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The Mad Queen's Chess. This is how modern chess was originally referred to in the late 15th century. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Magnetic Chess. Pieces that moved attract and repel pieces like magnets. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) By Joćo Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier.
Marseillais Chess. Move twice per turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourričre.
McCooey's Hexagonal chess. Chess on a board, made out of hexes. Variant of Dave McCooey. (Cells: 91) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Shigenobu Kusumo.
M-Chess 
. Pieces change movement capabilities depending on the column they occupy. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Stan Druben.
M-Chess. Pieces change movement capabilities depending on the column they occupy. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stan Druben.
Maces and Horse-apults. Similar to chess, but on a 10 x 10 board and the addition of Maces and Horse-apults. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Gary K. Gifford.
Maces and Horse-apults. Chess with mace pieces and specialized catapults (horse-apults). (10x10, Cells: 100) By Gary K. Gifford.
Maces, Horse-apults, and Tulpas. The game of Maces and Horse-apults with the likely use of tulpas pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Gary K. Gifford.
Maces, Horse-apults, and Tulpas. Maces and Horse-apults with user-created Tulpa pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Gary K. Gifford.
Maces, Shields, and Horse-apults. Like Maces and Horse-apults, but pawns are protected from Mace capture. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Gary K. Gifford.
Maces, Shields, and Horse-apults. A varaiant of Maces and Horse-apults inwhich Maces cannot capture pawns. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Gary K. Gifford.
Machiavellian Chess
. Four-player all-against-all game with unusual pieces; also known as Djambi. (9x9, Cells: 81) Inventor: Jean Anesto.
Machine Gun Chess. Attacked units are removed. The object is to remove. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: J. E. H. Creed.
Macrochess . Board is formed by having a 4 by 4 grid at each side of a cube. (4x4x6, Cells: 96)
Macrochess. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Robert Potter.
Mad Chess. Chess variant with unequal armies on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jason D. Wittman.
Mad Chess . Chess variant with unequal armies on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jason D. Wittman.
Mad Chess (Steel=White). Chess variant with unequal armies on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jason D. Wittman.
Mad Chess (Stone=White). Chess variant with unequal armies on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jason D. Wittman.
Mad Elephant Chess . Pawns can be turned into Elephants; Elephants can promote to Mad Elephants, and Mad Elephants can trample lines of pieces. By Peter Aronson.
Mad Elephant Chess. Pawns can be turned into Elephants; Elephants can promote to Mad Elephants, and Mad Elephants can trample lines of pieces. By Peter Aronson.
Mad King Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
Mad King Chess . (8x8, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
Mad Mate . Wooden set for chessgi: captured pieces change hands and can be used as reinforcement. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Alex Randolph.
Mad Queen Shogi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
Mad Queen Shogi. Play this new Chess/Shogi hybrid on Game Courier. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Larry L. Smith.
Mad Queen Shogi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
The Mad Queen's Chess. This is how modern chess was originally referred to in the late 15th century. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Mad Scientist Chess. Fetch me the Pawn, Igor! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Mad Threeparty Chess. Chess for three. Each opponent has a king which you may check. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Madcap Chess. If a capture is available, the player must capture,. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Mannis Charosh.
Madhouse Chess. Usually called Replacement Chess. Captured pieces must be put on an empty square on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Madness of Kings Chess. The Kings are, simply put, insane!! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
Madrasi Chess. Units of opposite color and identical kind which attack one another cannot move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Abdul Karwatkar.
Maelstrom . All 64 squares of 8 by 8 board are initially filled with pieces. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Michael Asher.
Maelstrom. All 64 squares of 8 by 8 board are initially filled with pieces. By Michael Asher.
Maelstrom Chess. All 64 squares are initially occupied. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Michael Asher.
Mafeking Kriegspiel. Players choose their own setups, unknown to opponent, units adjacent by Knights (spies) are visable. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
Mage. Rooks cannot be captured or capture, and the Queen is replaced by a Mage. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Oliver Xymoron.
Mage Chess. Queen can swap with any friendly unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Oliver Xymoron.
Mage Chess II. Queen can swap with any friendly or enemy unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Oliver Xymoron.
Magi. On 10 by 10 board with new pieces and different outcome rules. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Neal Meyer.
Magi . Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Neal Meyer.
Magi - A Chess Variant. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Neal Meyer.
