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1. 10 Minute Melee. Score as many points during 10 minutes of time with regular chessset. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Mason Green.
2. 10 Minute Melee. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Mason Green.
3. 10-contest: Voting for group A. Automated poll for the chess variant design contest celebrating 10 years CVP: Please vote!
4. 10-contest: Voting for group B. Automated poll for the chess variant design contest celebrating 10 years CVP: Please vote!
5. 10-contest: Voting for group C. Automated poll for the chess variant design contest celebrating 10 years CVP: Please vote!
6. 10-directionaI Chess . Chess using the army invented by Jorg Knappen. It also includes his suggested variants of CwDA using his army. By Nick Wolff.
7. 10-directional Chess. 10-directional pieces: an augmented Knight and a restricted Chancellor. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jörg Knappen.
8. 10-directional Chess. Updated with rule-enforcing presets. By Nick Wolff.
9. 125 Percent Shogi and 125 Percent Xiang Qi. 4-player versions of Oriental variants on cross-shaped boards. (15x15, Cells: 125) By Charles Gilman.
10. 2Choice Chess. You can tell opponent which pieces he can move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
11. 2Hit Shogi. Shogi with 2 hits to destroy a piece, and drop pieces at start. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
12. 3 Player Chess. On a large (217 hexagon) board. By Dennis Matthews.
13. 3 to the 5. A 6-player variant on 3 overlapping 9x9 boards. (5x(11x11), Cells: 455) By Charles Gilman.
14. 3-player Honeycomb Chess. A variant on a hex-prism board with the hex boards as levels instead of ranks to allow three players. (5x(), Cells: 180) By Charles Gilman.
15. 3d Minishogi. A variant originally devised for a contest that never materialised. (3x(3x5), Cells: 45) By Charles Gilman.
16. 3D Shogi. Three dimensional version of Japanese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
17. 3D Xiang Qi. Three dimensional version of Chinese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
18. 3FewShogi Chess. Like Chess but 3 Shogi per side. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
19. 4 Linepiece Fusion. Variants in which straight linepieces get to fuse with Crooked or Bent ones. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
20. 44-squares chess variant design contest.. Our annual N-squares chess variant design competition. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
21. 6 Ranks, remaining variants. Extrapolations from the Diana/Los Alamos/Haynie's Primary family of variants. (6x6) By Charles Gilman.

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1. Abstract Chess. Pieces are represented by stacks of different heights. By João Pedro Neto.
2. 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.
3. Abstract Chess. Pieces are represented by stacks of different heights. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
4. Achernar. ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
5. Achernar . ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. By Roberto Lavieri.
6. Achernar. ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. By Roberto Lavieri.
7. AIGO Chess. Adds cannons to fianchetto positions of FIDE Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Feng Jun.
8. AIGO Chess. International chess with Cannon pieces added. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Feng Jun.
9. Air Attack Chess. Missing description By Stephen R. Stockman.
10. Alibishogi. Variant with Shogi-style promotion and drops themed on Alibaba and 40 Thieves. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
11. Alpha Centauri. A very complex game, somewhat exotic, with some elements from Rococo. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
12. Altair . Take a look at this sample game of Altair! Author: Roberto Lavieri and Jorge Guerra. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
13. Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. Author: Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
14. Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. By Roberto Lavieri.
15. Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
16. Ambiguous Chess. A modest variant, similar to Refusal Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fabrice Liardet.
17. American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
18. American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
19. Amphibian Chess . Pieces capture by leaping when there's a square past the target, or by replacement when the target is on the edge. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
20. Angels and Devils. Chess game where white has two Angels and black has two Devils. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Greg Strong.
21. Anglis Qi. Xiang Qi and FIDE Chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
22. Anglojewish Chess. Hexagonal Chess with pieces following curved paths. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
23. Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect. Play it! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
24. Anti-King Chess II. Win by putting your opponent's Anti-King out of check. Author: Fergus Duniho and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
25. Anti-Relay Chess. Anti-relay is when a piece loses a movement capability it normally does have due to its position relative to another piece. By Michael Nelson.
26. Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. Author: Dominique Leste and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
27. Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dominique Leste.
28. Archbishop Chess. Variation of Janus Chess and Bird's Chess with two Archbishops. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Dominique Leste.
29. Archbishop Chess. Replace one of the marshalls from birds chess with a cardinal and you have Dominique Leste's Archbishop Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
30. Argess. White and Black have different starting positions. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hector H. Carreño.
31. Asteryx Chess. Preset for variant with asteryx shaped 43-space hexagonal board. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Jagger.
32. Asteryx Chess. Hexagonal chess played on an asterisk-shaped board. (Cells: 43) By David Jagger.
33. Ataturk Chess. One of your pieces in addition to your King is royal (your vice-president), and it can be changed. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
34. Atlantean Barroom Shatranj. The most ambitious in a series of new games Joe Joyce is introducing with powerful short range compound double jumpers. By Joe Joyce.
35. AtTENdance Chess . Missing description By Erez Schatz.
36. Attendance Chess. 10 piece types that can move to 10 squares each, mostly. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Erez Schatz.
37. Australian Football Chess. Game based on Australian Rules Football and Chess. By Robert Winkel.
38. Avon. Four-player game; two players sharing the White and two the Black pieces. (8x10, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.

