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10 Minute Melee. Score as many points during 10 minutes of time with regular chessset. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Mason Green.
10 Minute Melee. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Mason Green.
10-contest: Voting for group A. Automated poll for the chess variant design contest celebrating 10 years CVP: Please vote!
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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.
10-directional Chess. 10-directional pieces: an augmented Knight and a restricted Chancellor. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jörg Knappen.
10-directional Chess. Updated with rule-enforcing presets. By Nick Wolff.
125 Percent Shogi and 125 Percent Xiang Qi. 4-player versions of Oriental variants on cross-shaped boards. (15x15, Cells: 125) By Charles Gilman.
2Choice Chess. You can tell opponent which pieces he can move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
2Hit Shogi. Shogi with 2 hits to destroy a piece, and drop pieces at start. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
3 Player Chess. On a large (217 hexagon) board. By Dennis Matthews.
3 to the 5. A 6-player variant on 3 overlapping 9x9 boards. (5x(11x11), Cells: 455) By Charles Gilman.
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.
3d Minishogi. A variant originally devised for a contest that never materialised. (3x(3x5), Cells: 45) By Charles Gilman.
3FewShogi Chess. Like Chess but 3 Shogi per side. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
4 Linepiece Fusion. Variants in which straight linepieces get to fuse with Crooked or Bent ones. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
6 Ranks, remaining variants. Extrapolations from the Diana/Los Alamos/Haynie's Primary family of variants. (6x6) By Charles Gilman.
Air Attack Chess. Missing description By Stephen R. Stockman.
Alibishogi. Variant with Shogi-style promotion and drops themed on Alibaba and 40 Thieves. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
Ambiguous Chess. A modest variant, similar to Refusal Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fabrice Liardet.
American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
Angels and Devils. Chess game where white has two Angels and black has two Devils. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Greg Strong.
Anglojewish Chess. Hexagonal Chess with pieces following curved paths. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
Argess. White and Black have different starting positions. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hector H. Carreño.
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.
Attendance Chess. 10 piece types that can move to 10 squares each, mostly. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Erez Schatz.
AtTENdance Chess
. Missing description By Erez Schatz.
BacCanCat. 4-player variant with Cannons and Arrows, Cathedralling, and alternative ways to win. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
Backwards Stalemate Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
Baladãna. The way figures can move is dynamic, determined by their 'powers'. By Martin Miller.
Bario Shogi. A shogi game with pieces that can be change typed. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Bastille Chess
. Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. Author: Peter Aronson.
Bastille Chess. Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. (8x8, Cells: 64)
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.
Big Pawn Chess
. Missing description By Ken Franklin.
Blizzard Chess
. Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry (with all patch levels). Author: Alfred Pfeiffer. Inventor: Blarney.
Blizzard Chess. What would Chess be like if it had been developed by the computer industry? By Blarney.
Blizzard Chess. Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Blarney.
Camel and Rhino Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. By Tony Quintanilla.
Canvasser. Compound of Rook and Camel. By Charles Gilman.
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.
Castling in Chess 960. New castling rules for Fischer Random Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
Chariots. Standard pieces start as pairs with shared capabilities, but can separate and recombine. (10x10, Cells: 100) By David Jagger.
Chasm Chess. Berolina Pawns, reflecting Bishop and Queen, and a chasm in the board! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Danielle Allen.
Chasm Chess. Berolina Pawns, reflecting Bishop and Queen, and a chasm in the board! (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Danielle Allen Inventor: Danielle Allen.
Chaturanga 10x10. Two decimal variants: 'Shatranj Elephants' and 'Chaturanga'. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Chaturanga with minor changes. A series of variants based on the (according to many) earliest form of Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
Chess Morality XVI: Body of Chess. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
Chess Morality XVII: Turning Rhyme. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
Chess Variants Query. More options for searching in these pages. By (zzo38) A. Black.
Chess with Batteries
. Special Battery piece which augments the powers of other pieces. By Roberto Lavieri.
Chess with Batteries. Special Battery piece which augments the powers of other pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Roberto Lavieri.
Chess with Batteries
. Sample game of Roberto Lavieri vs. Rhonan Lavieri. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Rhonan Lavieri. and Roberto Lavieri.
Chess with Batteries
. Sample game of Rhonan Lavieri vs. Roberto Lavieri. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Rhonan Lavieri. and Roberto Lavieri.