Magic Carpet Chess. Each player has a magic carpet to move a non-King to any empty square on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Denis van Straten and Karl Scherer.
The magic mashers. another experimental chess with different armies variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Maxson.
Magic Ring Chess. Each player has a magic ring which will give the piece wearing it additional powers of movement. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lim Ther Peng.
Magic River. Xiang Qi pieces crossing the Magic River turn into their Western counterparts, and vice versa! (17x9, Cells: 77) By John Smith.
Magichess . Chess variant that uses ideas from Magic: the Gathering card game. By Dennis Xay Voong.
Magician Chess . Variant on 7 by 7 board with nine holes and magician able to move holes. (7x7, Cells: 40) Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Jonathon Whittle.
Magician Chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics. (7x7, Cells: 40) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Jonathon Whittle.
Magician Chess. Variant on 7 by 7 board with nine holes and magician able to move holes. (7x7, Cells: 40) By Jonathon Whittle.
Magician's Chess. Pieces switch board sides with each move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Smith.
Magicpawns Chess. Any piece can move to friendly pawn and change place with it. Pawns thus become more dynamic and pieces less constrained. (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
Magna Carta Chess. Black has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
Magna Carta Chess. Black has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
Magna Carta Chess. lack has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
Magnetic Chess. Moved unit attracts and repels. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Joćo Pedro Neto.
Magnetic Chess . Pieces that moved attract and repel pieces like magnets. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Joćo Pedro Neto and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Joćo Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier.
Magnetic Chess. Pieces that moved attract and repel pieces like magnets. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) By Joćo Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier.
Magnetic Chess: 4 sample games. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jim Aikin. Inventor: Joćo Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier.
Magnetic Xiangqi set. Photo's of a magnetic Chinese chess set. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Magneticpawns Chess. Introducing the magnetic pawn, which can dislocate an enemy piece by magnetic force. Regular board and pieces (zrf available). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
Maharadscha . Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Maharaja. See Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Maharaja and Sepoys I. Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Maharaja and Sepoys II. Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army. The maharaja. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
The Maharaja and the Sepoys. Powerful lonely king against a full set of pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Maharajah's Well Chess. 4-player 3d version of Maharajah and Sepoys, with a touch of Courier. (10x8x2, Cells: 88) By Charles Gilman.
Mainzer Schach. 11 x 8 variant with two Januses and one Marshall, and different setup. (11x8, Cells: 88) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
Mainzer Schach. Large variant with Janus, Marshall, and different setup. (11x8, Cells: 88) By Jörg Knappen.
Major FUN's Daily Briefings. Article on the Chess Variant Pages. Author: Bernie 'Major Fun' DeKoven.
Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi. Historical ultra large Shogi variant. (19x19, Cells: 361) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi pictures. Photos of a commercial Maka-dai-dai Shogi set. (19x19, Cells: 361) Author: John Lawson.
Makarenko's Chess . Pieces can split and combine in many ways. Four variants included. Author: Marek14 .
Make own Army and Handicap Azsymchess . (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
Make-A-Rule Chess. Sample game. Author: Randy King.
Make-A-Rule Chess. Play chess and modify its rules concurrently. Chess with Nomic. Author: Randy King. Inventor: Nyegosh Dube.
Makruk. Thai Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Malcolm Maynard.
Makruk (Siamese Chess) 
. Part of a document describing various Historical Chess Variants. Author: Nader Daou.
Makruk (Thai chess). (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
Makruk (Thai chess). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Makruk experiences. Tim Krabbe's WWW page on his experiences with Makruk. Author: Tim Krabbé.
Makruk Library. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jose Carrillo.
Makruk match. Moves of a match of Thai chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Dr. René Gralla.
Makruk match 2. Moves of Thai Chess game Gralla - Mendel. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Dr. René Gralla.
Makruk Set Photos. Photos of handmade Makruk set by Gary Gifford. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Gary K. Gifford.
Mammoth Chess. Large Variant. (10x10, Cells: 96) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Kevin Begley.
Mamra Chess . Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. (8x8, Cells: 66) By George Tsavdaris.
Mamra Chess. Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. (8x8, Cells: 66) Author: Tony Quintanilla and George Tsavdaris. Inventor: George Tsavdaris.
Mamra Chess. Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. (8x8, Cells: 66) By George Tsavdaris.
Mamra Chess with Wuss. Variant combining very strong Mamra piece with weakening Wuss piece. () By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
Man. Moves like a Ferz or Wazir -- a nonroyal King.