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1. BacCanCat. 4-player variant with Cannons and Arrows, Cathedralling, and alternative ways to win. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
2. Bachelor Kamil. Play by E-mail! Combines ideas from Bachelor Chess and Wildebeest Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Charles Gilman. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
3. Bachelor Kamil. Combines ideas from Bachelor Chess and Wildebeest Chess. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
4. Backwards Stalemate Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
5. Baladãna. The way figures can move is dynamic, determined by their 'powers'. By Martin Miller.
6. Bario Shogi. A shogi game with pieces that can be change typed. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
7. Bastille Chess . Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. Author: Peter Aronson.
8. Bastille Chess. Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. (8x8, Cells: 64)
9. Beautiful Sun Chess (Meiriqi) . 10x10 blend of FIDE, Shogi, and Xiangqi influences. By Glenn Overby II.
10. Beautiful Sun Chess (Meiriqi). A 10x10 blend of FIDE, Shogi, and Xiangqi influences. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Glenn Overby II.
11. Bellows Chess . The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
12. Bellows Chess. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. By Tony Quintanilla.
13. Bellows Chess. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Tony Quintanilla.
14. The Bermuda Chess Angle. Pieces can vanish in a central grid (The Bermuda Chess Angle) depending on dice-determined coordinates. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Gary K. Gifford.
15. Bifocal Chess . A game without capture : win by checkmate with a neutral piece! By Antoine Fourrière.
16. Bifocal Chess. A game without capture : win by checkmate with a neutral piece! By Antoine Fourrière.
17. Bifocal Chess. A game without capture : win by checkmate with a neutral piece! (9x9, Cells: 81) By Antoine Fourrière.
18. Big Pawn Chess . Missing description By Ken Franklin.
19. Bishogi. An attempt to take the FIDE army further towards Shogi than Chessgi does. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
20. Blizzard Chess . Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry (with all patch levels). Author: Alfred Pfeiffer. Inventor: Blarney.
21. Blizzard Chess. Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Blarney.
22. Blizzard Chess. What would Chess be like if it had been developed by the computer industry? By Blarney.
23. Blue Chess. White and Black have additional, differing victory conditions. Author: Ed Friedlander.
24. Blue Chess or Deep Blue Vs. Kasparov Chess. Tribute to a famous game with three shades of blue and different options for each player to achieve a win. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
25. Blue Chip Chess. Fun variant where each turn you get to create an off-limits square for your opponent . Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Neal Turner.
26. Bluff Chess. Players moving their pieces into danger may risk losing the game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robbie Manson.
27. Border Wars II . Game played on line edges with Shogi-like aspects. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
28. Borg Queen. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
29. Borg Queen. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. (7x(), Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
30. Brand X Random Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup. By Fergus Duniho.
31. British Chess ZRF . ZRF for British-themed variant with a royal Queen + Lions, Unicorns & Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.

