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4x16 Race Chess Revisited. New version of race chess on circular 4 by 16 board. (16x4, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
ABC Chess. A variant with 8 armies of pieces generated by combining 1, 2 or 3 simpler pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud.
ABC Chess. A variant with 8 armies of pieces generated by combining 1, 2 or 3 simpler pieces. By Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud.
Abstract Chess. Pieces are represented by stacks of different heights. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
Abstract Chess
. Pieces are represented by stacks of different heights. By João Pedro Neto.
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.
Across the Board : The Mathematics of Chessboard Problems. Short information on book of J. Watkins, with puzzles about the chessboard.
Advancement Chess. kevintucker88. By Freederick .
Afterlife Chess. A game based on Ancient Egyption mythology, played on four boards totaling 42 squares. (Cells: 42) By Luiz Carlos Campos.
AIGO Chess. International chess with Cannon pieces added. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Feng Jun.
Alice Chess. Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Edward Jackman and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Alice Chess
. Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. Author: Pierre Tourigny. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Alice Chess. Play this classic variant in which pieces switch between boards whenever they move. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Alice Chess. Looking-glass boards. Extremely popular variant. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Alice Chess
. New Alice Chess ZRF plays Alice Chess on two boards. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Alice Chess II. Alice Chess with armies starting on opposite boards. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
All the King's Men. Remake of Parker Brothers game Smess, but with a serious look. Arrows on squares determine the directions pieces can move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe. Inventor: Perry Grant and Reuben Klamer.
Alseid Chess
. Introducing the Alseid, which moves like a queen but cannot capture. Instead it can kidnap piece behind a screen (zrf exists). By M Winther.
Altair
. Take a look at this sample game of Altair! Author: Roberto Lavieri and Jorge Guerra. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. By Roberto Lavieri.
Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
Alternate Promotion Chess. Pieces promoted at one end of the board are promoted further at the other. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
Amazon Knights Chess. The queen may also move as a knight, and rooks and bishops. Author: Ed Friedlander.
Amazons
. Amazons and a computer version. Inventor: Walter Zamkauskas.
Amazons. Queens fire arrows to make squares unpassable. Last player that moves wins. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Pegg Jr.. Inventor: Walter Zamkauskas.
Amiral Chess
. Introducing the Amiral piece and the bounce-capture method on a Gustavian board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Andromi
. Game with simple rules. Inventor: Ronald D. Planesi.
Archabbott Chess. Introduces the Archabbott piece which moves like Bishop + Wazir + Dabbaba. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
Arena Chess. Entry in the 32-move-maximum contest. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Kiska.
Arena Chess. 32-turn variant in which pieces must initially move into a special area, and then always make capturing moves. By Jeff Kiska.
Arktur. Two kings and randomized setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Riessen.
Assault&Siege. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ismael Santos.
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.
Assimilation Fusion Chess. A hybrid of Assimilation Chess and Fusion Chess. Pieces combine and split apart. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
Attending Pawns. Pieces have their personal pawn assistent. By Terry H. Jones.
Attrition Chess. Played on an 11x10 board, each player starts with 33 pieces. (11x10, Cells: 110) By Nathan James.
Avatar Chess. Game with avatars that can assume any piece of chess, depending on the fields of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gerd P. Degens.
Bandit Chess. Missing description (9x7, Cells: 63) By Patrik Hedman.
Barion
. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
Barion
. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
Baroque Chess
. Java applet that plays the game. Author: Jesse Plymale. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Baroque/Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Bedlam
. A hybrid of Metamorphin' Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
Belfry Chess
. Introducing the belfry catapult. By M Winther.
Bifold Halfgi. Bifold pieces are able to combine with other same-colored bifold pieces and move as a single normal sized piece. By David Howe.
Bifold Halfgi. A variant of Halfgi, but with half-sized pieces. By David Howe.
Blackburne's Proposal. QR becomes a marshall, QB becomes a pegasus, and KB becomes a queen are enhanced. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: S. S. Blackburn.
Bollwerk 178. Occupying the opponent’s end field with a piece or a bomb. By Stefan Bogdanski.
Bomberman Chess. Two "bombs" and a "defuser" spice up this 10 x 8 game. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
BordahBee, A Two-Board Game (two 8x8 boards). Missing description (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By Gary K. Gifford.
Border Wars. Game played on the 42 edges of a grid, with elements of Shogi and XiangQi. (Cells: 42) By Jared B. McComb.
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. (Cells: 44) By Jared B. McComb.
Border Wars II
. Game played on line edges with Shogi-like aspects. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
Borderline. Without pawns, with only one king, capturing opponent's pieces is omitted. (7x7, Cells: 49) By Gerd P. Degens.
Brigadier Chess. Introducing the powerful Brigadier piece on a 68-square Gustavian board. By M Winther.
Building chess. Add a square after every move. Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi and Sergey Sirotkin.
Burden of royality. Missing description By Freederick .
Burden of the royality. Inspired by Evolution Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniil Frolov.
Buypoint Chess. Buy your fighting force - each piece costs a number of points. By Ralph Betza.
Cai Qi
. Chesslike game on circular board. Inventor: Patrick Hassel Zein.
Canopus
. Most pieces movements are range-limited. The game play is violent and tense, but fluid. By Roberto Lavieri.
Canopus. Most pieces movements are range-limited. The game play is violent and tense, but fluid. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Roberto Lavieri.
Captain Spalding Chess
. Find an Elephant in your Pajamas. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Captain Spalding Chess. Find an Elephant in your Pajamas. By Ralph Betza.
Castalia Chess
. Introducing the Castalia, which moves like a queen but cannot capture. Instead it can magnetically dislocate pieces (zrf exists). By M Winther.
Catalonia. Cooperative variant where the players are trying to form chains while the board is getting bombarded. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Francois Tremblay.
