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• Killer Chess. Taking is obligatory; the first player that loses all his pieces wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourričre.
• Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
• 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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• K4 . By Christine Bagley-Jones.
• K4Flying . By Christine Bagley-Jones.
• Kaissa . Decimal variant developed from descriptions in John Norman's Gor books. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jeff Shaffer.
• Kamikaze Chess. Capturing pieces also are removed. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alessandro Castelli. Inventor: B. G. Laws.
• Kamikaze Chess. Capturing pieces also are removed. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: B. G. Laws.
• Kamikaze Chess . Capturing pieces also are removed. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: B. G. Laws.
• Kamikaze I. Capturing units are removed, except kings. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: B. G. Laws.
• Kamikaze II. Capturing units are removed, kings may not capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: B. G. Laws.
• Kamikaze III. If the lone queen checks, she wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Kamikaze Mortal Shogi. Send your Kamikazes on suicide missions in this Shogi variant. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
• Kamikaze Mortal Shogi. Send your Kamikazes on suicide missions in this Shogi variant. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
• Kangaroo. Moves on Queen lines to first square after second jumped over piece. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: J. de A. Almay.
• Kangaroo (Newton). compound of Knight and Alfil. Author: Charles Gilman. Inventor: Timothy R. Newton.
• Kansas Progressive Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Kaos: The Game . Multiplayer game on a 7x7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49) By Robert Peeples.
• Kar Ouk. A variation of Khmer Chess (.rar unix archive file). (8x8, Cells: 64) By Yu Ren Dong.
• Karma Chess . A piece that has captured an opponent's piece is turned into one of better quality. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Karl Scherer.
• Kasparov's Premiere at Shogi. Chess world champion plays a game of Shogi. (9x9, Cells: 64) Author: Dr. René Gralla.
• Keeps and Moats Chess. Computer Game -- beta test demo. (Cells: 145) By Matt Worden.
• Keeps and Moats Chess . A four player chess variant. (Cells: 145) Inventor: Matt Worden.
• Keltic Chess. Adapted orthochess on a 43-square, fidchell-inspired board. (9x7, Cells: 43) By David Jagger.
• Kennet. A variant combining the River from Xiang Qi with a 3-player board. (9x12, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
• Keyles. Large variant with special king capture rule. Variant of Quex. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Stephen Larson.
• Khmer Chess:Kar Ouk . First check the opponent's Khun (King) , you win the game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Yu Ren Dong.
• Ki Shogi. Variant of Shogi played without a board, and pieces are cubes. By Larry L. Smith.
• Ki Shogi. Variant of Shogi played without a board, and pieces are cubes. By Larry L. Smith.
• Kibitzing Vox Populi Chess variant. Rules for turning kibitzing into a game unto itself. By Rich Hutnik.
• Kick the King. What happens if we remove check and stalemate rules and win by taking the king? (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michiel de Bondt.
• Killer Chess. Taking is obligatory; the first player that loses all his pieces wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourričre.
• Kilyow. Invented by Furugouri Akio(古郡章雄) in 1991. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Yu Ren Dong.
• King. Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
• King and Pawns. White moves twice but has only king and pawns. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• King and Queen. Variant on cross-shaped board with 39 squares. (Cells: 39) By Dennis Xay Voong.
• King and Queen . Variant on cross-shaped board with 39 squares. (Cells: 39) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Dennis Xay Voong.
• King Battler. King usually moves as a queen.
• King Maker. Game with simple rules. Inventor: Ronald D. Planesi.
• King of the Ladder Tournament Rules. Ideas for rules to mix variants together in one game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
• King to Bunker Leap . Includes Shuffle Chess and pre-Chess with new “bunker leap” king safety rules. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Daniel.
• King to Bunker Leap. King can jump over own pieces to reach 1 of 2 bunker positions in Shuffle Chess or Pre-Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Daniel.
• King with a Shotgun . Twice each game, the King can make a non-moving Rook capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Adam Norberg.
