Query Results

Starts with the letter 'F'
Language 'English'

Bottom of page

Primary Items:

• Fischer Random Chess. Play from a random setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Terumi Kaneyasu and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
• Flip Chess and Flip Shogi. Pieces have two sides with different movements on board of 38 squares. (7x6, Cells: 38) (Recognized!) By John William Brown.

F

• Fabulous Flying Kittens. Toroidally interwoven board using same number of squares and pieces as FIDE Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
• Fabulous Flying Kittens. Toroidal board using three warp lines with 8 corners tied together. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
• FAD. A piece which has the has the combined movements of the Ferz, Alfil and the Dabbabah. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• The Fair First Move Rule in Chess. Every turn you flip a coin to see who goes first. By Ralph Betza.
• Fairy Forsythe Edwards Notation and ffen2htm. A tool to make webpages with chess variant diagrams. Author: Andy Kurnia.
• Fairy-Max. Free open source chess variant software. (8x8, Cells: 64) By H. G. Muller.
• Fairy-Max. (8x8, Cells: 64) By H. G. Muller.
• Falcon Chess. Patented game on an 8x10 board with a new piece: The Falcon. (10x8, Cells: 80) By George William Duke.
• Falcon Chess. Play Falcon Chess on Game Courier! (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: George William Duke and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: George William Duke.
• Falcon Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: George William Duke.
• Falcon Chess 100. Falcon Chess 100 is a variant of Falcon Chess played on a larger board with some different rules for the Pawns. (Cells: 100) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: George William Duke.
• Falcon Chess 100. Falcon Chess played on an expanded board of a 100 squares with special Pawn rules. (12x10, Cells: 100) By George William Duke.
• Falcon Chess RFNB. Falcon Chess with a new setup. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
• Falcon Chess RNFB. Falcon Chess with the formation Rook, Knight, Falcon, Bishop. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: George William Duke.
• Falcon Chess Variants - Several. Some Different Setups with Falcon pieces, including with Capablanca pieces and Airplanes. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi and Peter Aronson.
• Falcon Chess: Background and Patent Text Excerpts. With background summary of chess variants. (10x8, Cells: 80) By George William Duke.
• Falcon Chess: Passed Pawns, Scorpion and Dragon. Various passed pawns variants, and variants introducing scorpion and dragon. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: George William Duke.
• Falcon Hexagonal Chess. The Falcon into the Hexagonal world. (Cells: 121) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
• Falcon Hexagonal Chess. The Hex Falcon on the Game Courier. (Cells: 121) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
• Falcon Hexagonal Chess . Introducing the Hex Falcon. (Cells: 121) Author: Graeme C Neatham. Inventor: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
• Falcon King Chess. A shortrange variant on an 8x8 board featuring a pair of royal Falcons. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
• Fall 2004 Poll for New Recognized Variant. Vote for the new addition to the recognized Chess variants list for Fall 2004. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Fall 2005 Poll for New Recognized Variant. Vote for the new addition to the recognized Chess variants list for Fall 2005. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Falling Off. `Captured' pieces do not disappear, but get momentum, and can fall off the edge of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• FallingSnow . (8x10, Cells: 80) By Christine Bagley-Jones.
• Family Matters Chess . Chess variant of warring families on 41 and 64 square boards. By Tomas Forsman.
• Family matters chess (small). Variant on 41 square board. (Cells: 41) By Tomas Forsman.
• Family pastimes: Maze and Diplomatic Mission. Cooperative chesslike games. Inventor: Jim Deacove.
• Fanorona Chess. Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. (5x9, Cells: 45) By Peter Aronson.
• Fanorona Chess . Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. (5x9, Cells: 45) By Peter Aronson.
• Fantasy Grand Chess . Variant of Grand Chess with different armies and fantasy theme. By Peter S. Hatch.
• Fantasy Grand Chess. Variant of Grand Chess with different armies and fantasy theme. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Peter S. Hatch.
• Fantasy Grand Chess Army. Giant Army. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Peter S. Hatch.
• Fantasy Grand Chess Army. Human Army. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Peter S. Hatch.
• Fantasy Grand Chess Army. Elven Army. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Peter S. Hatch.
• Fantasy Grand Chess Army. Evil Horde Army. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Peter S. Hatch.