Cetina Random Chess. Play with a sissa and a chancellor from a randomly generated setup. By Carlos Cetina.
Cetina Random Chess. Missing description By Carlos Cetina.
Cetran Chess 2. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Carlos Cetina.
Chad. Castles and walls in a strategic deep chess variant. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Christian Freeling.
Chad. Christian Freeling's simple game of complex strategy. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
Chain of Fools. Game with a Chess set where the goal is form chains of defended pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Francois Tremblay.
Chakra. Variant with fairy pieces and transmitters that can transport pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Christian Freeling.
Chakra
. Variant with fairy pieces and transmitters that can transport pieces. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
Chameleon Chess Redux. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adam Goss.
chass
. www.chass.info. By peter kirk.
Chec Toe
. Chec Toe is a 4x4 Chess variant played with a six sided die, incorporating uniquely designed features, such as Checkering, Cross. By Simon Edward Jepps.
Checkers with Bosses. Checkers variant with different types of pieces. Game's main feature are Bosses. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniil Frolov.
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: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Chess on a Longer Board with a few Pieces Added. On a 10 row by 8 column board, with three new pieces. (8x10, Cells: 80) By David Howe.
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 Longer Board Zillions Saved Game
. Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament. Author: Michael Nelson and John Lawson. Inventor: David Howe.
Chess on a Mass Transit System. Missing description By Doug Chatham.
Chess Variant Score Notation Book
. Chess score notation book for 100 square chess variants. By Simon Edward Jepps.
Chess with checkers added. Add checkers in front of the pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Chess with Cyclical Armies. Whenever a piece moves, it changes to another type of piece of vaguely similar value. By Peter Aronson.
Chess with Cyclical Armies
. Whenever a piece moves, it changes to another type of piece of vaguely similar value. By Peter Aronson.
Chess with Promoters. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roberto Lavieri.
A Chess-like Variant Construction Set. Build your own army and territory. By David Howe.
Chess-like Variant Construction Set. Critique. Author: John William Brown. Inventor: David Howe.
CHESSAGON. CHESSAGON® is like traditional Chess, but with Triangles, with one new additional piece named the Duke. By Kerry Langford.
ChessArena.io
. Real-time, many-player, "io-style" game. Author: Ben M Reiniger. Inventor: ChessArena.
Chessenat. Game from Columbia with custodial captures. Author: Ed Friedlander.
Chessgi. Captured units become yours to drop onto the board. Author: Ed Friedlander.
Chessgi. Drop the pieces you take from your opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Chessgi
. Captured units become yours to drop onto the board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Chessoids: SuperPawn and NeutronChess. A large and complicated chess variant. (11x10, Cells: 111) By Eugen Laukamp.
Chestria. Each player has 11 randomly selected pieces in this game of placement and flipping. (3x(5x5), Cells: 43) By Jared B. McComb.
Chieftain Chess. Large variant using 4 royal pieces with command control, multi-piece moves and pieces that may shift direction as they move. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
Choiss. First place your squares, then your pawns, then your pieces, then move. Author: Ben M Reiniger. Inventor: Peter A. Victor.
Clear of knights chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrik Hedman.
Clockwork Orange Chess. Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
Clockwork Orange Chess
. Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. By Fergus Duniho.
Clockwork Orange Chess. Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
Colour Chess and Lure
. Chess Variant where the board is different every time you play, and you can control what pieces your opponent can move next. By Chad W Smith.
Commodore Chess. Featuring the Commodore piece (also called Leo) on a Gustavian board. By M Winther.
Connect Shoot Kill
. A mix of dots and boxes with chess pieces.
Constable Chess
. Introducing the Constable piece on an H-shaped board. A game for attacking players. With zrf. By M Winther.
Contest to design a 10-chess variant. Cebrating 10 years of Chess Variant Pages with a contest to design a chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Greg Strong.
Continuous Chess. There are no 'squares' on the board, and pieces are not restricted to moving discrete distances. By David Howe.
Copycat Chess. New piece added which copies move of just-moved piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lim Ther Peng.
Corner Chess. Fast-paced variant without pawns. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Derek Nalls.
Cowardly Crew. After a capture, adjacent pieces can change sides. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Terry H. Jones.
Cows and Butterflies. A simple Chess-like game of exchanges and promotions. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jennifer Aronson.
Crazyhouse
. A two-player version of Bughouse. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
Crazyhouse. A two-player version of Bughouse. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
Crazyhouse Chess. One-board Bughouse. Author: Ed Friedlander.
Crazyhouse Kriegspiel. Combines Crazyhouse with Kriegspiel. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Dana-Bashian.
CrazyWar
. CrazyWar is normal Crazyhouse with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Crooked Chess. Chess variant with pieces inspired by the Sissa piece. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
Crossbishop Chess
. Introducing the Crossbishop piece, with interesting cannon capabilities (Zillions file downloadable). By M Winther.
Crossrook Chess
. Introducing the Crossrook, a versatile piece with cannon capabilities (Zillions file downloadable). By M Winther.
The Crown of Krithala. Pieces move a crown which the opponent wants to capture. By Lawrence C. Smith.
CSIPGS (comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic) Chess Variants. Variants on csipgs Chess and a handy overview of its rules. By Hans L. Bodlaender.
Cuarenta. Played only of the light-colored squares of a 9 by 9 board. By Mark Thompson.
Cuarenta
. Played only of the light-colored squares of a 9 by 9 board. By Mark Thompson.
Cypher Chess
. Game with novel piece. By Daniel Figahs.
DCP.WOZ Chess. Large variant with unorthodox pieces. (9x10, Cells: 90)
Demi Chess. Weak short range pieces with less symmetry than some more familliar pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Demotion Chessgi. a Chessgi variant which is limited to 32 turns by demotions and the removal of Pawns. By Fergus Duniho.
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.