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1. Caïssa Britannia. Play this British-themed game with royal Queens plus Lions, Unicorns, and Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.
2. Caïssa Britannia. British themed variant with Lions, Unicorns, Dragons, Anglican Bishops, and a royal Queen. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.
3. Camel and Rhino Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. By Tony Quintanilla.
4. Camel and Rhino Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Tony Quintanilla.
5. Cannonless Xiang Qi variants. A look at stronger variations of pre-cannon Xiangqi. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
6. Canonical Chess Variants . A family of chess variants that blends Xiang Qi and Western Chess. By Tony Paletta.
7. Canonical Chess Variants. A family of chess variants that blends Xiang Qi and Western Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Tony Paletta.
8. Canopus . Most pieces movements are range-limited. The game play is violent and tense, but fluid. By Roberto Lavieri.
9. Canopus. Most pieces movements are range-limited. The game play is violent and tense, but fluid. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Roberto Lavieri.
10. Canvasser. Compound of Rook and Camel. By Charles Gilman.
11. Canyon Chess. Play this small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Andrew Blechinger and Jarry Vega.
12. Canyon Chess. Small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules. (8x8, Cells: 44) By Andrew Blechinger and Jarry Vega.
13. Capablanca Random Chess. Randomized setup for Capablanca chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Reinhard Scharnagl.
14. Capablanca Random Chess. Randomized setup for Capablanca chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Reinhard Scharnagl.
15. Carnival of the Animals. A nearly-FIDE variant with Eurofighter Pawns (first implementation on an 8x8 board) dice (two aside for preference) which mutate. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
16. Cascudo. On 44-square hexagonal board with turns consisting of cascade of moves. (Cells: 44) By David Jagger.
17. Cassandra Chess. Prophesy the doom of opposing pieces two turns in advance to capture them. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
18. Castling in Chess 960. New castling rules for Fischer Random Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
19. Catapults of Troy. Large variant with a river, catapults, archers, and trojan horses! (8x11, Cells: 88) By Gary K. Gifford.
20. Catapults of Troy . Large variant with a river, catapults, archers, and trojan horses! Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
21. Catapults of Troy. Large variant with a river, catapults, archers, and trojan horses! Author: Gary K. Gifford and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
22. Cerimon Chess. Recover pieces by checking with a like piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)
23. Changling Chess. Rooks become Bishops and Bishops become Rooks when moved. By Karl Scherer.
24. Chaotic Chess. Play Chess with dice and flip the dice each turn to mutate the pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Laurent Dubois.
25. Chariots. Standard pieces start as pairs with shared capabilities, but can separate and recombine. (10x10, Cells: 100) By David Jagger.
26. Chasm Chess. Berolina Pawns, reflecting Bishop and Queen, and a chasm in the board! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Danielle Allen.
27. Chasm Chess. Berolina Pawns, reflecting Bishop and Queen, and a chasm in the board! (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Danielle Allen Inventor: Danielle Allen.
28. Chaturanga 10x10. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
29. Chaturanga with minor changes. A series of variants based on the (according to many) earliest form of Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
30. Checkismate. Put the King in check to win. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andrew LeRoy.
31. Chelma. A cross between Chess and Halma. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Andy Lewicki.
32. Chelma. A cross between Chess and Halma. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Lewicki.
33. Chess 69. Variant on modified chessboard with 69 squares. By Gerd P. Degens.
34. Chess Is Wild. Pieces acquire special moves in the inner 16 squares. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter E. Leyva.
35. CHESS MORALITY XIV: Pleiadic Dialectic. 14th poem in Chess Moralities series. Author: George William Duke.
36. Chess Morality XV: Piece Offering. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
37. Chess Morality XVI: Body of Chess. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
38. Chess Morality XVII: Turning Rhyme. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
39. Chess Olympic . Kings, Queens and Pawns have additional moves, and victory is by capture instead of checkmate. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Redzo Kolakovic.
40. Chess Olympic. Some pieces move differently. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Redzo Kolakovic.
41. Chess on a Larger Board with not so few Pieces Dropped . Game with an interesting mix of Orthochess and Exotic pieces, some of which start in-hand. By Antoine Fourrière.
42. Chess on Steriods. Pieces increase their powers with those of the pieces they capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Cannon.
43. Chess on the Rainbows. Six different colors light up the board. You have to keep a piece on each color throughout... Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
44. Chess on the Rainbows. Players must retain a piece on all 6 colors of a 6-color board.
45. Chess Plus Plus Deck. Chess with special cards. Free!! By James Hutchings.
46. Chess Variant Pages Membership. Missing description Author: David Howe.
47. Chess Variants Query. More options for searching in these pages. By (zzo38) A. Black.
48. Chess with Batteries. Special Battery piece which augments the powers of other pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Roberto Lavieri.
49. Chess with Batteries . Special Battery piece which augments the powers of other pieces. By Roberto Lavieri.
50. Chess with Batteries . Sample game of Roberto Lavieri vs. Rhonan Lavieri. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Rhonan Lavieri. and Roberto Lavieri.
51. Chess with Batteries . Sample game of Rhonan Lavieri vs. Roberto Lavieri. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Rhonan Lavieri. and Roberto Lavieri.
52. Chess with Promoters. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roberto Lavieri.
53. Chess with Promoters. Each player has a piece which may promote the pieces of his opponent. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
54. Chess with Terrain. Play Greg Strong's Chess with Terrain on Game Courier. By Greg Strong.
55. Chess++. Some pieces are made more powerful, some less. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Paul Keres.
56. Chess480. Fischer Random Chess with orthodox castling rules. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
57. ChessV. Program for playing numerous Chess variants against your PC. Author: Greg Strong.
58. Chess_AB. Pawns may move backwards; and may promote to captured pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Redzo Kolakovic.
59. Chestria. Each player has 11 randomly selected pieces in this game of placement and flipping. (3x(5x5), Cells: 43) By Jared B. McComb.
60. Cheversi. A mix of chess pieces and reversi-like strategy. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Lewicki.
61. Cheversi Solitaire. Solitaire version of Cheversi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Lewicki.
62. Chezzle. Chess-like game played with puzzle pieces. By Jarrod Aden.
63. Chogo-44. Game with pawns and kings with co-enclosure capture. Author: Jeff Rients. Inventor: David Jagger.
64. Chogo44. Game with pawns and kings with co-enclosure capture. (7x8, Cells: 44) By David Jagger.
65. Chutes and Ladders Chess. Game played on two boards with two sets with user placed and removed chutes and ladders connecting the boards. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
66. Cleopatra Chess . No captures, but your Cleopatra (Queen) can seduce opposing pieces to your side. By Dan Troyka.
67. Cleopatra Chess. No captures, but your Cleopatra (Queen) can seduce opposing pieces to your side. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
68. Cleopatra Chess. No captures, but your Cleopatra (Queen) can seduce opposing pieces to your side. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Dan Troyka.
69. Color Square Shogi. Shogi with color squares you place at beginning of game. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
70. Combined Arms Brigade Chess. New movement for traditional Chess pieces with a modern military theme. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Saleh Waziruddin.
71. Combining Knightmare Chess. When a single piece other than a Pawn or a King captures, it combines with that piece into a Knightmare either side may move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
72. Combining Knightmare Chess . When a single piece other than a Pawn or a King captures, it combines with that piece into a Knightmare either side may move. By Peter Aronson.
73. Commedia dell'Arte Chess. A Pawnless variant with themed pieces on a 10x10 board with 5 square groups of 4 cells removed. (10x10, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
74. Complete Permutation Chess. Game with all possible combinations of Falcon, Rook, Bishop and Knight on the back row. (16x8, Cells: 128) By Peter Aronson and George William Duke.
75. Complete Permutation Chess. Carrera pieces given additional falcon movement ability are added to wide 8 row board. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: George William Duke and Peter Aronson.
76. Compton Medieval Chess. Large variant with three new pieces. By Travis Compton.
77. 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.
78. Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 44 squares. Our annual N-squares chess variant design competition. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
79. Contest: the 9 Queens Problem. Put 9 queens and 1 or 2 pawns such that queens do not see each other. Send your solution before Feb 29, and win a book! Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
80. Copycat Chess. New piece added which copies move of just-moved piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lim Ther Peng.
81. Countdown. Ten player game with sf-theme. (10x(), Cells: 100) By Jared B. McComb.
82. Countdown Queens. Each queen can make at most 7 moves in the whole game.
83. CrazyWar. CrazyWar is normal Crazyhouse with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
84. Cross3D Chess. 3D Chess game where pieces are arranged in a cross shape. (8x(8x8), Cells: 512) By Stephane Burkhart.
85. Cross3D Chess . 3D Chess game where pieces are arranged in a cross shape. By Stephane Burkhart.
86. Crosstunnel. A cross between Tunnelchess and Fivequarters. (4x(8x8), Cells: 196) By Charles Gilman.
87. Crouching Stepper, Hidden Rider. Xiang Qi pieces' moves lengthen and shorten with location. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
88. Crown Prince Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Matthew Chrzaszcz.
89. Crown Prince Chess. One Knight on each side is replaced by a Crown Prince. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Matthew Chrzaszcz and Derek Mota.
90. Curved Space. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. (7x(), Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.