• Fantasy Grand Chess Army. Dwarven Army. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Peter S. Hatch.
• Fantasy Grand Chess Army. Druid Army. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Peter S. Hatch.
• Farmer's Chess. Medieval four-sided variant; "Four Seasons Chess". Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Fast Chess Contradance. Solitaire chess puzzle: four white and four black pieces must change places without attacking. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Karen Robinson.
• Fast Lane Chess. Pawns may underpromote before they advance to the opposite rank. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Fault Line. Fault Line. (8x6, Cells: 40) By Patrick Riley.
• Feebback Chess . Variant where pieces are "feeble backwards" -- backwards moves can not capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
• Feeble Chess . Very weak pieces, but still 'chess-like'. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Feeble Chess. Pieces are weak as they must use a turn to change direction or flip between taking and non-taking mode; includes Weakest Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Feeble Los Alamos Chess . Los Alamos Chess using Feeble pieces. (6x6, Cells: 36) By David Howe.
• Feeble Los Alamos Chess. Los Alamos Chess using Feeble pieces. (6x6, Cells: 36) By David Howe.
• Feedback to the Chess Variant Pages - How to contact us. Including information on editors and associate authors of the website.
• Feint Chess. Every second piece is unable to capture - it just threatens. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jens Niemann.
• Feint Chess. Seven of each side's units can check but not capture. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• The Fellowship of the Ring . White may win by carrying a 'ring' to the other side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Price.
• The Fellowship of the Ring. White may win by carrying a 'ring' to the other side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Price.
• Fellowship of the Ring Puzzles. Several problems based on the Fellowship of the Ring variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Price.
• Fen2Diag . Word macros for generating diagrams using chess fonts for the board and pieces. Author: Alastair Scott.
• Ferz. Moves one diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
• 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.
• Feudal. The Game of Siege and Conquest, 3M Company - 1967. (24x24, Cells: 576) Author: Dennis Matheson.
• Feudal. Chesslike game of wellknown game company. (24x24, Cells: 576) Author: David Howe.
• Feudal Chess. Four player game on 9x9. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Feudal Chess. A 12x10 themed chess with variable armies. (12x10, Cells: 120) By Rupert Hickton.
• ffen2diag. A tool to make chess and fairy / variant chess diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• ffen2htm . A tool to make webpages with chess variant diagrams. Author: Andy Kurnia.
• Fiancé Chess. A 3-player variant with Kings and Queens starting far apart, inspired by Bachelor Chess. (12x12, Cells: 96) By Charles Gilman.
• Fianchetto Chess. Rooks and bishops switched in opening setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Roger Cooper. Inventor: Jack Middleman.
• Fianchetto Chess. Bishops and Rooks exchange starting squares. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jack Middleman.
• Fianchetto Chess . Rooks and bishops switched in opening setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jack Middleman.
• Fibnif. Moves one diagonally or makes a forwards or backwards knight jump. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Fibonacci Chess. Players can make multiple moves per turn, the number determined by the fast growing Fibonacci sequence. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: David Bradley.
• Fibonacci Chess. Move your opponent's pieces on certain turns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Steve Costa.
• Fidchell. A large Great Chess variant with blended historical elements, invented for an RPG. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Glenn Overby II. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
• Fidchell. Gary Gygax's Fidchell. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
• FIDE Chess Kamil. FIDE Chess but with extra pawns, extra bishops and a store of superpowerful pieces waiting to replace the regular ones. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
• FIDE Chess with black/white impartiality rule. FIDE Chess which eliminates the advantage given to the White player. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Cannon.
• FIDE Chess with Extra Pieces. FIDE Chess but with substitute pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
• FIDE Frolic. FIDE chess, but with each piece able to leap. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
• The FIDE Laws Of Chess.
• FIDE-like rules for 3D Chess . (Link.). Author: Michael Klein and Jens Meder.
• Fidechel. Unique styled chess pieces and 3D chess game in development. By Patrick Degan.
• Field Chess. On an 8x12 board with 8 extra pieces per side (Archers). (8x12, Cells: 96) By Peter E. Leyva.
