
- Chaturanga for Four. Ancient partnership game, sometimes said to be the.
- Chaturanga. Computer game that plays Chaturanga and many other variations.
- Chaturanga - Four Kings - Double Mate. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Chaturanga . Version using Alfaerie graphics.
- Chaturanga. Oldest known form of chess. (Recognized!)
- Chaturanga . Version with fancy graphics.
- Chaturanga . Oldest known form of chess.
- Chaturanga. Oldest known form of chess.
- Chaturanga. The first known variant of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Chaturaji modern-variant (4-handed Chaturanga without dice) . Missing description By Emmanuel Baud.
- Cavalry Chess. All pieces have additional knight move except knights which get camel + zebra moves. Inventor: Frank Maus.
- Historical Variants. Case Western Reserve University Medieval Society Games Page.
- Carrera's Chess. Large chess variant from 17th century Italy. (10x8, Cells: 80) Inventor: D. Pietro Carrera.
- Camel. An elongated Knight making a (3, 1) leap.
- Cambodian Chess . Mysterious 9x9 "Cambodian" Chess game that seems unknown in Cambodia.
- Cambodian Chess. Historic 9x9 game.
- Round chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64)
Byzantine Chess Theory. Towards the theory of Byzantine Chess.
- Byzantine Chess endgames. Queen vs Pawn. Endgame analysis for historic round chess variant.
- Byzantine Chess . A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board.
- Byzantine Chess. Play this historical circular variant with Jocly.
- Byzanatine Chess II. A different account of the old circular game.
- Byzanatine Chess. Circular 16x4 Shatranj variant.
- Burmese Chess. Sittuyin preset uses a mix of equivalent pieces from Alfaerie Set. By Charles Daniel.
- Bolyar Chess. A historical variant, native to Bulgaria, with imaginative rules (zrf available).
- Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations. Missing description
- Blindfold Chess. One of the oldest chess variants, where one of the players is blindfolded (zrf available).
- BlindChess. A blindfold program (optional board), good for training (DOS freeware). By M Winther.
- ArchCourier Chess. This game is Courier Chess expert Eric Greenwood's modernization of Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Eric V. Greenwood.
- Archchess. Large chess variant from 17th century Italy. (10x10, Cells: 100) Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
- Archchess. Late 17th chess variant from Italy on large board with pieces which include modern queen and squirrel. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
- Ancient Chess. Site dedicated to the history and evolution of Chess!
- Ancient Bulgarian Chess. Web page in Bulgarian with an English version of the page. Slow.
- Alfonso X book. Website with pictures from historical book on games.
- The Elephant. Jumps two diagonally (see Alfil).
- Abagoren Macedonian Chess . Missing description By Malcolm Webb.
- Abagoren Chess. Old Bulgarian Chess variant for Zillions of Games. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Shatranj for Four. 4-handed Shatranj.
- 4-handed Chaturanga with dice. Missing description
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