• King with a Shotgun. Twice each game, the King can make a non-moving Rook capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adam Norberg.
• King with a Shotgun Chess. Twice each game, the King can make a non-moving Rook capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Adam Norberg.
• King with a Shotgun Chess II. Twice each game, the King can make a non-moving Queen capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ed Friedlander.
• King's Color. Pieces move depending if they are on the same color squares as the king in hexagonal chess variant. (Cells: 91) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
• King's Corner Chess. Random setup with kings in opposite corners. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• King's Court. Variant on 8 by 12 board with Chancellors and Jesters. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Sidney LeVasseur.
• King's Court . Variant on 8 by 12 board with Chancellors and Jesters. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Sidney LeVasseur.
• King's Court Pictures. Photo's on modern oblong 12 by 8 chess variant based on Courier chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Sidney LeVasseur.
• King's Dimension . 3D chess variant from prototype Macingtosh program. (Link.). (8x6x3, Cells: 128)
• King's Fortress Chess. Random setup with king's in opposite corners and extra pawns. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• King's Guard Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Graeme C Neatham.
• King's Guard Chess. Pawns move like kings and only Pawns may capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Graeme C Neatham.
• King's Leap Chess. Variants with Chancellors (Knight+Rook) and old Russian Queens (Knight+Queen). (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Paulowich.
• King's progressive chess. Players may make a number of moves in a turn, depending on row where king is on. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Sergey Sirotkin.
• King's Reincarnation. Captured Kings return to the board, but at a price. 2 versions of play. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
• King's Reincarnation. Captured Kings return to the board, but at a price. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
• King's Run . An entry for the 32-turn contest that is based on Logan's Run. By Fergus Duniho.
• King's Run. An entry for the 32-turn contest that is based on Logan's Run. By Fergus Duniho.
• Kingchess. Players may drop groups of unplaced pieces instead of moving. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jury Adonin.
• Kingdom Chess. Large variant with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Konklav Anipsal.
• Kinglet . Win by taking all the pawns of the opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Kinglet. Win by taking all the pawns of the opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Kinglet. Win by taking all the pawns of the opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Kingmaker Chess. The first pawn to reach the opposite rank promotes to the enemy king. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
• Kings. A modest variant with more than one king. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
• Kings. Kings on the Game Courier. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
• Kings and Pawns. Proprietary game on 8 by 7 board with two types of pieces and no capturing. (7x8, Cells: 56) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Kings and Pawns . Proprietary game on 8 by 7 board with two types of pieces and no capturing. (7x8, Cells: 56) Author: Peter Aronson.
• Kings Court . Commercial chess variant on 12 by 8 board based on the historical Courier chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Sidney LeVasseur.
• Kings Court Photographs. Photo's of oblong 12 by 8 chess variant. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Sidney LeVasseur.
• Kings or Lemmings?. Normal chess except that a player can produce clones of his king. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ingo Althofer.
• Kings Reincarn. II - Altered States Variant. Captured Kings return to the board by replacing a friendly piece and moving as it did. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Kirby's Chess. Some pieces can gain power of captured pieces. (9x8, Cells: 72) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Kirby's Shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Klin Zha . Chesslike game played by Klingons from Star Trek on triangular board. (Cells: 81) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Leonard B. Loyd Jr..
• Klin Zha. Chesslike game played by Klingons from Star Trek on triangular board. (Cells: 81) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Leonard B. Loyd Jr..
• Klin Zha . Chesslike game played by Klingons from Star Trek on triangular board. (Cells: 81) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Leonard B. Loyd Jr..
• Klin Zha . The Authorized Klin Zha Homepage. (Cells: 81) Author: Kevin Geiselman. Inventor: Leonard B. Loyd Jr..
• Klin Zha 3D . A three dimensional form of Klin Zha. (x7, Cells: 140) By Larry L. Smith.