• Fifo Chess. Multiple Occupier game where rule is that first one there is first one to be captured and to leave. "First In, First Out". (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Fifo Chess. Each square acts as a First-In-First-Out queue. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Fifty-fifty chess. Mating is allowed after having taken eight pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk Breugem.
• The Fighting Fizzies . An Experimental Army for Chess with Different Armies. By Peter Aronson.
• The Fighting Fizzies. An Experimental Army for Chess with Different Armies. By Peter Aronson.
• Fighting Kings. Fighting Kings cannot be checked or checkmated; but a Royal Pawn can. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Fighting Kings. The King has switched places with the King Pawn - The King is now a fighting piece. And the pawn must be protected. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Fighting Kings and Throne Kings. Chess with a normal Fide King and a Fighting King immune from check and checkmate. A sister game to Fighting Kings. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Final Fight CCChess. Last word in CCChess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• The Final Fight Chess . (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• Finding ways to spin your games. After having moved, pieces change type in rotating order. By João Pedro Neto.
• FireFighter Chess. A game where one piece is a secret fire fighter with special powers. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• First Contact. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. (x7, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
• First Contact. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. (x7, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
• First GC Tournament Approval Poll Results. The latest results of the approval poll for selecting the games to be played in the first Game Courier tournament. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• First Syllabus on Xiangqi - Chinese Chess 1. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: David Li.
• First Syllabus on Xiangqi: Chinese Chess 1. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: David Li.
• Fischer Random Chess. Play from a random setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Terumi Kaneyasu and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
• Fischer Random Chess . Play from a random setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Pierre Tourigny. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
• Fischer Random Chess. Random symmetric starting positions. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
• Fischer Random Chess. News on Fischer Random Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Modest Solans. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
• Fischer Random Chess. Manual Procedure for Generating Piece Placements. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Fischer Random Chess . David A. Wheeler's page on Fischer Random Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David A Wheeler. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
• Fischer Random Chess. Play Bobby Fischer's randomized Chess variant on Game Courier. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
• Fischer Random Chess - News. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Modest Solans. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
• Fischer Random Chess email Club . (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Fischerandom Chess Resource Page . This page provide links, saved tournament games in PGN format, and downloads related to Fisher Random Chess. Author: Graeme Carey.
• FischerRandom Program . Generates random starting positions. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Nicklas Johansson.
• Fish Chess . Pawns can move backwards without capturing. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: David Moeser.
• Fish Chess. Pawns can move backwards without capturing. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: David Moeser.
• Fish Chess I. Pawns can move backwards. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Fish Chess II. Pawns can move and capture backwards. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Fishaway Chess. Giveaway lumberjack chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Five Classics of Fairy Chess. Author: T. R. Dawson.
• Five Star Chess I. You can also win by getting five of your own units in a new row. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Five Star Chess II. You can also completing a row of five units. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Five Tigers. A Chinese Chess variant with unequal armies. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Stephen Leary.
• Five Tigers . A Chinese Chess variant with unequal armies. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Robert Price.
• Five Tigers Chess. Variant of Chinese Chess. Red can make two pawn moves per turn but. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Five Up. An improved version of Raumschach. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) By Jim Aikin.