Man and Beast 01: Constitutional Characters. Systematic naming of symmetric and forward-only coprime radial pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 02: Shield Bearers. Systematic naming of divergent coprime radial pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 03: From Ungulates Outward. Systematic naming of the simplest Oblique Pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 04: Generalised Generals. Systematic naming of part-symmetric coprime radial pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 05: Punning by Numbers. 
Systematic naming of coprime triaxial oblique pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 06: The Heavy Brigade. Systematic naming of symmetric and forward-only non-coprime radial pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 07: When Beasts Collide. Systematic naming of more complex oblique pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 08: Diverse Directions. Systematic naming of symmetric pieces mixing radial and oblique components. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 09: Mighty Like a Rose. Systematic naming of pieces following Curved, Crooked, or Bent paths. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 10: The Hybrid Diagonal. Systematic naming of straight coprime hex-prism-specific radial pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 11: Long-nosed Generals. Systematic naming of part-symmetric pieces with non-coprime components. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 12: Alternative Fronts. Systematic naming of pieces using complex mixes of forward, backward, and same-rank moves. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 13: Straight and Crooked Moving. Systematic naming of part-straight and more complex non-straight pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 14: Oddly Oblique. Systematic naming of hex-specific coprime oblique pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 15: Strengthened Across the Board. Systematic naming of pieces reinterpreting the concept of directions. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 16: Diverging Further. Systematic naming of more complex divergent pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 17: Hex Heavies. Systematic naming of non-coprime hex-specific pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 18: Complex Pieces with Simple Ratios. Systematic naming of compounds of oblique pieces with SOLLs in ratios of 1, 1½, 2, 3, and 6. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 19: The Vice Squad. Systematic naming of more complex pieces mixing radial and oblique moves. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 20: Far From Square. Systematic naming of more complex hex-specific pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast 21: Lords High Everything-Else. Systematic naming of pieces that do not fit in any of the other articles. By Charles Gilman.
Man and Beast Overview and Glossary. Table summarising what piece characteristics Man and Beast articles cover, with glossary of terms used to describe pieces. By Charles Gilman.
Manchala Chess. On 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Dhruv Manchala.
Manchurian Chess. Widely-played regional variant on Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Mangonel Chess. Introducing the remarkable Mangonel piece, which can hurl pieces over its head, on a Gustavian board (zrf available). (10x8, Cells: 68) By M Winther.
Maniac . Chess and Chess Variants Program. By Subrah Nagappan.
Many Rules in One Game. List chess and variants. By Ralph Betza.
Many Worlds Chess. Large variant, inspired by the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. By Adrian King.
Mao. Moves as knight but cannot jump. Author: Fergus Duniho and Ben Good.
Mao-hopper. Moves as knight must must jump over occupied orthogonal square at first movement.
Maorider Chess. Maorider and king with unusual recruiting abilities. (8x9, Cells: 72) By Vitya Makov.
Maorider Chess. (8x9, Cells: 72) By Vitya Makov.
Mapped Chess . (8x8x2, Cells: 128) By Stephane Burkhart.
Mapped Chess. (8x8x2, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
March Hare Chess. Each side moves first a black unit, then a white unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
The Marine Game. Small wargame, simulating a sea battle. Author: Eugen Laukamp.
Marinelli's three-handed chess, or Triple Chess. Historic chess variant for three players. (Cells: 136) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Philip Marinelli.
Mark Davis's Chess Designs . With a round chess board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Mark Davis.
Marmara. A Byzantine Chess variant featuring Trojan Horses. (4x16, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
Marseillais Chess . Move twice per turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Young-Hyun Joo.
Marseillais Chess. Move twice per turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourričre.
Marseillais Chess. Move twice per turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
Marshall. Moves like rook or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe.
Martian Chess. Large variant from the book The Chessmen of Mars. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Martian Chess, Jetan. Large variant from the book The Chessmen of Mars. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Masking Chess. Mask and move pieces so they are invisible to the opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) By James Lummel.
Mastering Chechmates, by Neil McDonald. A review of a book. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Mastery . A Game of Skill for Two Players. Inventor: S John Ross.
Mastodon Chess. Standard pieces plus two Mastodons per side. A strategical big-board variant. (10x10, Cells: 100) By M Winther.
Mastodon Chess (8x10). Standard pieces plus two Mastodons per side. A strategical big-board variant. (10x8, Cells: 80) By M Winther.