Deneb. Now you can play Deneb on the Play-By-Mail system! Author: Roberto Lavieri and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
Deneb. Special pieces and winning conditions. (7x9, Cells: 63) By Roberto Lavieri.
Deneb Play-By-Mail game. Observe this game being played in the Invent and Play contest! Turn 4. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
Diamond Chess 306. Missing description (22x24, Cells: 306) By David Cannon.
Diffusion Chess. Pieces start out in groups and must continually break apart into smaller groups. Played on a GO board. (19x19, Cells: 361) By Alexandre Muñiz.
Dimachaer Chess
. Introducing the Dimachaer, a bifurcation piece that always lands on the diagonal second leg (zrf available). By M Winther.
Dino-Czars
. Battle between rival dinosaurs on a board of 42 triangles, where facing counts. By Clark Rodeffer.
Dino-Czars. Battle between rival dinosaurs on a board of 42 triangles, where facing counts. (Cells: 42) By Clark Rodeffer.
Diplomatic Mission
. Cooperative chesslike game; commercial game. Inventor: Jim Deacove.
Double Diamond. Pieces start diagonally across from one another and pawns move diagonally. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
Double EIGHTEEN-STONE chess. David Short combines his Double Chess with Jim Aikin's Eight-Stone Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: David Short.
Doublecannon Chess
. Introducing the Doublecannon piece, a strong cannon relative with breathtaking tactical capabilities (Zillions file exists). By M Winther.
Dr. Who Chess. Variant based on the popular TV seiries. By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
DUAL RING Tournament Format. Tournament format for handling uneven number of players. By Rich Hutnik.
Dune Chess
. Chess variant based on the Dune novels of Frank Herbert. By Larry L. Smith.
Ecumenical Chess. Ecumenical Chess features three variants with camel-bishop, camel-rook knight-camel compounds. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
Eight-Stone Chess. Players can move neutral stones as well as pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
Elephant Hunt
. Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. By Freederick .
Elephant Hunt. Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Freederick .
Elephant Hunt. Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Freederick .
Elevator Chess. Multiple boards with simultaneous games are linked through central elevator squares. By Ralph Betza.
Emperor of China
. A Chess and Halma mixed game. By Vincent Everaert.
Emperor of China. A cross between Chess and Halma. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vincent Everaert.
Endgame. Players start out with 16 pawns and gain pieces via promotion. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jorge Nuno Silva.
Enthralling Chess. A 32-turn variant in which pieces are 'enthralled', and then 'liberated' (ie. removed from the board). By Jeff Kiska.
Epic Chess. Massive attack chess on a board 10x10. By Вадря Покштя.
ERB Jetan
. Implements different possible rules for Jetan. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Essedar Chess
. Introducing the Essedar, which captures orthogonally but moves by the collision method (zrf available). By M Winther.
Eurasian Pawn piece. A hybrid European and Asian Pawn. By Rich Hutnik.
Evo
. Game with chess-variant elements. Inventor: Giardino Italiano.
Exchess Set. New chess pieces that can be used in combination with Staunton chess pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk van Haeringen.
Execute the Game
. Pieces have unique abilities and uses dice-based combat. By Davey W Drehs.
Expansion chess. Get points per each your piece on other half of board to win. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
Extreme 2D Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Larry L. Smith.
Famicom PPU Chess. Game inspired by limitation of Famicom PPU. (10x10, Cells: 80) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Family pastimes: Maze and Diplomatic Mission
. Cooperative chesslike games. Inventor: Jim Deacove.
Fanorona Chess. Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. (5x9, Cells: 45) By Peter Aronson.
Fanorona Chess
. Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. By Peter Aronson.
FCC
. Free Choice Chess -- Large variant where players choose and deploy their own forces. By Bruce R. Gilson.
Fidchell
. Gary Gygax's Fidchell. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
Finding ways to spin your games. After having moved, pieces change type in rotating order. By João Pedro Neto.
FlipChess
. Chess variant in which pieces keep changing state. By M. El M. Messaoudi.
Fluidity chess. No displacement capture, all non-royal pieces take by cutting through or bypassing. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
Fluky Chess. Fast-paced mini-chess variant with dice. (5x5, Cells: 25) By Ilya Yudovski.
Flying Armies
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Font: Draughts
. True type font with symbols for draughts/checkers pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Football Chess - Photo's. Chinese game of Snakes and Ladders type, with little in common with either Chess or Football. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Fractal Chess. Missing description (2x(8x8), Cells: 80) By Stephane Burkhart.
Free Choice Chess
. Large variant where players choose and deploy their own forces. By Bruce R. Gilson.
Fugue. Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Nelson.
Fugue
. Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. By Michael Nelson.
Full House. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Topher Gayle.
Fun-in-a-Box Chess. Featuring Thing One and Thing Two from The Cat in the Hat. By David Howe.
Fun-In-A-Box Chess
. Featuring Thing One and Thing Two from The Cat in the Hat. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Howe.
Fusion Chess
. Variant in which pieces may merge together or split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
Fusion Chess A. Pieces merge and separate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
Fusion Chess B. Pieces merge and separate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
Fusion Chessgi
. A hybrid of Fusion Chess and Chessgi. 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.
Fusion Diamond 41. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. By Fergus Duniho.
Fusion Diamond 41. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. (Cells: 41) By Fergus Duniho.
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.
Gambler's Chess. A scheme for adding betting to any Chess variant. By Tomas Forsman.
The Game for the Trees. Pieces grow on the board, occupying multiple squares. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
The Game of Nemoroth. For the sake of your sanity, do not read this variant! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
Ganeshan Chess. Introducing a new Elephant piece known as (the) Ganapati. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Simon Edward Jepps.
Gaul Chess
. Introducing the Gaul, which captures like a bishop, but moves by the bifurcated jump method, on an H-board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Genetess
. A play-by-email game with genetically encoded pieces. By Robert Kydd.
