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• Alice Chess. Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Edward Jackman and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• All the King's Men.. Remake of Parker Brothers game Smess, but with a serious look. Arrows on squares determine the directions pieces can move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe. Inventor: Reuben Klamer.
• Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) By Peter Aronson.
• Avalanche chess. A popular chess variant, where you advance your opponents pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Edward Jackman. Inventor: Ralph Betza.

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• A Little Old Chess Poem. A short poem on the war of Kings. By Tomas Forsman.
• A9 HexaChess (Imperial Grand HexaChess). Large variant of Grand Hexachess. (Cells: 169) By Graeme C Neatham.
• A9 HexaChess Courier Preset. (Cells: 169) By Graeme C Neatham.
• A9 HexaChess Zillions Zip . (Cells: 169) By Graeme C Neatham.
• AAUUGHH! Chess. After every move, there's a 1 in 18 chance of the rules switching to another in a list of variants. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adam Norberg.
• Abbott's New Card Games (book information). Information on a book describing Ultima, and eight card games. By Robert Abbott.
• Abbott, Robert. An interview with the inventor of Ultima. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Abbott, Robert. Logic Mazes: Website of Robert Abbott. Author: Robert Abbott.
• ABC Chess. A variant with 8 armies of pieces generated by combining 1, 2 or 3 simpler pieces. By Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud.
• ABC Chess. A variant with 8 armies of pieces generated by combining 1, 2 or 3 simpler pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud.
• Abecedarian Big Chess (ABChess) . Large build-your-own-army variant. ZRF includes eight test armies and instructions for inputting your own. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Glenn Overby II.
• Abecedarian Big Chess (ABChess). Buy-your-own-army variant on a big board; 26 piece types. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Glenn Overby II.
• Aberg's variation of Capablanca's Chess. Play this variation on the Play-by-Email system! (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Hans Aberg.
• Aberg's variation of Capablanca's Chess. Different setup and castling rules. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Hans Aberg.
• Absolute checkless chess. No piece may cross a square where it gives check. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Absorption Chess. Pieces gain the powers of a piece they take. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Michiel de Bondt.
• Absorption Chess. Capturer gains movement abilities. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Absorption Chess II. Capturer gains movement abilities. This applet extends this to kings and pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Abstract Chess . Pieces are really by stacks of stones of different heights, with their move depending on the number of stones. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Abstract Chess. Pieces are represented by stacks of different heights. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Abstract Chess. Pieces are represented by stacks of different heights. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Abstract Chess Pieces. Icons of chess and chess variant pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Abstract Games. Magazine covering various abstract games. Author: Kerry Handscomb.
• Abstract Games. Web site of Mark Thompson. Author: Mark Thompson.
• Abstract Games Club. Author: Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Abstract Games Magazine. Author: Kerry Handscomb.
• Accelerated Chess. White makes one move at first and then each player makes either a capturing move or two non-capturing moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
• Accelerated Chess. Two non-capturing moves, or one capturing move, each turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
• Accessory Chess. A drop variant with one or two external pieces per player (many to choose from). Zillions (zrf) program available. (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Accessory Chess (with Divaricator). Drop chess with external piece. The Divaricator can capture by withdrawing in an oblique angle (+zrf). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Accounting Chess . Modern Business Chess: win by capturing or indicting the opposing CEO (King), or bilking all of your Stockholders (Pawns). (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
• Accounting Chess. Modern Business Chess: win by capturing or indicting the opposing CEO (King), or bilking all of your Stockholders (Pawns). (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
• Achernar. ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
• Achernar. ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
• Achernar . ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
• Achess. Chess playing server. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Ackanomic Party Chess. Multiplayer chess inside a `Nomic' game. Author: Uri Bruck.
• Ackanomic PartyChess. Multiplayer chess inside a `Nomic' game. Author: Uri Bruck.
• Across the Board : The Mathematics of Chessboard Problems. Short information on book of J. Watkins, with puzzles about the chessboard.
• Action Man's Chess. A small (5x6) board and simple pieces ensures lots of easy-to-understand action. (5x6, Cells: 30) By Francois Tremblay.