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1. d10 Chess. Roll a ten sided die (d10) every turn to determine which pieces may be moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Bruce Leban.
2. Dai Mitregi. Still larger Mitregi offshoot, replacing the Generals with longer-range pieces. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
3. Dai-Ryu Shogi. Large Shogi variant with new pieces. (9x16, Cells: 144) By Jared B. McComb.
4. Dave's Example Game. This is Dave Howe's example of a user-posted game. (2x2, Cells: 4) By David Howe.
5. Davis Variation of Suicide Chess. Win by checkmate or by loosing your pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael D. Davis.
6. Decima. Variant on 10 by 10 board where you win when you have 10 points on the 10th row. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Michael Nelson.
7. Decima. Variant on 10 by 10 board where you win when you have 10 points on the 10th row. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Michael Nelson.
8. Decima . Missing description By Michael Nelson.
9. Deep Blue versus Kasparov. White and Black each have their own way of winning.
10. Delayed Chess. Only see your opponent's moves that are two moves old. Author: Karl Scherer. Inventor: Peter Obermair.
11. Delta PI. Commercial chess variant with science fiction theme.
12. The Demon Game. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Larry L. Smith.
13. Deneb . Special pieces and winning conditions. By Roberto Lavieri.
14. Deneb. Now you can play Deneb on the Play-By-Mail system! Author: Roberto Lavieri and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
15. Deneb. Special pieces and winning conditions. (7x9, Cells: 63) By Roberto Lavieri.
16. 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.
17. Deployment. The initial setup of the pieces is open but hidden from the other player. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ronald Drinning.
18. Descent Chess. Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andreas Kaufmann.
19. Desert Benedict Chess. A hybrid of Desert Chess by Uwe Wiedemann and Benedict Chess by W.D Troyka. By Rich Hutnik.
20. Devingt Chess. Game Courier to play Devingt Chess, on a 10x10 board with Sages (=Camels). Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Leopold de Labrousse.
21. Devingt Chess. Decimal chess with 20 pieces per side including Sages (moving as Camels). Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Leopold de Labrousse.
22. Dice Mate Chess. No capture; checkmate only happens if roll of the dice is favorable. By George William Duke.
23. Dice Mate Chess. No capture; checkmate only happens if roll of the dice is favorable. (8x8, Cells: 64) By George William Duke.
24. Diplomat Chess. Round-board variant with a Diplomat to suborn opponents. (Cells: 43) By Carlos Martin-Fuertes.
25. Diplomat Chess . Round-board variant with a Diplomat to suborn opponents. By Carlos Martin-Fuertes.
26. Divided Forces Chess. Half of your army starts on the other side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) and David Howe.
27. Do Sho Chess. Chess with Shogi pieces added. (14x8, Cells: 112) By (zzo38) A. Black.
28. Doppelganger Chess. Pieces have their "doubles" (Doppelgangers). Capture an opponent's piece to make both disappear... uses a FIDE chess set. By Gary K. Gifford.
29. Doppelganger Chess. Pieces and their doppelgangers are connected for capture and promotion! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
30. Double Alternate Chess. Game played on two boards with object to checkmate either King. Inventor: Ken Franklin.
31. Dragon. Missing description (9x15, Cells: 135) By Glenn Nicholls.
32. Dragonchess. Commercial large chess variant. (16x10, Cells: 124) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Lex Parker.
33. Dual Direction Variants. Adding extra moves to pieces in historic forms of Chess. By Charles Gilman.
34. dUchess. Chess on two levels. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By Eric S. Clayton.
35. Duel Chess. Captured pieces are sent to a separate Duel board to see who is eliminated and who returns. (2x(5x7), Cells: 43) By Erez Schatz.
36. Dueling Archbishops. Chess variant on 2 by 3 board. (2x3, Cells: 6)
37. Dueling Archbishops. Chess game with only six cells but with a piece that morphs into four different forms. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
38. Duggan's Fantasy Chess (revised). Revised and Improved version of fantasy Chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Sean Christopher Duggan.
39. Dune Chess. Chess variant based on the Dune novels of Frank Herbert. By Larry L. Smith.

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1. Échecs De L'Escalier. A double Capablanca-type variant with slightly enhanced Pawns. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.

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1. Ecumenical Chess. Set of Variants incorporating Camels and Camel compound pieces. (8x10, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
2. Ecumenical Chess. Ecumenical Chess features three variants with camel-bishop, camel-rook knight-camel compounds. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
3. Ecumenical Eurasian Ninjachess. 3d variant on 10 by 5 by 5 board with many new pieces. (5x(5x10), Cells: 250) By Charles Gilman.
4. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEX! Chess. A game designed to be as different to chess as possible while still being the same as chess. (1x72, Cells: 72) By (zzo38) A. Black.
5. Elephant Hecatomb. Similar to Hecatomb Chess. (9x8, Cells: 72) By (zzo38) A. Black.
6. Elephant Hunt . Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. By Freederick .
7. Elephant Hunt. Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Freederick .
8. Elephant Hunt. Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Freederick .
9. Embassy Chess. Play this modern Bird's Chess variant based on the setup of Grand Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Hill.
10. Embassy Chess. Play Embassy Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Hill.
11. Embassy Chess. A 10x8 variant based on Grand Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Hill.
12. Emperor of China. A Chess and Halma mixed game. By Vincent Everaert.
13. Emperor of China. A cross between Chess and Halma. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vincent Everaert.
14. Emperor Raumschach. Variant of Dr. Fredinand Maack's Raumschach. By Larry L. Smith.
15. En passant Chess. Orthodox chess on a shortened board of only 7 rows. Encourages more en passant moves.
16. En Passant Chess of Ingo Althofer. This is just FIDE Chess, but with board contracted by one row. Try it out. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
17. Endgame. Players start out with 16 pawns and gain pieces via promotion. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jorge Nuno Silva.
18. English Random Chess. Play this game with standard chessmen on a 10x10 board, with randomized piece setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Benjamin Clarke.
19. English Random Chess. Standard chessmen on a 10x10 board, with randomized piece setup. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Benjamin Clarke.
20. Episcopal Chess. Play this symmetric version of Chess online. By Fergus Duniho.
21. Epsilon Eridani. 44-square version of Achernar. (9x5, Cells: 44) By Roberto Lavieri.
22. Epsilon Eridani . A 44-square version of Achernar. By Roberto Lavieri.
23. Etcetera . This variant has some elements of Chinese Chess. Also, pieces cannot capture pieces of their own type. By Roberto Lavieri.
24. Etcetera. This variant has some elements of Chinese Chess. Also, pieces cannot capture pieces of their own type. (7x8, Cells: 56) By Roberto Lavieri.
25. Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.
26. Eurasian Chess . Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
27. Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
28. Evolution Chess . Game where pieces add the abilities of pieces they capture. By Harvey Patterson.
29. Evolution Chess. Game where pieces add the abilities of pieces they capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Harvey Patterson.
30. Exhausted King. Win by giving permanent check. . (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jörg Knappen.
31. Exinox Chess. Normal chess set, new type of pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
32. Experiments in Symmetry. Several experimental games to test whether perfect symmetry makes a game better. By Fergus Duniho.
33. Extended Chess. Standard setup with changes in moves and win conditions. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Miguel Villa.
34. Extra Move Chess. Move twice per turn with Extra Move Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
35. Extra Move Chess ZRF . Double-move variant based on limitations of Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
36. Extreme 3D Chess Game. 8x8x8 3D Chess with linear, planar and cubic moves; and power absorption. (8x(8x8), Cells: 512) By Larry L. Smith.