Geodesic Chess. Variation of hexagonal chess on a geodesic sphere with a few new pieces added. (Cells: 279) By Jack V. Cheiky.
Geodesic Chess
. Variation of hexagonal chess on a geodesic sphere with a few new pieces added. By Jack V. Cheiky.
Glacial Shift. 4-player game played with Icehouse pieces with Shogi-style captures and where the same piece moves differently for each player. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jared B. McComb.
Go. Play Go with Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Granlem Shatranj. This is a mash-up of Grand Shatranj & Lemurian Shatranj with a 3 moves/player turn option. By Joe Joyce.
Grasshopper Chess. Each player has eight additional grasshoppers. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
Grasshopper Chess. Each player has eight additional grasshoppers. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
Grasshopper Chess. Row of grasshoppers behind the pawns. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
Grenadier Chess
. Introducing the Grenadier piece on an H-shaped board. A game for the attacking player. With zrf. By M Winther.
Gryphon Chess. Units are promoted on each move. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Gryphon Chess II. Units are promoted on each move. Author: Ed Friedlander.
Gustav III's Chess. Invented by King Gustav III of Sweden (1746-92). Author: M Winther. Inventor: King Gustav III of Sweden.
Gustavian Camelrider Chess. Camelriders and regular pieces on a Gustavian (68squares) board. By M Winther.
Gustavian Cannonrider Chess. Cannonriders and regular pieces on a Gustavian (68 squares) board. Cannonriders move differently depending on square colour. By M Winther.
Gustavian-Camelrider Chess (with Scorpions). Camelriders and Scorpions on a 68 square Gustavian board. By M Winther.
Half Courier. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
Hanga Roa. A chess variant inspired by the people of Easter Island. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Hernán Marcelo Domínguez Placencia and Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger.
Hanga Roa
. Play Hanga Roa with Zillions of Games! Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger and Hernán Marcelo Domínguez Placencia.
Hanga Roa. Play Hanga Roa on Game Courier! Author: Tony Quintanilla and Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger. Inventor: Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger and Hernán Marcelo Domínguez Placencia.
Haunted Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
Hecatomb. Each player has 31 queens and one king. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Kevin Maroney.
Hecatomb Chess. One king and 31 queens on each side. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Kevin Maroney.
Helmsman Chess
. Introducing the Helmsman and the bounce-move, whereby the piece deviates orthogonally. A very positional piece (zrf available). By M Winther.
Hibryd I. Game played on 4x4 board with a King and four Pawns each, neutral pieces, multiple forms of capture and many ways of winning. (4x4, Cells: 16) By Jared B. McComb.
Hit-point Chess. Pieces start with 30 hit points and attack by stepping next to the target. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Hive: A Review. A review of the two-player strategy game called Hive. Author: David Howe.
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. Author: Sten Helmfrid.
Homo Scacco. Several games with pieces of same type and a royal amongst them. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
Hopgi. Small-board variant of Chessgi with an L-shaped board, linked pairs of Kings, where all pieces can move like a Mao-hoppers. (7x7, Cells: 43) By Peter Aronson.
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.
Hoplit Chess
. Introducing the Hoplit, a very mobile modern relative of the Korean cannon, on an H-board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Hoplomach Chess
. Introducing the Hoplomach, a dynamic bifurcation cannon, related to the Korean cannon, on an H-board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Hordes of Change
. A chess variant inspired by Andernach Chess. By Joost aan de Brugh.
Hordes of Change. A chess variant inspired by Andernach Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joost aan de Brugh.
Hordes of Change - Sample Game. Missing description By Joost aan de Brugh.
Howitzer Chess
. Introducing another piece named Howitzer, a fearful form of cannon, on the H-board. For the advanced tactician. With zrf. By M Winther.
Hubbub. Preset for Hubbub, a short-range version of Brouhaha. By Greg Strong.
Hullabaloo. Fusion, fission game with drops, giant conglomerations and two types of activation. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
Hundred Acre Chess. Chess based on Winnie-the-Pooh. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Bob Greenwade.
I'm a Wazir, Get Me Out of Here. A variant in which pieces disappear if left too long in the wrong place. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
IAGO Chess System. http://abstractgamers.org/wiki/iago-chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
Icehouse
. Set of pyramids you can play several games with, including Martian chess.
Infinite Recursion Chess. Another mega-chess type game. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By David Howe.
Influenced 8-Leveled 3D Alice Chess. A combination of Influence and Alice Chess on a 3D board. (8x(8x8), Cells: 512)
Insane. Pieces change to random type when they move. With program playing this variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jari Huikari.
Interweave
. Game with elements of Checkers and Ultima where all pieces are colorbound and only capture pieces on the other color. By Peter Aronson.
Interweave. Game with elements of Checkers and Ultima where all pieces are colorbound and only capture pieces on the other color. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
It's not a job for King. Two relatively modest games, playing with power and royality. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniil Frolov.
Jai-Alai
. A sports theme variant with three new pieces: the Superball, the Ball and the Diagball. By Roberto Lavieri.
Jai-Alai. A sports theme variant with three new pieces: the Superball, the Ball and the Diagball. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Roberto Lavieri.
Jester Chess. Featuring pieces that mimic last piece moved, archers that can either capture OR move. quadrapawns, and murray lions. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Thomas Havel.
Jetan
. Martian Chess, coming from the book The Chessmen of Mars. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Jetan - Martian Chess. Martian Chess, coming from the book The Chessmen of Mars. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Jetan, ERB
. Implements different possible rules for Jetan. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Joe Joyce Hyperchess. Easy to play 3D Chess variant where pieces can act on small board or large board. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
Joust
. Two knights. Squares cannot be revisited. Author: Gerry Quinn.
Joust. Missing description Author: Gerry Quinn.
Joust. Two knights. Squares cannot be revisited. Author: Ed Friedlander.