• Knight. Makes a (1,2)-jump. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Knight Chase. Game played on with two Knights on a Chessboard with differing goals. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeff Rients. Inventor: Alex Randolph.
• Knight Court. Mate the knight with three pieces per player on a three by three board. (3x3, Cells: 9) By Jason D. Wittman.
• Knight Court. Mate the knight with three pieces per player on a three by three board. (3x3, Cells: 9) By Jason D. Wittman.
• Knight Court Chess. When you take an opponent's piece, he gets to drop it back on the board. Object: Checkmate knight. (3x3, Cells: 9) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jason D. Wittman.
• Knight Mare. A large variant with several promotion levels. (11x11, Cells: 120) By William C. Schmidt.
• Knight Odds Chess. White starts without the queen's knight. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Knight Relay Chess. Knights confer their movement ability on units they defend. Popular variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Mannis Charosh.
• Knight Scattering Chess. Knights can neither capture nor be captured, but instead can move opposing pieces a Knight's move away. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
• Knight Scattering Chess. Knights can neither capture nor be captured, but instead can move opposing pieces a Knight's move away. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Sergey Sirotkin.
• Knight Shogi . Black player lacks two Lances, one Bishop, as well as one Rook; however, his Kinghts and Promoted-Kinghts could also move like K. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Yu Ren Dong.
• Knight Supreme Chess. Rooks and Bishops are replaced by Knights in the opening array. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Knight-Pawn Chess. Elegant chess game with knight-pawns that can move as pawns midway up the board if they find themselves behind it. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Matthew Montchalin.
• Knight-Relay Chess. Uncapturable Knights give other pieces the ability to move as Knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alessandro Castelli. Inventor: Mannis Charosh.
• Knight-Riding Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Smith.
• Knight-Tac-Toe. Small variant with only kings and knights where you must get three pieces in line in the center of the board. (5x5, Cells: 25) By David Howe.
• Knight-Tac-Toe . Win by placing 3 pieces in a row. (5x5, Cells: 25) By David Howe.
• The Knightliest Black Hole. Knighted pieces on a constantly diminishing board. By Joăo Pedro Neto.
• Knightliest Black Hole . Knighted pieces on a constantly diminishing board. By Joăo Pedro Neto.
• Knightmare Chess. A review. Author: Steffan O'Sullivan.
• Knightmare Chess. The American version of Tempete sur l'Echiquier.
• Knightmare Chess Page. Steve Jackson Games' page on Knightmare Chess. Author: Steve Jackson.
• Knightmate. Bruce Zimov's game with 2 Non-Royal Kings and one Royal Knight per side. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Knightmate. Win by mating the knight. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Bruce Zimov.
• KnightMate Chess. The knight, not the kings, is royal. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Bruce Zimov.
• Knightmate-Relay Chess . Played with a royal-knight and special movement rules for pieces a knight's move away. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
• Knightrider Bouncy Chess. Diagonal runners bounce off the walls; knights are knightriders. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Stuart Conquest.
• Knightrider Bouncy Chess II. Pieces bounce off of walls, Knightriders can't capture each other. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Stuart Conquest.
• Knights Chess. Rooks, Bishops, and Queens can also move as knights. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Knights of the Round Table. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adam Goss.
• The Knights Tour . Try to solve the knights tour problem with Zillions of Games. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Knightsbridge . 14 knights against 14 knights on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49) Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Knightsbridge. 14 knights against 14 knights on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49) Author: David E. Smith.
• KnightSweeper . Single player game similar to the Minesweeper computer game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michiel de Bondt.
• Knot Chess. Board in shape of geometric knot. By A Missoum.
• Kobayashi Maru. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. (x7, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
• Kobayashi Maru Variant of ST3D Chess . A variant set of rules for playing chess using the 3 dimensionsal set featured on the TV series Star Trek. (x7, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
• Kobayashi Maru Variant of Star Trek 3-D Chess. A variant set of rules for playing chess using the 3 dimentional set featured on the TV series Star Trek. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Larry L. Smith and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Larry L. Smith.