Chess with Promoters. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roberto Lavieri.
Chess with Promoters. Each player has a piece which may promote the pieces of his opponent. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
Chess++. Some pieces are made more powerful, some less. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Paul Keres.
Chess480. Fischer Random Chess with orthodox castling rules. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
Chess_AB. Pawns may move backwards; and may promote to captured pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Redzo Kolakovic.
Color Square Shogi. Shogi with color squares you place at beginning of game. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
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.
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.
Countdown. Ten player game with sf-theme. (10x(), Cells: 100) By Jared B. McComb.
CrazyWar. CrazyWar is normal Crazyhouse with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Cross3D Chess. 3D Chess game where pieces are arranged in a cross shape. (8x(8x8), Cells: 512) By Stephane Burkhart.
Cross3D Chess
. 3D Chess game where pieces are arranged in a cross shape. By Stephane Burkhart.
Crosstunnel. A cross between Tunnelchess and Fivequarters. (4x(8x8), Cells: 196) By Charles Gilman.
Crouching Stepper, Hidden Rider. Xiang Qi pieces' moves lengthen and shorten with location. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
Crown Prince Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Matthew Chrzaszcz.
Crown Prince Chess. One Knight on each side is replaced by a Crown Prince. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Matthew Chrzaszcz and Derek Mota.
d10 Chess. Roll a ten sided die (d10) every turn to determine which pieces may be moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Bruce Leban.
Dai Mitregi. Still larger Mitregi offshoot, replacing the Generals with longer-range pieces. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
Dave's Example Game. This is Dave Howe's example of a user-posted game. (2x2, Cells: 4) By David Howe.
Decima
. Missing description By Michael Nelson.
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.
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.
The Demon Game. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Larry L. Smith.
Devingt Chess. Decimal chess with 20 pieces per side including Sages (moving as Camels). Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Leopold de Labrousse.
Devingt Chess. Game Courier to play Devingt Chess, on a 10x10 board with Sages (=Camels). Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Leopold de Labrousse.
Divided Forces Chess. Half of your army starts on the other side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) and David Howe.
Do Sho Chess. Chess with Shogi pieces added. (14x8, Cells: 112) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Dragon. Missing description (9x15, Cells: 135) By Glenn Nicholls.
Dragonchess. Commercial large chess variant. (16x10, Cells: 124) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Lex Parker.
Dual Direction Variants. Adding extra moves to pieces in historic forms of Chess. By Charles Gilman.
Échecs De L'Escalier. A double Capablanca-type variant with slightly enhanced Pawns. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
Ecumenical Eurasian Ninjachess. 3d variant on 10 by 5 by 5 board with many new pieces. (5x(5x10), Cells: 250) By Charles Gilman.
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.
Elephant Hecatomb. Similar to Hecatomb Chess. (9x8, Cells: 72) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Embassy Chess. Play Embassy Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Hill.
Embassy Chess. A 10x8 variant based on Grand Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Hill.
Emperor Raumschach. Variant of Dr. Fredinand Maack's Raumschach. By Larry L. Smith.
Endgame. Players start out with 16 pawns and gain pieces via promotion. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jorge Nuno Silva.
Episcopal Chess. Play this symmetric version of Chess online. By Fergus Duniho.
Exinox Chess. Normal chess set, new type of pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Experiments in Symmetry. Several experimental games to test whether perfect symmetry makes a game better. By Fergus Duniho.
Extra Move Chess. Move twice per turn with Extra Move Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
Extra Move Chess ZRF
. Double-move variant based on limitations of Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
FallingSnow
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
FlipChess. Chess variant in which pieces keep changing state. By M. El M. Messaoudi.
FlyingDaggers
. Large variant with long leaping pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Fool's Chess. One pawn is replaced by a Fool. By Danny Van den Berghe.
Fraction Shogi. Shogi with fractional moves. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Franklin Grand Chess
. On 10 by 10 board with combination pieces and random setup. By Ken Franklin.
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.
G.U.E. 3D Chess. A 3D Chess game paying homage to those really great Zork adventures. By Larry L. Smith.
Gateway Chess. Pieces go a long way round to reach enemy territory. (8x10, Cells: 68) By Charles Gilman.
General (Xiang Qi). Moves like Wazir, but with royal restrictions. Author: Charles Gilman.
Genetess. A play-by-email game with genetically encoded pieces. By Robert Kydd.