Joust Chess. Rotating pieces, long range movement, adjacent capture, both in one turn using different directions. By Jeff Cornell.
Jurassic Chess. Dinosaur based chess variant played with regular chess pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Arvind Pillai. Inventor: Tarun Gupta and Arvind Pillai.
Kibitzing Vox Populi Chess variant. Rules for turning kibitzing into a game unto itself. By Rich Hutnik.
King of the Ladder Tournament Rules. Ideas for rules to mix variants together in one game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
King's Fortress Chess. Random setup with king's in opposite corners and extra pawns. Author: Ed Friedlander.
King's Run
. An entry for the 32-turn contest that is based on Logan's Run. By Fergus Duniho.
King's Run. An entry for the 32-turn contest that is based on Logan's Run. By Fergus Duniho.
Kingdom Chess. Large variant with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Konklav Anipsal.
Kings or Lemmings?
. Normal chess except that a player can produce clones of his king.
Knight Chase. Game played on with two Knights on a Chessboard with differing goals. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeff Rients. Inventor: Alex Randolph.
Knight-Tac-Toe
. Win by placing 3 pieces in a row. By David Howe.
The Knightliest Black Hole. Knighted pieces on a constantly diminishing board. By João Pedro Neto.
Knightliest Black Hole
. Knighted pieces on a constantly diminishing board. By João Pedro Neto.
Koopa Chess. Form of chess based on the Mario Brothers series of video games. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Kylatori Sunset. Small variant combining replacement, custodian and coordination capture. (6x8, Cells: 48) By Tim Stiles.
Ladon Chess
. Introducing the Ladon, a short-range piece that can repel any other piece, and also capture this way (zrf available). By M Winther.
Laquear Chess
. Introducing the Laquear, that captures like a bishop, but moves by the collision method (zrf available). By M Winther.
Large Variants in the Historic North European Style. Missing description () By Charles Gilman.
Laser Chess. Shoot lasers in chess variant from computer program. Author: Peter Venable. Inventor: Mike Duppong.
Lichen Chess. Pieces are modular, and each piece may contain fragments belonging to both players. By Alexandre Muñiz.
Lilliputian Monochromatic Alice Chess
. All pieces are colorbound, and switch boards rather than switching color. By Peter Aronson.
Lilliputian Monochromatic Alice Chess. All pieces are colorbound, and switch boards rather than switching color. (2x(6x7), Cells: 84) By Peter Aronson.
List of Chess Variants. This is a large listing of chess variants. Author: Sam Trenholme.
Litrof. Variant on 42 squares played with stacks of Icehouse pyramids, where different color pyramids give stacks different powers. (5x8, Cells: 42) By Glenn Overby II.
Ludus Chessunculus. Game played on Hexagonal board with non-standard pieces. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: John Cleaveland.
Mad Elephant Chess. Pawns can be turned into Elephants; Elephants can promote to Mad Elephants, and Mad Elephants can trample lines of pieces. By Peter Aronson.
Mad Elephant Chess
. Pawns can be turned into Elephants; Elephants can promote to Mad Elephants, and Mad Elephants can trample lines of pieces. By Peter Aronson.
Mad Scientist Chess. Fetch me the Pawn, Igor! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Maelstrom. All 64 squares of 8 by 8 board are initially filled with pieces. By Michael Asher.
Maelstrom
. All 64 squares of 8 by 8 board are initially filled with pieces. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Michael Asher.
Maelstrom Chess. All 64 squares are initially occupied. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Michael Asher.
Makarenko's Chess. Pieces are stacks which can be split and combined to create other pieces. Author: Jacek Dobrzyniecki. Inventor: Anton Makarenko.
Makarenko's Chess
. Pieces can split and combine in many ways. Four variants included. Author: Marek14 .
Mamra Chess
. Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. By George Tsavdaris.
Mamra Chess. Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. Author: Tony Quintanilla and George Tsavdaris. Inventor: George Tsavdaris.
Mamra Chess. Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. (8x8, Cells: 66) By George Tsavdaris.
Mangonel Chess
. Introducing the remarkable Mangonel piece, which can hurl pieces over its head, on a Gustavian board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Mapped Chess
. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
Martian Chess. Two or four player strategic game with chess elements played with Looney piramids. (4x8, Cells: 32) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Andrew Looney.
Martian Chess, Jetan. Large variant from the book The Chessmen of Mars. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Mastery
. A Game of Skill for Two Players. Inventor: S John Ross.
Mathematichess. A chess variant specially designed for mathematicians. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Florin Lupusoru.
Maze
. Cooperative chesslike game; commercial game. Inventor: Jim Deacove.
Medusa Shogi. Missing description (11x11, Cells: 121) By Gary K. Gifford.
Medusa Shogi
. Missing description Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Meirav. Pieces are buried before they are captured, buried pieces may capture other buried pieces. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By כהן דותן.
Meridian Chess
. Introducing the Meridian, bishop-capture combined with bifurcated bounce-move, on an H-board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Meta-chess Digital Edition
. Digital Copy of 'Meta-chess' by John W Brown. Author: Sean Bass and John William Brown.
Metamorph Chess
. Variant in which pieces transform by fixed rules into other pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
MetamorphaChess
. Pieces represented by dice change to another type after having moved. Inventor: Robert Dubisch.
Metamorphin Assimilation Chess
. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
Metamorphin Fusion Chess
. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
Metamorphin' Assimilation Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
Metamorphin' Fusion Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
Metamorphing Chess. Pieces upgrade when escaping, downgrade when capturing. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
Metamorpin'-Fusion A. Pieces are likely to proliferate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
Metamorpin'-Fusion B. Pieces are likely to proliferate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
Mind-Vector. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Mir Chess. Play this variant that is mid-powered between Chess and Shatranj. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Paulowich. Inventor: David Paulowich.