• Active Chess. Two queens, 9x8. (9x8, Cells: 72) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: G. Kuzmichov.
• Active King Chess. Each turn, one must move one's king in addition to moving other pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
• Actualized Potential Chess. Pieces exist where they are but also all along their routes or points of attack. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
• Actuated Rotating Center Chess. Center rotates, you choose when and how. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: A. E. Farebrother and W. H. Rawlings.
• Adams, Michael. An Interview about a Fischer Random Chess match. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Adjutant Chess. Regular chess with extended castling, and extra corner squares. Makes new strategies possible (+zrf). (10x8, Cells: 68) By M Winther.
• Adjutant Chess. Introducing the Adjutant that can slide like a queen, but on the same square colour only (with zrf). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Adjutant Chess (with Adjutants). The Adjutant, besides sliding on the diagnals, can slide on the orthogonals by ignoring the other colour (+zrf). (10x8, Cells: 68) By M Winther.
• Advance Chess. Pawns begin on third and sixth ranks. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
• Advanced Chess. Pawns move in a similar fashion to the pieces they start in front of. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Este.
• Advanced Wizard Chess. Chess variant on 10 by 10 board with fantasy chess pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Paul E. Newton. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Andrew P. Newton.
• Advancer. Moves like a Queen, but captures by approach. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: David Howe.
• Afterlife Chess. A game based on Ancient Egyption mythology, played on four boards totaling 42 squares. (Cells: 42) By Luiz Carlos Campos.
• Agincourt. Decimal variant with Archers. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles W. Stinson.
• Agincourt. Decimal variant with Archers. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Charles W. Stinson.
• Aieirping Chess. (29x14, Cells: 406) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• AIGO Chess. Adds cannons to fianchetto positions of FIDE Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Feng Jun.
• AIGO Chess. International chess with Cannon pieces added. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Feng Jun.
• Aikin, Jim. Website of Jim Aikin. Author: Jim Aikin.
• Air Attack Chess. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) By Stephen R. Stockman.
• Aire. River variant on H-shaped board, some parts of camps further back than others. (8x12, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
• Airplane Chess. Airplanes move as queens any distance, capturing by landing just beyond an enemy unit. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
• Airplane Chess. Schmittberger's big-board variant featuring the very mobile Airplane (with zrf). (10x10, Cells: 100) By M Winther.
• Airplane Chess. R. W. Schmittberger's Airplane Chess on the Game Courier. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
• AISE. Italian Association of Chess Variants. Author: Alessandro Castelli.
• Ajax Chess. All pieces have can play one square in any direction, the Mastodon leaper complements the Knight. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jose Carrillo.
• Ajax Chess . (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jose Carrillo.
• Ajax Modern Random Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Jose Carrillo.
• Ajax Random Chess. Pseudo-Fischer Random Chess with Ajax-Chessmen, and droping Ajax-Ministers. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
• Ajax-Capablanca Chess. Ajax-Chessmen on a 10x8 Capablanca Board! (10x8, Cells: 80) By Jose Carrillo.
• Akenhead's Chess. Chinese pieces and Berolina pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: J. Akenhead.
• Al-ces . Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
• Al-Ces. Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
• Al-Ces. Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Köksal Karakus.
• Alapawn. A simplified, more chess-like version of Alapo 8x8. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Luis Bolańos Mures.
• Alapo. Game with abstract pieces. Reach opponents first row on 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Johannes Tranelis.
• Alapo . Game with abstract pieces. Reach opponents first row on 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36) Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Johannes Tranelis.
• Alapo. Simplified game. (6x6, Cells: 36) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Johannes Tranelis.
• Alapo 8x8. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Luis Bolańos Mures.
• Alekhine Chess. Named in honor of Alexander Alekhine, World Chess Champion 1927-1935, 1937-1946. (14x8, Cells: 112) By Michael Wortley Nolan.
• Alekhine Chess. A 14 x 8 game expands the sides of Capablanca-esque board, adds two pairs of marshalls and cardinals and an amazon in the middle. (14x8, Cells: 112) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Michael Wortley Nolan.
• Alfaerie Variant Chess Graphics. Set of chess variant graphics based on Eric Bentzen's Chess Alpha font. Author: David Howe.