Geodesic Chess. Played on a spherical grid of hexagons and pentagons. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Jack V. Cheiky.
Gilman's Modest Variants. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
Gladiator Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Fisher.
Grand Rider Chess. All pieces except the king are riders. By Larry Wheeler.
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.
Grand Shatranj. Grand Shatranj. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.
Grand Shogi. Normal Shogi, but with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Great Shatranj. Great Shatranj. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Joe Joyce.
Hamiltonian Chess. Win by forming a Hamiltonian path between your pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Fisher.
Haunted Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
Herichess. A variant on a board in the shape of the English Heritage logo. (14x14, Cells: 112) By Charles Gilman.
Hero's Chess. A chess with very different pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Hexa Decimal
. Larger hexagonal chess variant (Zillions of Rules file). By Joost aan de Brugh.
Hexa Decimal. Larger hexagonal chess variant. (11x11, Cells: 90) By Joost aan de Brugh.
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.
Hishigata Shogi. Variation of Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi (ultra large Shogi). (19x19, Cells: 361) By Sean Humby.
Hop Chess. The same as FIDE chess plus a special piece called the hopper. (8x8, Cells: 64) By João Pedro Neto.
Hordes of Change. A chess variant inspired by Andernach Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joost aan de Brugh.
Hordes of Change
. A chess variant inspired by Andernach Chess. By Joost aan de Brugh.
Hordes of Change - Sample Game. Missing description By Joost aan de Brugh.
Hybrids. Standard pieces combine and split. (8x8, Cells: 64)
HyperModern Shatranj. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
HyperModern Shatranj. Missing description By Joe Joyce.
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.
Idaidakama Shogi. Like Maka-Dai-Dai with drops and new pieces. (19x19, Cells: 361) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Immobilizer Shogi. Piece that can immobilize other pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Imperial Hex Chess. Smaller hexagonal variant with new pieces. (Cells: 75) By Robert Hancock.
Infinite Chess. Extends Chess to larger, even infinite, boards. () By Tony Thomas.
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)
Joshua's Chess
. Missing description Author: Michael Nelson. Inventor: Joshua Nelson.
Joshua's Chess. Missing description (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Michael Nelson. Inventor: Joshua Nelson.
Kingdom Chess. Large variant with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Konklav Anipsal.
Kozune. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
Kozune. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Joshua Morris.
Kozune. A game inspired by, and featuring elements of, Shatranj and Shogi. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Joshua Morris.
Ladder Shogi. Shogi variant on 10 by 10 board where pieces climb the social ladder by multiple promotions. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Mason Green.
Ladorean Chess. Another 10 x 8 Fergus Duniho variant with marshall and cardinal. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
Ladorean Chess - Shaco Ladorean. Variation on Capablanca's Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Bernhard U. Hermes. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
Lancelot. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stan Druben.
Leapers Creeepers. Decimal variant with many leaping pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Limited Ranged Guards Chess. A game with some limited queens/guards and tanks to shoot opponent. (10x10, Cells: 100) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Long-King Shogi. Long-king moves very far but don't let it get captured. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Macrochess. Missing description Author: Daniil Frolov and Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Robert Potter.
Macrochess. Missing description (12x12, Cells: 144) By Robert Potter.
Man and Beast 08: Diverse Directions. Systematic naming of symmetric pieces mixing radial and oblique components. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 11: Long-nosed Generals. Systematic naming of part-symmetric pieces with non-coprime components. By Charles Gilman.
Manchala Chess. On 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100)
Mapped Chess. Mapped Chess Game with extended 3D moves mapped on 2 boards. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By Stephane Burkhart.
Marmara. A Byzantine Chess variant featuring Trojan Horses. (4x16, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
Maxima Set. Missing description Author: Roberto Lavieri.
Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Christina Ziolkowski Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
mettamorphachess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Eric S. Clayton.
Mime Attack Chess
. Pieces capture like the pieces they're capturing usually capture. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
Mind-Vector. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Minishogi setuper. Minishogi you can set up pieces at beginning of the game. (5x5, Cells: 25) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Mir Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Paulowich.
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.
Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. By Joe Joyce.
Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. Author: Christine Bagley-Jones and David Howe. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
Monster Bluff Chess. On 10 boards put together, with putting stakes on squares. (32x24, Cells: 640) By Dale Holmes.
MoQi. MoQi, or Demon Game, is played upon a 10x10 field. By Larry L. Smith.