Mockery Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
Mortal Chessgi. A Chessgi game in which captures reduce material. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
Mortal Chessgi
. A Chessgi game in which captures reduce material. By Fergus Duniho.
Mortar Chess
. Introducing another piece named Mortar, a form of cannon, on an H-shaped board. Positionally advanced. With zrf. By M Winther.
Motorotor. Play this small variant with a rotating board. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Gavin King.
Motorotor. Variant where two platforms slowly orbit a central board. (11x11, Cells: 43) By Gavin King.
Mountain King Chess. First king to reach the center square of an 11 x 11 board wins. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Emmor Ray Sperry.
Ms. Alice Chess. Alice Chess played on one board. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Mulligan Stew Chess
. 42-Square Swapping-Mage Teleporting-Assassin Dual-Color-Bound-King Limited-Double-Move Leaping-Pawn Chess. By Peter Aronson.
Mulligan Stew Chess. 42-Square Swapping-Mage Teleporting-Assassin Dual-Color-Bound-King Limited-Double-Move Leaping-Pawn Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Peter Aronson.
Multiple Formations. A proposal to add a set of formations to Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
Murmillo Chess
. Introducing the Murmillo piece, and new collision-capture, on a Gustavian board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Musketeer Chess. Adding 2 newly designed extra pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Zied Haddad.
Mutant Chess
. Pieces mutate during the game.
Mutatis Mutandis. Astonishing variant featuring 22 different changelings at random setups. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Carlos Cetina.
N-Plus-K Queens Problem Page
. Missing description By Doug Chatham.
Nach Schach. Missing description (8x7, Cells: 56) By Jianying Ji.
Nachtmahr. Game with seven different kinds of Nightriders. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jörg Knappen.
Naiad Chess.
. Introducing the Naiad, which moves like a queen but cannot capture. Instead it can kidnap pieces by magnetism (zrf available). By M Winther.
Narrowness. Board filled with pawns and two kings per player. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Sergey Sirotkin.
Narrowness Chess. Many pawns. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
Neighbors
. Try to capture the most pieces on a 42-square board completely filled with neutral pieces. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Rob Nierse.
Neighbors. Try to capture the most pieces on a 42-square board completely filled with neutral pieces. (7x6, Cells: 42) By Rob Nierse.
Nemoroth Notation. A notation and diagram scheme to be used when playing The Game of Nemoroth by mail or e-mail. By John Lawson.
Nemoroth, The Game of. For the sake of your sanity, do not read this variant! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
Nemoroth. A Visit to. Ralph visits Nemoroth in a dream, and reports a game by its greatest champion. By Ralph Betza.
Ninny Chess. Classic board game. Author: Ed Friedlander.
Ninny chess
. Produced and sold in the early 70's by Parker Brothers. Arrows on squares determine direction pieces can move. Author: Fergus Duniho.
No-Retreating Chess. A varient where you can't retreat until you get to the last rank. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
Nostromo. As Ripley, save astronauts from the Alien. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ilya Yudovski.
Omega Chess Extended
. Missing description By Mykola Dolgalov.
Oxybeles Chess
. Introducing the exceptional Oxybeles piece, which can hurl pieces over its head, on a Gustavian board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Pacifist Chess. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
Pagan Chess. Game with two linked board, one for living pieces and one for dead pieces, and a special piece that can move between them. (11x7, Cells: 67) By Mikey Kousre.
Palace Ninja Guards. A pair of short-range diagonal leapers and four extra squares are added to the standard chessboard and pieces. (8x8, Cells: 68) By Charles Daniel.
Parallel Chess War. Play 4 chess games at once, first game won wins the whole war. (4x(8x8), Cells: 256) By Kevin Pacey.
Parallel Chess War. Play 4 chess games at once, first game won wins the whole war. (4x(8x8), Cells: 256) By Kevin Pacey.
PASGL 312 Chess. Critters steal lunch in the forest, while trying to get close to the campfire and avoid the train. (Cells: 68) By Ralph Betza.
PASGL 312 Notation. A way to represent PASGL 312 Chess board positions. By John Lawson.
Pawns Chess. Each pawn has a unique ability. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Howe.
Peg Chess. A terrain-based chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Smith.
Pegniar Chess
. Introducing the Pegniar, a very interesting bifurcating bounce-slider, on a Gustavian board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Penta War
. Huge game with five clans. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
Penta War. Huge game with five clans. (17x17, Cells: 319) By Joost Aan de Brugh.
PentaPlay. Chess on a board of regular Pentagons. By Graeme C Neatham.
Perfect Chess. On 8 by 8 board with combination pieces. By Köksal Karakus.
Perfect Chess. Rook, bishop, knight, plus each of the four compounds ("perfect"). Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
Perfect Chess
. On 8 by 8 board with combination pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
The Philosophers' Game: Rithmomachia in Medieval and Renaissance
. Missing description Author: Ann E. Moyer.
Phylogenetic analyses of chess variants
. Papers describing phylogenetic analyses of chess variants. Author: Lex Kraaijeveld.
Pillow Chess
. Chess on a Pillow-shaped board. Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Grant Cairns.
Plunderchess: Pictures and a review. Commercial variants where capturing gains the right to move once as the captured piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jeff Knight.
Pocket Polypiece Chess 43. Game with off-board pocket where all pieces of a type change when one piece of a type is moved normally. (7x6, Cells: 43) By Antoine Fourrière.
Pocket Polypiece Chess 43
. Game with off-board pocket where all pieces of a type change when one piece of a type is moved normally. By Antoine Fourrière.
Poison Chess. Harpies can poison pieces which can be healed by doctors. On 8 by 8 board.
Politically Correct Chess
. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
Politically Correct Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Larry L. Smith.
Portal Chess. Two boards and pieces can teleport from one board to another. Also playable with two half-boards. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Howe.
Potential Chess. Pieces start out as any piece and become a particular piece depending on how they move,. By David Howe.