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1. FallingSnow . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
2. Fanorona Chess. Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. (5x9, Cells: 45) By Peter Aronson.
3. Fanorona Chess . Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. By Peter Aronson.
4. Fetch Chess. Double-move game where the Cat (who may be a 3rd player) may or may not fetch your pawns back. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
5. Fibonacci Chess. Move your opponent's pieces on certain turns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Steve Costa.
6. First Contact. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. (7x(), Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
7. First Contact. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
8. Fivequarters. Four-player game on a cross-shaped board where most pieces can promote. (12x12, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
9. Fleap. Pieces move as equihoppers, but become FIDE pieces after being captured. (5x9, Cells: 43) By Gavin King.
10. FlipChess. Chess variant in which pieces keep changing state. By M. El M. Messaoudi.
11. Flux 4x4x4 Chess . 3D variant where pieces, excepting the King, can only exist on the field for a specific number of turns at a time. By Larry L. Smith.
12. FlyingDaggers . Large variant with long leaping pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
13. Fool's Chess. One pawn is replaced by a Fool. By Danny Van den Berghe.
14. Forward Chess . Download these files to play Forward Chess with Zillions of Games! By Michael Nelson.
15. Forward Chess. Variant where backward movement is limited. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Nelson.
16. Fox. Doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca. By Tim Stiles.
17. Fraction Shogi. Shogi with fractional moves. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
18. Franklin Grand Chess. On 10 by 10 board with combination pieces and random setup. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ken Franklin and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ken Franklin.
19. Franklin Grand Chess . On 10 by 10 board with combination pieces and random setup. By Ken Franklin.
20. Free Chess. Dissociate movement-abilities from physical pieces. The opening setup is an empty board. (13x13, Cells: 156)
21. Free-form 4x4x4 Chess . 3D variant based upon several ideas by V. R. Parton for Chess-play on smaller fields. By Larry L. Smith.
22. French Defences 3Nd2: book review. Book on chess opening by chess grandmaster Lev Psakis. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
23. Fugue. Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Michael Nelson.
24. Fugue . Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. By Michael Nelson.
25. Fugue. Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Nelson.
26. Full House. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Topher Gayle.

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1. G.U.E. 3D Chess. A 3D Chess game paying homage to those really great Zork adventures. By Larry L. Smith.
2. Gateway Chess. Pieces go a long way round to reach enemy territory. (8x10, Cells: 68) By Charles Gilman.
3. General (Xiang Qi). Moves like Wazir, but with royal restrictions. Author: Charles Gilman.
4. General and Arch-General Chess. Variations of Bird's Chess. Author: Dominique Leste and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
5. General and Arch-General Chess. Variations of Birds' Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Dominique Leste.
6. Genetess. A play-by-email game with genetically encoded pieces. By Robert Kydd.
7. Geodesic Chess. Variation of hexagonal chess on a geodesic sphere with a few new pieces added. (Cells: 279) By Jack V. Cheiky.
8. Geodesic Chess. Played on a spherical grid of hexagons and pentagons. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Jack V. Cheiky.
9. Geodesic Chess. Variation of hexagonal chess on a geodesic sphere with a few new pieces added. By Jack V. Cheiky.
10. Giant-King Chess. Kings take up four squares each, all of which must be attacked to check. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Robert Shimmin.
11. Gifford Graphics for Pillars of Medusa. Missing description Author: Gary K. Gifford.
12. Gifford's Catapults of Troy GIF Pieces. Missing description Author: Gary K. Gifford.
13. Gilman's Modest Variants. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
14. 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.
15. Gladiator Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Fisher.
16. Goldchess and Silverchess. Standard board and setup, but new moves for pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
17. Grand Rider Chess. All pieces except the king are riders. By Larry Wheeler.
18. Grand Rider Chess. If you love riders, you'll love Grand Rider Chess, which combines several different colorbound and non-colorbound riders. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good and Larry Wheeler. Inventor: Larry Wheeler.
19. Grand Shatranj. Grand Shatranj. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.
20. Grand Shogi. Normal Shogi, but with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
21. Grandkingdom Chess. A decimal variant with several powerful pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Lim Ther Peng.
22. Great Herd. Large variant with Camel, Zebra, Bison, Gnu and Gazelle pieces. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
23. Great Shatranj. Great Shatranj. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Joe Joyce.
24. Greener Chess. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence -- and your pieces are stronger there too. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
25. Gridlock. Large, wargame inspired variant. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Paul Leno.
26. Gross Raumschach. Larger, 4-player version of Raumschach. (6x(6x6), Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.
27. Grotesque Chess. Play Grotesque Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho and The Jocly Team. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
28. Grotesque Chess. A variant of Capablanca's Chess with no unprotected Pawns. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Fergus Duniho.
29. Grotesque Chess. Play this variant of Capablanca's Chess that leaves no Pawns unprotected. By Fergus Duniho.