• Five Up Chess. Three-Dimensional Chess. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
• Five-Minute Poppy Shogi. Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Oyama Yasuharu.
• Five-stars chess. One can also win by having five pieces in a row. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk Breugem.
• Fivequarters. Four-player game on a cross-shaped board where most pieces can promote. (12x12, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
• Flamingo. (1,6)-jumper. Author: Ben Good.
• Flatstar. A fusion of two Jewish-themed variants. (13x10) By Charles Gilman.
• Fleap. Pieces move as equihoppers, but become FIDE pieces after being captured. (5x9, Cells: 43) By Gavin King.
• Flee!. Variant on 16 by 16 board with strong royal piece. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Andy Kurnia.
• Flexible Palace and Flexible River Xiang Qi. Boundaries of Palaces and the River are determined by the location of the Advisors, Generals, Elephants, and Soldiers. (9x10, Cells: 90) By John Smith.
• Flip Chess . Pieces have two sides with different movements on board of 38 squares. (7x6, Cells: 38) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John William Brown.
• Flip Chess and Flip Shogi. Pieces have two sides with different movements on board of 38 squares. (7x6, Cells: 38) (Recognized!) By John William Brown.
• FlipChess. Chess variant in which pieces keep changing state. (7x7, Cells: 49) By M. El M. Messaoudi.
• Flipworld . Pieces are on both sides of a disc. (7x6x2, Cells: 84) Author: Dan Troyka. Inventor: John Ryan.
• Flipworld. Pieces are on both sides of a disc. (6x7x2, Cells: 84) By John Ryan.
• Floßschach. Part of the board is a lake, where rafts can transport pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jörg Knappen.
• Floppy Board Tiles. An example of a chess variant board construction set. By David Howe.
• Fluid Chess. Pieces can move into (or through or out of and into again) friendly pieces ("into" up to compounds). (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
• Fluid Chess. A modest variation allowing movement through friendly pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
• 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. (4x4x4, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
• Flying Armies . (8x8, Cells: 64) By Christine Bagley-Jones.
• Flying Armies2 . added 'MirChess32' zrf. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Christine Bagley-Jones.
• Flying Bombers Chess. This dual-range flying and jumping piece adds a new dimension to chess. Standard and large board presets. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Daniel.
• Flying Bombers Grand Chess. The usual pieces in Chess are complimented by two Flying Bombers, which eliminate enemy pieces by flying over them! (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Daniel.
• Flying Bombers with Hangars. Features the flying bomber - a versatile dual range piece that captures by flying over the enemy. (8x8, Cells: 68) By Charles Daniel.
• Flying Chess . Some pieces can fly. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: David Eltis.
• Flying Chess. Some pieces can fly. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: David Eltis.
• FlyingDaggers . Large variant with long leaping pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Christine Bagley-Jones.
• Flyover Shogi. A 4-player Shogi with each player facing all 3 others. (Cells: 162) By Charles Gilman.
• Flyover Xiang Qi. A 4-player Shogi with each player facing all 3 others. (18x20, Cells: 180) By Charles Gilman.
• 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.
• Follow the King!. Pieces must make the same move as their King. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ed Pegg Jr..
• Font: Draughts . True type font with symbols for draughts/checkers pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Fool's Chess. One pawn is replaced by a Fool. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Danny Van den Berghe.
• Fool's Hexagonal Chess. designed to be a close (the closest?) hexagonal equivalent to orthodox chess. (Cells: 96) By Graeme C Neatham.
• Fool's Hexagonal Chess Courier Preset. (Cells: 96) By Graeme C Neatham.
• A fool's mate in Capablanca's chess. Example of fool's mate when playing Capablanca's chess. Author: David Paulowich. Inventor: Jose Raul Capablanca.
• FoolsHexagonalChess zrf zip file . (Cells: 96) By Graeme C Neatham.
• Football Chess. Pieces interact with a ball and each side tries to get the ball into the opposing goal. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
• Football Chess . A Football/Soccer game played with Chess pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
• Football Chess. A Football/Soccer game played with Chess pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
• Football Chess - Photo's. Chinese game of Snakes and Ladders type, with little in common with either Chess or Football. (10x6, Cells: 60) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• ForChess. Four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tom Rogers.