• Kobayashi Maru Variant of Star Trek 3-D Chess. A variant set of rules for playing chess using the 3 dimensionsal set featured on the TV series Star Trek. (x7, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
• Kogbetliantz Game. One of the earliest 3D Chess games for the 8x8x8 playing field. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Dr. Ervand George Kogbetliantz.
• Kogbetliantz game. Chess on an 8 by 8 by 8 board. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Bruce Grant. Inventor: Dr. Ervand George Kogbetliantz.
• Koksal Karakus' En Passant Chess -. All pieces have the en passant option. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
• Koksal Karakus's Blog on Chess Variants. By Köksal Karakus.
• Koksal's Primitive Chess . Short-range major pieces and no pawns, but a piece like an apprentice for each major piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
• Kokusai Sannin Shogi. Three-handed Shogi variant. (Cells: 127) Author: John Fairbairn and George F. Hodges. Inventor: Tanigasaki Jisuke.
• Konigsritter. Four-player game on curiously-shaped board with one player having a different army than the others. (Cells: 123) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Albert Buttner.
• Koopa Chess. Form of chess based on the Mario Brothers series of video games. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Edward Kolis. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Korean Chess. Play Korea's regional Chess variant on Game Courier. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Korean Chess . An extensive description of Korean Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Roleigh Martin.
• Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
• Korean Chess. Korean Chess: presentation plus a strong Zillions implementation. (9x10, Cells: 90) By M Winther.
• Korean Chess Photos. Photos of a traditional Korean Chess set on a homemade board. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Korean Chess: photo's. Photo's of Korean chess set with plastic pieces. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Korean Chess: photo's (2). Photo's of original Korean chess set. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Korean Games. With Notes on the Corresponding Games of China and Japan. Author: Stewart Culin.
• Korean Random Chess. A Korean Chess variation with a random setup and a few new rules. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Jose Carrillo.
• Korean Shogi. Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it. (9x9, Cells: 81)
• Korean vs Western Chess. Red pieces are from Korean Chess, black pieces are from Western Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Ingo Althofer.
• Korkser Chess. Local rules in parts of Germany. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Korkser Chess II. Same as Korkser Chess, but without initial double pawn moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Kozeriai. A 5x7 variant of Shogi. (5x7, Cells: 35) By Jan Paerke.
• Kozune. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Joshua Morris.
• Kozune. A game inspired by, and featuring elements of, Shatranj and Shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Joshua Morris.
• Kramnik plays Thai Chess. Two sample games of Thai Chess, one by Chess world champion Kramnik. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Dr. René Gralla.
• Krieg. Two player game on a four-by-four board. Article. (4x4, Cells: 16) By Jeff Zeitlin.
• 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. Problem solving competition. Author: Juraj Lörinc.
• 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 - 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. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Geoffrey Foster.
• A Kriegspiel problem. A Kriegspiel mate in two with solution. 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.
• Kristensen's Game . A conscious attempt to restructure Chess from 1948. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ejnar Kristensen.
• Kristensen's Game. A conscious attempt to restructure Chess from 1948. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ejnar Kristensen.
• Kung Fu Chess. On a 14x10 board, the pieces in this variant are based on Kung Fu martial arts styles of combat. (14x10, Cells: 140) By Tim Bostick.
• Kung Fu Chess . On a 14x10 board, the pieces in this variant are based on Kung Fu martial arts styles of combat. (14x10, Cells: 140) By Tim Bostick.
• Kung Fu Chess . Simultaneous movement in chess variant as an action and thinking game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Kuniegit. Each player has two knights and two warriors on standard chess board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Danny Purvis.
• Kylatori Sunset. Small variant combining replacement, custodian and coordination capture. (6x8, Cells: 48) By Tim Stiles.
• Kyoshogi . Variant of Shogi on a 10x10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Kyoto Shogi and Hex Kyoto Shogi . Small shogi variants. (Link.). (5x5, Cells: 25)

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