• Alfaerie Variant Chess Graphics: Expansion Set 1. Set of chess variant graphics based on Eric Bentzen's Chess Alpha font. Author: David Howe.
• Alfaerie Variant Chess Graphics: Expansion Set 2. More Alfaerie graphics, plus a preview of the new Alpha Variant font. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Tom Buhrman.
• Alfaerie Variant Chess Graphics: Expansion Set 3. More chess variant graphics based on the Alpha chess font. Author: David Howe.
• Alfaerie Variant Chess Graphics: Expansion Set 4. More Alfaerie graphics! Author: Various.
• Alfaerie Variant Chess Graphics: Expansion Set 5. Many new designs, several shogi variant based pieces. Author: Various.
• Alfaerie Variant Chess Graphics: Expansion Set 6. By Matthew La Vallee.
• Alfil. Jumps two diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Alfonso X book. Website with pictures from historical book on games.
• Alibaba. Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Alibishogi. Variant with Shogi-style promotion and drops themed on Alibaba and 40 Thieves. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
• Alice Chess. Looking-glass boards. Extremely popular variant. (8x8x2, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Alice Chess . Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. Author: Pierre Tourigny. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Alice Chess. Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Edward Jackman and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Alice Chess. Play this classic variant in which pieces switch between boards whenever they move. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Alice Chess . New Alice Chess ZRF plays Alice Chess on two boards. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Alice chess against normal chess.. Alice's Army. By Ralph Betza.
• Alice Raumschach. Combining the Raumschach and Alice chess variants. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) By Robert Price.
• Alice Raumshach . Combining the Raumschach and Alice chess variants. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) By Robert Price.
• Aliens vs Predators. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• Aliens Vs Predators. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• Aliens Vs Predators Episode II (L.Smith Version). (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• The All Around Allstars. A set of chess pieces with different movement, that can be matched against `The Fabulous FIDEs'. By Ralph Betza.
• All in 1 . (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• All the King's Men. Page describing variant chess pieces. Author: George Jelliss.
• All the King's Men.. Remake of Parker Brothers game Smess, but with a serious look. Arrows on squares determine the directions pieces can move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe. Inventor: Reuben Klamer.
• All the Way Chess. Pieces must move as far as they can when moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Doug Chatham.
• All The Way Chess. Pieces must move as far as they can when moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Doug Chatham.
• All-In Chess. You may move either side's units. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Chris Taylor.
• All-mate Chess. Pieces are captured by having them `checkmated'. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Chris Taylor.
• All-Mate Chess. Capture a piece only by rendering it unable to avoid FIDE capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Chris Taylor.
• Alliance Chess. Two boards, four players, team wins by checkmating the primary player. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Mark Liptak and Rick Babcock.
• Allthought Chess. Variant of Thinktank Chess with Berolina Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Frank Maus.
• Almost Chess . One queen has combined rook and knight moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Almost chess. One queen has combined rook and knight moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Ralph Betza. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Almost Chess. The queen may move as a knight or rook but not as a bishop. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Alpaca Chess. Introducing the weak but interesting Alpaca, which hops one or two steps rookwise (with zrf). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Alpha Centauri. A very complex game, somewhat exotic, with some elements from Rococo. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
• Alpha Variant Font. Preview of the new Alpha Variant font along with new Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Tom Buhrman.
• Alseid Chess. Introducing the Alseid, which moves like a queen but cannot capture. Instead it can kidnap piece behind a screen (zrf exists). (10x8, Cells: 68) By M Winther.
• Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
• Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
• Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Antoine Fourričre and Roberto Lavieri. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
• Altair . Take a look at this sample game of Altair! (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Roberto Lavieri and Jorge Guerra. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
• Alternate Promotion Chess. Pieces promoted at one end of the board are promoted further at the other. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
• Alternating Chess III. Each side alternates between moving pawn and piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Alternation Chess. You alternate your moves with a partner. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Alternative Chess. A drop variant with one single external piece per player (many to choose from). Zillions (zrf) program available. (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• AlterWay. Shareware program. Find a sequence of moves taking all black pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Aleksey Bartashnikov.