Mat-al-magnun. The fool's mate in Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Dr. René Gralla.
Mate in two moves. Old mate in two problem from 1859. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Samuel Loyd.
Mathewson's Hexagonal Chess. Glinski Hexagonal chess, but with different layout. (Cells: 91) By Richmond Mathewson.
Matron Chess. Introducing the peculiar Matron queen, which makes regular chess more aggressive (zrf available). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
Maxima 
. Download this file to see a sample game of Maxima! (Cells: 76) Author: Rhonan Lavieri and Roberto Lavieri. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
Maxima . This ZRF enforces the checkmate condition in Maxima. (Cells: 76) Author: Roberto Lavieri and Joost aan de Brugh. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
Maxima . Maxima is an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima more clear and dynamic. (Cells: 76) By Roberto Lavieri.
Maxima. Maxima is an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima more clear and dynamic. (Cells: 76) By Roberto Lavieri.
Maxima. Play Maxima, an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima more clear and dynamic. (8x11, Cells: 76) Author: Roberto Lavieri and Antoine Fourričre. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
Maxima Set. Author: Roberto Lavieri.
Maya Chess. Indian variant in which a defended unit (not king or pawn) moves according to the defender(s). (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Christina Ziolkowski and Paul DeWitte. Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
Maze. Cooperative chesslike game; commercial game. Inventor: Jim Deacove.
Mazes for the Mind. Author: C. Pickover.
McCooey's Hexagonal Chess. Popular hexagonal variant. (Cells: 91) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
McCooey's Hexagonal Chess . Chess on a board, made out of hexes. (Cells: 91) Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
McCooey's Hexagonal chess. Chess on a board, made out of hexes. Variant of Dave McCooey. (Cells: 91) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
McCooey's Hexagonal Chess: Sample games. Author: Dave McCooey.
McGinnis, Seth. Interview with the winner of the contest to design a chess variant on 39 squares. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
McGlinWell. Combining elements of three long-standing forms of hex Chess. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
Meares's Proposal. Bishops can also move and capture one square orthogonally. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: J. W. Meares.
La Mecca . Chess Encyclopedia. Author: Maurizio Mascheroni.
Mecklenbeck Chess. Pawns promote on 6th rank. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Bernd Eickenscheidt.
Mecklenberg . Pawns can promote on the sixth row. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Bernd Eickenscheidt.
Mecklenberg chess. Pawns can promote on the sixth row. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Bernd Eickenscheidt.
Mecklenburg Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
Med Chess. Diagonal board game with a mix of traditional, modern and Shogi pieces. (8x8, Cells: 44) By Erez Schatz.
Med Chess . Diagonal board game with a mix of traditional, modern and Shogi pieces. (8x8, Cells: 44) Author: Uri Bruck. Inventor: Erez Schatz.
Medieval War Chess. This game has quite a few differences from regular chess, but it does use the standard board and pieces, making it easy to play. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Anthony Peterson.
Medusa Chess. Non-capturing medusas petrify enemy units. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Medusa Chess II. Non-capturing medusas petrify enemy units. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Medusa Chess III. Medusas petrify enemy units they attack and capture as Queens. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Medusa Shogi. A Shogi variant of Pillars of Medusa, which is based on Turkish Great Chess. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Gary K. Gifford.
Medusa Shogi. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Gary K. Gifford.
Medusa Shogi. (11x11, Cells: 121) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
Mega-Chess. A chess game where each piece is a chess game! (8x8x64, Cells: 4096) By David Howe.
Megachess. Played on 6 boards arranged in a 2 by 3 grid. (24x16, Cells: 384) By Fred Lange.
MegaMan Chess. Pieces fire projectile weapons when capturing. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Edward Kolis.
Megastar of David. 
Enlarged version of Star of David 2 Level Hex Chess. (x2, Cells: 182) By Charles Gilman.
Melbourne Chess and Christchurch Chess. 3-D variant on an 8x8x8 board. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) By Charles Gilman.
Mźlée. Variant on 9 by 9 board with 9 different pieces and castle square that must be occupied. (9x9, Cells: 81) By C. George Boeree.
Melee Chess. Large variant, win by entering enemy castle. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: C. George Boeree.
Memories of Hexagonal Chess. (Cells: 91) Author: David Anderson. Inventor: Wladyslaw Glinksi.