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1. Halloween Knight Court. Halloween-themed variant on a tiny board. (3x3, Cells: 9)
2. Halloween Knight Court . Halloween-themed variant on a tiny board.
3. Hamiltonian Chess. Win by forming a Hamiltonian path between your pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Fisher.
4. Hand-Drawn Chess Variant Pieces. Creative and fanciful chess piece drawings. By Tony Newton.
5. Hanga Roa . Play Hanga Roa with Zillions of Games! Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger and Hernán Marcelo Domínguez Placencia.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Haunted Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
9. Herichess. A variant on a board in the shape of the English Heritage logo. (14x14, Cells: 112) By Charles Gilman.
10. Hero's Chess. A chess with very different pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
11. Hexa Decimal . Larger hexagonal chess variant (Zillions of Rules file). By Joost aan de Brugh.
12. Hexa Decimal. Larger hexagonal chess variant. (11x11, Cells: 90) By Joost aan de Brugh.
13. Hexagonal Hole Chess. A hexagonal variant of Hole Chess. Engineers can move holes and barriers. Teleporters can relocate enemy pieces. By Gary K. Gifford.
14. Hexagonal Hole Chess. Hexagonal variant using new pieces, holes, and barriers. (Cells: 91) By Gary K. Gifford.
15. Hexes Compressed Chess . Link: This version of Hexagonal Chess has rotated cells so that the angles point up and down. By Mike Layfield.
16. Hexetera. Play Hexetera on the Game Courier! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
17. Hexetera. Small hexagonal variant with some elements of Chinese Chess. (Cells: 44) By Roberto Lavieri.
18. Hexetera . Download Hexetera for ZOG! Also includes the game in squares: Etcetera! By Roberto Lavieri.
19. Highlander Chess. Instead of taking, pieces can be challenged with dice; winning piece absorbs powers. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter E. Leyva and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Peter E. Leyva.
20. Hippodrome. Solitaire game using a small board. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Andy Lewicki.
21. Hippodrome. Solitaire game using a small board. (4x4, Cells: 16) By Andy Lewicki.
22. Hishigata Shogi. Variation of Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi (ultra large Shogi). (19x19, Cells: 361) By Sean Humby.
23. Hobgoblin Chess. Inchworm crowd-forming magnetic mutating lunar-hallway exploding-Pawn Chess; an extreme game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jack Masters. Inventor: Simon Vertigo.
24. Hole Chess. Variant on a board of 44 squares with two holes that pieces can be dragged into. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
25. Hole Chess. Variant on a board of 44 squares with two holes that pieces can be dragged into. (7x10, Cells: 44) By Gary K. Gifford.
26. Honeycomb Chess. This variant uses a board of hex-prism cells and two sets of FIDE pieces. (Cells: 120) By Charles Gilman.
27. Hop Chess. The same as FIDE chess plus a special piece called the hopper. (8x8, Cells: 64) By João Pedro Neto.
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. Hordes of Change . A chess variant inspired by Andernach Chess. By Joost aan de Brugh.
31. Hordes of Change. A chess variant inspired by Andernach Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joost aan de Brugh.
32. Hordes of Change - Sample Game. Missing description By Joost aan de Brugh.
33. Horus. Game with Royal Falcons where all pieces start off board and most captures return pieces to owner's hand. (7x7, Cells: 44) By Peter Aronson.
34. Horus . Game with Royal Falcons where all pieces start off board and most captures return pieces to owner's hand. By Peter Aronson.
35. Humpmitregi. Larger Shogi variant with more powerful diagonal pieces. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
36. Hybrids. Standard pieces combine and split. (8x8, Cells: 64)
37. Hyperchess. A chess variant on a board representing 4-D space that closely parallels traditional Chess. (4x(), Cells: 256) By Joe Joyce.
38. Hyperchess. A chess variant on a board representing 4-D space that closely parallels traditional Chess. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
39. HyperModern Shatranj. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
40. HyperModern Shatranj. Missing description By Joe Joyce.
41. Hypnotic Chess . You may move opposing pieces your pieces attack. By Dan Troyka.
42. Hypnotic Chess. You may move opposing pieces your pieces attack. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.

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1. 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.
2. Idaidakama Shogi. Like Maka-Dai-Dai with drops and new pieces. (19x19, Cells: 361) By (zzo38) A. Black.
3. Illusionary Piece Chess. A piece and a Pawn on each side are more powerful, but can not offer check or prevent bare King. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
4. Immobilizer Shogi. Piece that can immobilize other pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
5. Imperial Cheops. Played on a pyramid field of thirteen 3x3x3 cubes. Inspired by a description in Frank Herbert's novel Dune. By Larry L. Smith.
6. Imperial Chess Graphics. Graphics for Imperial Chess. Author: James Killian Spratt.
7. Imperial Hex Chess. Smaller hexagonal variant with new pieces. (Cells: 75) By Robert Hancock.
8. Imposter Chess. Play this game! Exchange captured pieces in order to move Kings in different ways. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Laila W. Stefan. Inventor: Laila W. Stefan.
9. Imposter Chess . Exchange captured pieces in order to move Kings in different ways. Author: Laila W. Stefan and Andrew Newman. Inventor: Laila W. Stefan.
10. Infantry Chess . Small chess variant with short range pieces. Author: Uri Bruck. Inventor: Erez Schatz.
11. Infantry Chess. Small chess variant with short range pieces. (9x9, Cells: 43) By Erez Schatz.
12. Infinite Chess. Extends Chess to larger, even infinite, boards. () By Tony Thomas.
13. Infinite Recursion Chess. Another mega-chess type game. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By David Howe.
14. Influenced 8-Leveled 3D Alice Chess. A combination of Influence and Alice Chess on a 3D board. (8x(8x8), Cells: 512)
15. Inside-out chess. With two kings per player and squares with a square inside. (6x6, Cells: 44) By Maarten Bodlaender.
16. Invent-and-Play. A design contest and a small PBEM tournament, combined! Author: Glenn Overby II. Inventor: Hans L. Bodlaender.
17. Isis and Cam. Two variants based on ancient English universities and the rivers near them. (6x8, Cells: 48) By Charles Gilman.
18. Island Chess. Some connections between squares are missing. By Karl Scherer.

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1. Jai-Alai . A sports theme variant with three new pieces: the Superball, the Ball and the Diagball. By Roberto Lavieri.
2. Jai-Alai. A sports theme variant with three new pieces: the Superball, the Ball and the Diagball. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Roberto Lavieri.
3. Janus Kamil Chess. A crossover between Janus Chess and Modern Kamil Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Jörg Knappen.
4. Jetan Variant Graphics. James Spratt's graphics for Jetan variant Game Courier presets. Author: James Killian Spratt.
5. Jinn Chess. Pieces start off the board, and game is divided into a placement phase and a traditional play phase. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gyozo Nagy.
6. 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.
7. Joshua's Chess . Missing description Author: Michael Nelson. Inventor: Joshua Nelson.
8. Joshua's Chess. Missing description (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Michael Nelson. Inventor: Joshua Nelson.
9. Jurassic Chess. Dinosaur based chess variant played with regular chess pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Arvind Pillai. Inventor: Tarun Gupta and Arvind Pillai.