• AltOrth Hex Chess. Hexagonal variant using pieces moving only one way along each orthogonal. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
• Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• The Amazon Army. One player has an Amazon (a queen with knights move) and handicapped rooks. By Ralph Betza.
• Amazon Chess. The queen may also move as a knight. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Amazon Chess. Well known old variant with amazons instead of Queens in FIDE Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
• Amazon Grand Chess. A combination of Grand Chess and Amazon Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Namik Zade.
• Amazon Grand Chess. A combination of Grand Chess and Amazon Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• Amazon Knights Chess. The queen may also move as a knight, and rooks and bishops. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Amazone chess. Queen may also move as a knight. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Amazone Chess . Queen may also move as a knight. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Amazons. Queens fire arrows to make squares unpassable. Last player that moves wins. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Antoine Fourričre. Inventor: Walter Zamkauskas.
• Amazons. Amazons and a computer version. (10x10, Cells: 100) Inventor: Walter Zamkauskas.
• Amazons. Queens fire arrows to make squares unpassable. Last player that moves wins. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Pegg Jr.. Inventor: Walter Zamkauskas.
• Ambi-Chess . Large board with two kings, move a member of each of two armies each turn. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Ambi-Chess. Large board with two kings, move a member of each of two armies each turn. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• 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. (11x9, Cells: 99) By Andy Thomas.
• American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. (11x9, Cells: 99) By Andy Thomas.
• American Chu Shogi Association. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Joseph Peterson.
• 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.
• Amiral Chess. Introducing the Amiral piece and the bounce-capture method on a Gustavian board (zrf available). (10x8, Cells: 68) By M Winther.
• Amoeba. Small variant with 38 movable squares. (7x7, Cells: 38) By Jim Aikin.
• Amoeba. Jim Aikin's Amoeba on the Game Courier. (7x7, Cells: 38) Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
• Amontillado. Pieces have combined `halfling' powers, going half the usual distance. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Amphibian Chess . Pieces capture by leaping when there's a square past the target, or by replacement when the target is on the edge. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
• Amphora. Chess variant inspired by game of Stone Warriors on wine bottle shaped board with 40 squares. (Cells: 40) By Peter Aronson.
• Amphora . Chess variant inspired by game of Stone Warriors on wine bottle shaped board with 40 squares. (Cells: 40) Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
• An-Qi. Played on the squares of half a Xiangqi board but using all the pieces. (8x4, Cells: 32)
• Analysis of 3x3 Chess. A complete analysis of Chess on a three by three board with FIDE pieces. (3x3, Cells: 9) Inventor: Kirill Kryukov.
• Anatomy of a Preset: Chess. Detailed explanation of the code used to enforce the rules of Chess in Game Courier. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Superuser .
• Ancient Bulgarian Chess. Web page in Bulgarian with an English version of the page. Slow. (Cells: 76)
• ancient chess. a antidevelopment of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Maxson.
• Ancient Chess. Site dedicated to the history and evolution of Chess! Author: Rick Knowlton.
• Andernach. The capturing piece changes colors. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Stefanos Pantazis.
• Andernach Chess. Pieces change side when taking. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Stefanos Pantazis.
• Andernach-Grasshopper. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over changes color. By Ben Good.
• Andromi. Game with simple rules. Inventor: Ronald D. Planesi.
• Angel Chess. 9x8 board. Angels (Q+N) are difficult to exchange. (9x8, Cells: 72) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: L. P. D'Autremont.
• Angel Chess. D'Autremont's very aggressive variant featuring Amazons that cannot be exchanged (with zrf). (9x8, Cells: 72) By M Winther.
• Angels and Devils. Chess game where white has two Angels and black has two Devils. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Greg Strong.
• Anglis Qi. Xiang Qi and FIDE Chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
• Anglis Qi modified to add Cannons and Arrows. FIDE board plus River, 1st rank-pieces, with or without Pawns, plus Cannons and Arrows. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
• Anglojewish Chess. Hexagonal Chess with pieces following curved paths. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
• Annan Shogi. Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it. (9x9, Cells: 81)
• Annan Shogi . Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it (and similar variants). (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Young-Hyun Joo.