Memories of Hexagonal Chess. Brian Towers tells about Hexagonal Chess tournaments in the 1970s. Author: Brian Towers.
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.
Mercenary Pawn Chess. Use either side's pawns to capture units. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
Mercurial Chess . A variant on 42 squares with a satallite board and the rescure of captured pieces. (6x6, Cells: 42) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Mark Hedden.
Mercurial Chess. A variant on 42 squares with a satallite board and the rescure of captured pieces. (6x6, Cells: 42) By Mark Hedden.
Merger Chess. Pieces are merged into the capturing piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Mike Reeves-McMillan.
Meridian Chess. Introducing the Meridian, bishop-capture combined with bifurcated bounce-move, on an H-board (zrf available). (8x10, Cells: 68) By M Winther.
Mesmer Chess . ach player has a Mesmerist piece that can move opposing pieces it attacks. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
Mesmer Chess. Introduces a new piece, the mesmerist, which can control how opposing pieces move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dan Troyka.
Mesmer Chess. Each player has a Mesmerist piece that can move opposing pieces it attacks. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
Messenger Chess. A quick, dynamic variant. It adds one new piece, the Courier, which is necessary to win. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Flynn Leek.
Meta Chess. Game where players decide how the pieces move and where they go. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
Meta-Chess. A Review of the book. Author: Serge Kohl.
Meta-Chess. Book review. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Meta-Chess. Table of Contents and Preface. Author: John William Brown.
Meta-Chess. Author: John William Brown.
Metagame Game-Playing Workbench. Information on tool for game programs. Author: Barney Pell and Daniel Elliott Loeb.
Metamorph Chess. Play this variant in which pieces frequently promote or demote. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
Metamorph Chess . Variant in which pieces transform by fixed rules into other pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
Metamorph Chess. Variant in which pieces transform by fixed rules into other pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
MetamorphaChess . Pieces represented by dice change to another type after having moved. Inventor: Robert Dubisch.
Metamorphin Assimilation Chess . A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
Metamorphin Fusion Chess . A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
Metamorphin' Assimilation Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
Metamorphin' Fusion Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
Metamorphing Chess. Pieces upgrade when escaping, downgrade when capturing. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
Metamorpin'-Fusion A. Pieces are likely to proliferate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
Metamorpin'-Fusion B. Pieces are likely to proliferate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
Metapontum . Cooperative chessvariant on hexagonal board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hans Theo Frenkel.
Meteoric Chess. A sober but lively drop chess variant with standard pieces (zrf available). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
mettamorphachess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Eric S. Clayton.
Mexican Chess. Large variant from Mexico with 3,1 jumpers. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: PrinceJoli Kansil.
Mexican King Chess. Win the usual way or by making it safely to Mexico. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Mi Arena Chex. Hexagonal chess variant. (Cells: 79) By Brent Thomas.
Michael's Chess. An elaboration of Lord Dunsany's Chess with varying Pawn sides. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roger Cooper.
Michell's Proposal. Pawns may underpromote on next-to-last rank. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: R. P. Michell.
Michelson's Chess. Each side moves first a red unit, then a white unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Microorganism Chess. A 16x16 board with pieces that behave like micro-organisms. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Mark Hedden.
Microshogi. Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Oyama Yasuharu.
Microshogi . Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20) Author: Steve Evans. Inventor: Oyama Yasuharu.
Mid-evil Chess. Adds a Prince (combines the moves of queen and knight) to Capablanca's array by eliminating one knight... (10x8, Cells: 80) By Stephen R. Stockman.
Mid-Evil Chess. A mid point between chess and shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Maxson.
Mideast Chess . Variant on 10 by 10 board, inspired by ancient Tamerlane chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: John Mantle Green.
Mideast chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board, inspired by ancient Tamerlane chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John Mantle Green.
Mideast Chess. Cavalier (as Aanca-Gryphon) with Courtier (as zebras), castles (squirrels) and chevaliers (camels) with FIDE pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: John Mantle Green.
Mideastern Chess. Actually a California variant resembling "Tamurlane" chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: John Mantle Green.
Midgard Chess. Midgard Chess has two unusual shortrange pieces, the War Elephant and the War Machine. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Paulowich.
Midgard Chess. Midgard Chess has two unusual shortrange pieces, the War Elephant and the War Machine. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Paulowich.