• Forchess . Four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tom Rogers.
• Forchess . Four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Tom Rogers.
• Foreign Policy Chess. Peacekeepers are a third army. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Francois Tremblay.
• Foreign Policy Chess. Chess variant on 8 by 8 board with armies of unequal strength. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Francois Tremblay.
• Fortress. Each player has an extra piece off board which cannot be captured or moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ronald Drinning.
• Fortress chess. An old Russian variant for four players. (Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Fortresses. Odd shaped board. (8x10, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• A forum at chessvariants.com. A new place to discuss chess variants. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Forward Chess. Variant where backward movement is limited. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Nelson.
• Forward Chess . Download these files to play Forward Chess with Zillions of Games! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Nelson.
• The Forward FIDEs. A team for Chess with Different Armies where pieces can advancer easier than retreat. By Ralph Betza.
• Forwards Chess. A variation of FIDE Chess where pieces only move forward. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
• Four Armies. Each player controls two armies. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Patrick Riley.
• Four dimensional chess . Pieces travel in time. (Link.). (8x8x3, Cells: 192)
• Four Double-Acts Chess. Specifically long- and shart-range versions of the Friend, Joker, and Orphan. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
• Four File Chess. Variant on 4 by 10 board. (4x10, Cells: 40) By Kris Barski.
• Four Handed Chess (I). Information on different variants of four handed chess on plus-shaped board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Four Handed Chess II. More variants of four handed chess on plus-shaped boards. (Cells: 160) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Four Handed Chess III. An all fight all variant of four handed chess on plus-shaped board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Daniel Elliott Loeb.
• Four Handed Perspective Chess. By A Missoum.
• Four Handed Roman Chess. 4 player chess variant with additional new piece. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Mark Woodall.
• Four Player Chess. One of many possible setups. Capture an opponent's king and control the remaining units. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Four Player Chess III. Another popular setup for four players. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Four Player Shogi. Variant of Shogi for four players. (15x15, Cells: 189) By Michael Shipley.
• Four Row Chess. (Cells: 208) By Eric S. Clayton.
• Four seasons chess.. Medieval multiplayer chess variant on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Four Towers. Irregular board with special tower squares upon which pieces can combine with each other or detach from each other. (Cells: 85) By Jim Aikin.
• Four-Fold Chess. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Larry L. Smith.
• Four-Handed Chess -- Standard. Four handed chess on plus-shaped board. (Cells: 160) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Four-handed Chess by Capt. George Hope Verney. (14x14, Cells: 160) Author: George Hope Verney.
• Four-Handed Elephant Chess. A 4-Player (2 Team) game based on 3-Elephant Chess and 4-handed chess. (11x11, Cells: 97) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Four-Way Chess. 4-Way Chess. (Cells: 160) By Stephen R. Stockman.
• Fox. Doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca. By Tim Stiles.
• Fractal Chess . (8x8x2, Cells: 80) By Stephane Burkhart.
• Fractal Chess. (8x8x2, Cells: 80) By Stephane Burkhart.
• Fraction Shogi. Shogi with fractional moves. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Fragnurasian Qi. A two-River variant with the whole of two identical Wildeurasian Qi sets minus the second King. (13x15, Cells: 195) By Charles Gilman.
• Frankfurt Chess. Capturer becomes a unit of the type captured. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• 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.
• Franklin Grand Chess . On 10 by 10 board with combination pieces and random setup. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Ken Franklin.
• Freak Chess. Bishops on starting square, other pieces start on random squares and place your King on your first turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: D. S. Ellis.
• Free Blubbie Chess Server . Free Chess server. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ad Wilgeenspam.
• Free Castling Chess. Game using old liberal Italian castling rules. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Free Castling Rule. Less restrictive castling rules. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Roger Cooper.
• Free Chess. Dissociate movement-abilities from physical pieces. The opening setup is an empty board. (13x13, Cells: 156) By Scarmani.