Powerchess
. Players have 24 pieces to start, with four new piece types.
Presiding Chess. Decimal Variant combining a number of exotic pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Tucker Kao.
Promethean Chess. Units visiting the home squares of others leave behind duplicates. Author: Ed Friedlander.
Promotions & Demotions. Every turn, the piece that has moved promotes or demotes to another piece. By João Pedro Neto.
Promotions & Demotions
. Every turn, the piece that has moved promotes or demotes to another piece. By João Pedro Neto.
Protomorphic-Chess. Start with only kings (and pawns), pieces change to different type after move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Puzzle Shatranj. Shatranj on a 15 puzzle. (8x8, Cells: 60) By John Smith.
Quadaptation. Use commanders to recruit better pieces. Capture your opponents commander and they lose. By realityreaper989.
Race Chess. On a circular board where white and black pawns move in the same direction. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
Racing Kings. Missing description By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
Random Transposal Chess. Use dice to swap pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Smith.
Recruiter Chess. Capturer recruits on adjacent squares. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Terry H. Jones.
Red Fool Chess. Standard Chess, but with two extra rows and one semi autonomous piece, the Red Fool. By Amy Johnson.
Refreshing Bubble Fizz Chess. When a piece moves, he can create a bubble. Pieces in bubbles cannot move for three turns, but may make two non-capturing moves. By Ralph Betza.
Regenbogen. Unusual spectrum-based game with Wizards, Clerics and Spirits. (Cells: 44) By Jared B. McComb.
Retiar Chess
. Introducing the Retiar, a bifurcating bounce-slider, on an H-board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Retrochess. Play chess from the end of the game backwards. (8x8, Cells: 64) By João Pedro Neto and Ralph Betza.
Rhino Chess
. Collection of variants designed to demonstrate the Rhino family of pieces. By Peter Aronson.
Rithmomachia. Information on Rithmomachia. (16x8, Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Rithmomacia
. Medieval game based on arithmetic and number theory.
Rococo
. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
Rococo. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
Rococo. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board (includes mirror array and Push-Pullyu variants). Author: Peter Aronson and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
Rococo. Animated piece movement diagrams. By Peter Aronson and David Howe.
Rococo Zillions Saved Game
. Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament. Author: Peter Aronson and John Lawson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
Roswell Chess. Preset for alien game with abstract pieces that operate in unusual ways. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Royal-Copy Chess. Some pieces can gain power of captured pieces. (9x8, Cells: 72) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Ruddigore Chess
. Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece. By Peter Aronson.
Ruddigore Chess. Play this Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece! Author: Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
Ruddigore Chess. Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Sagittar Chess
. Introducing the Sagittar, a bifurcation cannon related to the Korean cannon, on an H-board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Samnis Chess
. Introducing the Samnis, which combines rook-capture with bifurcated bounce-movement, on a Gustavian board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Schizochess. Halves of the chessboards get swapped every five moves. By Seth McGinnis.
School Chess. Before movement of a figure, the player speaks the name of city on the letter, on which the name of a moved piece begins. By Sergey Sirotkin.
Scrabble Battle Chess. Complicated game that uses a scrabble set, dice, playing cards with magic spells, pieces that move queenlike. By John Garwood.
Secutor Chess
. Introducing the Secutor piece, and new collision-capture, on a Gustavian board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Seventeen Pawns. You can replace opponent's queen by nine pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Shamanic Chess
. Pieces may be transformed into 'Shamans'. By M Winther.
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. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Shatra
. Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture. Author: Francis Monkman.
ShatraDev2
. Windows program to play Shatra against the computer. Author: Francis Monkman.
Shatranj Elephants
. Shatranj-like game, but with all short-range, limited-capturing pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Shatranj Extended Tournament Scoring (S.E.T.S) Rules. An attempt at an improved scoring system for chess tournaments. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
Shatranj of Troy
. A Shatranj variant with Shogi-like drops, a Trojan Horse (with 6 pieces inside). Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Shatranj of Troy. A Shatranj variant with Shogi-like drops, a Trojan Horse (with 6 pieces inside),. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
Shatranj of Troy. A Shatranj variant with Shogi-like drops, a Trojan Horse (with 6 pieces inside). By Gary K. Gifford.
Shatranjian Shogi. Ferz and wazir, dabbaba and elephant offset each other in this new Shatranj drop game. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Shock Troops
. Make a regular move or drop one of two pieces into a vacant space in the back rank. By Charles Daniel.
Shock Troops. The usual chess until the War Knight, Elephant Knight and Ninja Pawns enter the game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Daniel.
Shock Troops. System of chess with standard board and pieces, but with new leaping pieces entering during play. By Charles Daniel.
Shogi, Mortal Shogi, and Kamikaze Mortal Shogi
. Play Shogi and a couple variants with diminishing pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
Shuuro. Large variant where you build your own army. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Alberto Giusti. Inventor: Alessio Cavatore.
Sigma 4 Shogi. Missing description (7x7, Cells: 49) By Daniel Roth.
Sir Bombalot
. A variant of chess with pieces offering a myriad of different options at any given time. Inventor: Bruce Harper and Duncan Suttles.
Skidoo Chess. Pieces can "skidoo" into an interior board. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By John Smith.
Smegi
. Arrows on squares show where pieces can go - crossover between Smess and Shogi. By Fergus Duniho.
Smegi. Arrows on squares show where pieces can go - crossover between Smess and Shogi. (5x8, Cells: 40) By Fergus Duniho.
Smess
. Produced and sold in the early 70's by Parker Brothers. Arrows on squares determine direction pieces can move. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Smess. Produced and sold in the early 70's by Parker Brothers. Arrows on squares determine direction pieces can move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe. Inventor: Perry Grant and Reuben Klamer.
The Sons of Mithra
. Computer program for playing fantasy variant. Author: Michael Chang Gummelt. Inventor: Michael Chang Gummelt and Holly Gummelt.