• Annihilation I. Capture all non-royal units without checking the king. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Annihilation II. Capture all enemy units except the uncapturable king. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Announcement Circular Chess World Championship 2004. (Cells: 64)
• Antarctic Chess or Predators and Penguins. Penguins seek safety at the ice-pack's centre. Can the Predators stop them? (Cells: 295) By Graeme C Neatham.
• Antarctic Chess or Predators and Penguins . (Cells: 295) By Graeme C Neatham.
• Antelope. Makes (3,4)-jump. Author: Ben Good.
• Anti-Check Chess. Variation of Anti-King Chess II. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Kieran Child.
• Anti-Gravity Chess. A newly-moved unit repels the nearest unit along each. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Anti-Gravity Chess. Pieces that moved repel pieces like magnets. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Anti-Gravity Chess . Pieces that move repel other pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect. Play it! (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
• Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) By Peter Aronson.
• Anti-King Chess . Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
• Anti-King Chess I. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
• Anti-King Chess II. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
• Anti-King Chess II. Win by putting your opponent's Anti-King out of check. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
• Anti-Magnetic Chain Chess. Pieces that moved must have a chain of `anti-magnetic interaction' with their own king. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Anti-Magnetic Chess. Four anti-magnetic chessproblems. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ben Good.
• Anti-Magnetic Chess. Some AntiMagnetic Chess Games. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Anti-Magnetic Chess . Pieces that move repel pieces like magnets. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Anti-Magnetic Chess. Pieces that moved repel and attract pieces like magnets. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Anti-Magnetic Chess. Like colors attract, opposites repel, along orthogonal lines. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Anti-Prechess. The opponent must place your piece on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• 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.
• Anti-Relay Tutti-Frutti Chess . Anti-relay is when a piece loses a movement capability it normally does have due to its position relative to another piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Nelson.
• Anticipation Chess. Commit after moving to which kind of unit you will move next. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Raymond Pink.
• Antipodean Chess. Captured units move, if possible, to the square four ranks and four files away. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Antipodean Chess II. Captured units move, if possible, to the square four ranks and four files away. This can queen a pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Anywhere Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Anywhere Chess . Pieces (except kings) can make teleport moves to any empty square on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Anywhere Chess and Variations. Pieces (except kings) can make teleport moves to any empty square on the board. With several variants. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Edward Jackman.
• Apocalypse Mini-Chess. Miniature version with four horsemen. (5x5, Cells: 25) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Approval Poll for 1st Game Courier Tournament. Vote for the games you would like to play in a multivariant Game Courier tournament. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Approval Poll for Game Courier Tournament #3. Vote for which games you want in the third Game Courier tournament. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Arabian Nights Chess . Large modern variant of historic Shatranj, with more pieces and flying carpets. (11x9, Cells: 84) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Timothy R. Newton.
• Arabian Nights Chess. Large modern variant of historic Shatranj, with more pieces and flying carpets. (11x9, Cells: 84) Author: Paul E. Newton. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Timothy R. Newton.
• Arabian Nights Chess. Paul Newton's game on the Game Courier. (9x9, Cells: 84) Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Timothy R. Newton.
• Arch Courier. Eric Greenwood's modernization of Courier and Courier Spiel Chess. (8x12, Cells: 96) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Eric Greenwood.
• Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dominique Leste.
• Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Dominique Leste and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
• Archabbott Chess. Introduces the Archabbott piece which moves like Bishop + Wazir + Dabbaba. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Eric Greenwood.
• Archbishop. Moves as bishop but can make reflection at side of board. Author: Ben Good.
• Archbishop. Moves as bishop or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe.
• Archbishop Chess. Replace one of the marshalls from birds chess with a cardinal and you have Dominique Leste's Archbishop Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
• Archbishop Chess. Variation of Janus Chess and Bird's Chess with two Archbishops. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Dominique Leste.
• Archchess. Late 17th chess variant from Italy on large board with pieces which include modern queen and squirrel. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
• Archchess. Large chess variant from 17th century Italy. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
• ArchCourier Chess. This game is Courier Chess expert Eric Greenwood's modernization of Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Eric Greenwood.