• Free Corners chess . In the corners of seven by seven board, three squares form together one field. (7x7, Cells: 41) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
• Free corners chess. In the corners of seven by seven board, three squares form together one field. (7x7, Cells: 41) By Sergey Sirotkin.
• Free Placement. Game starts with players alternatingly placing pieces on board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roger Cooper.
• Free Placement Chess. Choose your own starting position. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Roger Cooper.
• Free Placement chess . Game starts with players alternatingly placing pieces on board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Roger Cooper.
• Free-For-All Chess. Move either side's units. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jed Stone.
• Free-for-All Chess. Player's may move either their own or their opponent's pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jed Stone.
• Free-form 4x4x4 Chess . 3D variant based upon several ideas by V. R. Parton for Chess-play on smaller fields. (4x4x4, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
• FreePawnChess. Chess with more powerful pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ronald W Brierley.
• French books on chess variants. Author: Joseph Boyer.
• French Defences 3Nd2: book review. Book on chess opening by chess grandmaster Lev Psakis. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• French revolution chess. Advanced pawns threaten the noble pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
• French Revolution Chess. Short game with your pawns facing the enemy. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• French Revolution Chess . Advanced pawns threaten the noble pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Friend. Moves as any friendly piece that guards it. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: David L. Brown.
• The Friends of Chinese Chess in Finland .
• The Friends of Chinese Chess in Finland. (9x10, Cells: 90)
• Frontofhouse. Captured pieces return with only their forward moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
• FTM Chess: Follow the Mover. After a normal move, you may move a piece to the vacated square. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alessandro Castelli. Inventor: Gianluca Vecchi.
• Fugue. Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Michael Nelson.
• Fugue. Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Nelson.
• Fugue . Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Nelson.
• Full Double Chess . 32 pieces each, including all combinations of the basic Chess pieces, on a 16x8 square board. (16x8, Cells: 128) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
• Full Double Chess. 32 pieces each, including all combinations of the basic Chess pieces, on a 16x8 square board. (16x8, Cells: 128) By Sergey Sirotkin.
• Full House. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Topher Gayle.
• FullBoard Chess . (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ken Franklin.
• Fuller's Proposal. Bishops can also move and capture as knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: F. G. Fuller.
• Fun-in-a-Box Chess. Featuring Thing One and Thing Two from The Cat in the Hat. By David Howe.
• Fun-In-A-Box Chess . Featuring Thing One and Thing Two from The Cat in the Hat. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Howe.
• The Funny Games . (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
• Furious Courier. Courier Chess with a Modern Queen and Crooked Bishops. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Nuno Cruz.
• Fusion Chess. Variant in which pieces may merge together or split apart. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• Fusion Chess. Play this variant in which pieces combine and split apart. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• Fusion Chess . Variant in which pieces may merge together or split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
• Fusion Chess A. Pieces merge and separate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
• Fusion Chess B. Pieces merge and separate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
• Fusion Chessgi . A hybrid of Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
• Fusion Chessgi. A hybrid of Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
• Fusion Diamond 41 . A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. (Cells: 41) By Fergus Duniho.
• Fusion Diamond 41. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. (Cells: 41) By Fergus Duniho.
• Fusion Diamond 41. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. (Cells: 41) By Fergus Duniho.
• Fusion Mitregi. Shogi board, camps full of Mitregi 1st/2nd rank pieces that can combine pairwise. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Charles Gilman.
• Fussball Chess . Win by moving a piece to the starting square of the king of the opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann.

Top of page

Total items listed: 250

Contact us

The Chess Variant Pages The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants

About us