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• Kriegspiel. With help of a referee, two players move without knowing the moves of the opponent. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henry Michael Temple.

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• American Kriegspiel. With help of a referee, 2 players move w/o knowing the moves of the opponent, but know where P's can capture & what enemy fo. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
• Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hubert Philips.

B

• Bario . Pieces are undefined until they move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: M Winther. Inventor: Panos Louridas.
• Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla and Gary K. Gifford. Inventor: Panos Louridas.
• Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alex . Inventor: Panos Louridas.
• Beirut Chess. One unit is secretly carrying a bomb. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jim Winslow.
• Blind Shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Blindfold Chess. One of the oldest chess variants, where one of the players is blindfolded (zrf available). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Bluff Chess. Players moving their pieces into danger may risk losing the game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robbie Manson.
• Bookie Chess. An online game generator which combines chess and gambling. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tyler Wong.
• Books on Kriegspiel. Author: David Li.

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• Card Bet Chess. Betting chess with cards telling you which moves are OK. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Chess Detective: Kriegspiel Strategies, Endgames and Problems. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) Author: David Li.
• Chess Plus Plus Deck. Chess with special cards. Free!! (8x8, Cells: 64) By James Hutchings.
• Crazyhouse Kriegspiel. Combines Crazyhouse with Kriegspiel. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Dana-Bashian.

D

• Dark Chess. You have only limited information on where your opponents pieces are. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jens Baek Nielsen.
• Dark Chess . You can see all of your pieces, but only those of your opponent that you attack. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Andreas Kaufmann. Inventor: Jens Baek Nielsen.
• Dark Chess II. You have only limited information on where your opponents pieces are. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jens Baek Nielsen.
• Dark Chess variants. Possible other rules for Dark(ness) Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Dennis Merritt and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dennis Merritt.
• Darkness Chess. You have only limited information on where your opponents pieces are. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jens Baek Nielsen.
• Delayed Chess. Only see your opponent's moves that are two moves old. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Karl Scherer. Inventor: Peter Obermair.
• Diplomacy chess. Simultaneously selected moves are only carried out when they do not conflict. By João Pedro Neto.
• Discreet Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel with no information about pawn captures or checks; win by capturing the opposing king. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.

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• Fog of War Chess. Players can only see certain squares. Plays on a computer application. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: William Lee Sims. Inventor: Cameron Hendricks.
• Fog of War Chess. Players can only see certain squares. Plays on a computer application. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: William Lee Sims. Inventor: Cameron Hendricks.

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• Genetess. A play-by-email game with genetically encoded pieces. By Robert Kydd.

I

• Interview with David Li. Interview with the author about his books on Kriegspiel. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Intrigue. Players each select a pawn which holds the king's secret position. By Nigel Chapman.
• Intrigue. Capturing a particular pawn places the enemy king on the board. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Nigel Chapman.
• Invisible King Chess. Opponent can't see where you moved your king to. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.

K

• Kriegspiel. With help of a referee, two players move without knowing the moves of the opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Henry Michael Temple.
• Kriegspiel. With help of a referee, two players move without knowing the moves of the opponent. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henry Michael Temple.
• Kriegspiel. Problem solving competition. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
• Kriegspiel - Cincinnati Style. A description of Kriegspiel as played in Cincinnati in the 1970's, with a discussion of why those particular rules were used. Author: David Moeser.
• Kriegspiel - positions for solving. Five kriegspiel problems. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
• Kriegspiel - positions for solving 2. More kriegspiel problems. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
• A Kriegspiel problem. A Kriegspiel mate in two with solution. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Geoffrey Foster.
• A Kriegspiel problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Geoffrey Foster.
• Kriegspiel problems. Two problems to solve. Author: Henk Swart.
• Kriegspiel Referee. Program that serves as a Kriegspiel referee. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) Author: Mac . Inventor: Henry Michael Temple.
• Kriegspiel Zillions v 2.0 file . Zillions file to play Kriegspiel against the computer. The human player's pieces are not hidden. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andreas Kaufmann.
• Kriegspiel: Chess Under Uncertainty. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) Author: David Li.

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• Lag Chess. The last move made by your opponent is not known to you. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Li, David. Interview with the author about his books on Kriegspiel. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Lucky Xiangqi. All the pieces, except the kings, are turned over so you can't see what they are. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Stephen Leary.

M

• Memory CardChess for Four. Prior to each turn, turn over a card if it is available. If it is your unit, it is activated, otherwise, remember where it was. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
• Memory CardChess for Teams. Prior to each turn, turn over a card if it is available. If it is your unit, it is activated, otherwise, remembers where it was. (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Memory CardChess for Three. Prior to each turn, turn over a card if it is available. If it is your unit, it is activated, otherwise, remember where is was. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
• Memory CardChess for Two. Like regular CardChess, but cards are flipped face down when not moving. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
• Minefield Chess. Two of your squares have hidden mines that can destroy an enemy unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.

O

• One-Eye Chess (Blind). Kriegspiel variant where one side can see, but lacks both Knights, a Bishop and the Queen. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Original Kriegspiel. With help of a referee, two players move without knowing the moves of the opponent (captured piece types revealed). (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Henry Michael Temple.

P

• Phantom Chess. Undefended pieces become "phantoms". (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
• Pickle Pot Chess (Blind). Kriegspiel variant where one side can see, but lacks both Knights, a Bishop and both Rooks. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Pickle Pot Chess (Sighted). Kriegspiel variant where one side can see, but lacks both Knights, a Bishop and both Rooks. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.

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• Romulan Chess. Kriegspiel variant: played with a referee where pieces cloak and uncloak. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Steve Kramer and Hans L. Bodlaender.

S

• Schachdame Chess. Pawns, a bishop, and a royal queen. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Heinrich Richter.
• Secret Agent Chess. Each player chooses one opposing minor piece to be a secret agent. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Stealth Bomber Chess. Each player secretly picks a bomber piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Harper.
• Strate-Go Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
• Sun Tzu Chess. Limited information chess inspired by Chinese Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.

T

• TelnChes. Some games played by program TelnChes. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Touring Chess. Pieces can either move normally or leap on a Knight's tour only known in advance to the referee. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Transactional Chess. Moves are grouped into transactions, which are not visible to your opponent until committed. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.

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• Verve. A real-time, hidden information, chess variant for playing online! (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Potter.
• Verve Chess: Attacking with VERVE: Chess for the digital age. An interview with the inventor of Verve Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Dr. René Gralla and David Potter. Inventor: David Potter.

W

• Welbeck Kriegspiel. Players choose their own setups, unknown to opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
• Welbeck Kriegspiel. Players choose their own setups, unknown to opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hubert Philips.

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