• Archimedes Chess. Capture by attacking an enemy unit with two of yours. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Philip M. Cohen.
• Archoniclastic Chess. Pieces are augmented on squares of their color. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Arena Chess. Entry in the 32-move-maximum contest. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Kiska.
• Arena Chess. 32-turn variant in which pieces must initially move into a special area, and then always make capturing moves. By Jeff Kiska.
• Arena Chess 42 . Game with two boards totaling 42-squares where pieces captured on the large board move to the small board. (Cells: 42) By David Howe.
• Arena Chess 42. A non-competing entry in the 42 Squares contest. (Cells: 42) By David Howe.
• Argess. White and Black have different starting positions. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hector H. Carreńo.
• Arimaa. Uses same equipment as Chess, but designed to be difficult for computers. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Omar Syed and Aamir Syed.
• Arktur. Two kings and randomized setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Riessen.
• Arktur Chess. Random first ranks, two kings. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Peter Riessen.
• Armageddon Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Simon E Jepps.
• Armies of Faith 1: The Dawn of Civilisation. The first in of a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (11x10x3, Cells: 264) By Charles Gilman.
• Armies of Faith 2: Later Antiquity. The second in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (10x10x5, Cells: 245) By Charles Gilman.
• Armies of Faith 3: Assimilation. The third in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (x5, Cells: 350) By Charles Gilman.
• Armies of Faith 4: Schism. The fourth in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (8x8x4, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
• Armies of Faith 5: Spiritual and Temporal. The fifth in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (10x8x4, Cells: 320) By Charles Gilman.
• Armies of Faith 6: After Empire. The last in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (x5, Cells: 370) By Charles Gilman.
• Armis. 100 square board with 15 piece types. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Armis Game.
• Arnhem Chess. Game on board of 38 squares. (6x7, Cells: 38) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Arnhem Chess Game 1. Moves of Arnhem chess game from 1998 tournament of 38 squares variants. By Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Aronson, Peter. Interview with the winner of the 44 squares contest. () Author: Peter Aronson and Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Arrangement Chess. The players take turns to relocate the king and the queen, thus enhancing opening ramification (with zrf). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Arrow Pawn Chess. Pawns do not promote but have expanded moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: R. Persson.
• The Art of Shogi. Information on book on Shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Tony Hosking.
• Ascending the Throne. When the king is lost, another piece becomes royal. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Terry H. Jones.
• Assassin Chess. Shoot chess without royalty and with pawns that cannot be shot by line movers. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jed Stone.
• 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.
• Assassination Chess. On a 10 by 10 board with teleporters and assassins. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Dave Hogarty and Seth Blanchard.
• Assault Chess. Play twice; which can win as White against a weakened Red faster? (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Assideum. Game on 8 by 8 board with differenly moving pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Doug Garand.
• Assimilation Chess. Play this variant in which pieces assimilate the powers of captured pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• Assimilation Chess . Increase your material by assimilating your opponent's pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• Assimilation Chess. Increase your material by assimilating your opponent's pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• Assimilation Fusion Chess. A hybrid of Assimilation Chess and Fusion Chess. Pieces combine and split apart. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• Assimilation Fusion Chess . A hybrid of Assimilation Chess and Fusion Chess. Pieces combine and split apart. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• Asteryx Chess. Sample Game. (Cells: 43) By David Jagger.
• Asteryx Chess. Preset for variant with asteryx shaped 43-space hexagonal board. (9x9, Cells: 43) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Jagger.
• Asteryx Chess. Hexagonal chess played on an asterisk-shaped board. (Cells: 43) By David Jagger.
• Asylum Chess. Fire-through rooks, mad leaping (camel-move) bishops and double-capture insane ninja knights with lion-like powers. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Daniel.
• Asylum Chess. 3 new unique pieces: fire-through rooks, double-capture knights, leaping bishops. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Daniel.
• Asylum Chess . Includes new game that features dual path compound pieces: the Loony Snake Rook and the Insane Snake Bishop. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Daniel.
• Asylum Redux. Featuring dual path Zebra / Camel crooked sliders compounded with Bishop / Rook. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Daniel.