The Sons of Mithra. Elaborate Fantasy variant with 13 different types of pieces per side. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Michael Chang Gummelt. Inventor: Michael Chang Gummelt and Holly Gummelt.
Sorchess. A somewhat unorthodox Wizard enters the 64sq arena, yet with good charm. By Simon Edward Jepps.
Spartan Skaki. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Larry L. Smith.
Spherical Guard Chess. Hiashatar (Mongol Grand Chess) on a spherical board. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Graeme C Neatham.
Spherical Guard Chess
. Play with either the single-board or dual-board sphere projection . By Graeme C Neatham.
Spot the Intruder Mini-game. A mini-game by H. G. Muller. Spot the intruder as quickly as possible! (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: A. M. DeWitt and H. G. Muller. Inventor: H. G. Muller.
Stanley Random Chess
. Missing description Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Austin Lockwood.
Stheno Chess
. Introducing the repulsive Stheno, which repels pieces as far as possible in the alignment direction (zrf available). By M Winther.
Stones and Relays. Pieces get to re-originate from neutral relay squares they attack. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
Stylish victory or stylish fail. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniil Frolov.
Subversion / Conversion. Pieces can be bribed to switch sides. By Terry H. Jones.
Suction Chess. Pieces swap places instead of being removed from the board, resulting in very different strategy. By Nathaniel Virgo.
Super-Chess
. www.oteroideas.com. By Superuser .
Superschaak. Book and sets for playing variants with many new types of chess pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk van Haeringen.
Switch-Side Chain-Chess. Optionally swap sides with your opponent upon completing a "chain". (8x8, Cells: 64) By Azlan Iqbal.
Symmetric Monster Chess. Some pieces are single and some are double. (8x8, Cells: 72) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Symmetric Snark Hunting. Snark hunting game with symmetric positions. (6x11, Cells: 59) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Symmetric Unirexal Chess. Each player has a half of a king. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
TaflChess. A mix of FIDE chess and the old European game Tafl. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
Take the Brain. British name of Smess, a Parker Brothers game in which arrows on squares determine the directions pieces may move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe. Inventor: Perry Grant and Reuben Klamer.
Tank Chess. Upgrade your tank to defeat others. By Alexander Mach.
Thinktank Chess
. Frank Maus' game where most pieces move differently when capturing from how they move without capturing. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Frank Maus.
Thinktank Chess. Frank Maus' game where most pieces move differently when capturing from how they move without capturing. Author: Sergey Sirotkin and Peter Aronson. Inventor: Frank Maus.
Thraex_Chess
. Introducing the Thraex, which captures like a rook, but moves by the bifurcated jump method (zrf available). By M Winther.
Three Elephant Chess. War Towers destroy 3 spaces at a time - protect your elephants while capturing your opponent's. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
Three Elephants Chess. War Towers destroy 3 spaces at a time - Protect your elephants while capturing your opponent's! Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Three Fat Brothers Chess
. On a 9x9 board with 3 royal pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
Three Fat Brothers Chess. On a 9x9 board with 3 royal pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Sergey Sirotkin.
Three Symbols Multi-state Chess. Write move in 3 symbols and any move that is like what you wrote is possible. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Thunder Chess
. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
TigerChess. Variant themed after a medieval battle. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Glenn Nicholls.
Too Many Bishops. Place an enemy bishop after your own move. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: C. Pickover.
Too Many Bishops. Players get each turn one extra bishop, placed by their opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Tournoy. Pieces have orientation that can be rotated. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Tournoy
. Pieces have orientation that can be rotated. By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
The Tower Game. A simple three dimensional chess variant. (8x(5x5), Cells: 200) Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
Transporter Chess. In addition to the usual set of pieces, players have a transporter piece, which can transport pieces one square in any direction. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Torben Osted.
The Travelers. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
Trissa. A Rococo-inspired hexagonal variant for three players with an unusual flavor. (10x10, Cells: 55) By John Smith.
Trophy Hunt Chess
. Capture at least one of each trophy animal to win. Author: Douglas Silfen and Karl Scherer.
Turnover. Three ring sizes fit into each other, combining and splitting into different pieces, sometimes taking over your opponent's. By Lúcio José Patrocínio Filho.
Turret Chess
. Introducing the Turret, which moves like a queen, and can hurl pieces over its head (zrf available). By M Winther.
Tutti Frutti Chess
. With bishop-knight, knight-rook, queen-knight and the usual pieces on an 8 by 8 board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Tutti Frutti Chess. Eight different pieces. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Tutti-Frutti Chess. Play this variant in which compounds replace some standard Chess pieces on Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Ralph Betza and Philip M. Cohen.
Tutti-Frutti Chess. With bishop-knight, knight-rook, queen-knight and the usual pieces on an 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza and Philip M. Cohen.
Ultima
. Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. Also called Baroque. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Ultima Problem #3. The 3rd in a series of Ultima puzzles. By Robert Abbott.
Ultima Problem #9. The 9th in a series of Ultima puzzles. By Robert Abbott.
Ultima with Alternate Graphics
. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Vavulin Creative Chess. Before the start of the game, every player, creates up with one rule for both players, which operates the whole game. By Dmitrii Vavulin.
Venator Chess
. Introducing the Venator, a bifurcation cannon related to the Korean cannon, on a Gustavian board (zrf available). By M Winther.
Vietnamese Chess
. Each player has a King, which captures cannon-style, and 11 non-capturing Pawns on a 25-intersection Alquerque-style board. Author: Marek14 .
A Visit to Nemoroth. Ralph visits Nemoroth in a dream, and reports a game by its greatest champion. By Ralph Betza.
Vivarta Chess. he rules are simple. Each piece automatically transforms into a different piece every time it moves. Pawns transform into Knig. By Вадря Покштя.