More 10. Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
More10. Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. (2x5, Cells: 10) By Roberto Lavieri.
More10
. Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. By Roberto Lavieri.
Multi-King Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roberto Lavieri.
Narikin Shogi. Shogi with promoted gold generals. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Neutral Subject Chess. Most pieces start neutral, and players compete to recruit them. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
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.
Oblong Chess 44
. Missing description By Erez Schatz.
Odin's Rune Chess
. Missing description Author: Michael Nelson. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Odin's Rune Chess. With pieces that were inspired by rune images and meanings.... By Gary K. Gifford.
Odin's Rune Chess. A game inspired by Carl Jung's concept of synchronicity, runes, and Nordic Mythology. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Gary K. Gifford.
Option-Suicide Chess. You can optionally destroy your own pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Opulent Chess
. Zillions file for Opulent Chess. By Greg Strong.
Opulent Chess. A derivative of Grand Chess with additional jumping pieces (Lion and Wizard). (10x10, Cells: 100) By Greg Strong.
Opulent Chess. Play this derivative of Grand Chess with additional jumping pieces (Lion and Wizard). By Greg Strong.
Paloma Chess. Game with Royal Queen, promotable Kings, and an unusual array. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Becca Rabong.
Paloma Chess. Game with Royal Queen, promotable Kings, and an unusual array. (8x8, Cells: 64) and Becca Rabong. Inventor: Becca Rabong.
Para-Xiang-qi. Xiangqi with limited drops and new piece. (9x10, Cells: 90) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Penta War
. Huge game with five clans. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
Phi Chess with Different Armies. Missing description (13x8, Cells: 104) By Joshua Morris.
Piece Promotion Games. Two decimal variants: 'Shatranj Elephants' and 'Chaturanga'. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Piece Promotion Games 2
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Pink Panther Chess. Possess the Pink Panther diamond give your piece extra moves. (7x7, Cells: 49) By Charles Gilman.
Point-Power Shogi. A shogi variant with ever growing supply of pieces on a TI-92 calculator. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Pole Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Mark Thompson. Inventor: Piers Anthony.
Politically Correct Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Larry L. Smith.
Politically Correct Chess. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
Presiding Chess. Decimal variant with added leaping pieces. By Tucker Kao.
Presiding Chess. Decimal Variant combining a number of exotic pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Tucker Kao.
ProCycle Chess. Individual pieces promote one by level after each played move. By Ken Franklin.
Pyramidal Chess. 3-dimentional variant on four levels. (4x(), Cells: 120) By Florian Klachl.
Quadd Shogi. Shogi with 4 squares for each one space in normal Shogi. (18x18, Cells: 324) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Queens and Pawns
. Try to arrange nine Queens and a Pawn on a standard Chess board so that none of them attack each other. Author: Doug Chatham.
Queens or Castles. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
Queens or Castles. Wizards promote by making an opponent's piece [or pawn] and themself vanish from the board. By Gary K. Gifford.
Queens or Castles. Wizards promote by making an opponent's piece [or pawn] and themself vanish from the board. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Reldoub. Game with river, relays, walls, and fractions. (11x11, Cells: 121) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Results of finals voting of the 10-contest. Who won the contest celebrating 10 years of this website? Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Royal-Copy Chess. Some pieces can gain power of captured pieces. (9x8, Cells: 72) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Salmon P. Chess. Huge three-dimensional game celebrating 10 years chess variant pages. (10x(), Cells: 7500) By Dale Holmes.
Seachess. Chess with a marine war theme. (Cells: 128)
Shatranj Darwinian. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
Shatranj Darwinian. A game that shows the evolution of today's classic pieces. Wazirs and Ferz evolve into modern pieces. By Gary K. Gifford.
Shatranj Elephants. Two decimal variants: 'Shatranj Elephants' and 'Chaturanga'. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Shatranj Elephants. Shatranj-like game, but with all short-range, limited-capturing pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Shatranj Kamil (64). Modern Shatranj-based variant with new pieces. Author: Greg Strong. Inventor: David Paulowich.
Shatranj Kamil (64). Modern Shatranj based variant on 8 by 8 board with new pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Paulowich.
Shatranj of Troy. A Shatranj variant with Shogi-like drops, a Trojan Horse (with 6 pieces inside). By 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). Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Shikaar. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 79)
Shogi With Pokémons. Pokemons with special powers are added to an otherwise normal shogi board. (11x11, Cells: 121) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Showdown Chess. No draws permitted. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Devin .