Mike's Camel Chess . Lłotuoqķ (Camel Chess) variant with more balanced pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Nelson.
Millennial Chess. Variant on 12 by 12 board with new pieces. (12x12, Cells: 144) By John William Brown.
Millennium 3D Chess (tm) . (Link.). (8x8x3, Cells: 192) Inventor: William L. DAgostino.
Millennium Chess . Commercial variant on 15 by 8 board with almost twice the normal set of pieces. (15x8, Cells: 120)
Millennium Chess Preset. This is the preset for Millennium Chess. (15x8, Cells: 120) Author: Rich Hutnik.
Millennium Chu Shogi . http://pika.cs.nctu.edu.tw/lit/MillenniumShogi.zip. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Yu Ren Dong.
Mime Attack Chess . Pieces capture like the pieces they're capturing usually capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
Mimics. Several pieces that can imitate the movement of other pieces. Author: David Howe.
Mimotaur Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Mimotaur Chess. Mimotaurs move as queens, may only capture a unit. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
Mindsports . Website of game inventor Christian Freeling, with online games. By Christian Freeling.
Minefield Chess. Two of your squares have hidden mines that can destroy an enemy unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Mini Burmese Chess. Small variant of Burmese Chess. (6x6, Cells: 40) By A.J. Winkelspecht.
Mini Burmese Chess . Small variant of Burmese Chess. (6x6, Cells: 40) By A.J. Winkelspecht.
Mini Citadel Chess . Mate the king or occupy a citadel of your opponent. (8x8, Cells: 68) By A.J. Winkelspecht.
Mini Citadel Chess. Mate the king or occupy a citadel of your opponent. (8x8, Cells: 68) By A.J. Winkelspecht.
Mini Courier Chess Moderno. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Jose Carrillo.
Mini Fivequarters. The Fivequarters approach to 4-player variants, applied to 6x6 variants. (9x9, Cells: 45) By Charles Gilman.
Mini HexChess. Small hexagonal chess variant. (Cells: 37) By Dave McCooey.
Mini Hexchess. McCooey's Hexagonal Chess on smaller board. (Cells: 37) Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
Mini Slanted Escalator Chess . Chess on smaller asymmetric board. (8x6, Cells: 44) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
Mini Slanted Escalator Chess. Chess on smaller asymmetric board. (8x6, Cells: 44) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and David Short. Inventor: David Short.
Mini Thunder Chess. A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Fergus Duniho.
Mini Thunder Chess. A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Fergus Duniho.
Mini Thunder Chess . A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Fergus Duniho.
mini-Chieftain. One Small Multi-Move Game in Two Configurations. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
Mini-POM (Mini Pillars of Medusa). On a 9 x 9 board and standard chess pieces, but with Morph replacing the Bishop and the Medusa to the right of the King. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
Mini-POM (Mini Pillars of Medusa). On a 9 x 9 board and standard chess pieces, but with Morph replacing the Bishop adding the Medusa to the right of the King. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
Miniature Chess. From an old Martin Gardner column in "Scientific American". (5x5, Cells: 25) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Martin Gardner.
Miniature Chess. The smallest variant in which every legal move can be made as in FIDE Chess. (5x5, Cells: 25) Author: Jason Shields. Inventor: Martin Gardner.
Minigolf Chess on a Really Big Board. Pieces have momentum, bounce against the walls, and can be spinned in variant on 8 by 16 board. (16x8, Cells: 128) By Ralph Betza.
Minishogi. A Minishogi association has existed, and may still exist, in Osaka. (5x5, Cells: 25) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Shigenobu Kusumo.
Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Shigenobu Kusumo.
Minishogi setuper. Minishogi you can set up pieces at beginning of the game. (5x5, Cells: 25) By (zzo38) A. Black.
Ministers Chess. Two queens on each side on a 9x9 board, available commercially. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Minixiang. Xiang Qi's short-range pieces come into their own on a small board. (5x6, Cells: 30) By Charles Gilman.
MiniXiang. (5x6, Cells: 30) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
Minotaur Chess. Variant with board turned 45 degrees. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Frank M. Truelove.
Mir Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Paulowich.
Mir Chess. Play this variant that is mid-powered between Chess and Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho and David Paulowich. Inventor: David Paulowich.
mir chess II. a variant of mir chess with same piece strength. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Maxson.
Mirror Chess. Playing against its mirror image: game is always a draw. By A Missoum.