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1. Kamikaze Mortal Shogi. Send your Kamikazes on suicide missions in this Shogi variant. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
2. Kamikaze Mortal Shogi. Send your Kamikazes on suicide missions in this Shogi variant. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
3. Kangaroo (Newton). compound of Knight and Alfil. Author: Charles Gilman. Inventor: Timothy R. Newton.
4. Keltic Chess. Adapted orthochess on a 43-square, fidchell-inspired board. (9x7, Cells: 43) By David Jagger.
5. King Arthur's Chess 72 . Chess on a round board,. The odd number of files allows the Bishops to access every cell on the board - not colour-bound. By David Cannon.
6. King Arthur's Chess 72. Chess on a round board,. The odd number of files allows the Bishops to access every cell on the board - not colour-bound. (9x8, Cells: 72) By David Cannon.
7. King's Leap Chess. Variants with Chancellors (Knight+Rook) and old Russian Queens (Knight+Queen). By David Paulowich.
8. Kingdom Chess. Large variant with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Konklav Anipsal.
9. Kings or Lemmings?. Normal chess except that a player can produce clones of his king.
10. KnightSweeper . Single player game similar to the Minesweeper computer game. By Michiel de Bondt.
11. Kobayashi Maru. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
12. Korean vs Western Chess. Red pieces are from Korean Chess, black pieces are from Western Chess.
13. Kozeriai. A 5x7 variant of Shogi. (5x7, Cells: 35) By Jan Paerke.
14. Kozune. A game inspired by, and featuring elements of, Shatranj and Shogi. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Joshua Morris.
15. Kozune. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
16. Kozune. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Joshua Morris.
17. Kriegspiel Zillions v 2.0 file . Zillions file to play Kriegspiel against the computer. The human player's pieces are not hidden. By Andreas Kaufmann.
18. Kylatori Sunset. Small variant combining replacement, custodian and coordination capture. (6x8, Cells: 48) By Tim Stiles.

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1. Ladder Shogi. Shogi variant on 10 by 10 board where pieces climb the social ladder by multiple promotions. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Mason Green.
2. Ladorean Chess. Another 10 x 8 Fergus Duniho variant with marshall and cardinal. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
3. Ladorean Chess - Shaco Ladorean. Variation on Capablanca's Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Bernhard U. Hermes. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
4. Lag Chess. The last move made by your opponent is not known to you. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
5. Lancelot. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stan Druben.
6. Large Variants in the Historic North European Style. Missing description () By Charles Gilman.
7. Leap Chess . Game with manditory captures and other Checkers-like elements on a board of 44 squares. By Ken Franklin.
8. Leap Chess. Game with mandatory captures and other Checkers-like elements on a board of 44 squares. (6x8, Cells: 44) By Ken Franklin.
9. Leapers Creeepers. Decimal variant with many leaping pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
10. Limited Ranged Guards Chess. A game with some limited queens/guards and tanks to shoot opponent. (10x10, Cells: 100) By (zzo38) A. Black.
11. Lions and Unicorns Chess. With the 16 standard pieces and 4 powerful leapers. (10x8, Cells: 80) By David Paulowich.
12. Lions and Unicorns Chess. Play this large Chess variant with Lions and Unicorns. Author: Greg Strong. Inventor: David Paulowich.
13. LiQi . Very Strong Chss. By Larry L. Smith.
14. LiQi. Very Strong Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
15. Long-King Shogi. Long-king moves very far but don't let it get captured. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
16. Los Alamos Extinction Chess With Bunkers. On 6 by 6 board with two additional 2 by 2 bunkers, and extension chess rules. (2x(6x6), Cells: 44) By Doug Chatham.
17. Los Alamos Extinction Chess with Bunkers . On 6 by 6 board with two additional bunkers, and extension chess rules. By Doug Chatham.
18. Luotuoqi (Camel Chess). Fun contest: Help us create a new chess variant by committee. Author: Glenn Overby II.
19. Luotuoqi (Camel Chess) . Chess variant designed by committee. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Various.