• Asylum Redux. Two new pieces: dual path sliding Zebra + Bishop and a dual path sliding Camel + Rook. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Daniel.
• Asylum Redux . Introducing the Loony Snake Rook and Insane Snake Bishop. Also starring the dangerous and superfast Ninja Pawns! (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Daniel.
• Ataturk Chess. Players may announce a different piece to be royal. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Atlantean Barroom Shatranj. The most ambitious in a series of new games Joe Joyce is introducing with powerful short range compound double jumpers. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.
• Atlantean Barroom Shatranj. Atlantean Barroom Shatranj Rules. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.
• Atlantean Coffee House Shatranj. Grand Shatranj on a Hex board. (13x13, Cells: 127) By Graeme C Neatham.
• Atlantean Coffee House Shatranj. Grand Hexagonal Shatranj - the short-range project goes six-sided. (13x13, Cells: 127) By Graeme C Neatham.
• AtlanticGames. Play by email site offering chess and chess variants. Author: Steve Parkinson.
• Atlantis Chess . Instead of moving, a player may remove an square from the edges of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Gerben Dirksen.
• Atlantis Chess. Instead of moving, a player may remove an square from the edges of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gerben Dirksen.
• Atlantis Chess. You may sink an edge square instead of moving a unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Gerben Dirksen.
• Atlantis Puzzles, Games and Art. Author: Karl Scherer.
• Atomic chess. Pieces explode when captured. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Nassah Bey Taher.
• Atomic Pawn Chess. One time in ten, a pawn explodes just after moving. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• AtTENdance Chess . (10x10, Cells: 100) By Erez Schatz.
• Attendance Chess. 10 piece types that can move to 10 squares each, mostly. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Erez Schatz.
• Attending Pawns. Pieces have their personal pawn assistent. By Terry H. Jones.
• Attrition Chess. Played on an 11x10 board, each player starts with 33 pieces. (11x10, Cells: 110) By Nathan James.
• Augmented Chess . Players give standard chess pieces small additional movement possibilities from predescribed set. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Augmented Chess. Players give standard chess pieces small additional movement possibilities from predescribed set. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Augmented Different Knights. Knights receive different additional movement possibilities. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Augmented Half Chess. Pieces can go half as far, but then are augmented with additional movement possibilitie. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Australian Football Chess. Game based on Australian Rules Football and Chess. (9x13, Cells: 85) By Robert Winkel.
• Avalanche Chess . A popular chess variant, where you advance your opponents pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Avalanche Chess. This game is a Recognized Chess Variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Avalanche Chess. Advance the opponent's pawns. Popular variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Avalanche Chess. A popular chess variant, where you advance your opponents pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Antoine Fourričre. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Avalanche chess. A popular chess variant, where you advance your opponents pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Edward Jackman. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Avalanche Chess 2. As before, except that the red king and queen are switched. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• AvantGarde Chess . A font-named variant that adds a Centaur and a Man to the standard setup. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Peter Aronson.
• Avian Airforce . Experimental Rider/Leaper Army for Chess with Different Armies vs the Usual Four and Other Armies. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Aviary. New pieces with shogi elements and a bird theme. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniel Hollombe.
• Aviary . New pieces with shogi elements and a bird theme. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Daniel Hollombe.
• Aviation Chess. Legan's Aviation Chess, popular during WWI, featuring the Aviator piece (with zrf). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Aviation Chess. Knight pawns move and capture as bishops and can leap any number of units. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: L. Legan.
• Avon. Four-player game; two players sharing the White and two the Black pieces. (8x10, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
• AVP Episode 2. Very creative and fun contemporaneous take on Maharaja Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• Award from ChessAward.Org. Chessvariants.com named 'Great Chess Resource'.
• Awards. Awards given to the Chess Variant Pages. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Axis and Allies Chess. Diceless variant of Axis and Allies. By David A. Harrell.
• Azchess. Variant of Grand Chess in which one amazon is added to each side. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• Azchess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• Azchess . (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• Azchess (absolute symmery pawn protection). Adds cannons to Az Chess and reverses the positions of some of the pieces to maximize pawn protection. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• AzsymChess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• Azsymchess . (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• Azsymchess1024 . (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.

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