Miscellaneous Chess FAQ. Some answers to some frequently asked questions about chess and trivia. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Missile Chess. Each unit can rifle-capture once. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
Missile Chess. Each non-king pieces or pawn may capture without moving once per game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Harper. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
Missile Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Douglas Silfen. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
Missing Ox Chess. 4 distinguishable FIDE sets represent pieces starting with 24 different letters. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
Missing the Mark. Making intentional errors. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
Missoum Perspective Chess. By A Missoum.
Mitosis Chess. Each captured major piece in this game returns to the board as the two or three pieces it originally consisted of. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Alex Malphrus.
Mitred Framing 1: 8x8 to 10x10. Adding a rim of forward-only pieces around a FIDE-size board. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
Mitred Framing 2: 9 files to 10x10. Puts most pieces of 9-file variants on FIDE board and adds extra rim including middle-file piece and Shogi-style extras. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
Mitregi. Shogi variant with more powerful diagonal pieces. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
Mitregi with compounds of duals. An extra border around the Gnuqi and Wildebishogi array houses forward-only counterparts. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Charles Gilman.
Mixed Radial Hex Chess. Hexagonal analogue to Nimrod Chess. (9x9, Cells: 61) By Charles Gilman.
Moa. moves like knight but cannot jump first diagonal square.
Mob Strategy. Mob Strategy, The Takeover Game, presented by The Game Pile. (9x13, Cells: 117) By Jeff Rients.
Mobile Pawn Chess. Pawns have increased movement. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
Mock Chess. No royal piece, mandatory captures. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Mockery Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
Moderate Progressive Chess. A player may move one more piece than his opponent just moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
Moderate Progressive Chess. A player may make one more move than his opponent just made. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
Modern Capablanca Random Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Jose Carrillo.
Modern Chess . A variant on a 9 by 9 board. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
Modern Chess. Variant on a 9 by 9 board with piece that combines bishop and knight moves. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
Modern Chess. Latin American 9x9 version. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
Modern Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Jose Carrillo. Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
Modern Chess Principles. By Jose Carrillo.
Modern chess puzzle. Mate in one with piece of combined bishop/knight move from Modern Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
Modern Chess set. Photo of chess variant with 9 by 9 board. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and John Lawson. Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
Modern Courier Chess . An attempt to reform the courier game by emulating the development of modern chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Paul Byway.
Modern Courier Chess. Sample Game with analysis, from Variant Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Paul Byway.
Modern Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Paul Byway.
Modern Courier Chess. An article from Variant Chess discussing the game. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Paul Byway.
Modern English Random Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jose Carrillo.
Modern Kamil. Two variants that add the Camel to the standard Orthochess array on enlarged boards. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Nuno Cruz.
Modern Kamil . A set of variants adding Camels or Camel-like pieces to the Orthochess array. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Nuno Cruz.
Modern Makruk. A fusion of Modern Chess and Makruk. (9x8, Cells: 72) By John Smith.
Modern Minister's Courier Chess. (11x8, Cells: 88) By Jose Carrillo.
Modern Prime Ministers Random Chess. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Jose Carrillo.
Modern Prime-Ministers Chess. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Jose Carrillo.
Modern Random Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Jose Carrillo.
Modern Random Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Jose Carrillo.
Modern Random Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Jose Carrillo. Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Christine Bagley-Jones and David Howe. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
Modern Shatranj D & R. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
Modest Variant.. Black may castle out of check. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Steven A Brown.
Moebius Chess. The board is a Moebius ring. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Menno Dekker.
Momentum Chess. Pieces keep moving in the same direction. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
Monadchess . (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
MonadChess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
Monadchess. 10 x 10 setup with Capablanca-esque pieces and cannons and extra pawns and pieces designed to make flanks safer. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
Monadchess II. Setup a little different from Monadchess... (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
Monaddropchess . (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
MonadrandomChess . (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
Monarch Hexagonal Chess. Proprietary hexagonal variant. (Cells: 35) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jean de Poel.
Mongolian Chess. Shatar, the major form of chess played in Mongolia for centuries. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Mongredian Chess. Both bishops on queenside, both knights on kingside. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Monkey Do Chess. If possible, make a second move with any unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ed Friedlander.
Monkey King Chess. Monkey King fights Goblin King on 44 squares board in game with oriental influences. (5x8, Cells: 44) By Peter Gelman.
Monkey King Chess. Monkey King fights Goblin King on 44 squares board in game with oriental influences. (5x8, Cells: 44) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Gelman.