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1. Macrochess. Missing description Author: Daniil Frolov. Inventor: Robert Potter.
2. Macrochess. Missing description (12x12, Cells: 144) By Robert Potter.
3. Mad Scientist Chess. Fetch me the Pawn, Igor! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
4. Magi . Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. By Neal Meyer.
5. Magi. On 10 by 10 board with new pieces and different outcome rules. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Neal Meyer.
6. Magi - A Chess Variant. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Neal Meyer.
7. Magic Ring Chess. Each player has a magic ring which will give the piece wearing it additional powers of movement. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lim Ther Peng.
8. Magna Carta Chess. Black has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
9. Mainzer Schach. 11 x 8 variant with two Januses and one Marshall, and different setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
10. Mainzer Schach. Large variant with Janus, Marshall, and different setup. (11x8, Cells: 88) By Jörg Knappen.
11. Mamra Chess . Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. By George Tsavdaris.
12. Mamra Chess. Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. Author: Tony Quintanilla and George Tsavdaris. Inventor: George Tsavdaris.
13. Mamra Chess. Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. (8x8, Cells: 66) By George Tsavdaris.
14. Man and Beast 01: Constitutional Characters. Systematic naming of symmetric and forward-only coprime radial pieces. By Charles Gilman.
15. Man and Beast 02: Shield Bearers. Systematic naming of divergent coprime radial pieces. By Charles Gilman.
16. Man and Beast 05: Punning by Numbers. Systematic naming of coprime triaxial oblique pieces. By Charles Gilman.
17. Man and Beast 06: The Heavy Brigade. Systematic naming of symmetric and forward-only non-coprime radial pieces. By Charles Gilman.
18. Man and Beast 07: When Beasts Collide. Systematic naming of more complex oblique pieces. By Charles Gilman.
19. Man and Beast 08: Diverse Directions. Systematic naming of symmetric pieces mixing radial and oblique components. By Charles Gilman.
20. Man and Beast 09: Mighty Like a Rose. Systematic naming of pieces following Curved, Crooked, or Bent paths. By Charles Gilman.
21. Man and Beast 11: Long-nosed Generals. Systematic naming of part-symmetric pieces with non-coprime components. By Charles Gilman.
22. Manchala Chess. On 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100)
23. Mapped Chess. Mapped Chess Game with extended 3D moves mapped on 2 boards. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By Stephane Burkhart.
24. Marmara. A Byzantine Chess variant featuring Trojan Horses. (4x16, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
25. Masking Chess. Mask and move pieces so they are invisible to the opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) By James Lummel.
26. Maxima. Play Maxima, an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima more clear and dynamic. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
27. Maxima . Download this file to see a sample game of Maxima! Author: Rhonan Lavieri and Roberto Lavieri. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
28. Maxima . Maxima is an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima more clear and dynamic. By Roberto Lavieri.
29. Maxima . This ZRF enforces the checkmate condition in Maxima. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Joost aan de Brugh. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
30. Maxima Set. Missing description Author: Roberto Lavieri.
31. Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
32. Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Christina Ziolkowski Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
33. Med Chess. Diagonal board game with a mix of traditional, modern and Shogi pieces. (8x8, Cells: 44) By Erez Schatz.
34. Medieval War Chess. This game has quite a few differences from regular chess, but it does use the standard board and pieces, making it easy to play. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Anthony Peterson.
35. Melbourne Chess and Christchurch Chess. 3-D variant on an 8x8x8 board. (8x(8x8), Cells: 512) By Charles Gilman.
36. Mesmer Chess . ach player has a Mesmerist piece that can move opposing pieces it attacks. By Dan Troyka.
37. Mesmer Chess. Introduces a new piece, the mesmerist, which can control how opposing pieces move. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dan Troyka.
38. Mesmer Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Dan Troyka.
39. Mesmer Chess. Each player has a Mesmerist piece that can move opposing pieces it attacks. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
40. Messenger Chess. A quick, dynamic variant. It adds one new piece, the Courier, which is necessary to win. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Flynn Leek.
41. mettamorphachess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Eric S. Clayton.
42. Michael's Chess. An elaboration of Lord Dunsany's Chess with varying Pawn sides. By Roger Cooper.
43. Mike's Camel Chess . Lùotuoqí (Camel Chess) variant with more balanced pieces. By Michael Nelson.
44. Mime Attack Chess . Pieces capture like the pieces they're capturing usually capture. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
45. Mind-Vector. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
46. Mini Slanted Escalator Chess. Chess on smaller asymmetric board. (8x6, Cells: 44) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and David Short. Inventor: David Short.
47. Mini Slanted Escalator Chess . Chess on smaller asymmetric board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
48. Minishogi setuper. Minishogi you can set up pieces at beginning of the game. (5x5, Cells: 25) By (zzo38) A. Black.
49. Mir Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Paulowich.
50. Mitosis Chess. Each captured major piece in this game returns to the board as the two or three pieces it originally consisted of. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Alex Malphrus.
51. Mitregi. Larger Shogi variant with more powerful diagonal pieces. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
52. Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. Author: Christine Bagley-Jones and David Howe. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
53. Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. By Joe Joyce.
54. Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
55. Modest Variant.. Black may castle out of check. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Steven A Brown.
56. Monkey King Chess. Monkey King fights Goblin King on 44 squares board in game with oriental influences. (5x8, Cells: 44) By Peter Gelman.
57. Monkey King Chess. Monkey King fights Goblin King on 44 squares board in game with oriental influences. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Gelman.
58. Monster Bluff Chess. On 10 boards put together, with putting stakes on squares. (32x24, Cells: 640) By Dale Holmes.
59. MoQi. MoQi, or Demon Game, is played upon a 10x10 field. By Larry L. Smith.
60. More 10. Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
61. More Shifted Square Chess. Shifted Square Chess needs more than one page to explore its possibilities. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
62. More10. Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. (2x5, Cells: 10) By Roberto Lavieri.
63. More10 . Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. By Roberto Lavieri.
64. Mortal Shogi. Play this Shogi variant in which pieces may die. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
65. Mortal Shogi. A Shogi variant in which pieces aren't all immortal. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
66. Motorotor. Variant where two platforms slowly orbit a central board. (11x11, Cells: 43) By Gavin King.
67. Multi-King Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roberto Lavieri.
68. Mythical Fantasy Conquest. Play this large variant with new fantasy pieces! Author: Lim Ther Peng and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Lim Ther Peng.
69. Mythical Fantasy Conquest. A large variant with new fantasy pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Lim Ther Peng.

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1. Narikin Shogi. Shogi with promoted gold generals. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
2. Narrassetch. Hexagonal chess game playable with ordinary chess set. By Neil Fernandez.
3. Narrassetch (70 and 91 hex versions). Hexagonal chess game playable with ordinary chess set. By Neil Fernandez.
4. Navia Dratp. An upcoming commercial chess variant with collectible, tradable pieces. (7x7, Cells: 49) Author: Matt Arnold. Inventor: Bandai.
5. Navia Dratp Photos. Actual photos of this soon-to-be released game! Author: Matt Arnold. Inventor: Bandai.
6. Neutral Subject Chess. Most pieces start neutral, and players compete to recruit them. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
7. Neutral Zone. StarTrek 3D Chess Variant. (7x(), Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
8. New 3D Leapers. Leapers restricted to the diagonal and triagonal patterns of the 3D field. Author: Larry L. Smith.
9. Nine-Queen Chess. Queens are placed instead of Pawns. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Eric Beck.
10. Nine-Queen Chess. Queens are placed instead of Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Eric Beck.
11. No Stress Chess. Chess with additional cards that tell which piece to move and how it moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Todd Kurtzer and John Zaruba.

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1. Oblong Chess 44 . Missing description By Erez Schatz.
2. Oblong Chess 44. Variant of Oblong Chess on board with 44 squares. (4x11, Cells: 44) By Erez Schatz.
3. Oblong Chess 44. Based on the original oriental variant "Oblong Chess", a 16X4 Shataranj variant, but reducing the number of lines. Author: Jeff Rients. Inventor: Erez Schatz.

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