Sigma 4 Shogi. Missing description (7x7, Cells: 49) By Daniel Roth.
Sky
. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
Small-Deacon Chess. Missing description (7x7, Cells: 49) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Square graphics: more fantasy pieces. Images of some fantasy pieces for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and David Howe.
Square graphics: rotated fantasy pieces. Images of rotated fantasy pieces for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Stack Chess. Pieces are stacks of chips. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Doug Chatham.
Stacked-Copying Shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Strate-Go Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
Sun Tzu Chess. Limited information chess inspired by Chinese Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
Super-Drop-Xiang-Qi. Xiang-Qi with drops and more thing different when cross river, one new piece. (10x9, Cells: 90) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Taratibu - a small progressive chess variant
. 10 pieces per side on a 7-by-7 board. By Glenn Overby II.
Taratibu - a small progressive chess variant. 10 pieces per side on a 7-by-7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49) By Glenn Overby II.
TAXI: The Nuclear C.a.B. Chess Game. Missing description (2x(7x9), Cells: 45) By Joe Joyce.
TelnChes. Some games played by program TelnChes. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
TenCubed Chess. Play TenCubed Chess on Game Courier. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Greg Strong. Inventor: David Paulowich.
TenCubed Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with combination pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By David Paulowich.
TenCubed Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with combination pieces (Zillions file). (10x10, Cells: 100) By David Paulowich.
The Principle of Transition applied in a Chess. Missing description By Namik Zade.
Three Player Chess. On a large (217 hexagon) board. By Dennis Matthews.
Thud. Link to variant invented by Trevor Truran in association with Terry Pratchett. (15x15, Cells: 164) Author: Charles Gilman. Inventor: Trevor Truran.
TigerChess. Variant themed after a medieval battle. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Glenn Nicholls.
Toccata. A hexagonal variant inspired of Maxima. (Cells: 76) By Roberto Lavieri.
Toccata
. A hexagonal variant inspired of Maxima. By Roberto Lavieri.
Toccata. A hexagonal variant inspired of Maxima. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
Transmitter Chess. Drone pieces have no movement until activated by Transmitters. By Gary K. Gifford.
Transmitter Chess. Drone pieces have no movement until activated by one of three friendly Transmitters. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
TRiPLiCiTY. Three player hexagonal chess variant. (11x11, Cells: 111) By David Jagger.
Turn Qi. Cannonless Xiang Qi on a Byzantine-style board, complete with Byzantine geography! (18x5, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
Two Large Shatranj Variants. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.
U12 Shogi. A new kind of large shogi game. (12x12, Cells: 144) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Ulchesgi. Like Ultima and Chess and Shogi. (12x8, Cells: 96) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Undecided Chess
. Pieces begin in an undecided state until they move. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
Verve. A real-time, hidden information, chess variant for playing online! By David Potter.
Verve Chess: Attacking with VERVE: Chess for the digital age. An interview with the inventor of Verve Chess. and David Potter. Inventor: David Potter.
veSQuj - Chess with 21st century armies
. A highly tactical variant with a 21st-century-war theme. By Glenn Overby II.
veSQuj - Chess with 21st century armies. A highly tactical variant with a 21st-century-war theme. (6x6, Cells: 36) By Glenn Overby II.
Voting on the contest to design a 10-chess variant. Voting rules and grouping of the games in four sets. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
Walkers and Jumpers. Walkers and Jumpers is a combination 2D - 4D chancellor chess variant that uses 9 pieces and 9 pawns per side. (7x(3x(3x3)), Cells: 189) By Joe Joyce.
The Water Buffalo Game. Everybody's got a water buffalo! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jared B. McComb.
Wildeurasian Qi. Variant on 10 by 10 board combining ideas of several existing variants. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
Wildeurasian Qi. Variant on 10 by 10 board combining ideas of several existing variants. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
Xaigo!. A game using Game-of-Life rules to change the board after each move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Xhatranj
. An exotic variant of Shatranj with more powerful pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones and David Howe.
Xorix Shogi. Shogi where piece movement are XORed with captured pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Yagbap. A decimal Chess/Amazons hybrid. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jared B. McComb.
Zhou Xia. Two decimal variants played with very powerful Xiangqi-like pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.