Mono-dimensional Chess. Small, one dimensional variant with unorthodox pieces. (1x10, Cells: 10) By Luiz Carlos Campos.
Mono-dimensional Chess . Small, one dimensional variant with unorthodox pieces. (1x10, Cells: 10) Author: Glenn Overby II. Inventor: Luiz Carlos Campos.
Monochromatic Chess. Pieces remain on squares of the same color. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Harry Pijls.
Monochrome Chess . All pieces are the same color. Players move pieces on their side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Andrew Looney.
Monochrome Chess. All units are of the same color. Win by accumulating captures. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Andrew Looney.
Monster Bluff Chess. On 10 boards put together, with putting stakes on squares. (32x24, Cells: 640) By Dale Holmes.
Monster Chess. White's normal army faces Red's king and four pawns; Red moves twice per turn. Author: Ed Friedlander.
Monster Chess. One player has only a king and four pawns, but makes double moves. Author: David Regis.
Monster Chess . One player has only a king and four pawns, but makes double moves. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
Monster Chess Variants. A Discussion of the value of Double-Move pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ralph Betza.
Monte Carlo Chess. Random movement variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Gardiner.
Moon Chess . Played with a Xiangqi set, but with different rules. (8x4, Cells: 32) Author: Peter Aronson.
MoQi. MoQi, or Demon Game, is played upon a 10x10 field. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Larry L. Smith.
More 10. Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. (2x5, Cells: 10) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
More 10x8 mating problems. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Sam Trenholme.
More on Dragonchess.
More Shifted Square Chess. Shifted Square Chess needs more than one page to explore its possibilities. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
More10. Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. (2x5, Cells: 10) By Roberto Lavieri.
More10 . Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. (2x5, Cells: 10) By Roberto Lavieri.
Mori, Andrea . Website of Andrea Mori. Author: Andrea Mori.
Morley's Chess. Large board with the usual pieces. Author: Ed Friedlander.
Morley's Chess . Boards with enlarged sides. Author: Andrew Juell.
Morley's Chess. Boards with enlarged sides. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: F V Morley.
Moroccan Chess. If you have one or more captures, you must make a capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Mortal Chessgi. Play this Chessgi variant in which each capture decreases material. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
Mortal Chessgi. A Chessgi game in which captures reduce material. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
Mortal Chessgi . A Chessgi game in which captures reduce material. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
Mortal Shogi. A Shogi variant in which pieces aren't all immortal. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
Mortal Shogi. Play this Shogi variant in which pieces may die. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
Mortar Chess. Introducing another piece named Mortar, a form of cannon, on an H-shaped board. Positionally advanced. With zrf. (8x10, Cells: 68) By M Winther.
Moscow King Chess. Board starts empty. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Motif Piece Set. Icons of chess and chess variant pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Motif Shogi Pieces. Motif style Shogi pieces made from photos of wood. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho.
Motorotor. Variant where two platforms slowly orbit a central board. (11x11, Cells: 43) By Gavin King.
Motorotor. Play this small variant with a rotating board. (11x11, Cells: 43) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Gavin King.
Mountain King . Game for 2 to 4 players on 11 by 11 board. (11x11, Cells: 121) Inventor: Emmor Ray Sperry.
Mountain King Chess. First king to reach the center square of an 11 x 11 board wins. (11x11, Cells: 121) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Emmor Ray Sperry.
Mouse and Elephant . Large variant of the Jungle game. (19x13, Cells: 203) Inventor: Ulrich Roth.
MRC64. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
MRC64. Modern Random Chess 64. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
Mrs. Graycheck's Chess. Pawns promote only to a unit already captured. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
MSO Worldwide . Organizes yearly Mind Sports Olympics.
Mulligan Stew Chess. 42-Square Swapping-Mage Teleporting-Assassin Dual-Color-Bound-King Limited-Double-Move Leaping-Pawn Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Peter Aronson.
Mulligan Stew Chess . 42-Square Swapping-Mage Teleporting-Assassin Dual-Color-Bound-King Limited-Double-Move Leaping-Pawn Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Peter Aronson.
Multi-chess. Chess variants for three or four players. By Bert Meerman.
Multi-King Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roberto Lavieri.
Multichess. Four player chess variant. Author: Alfred Pfeiffer. Inventor: Dietrich Gläß.
Multimove Chess. Players spend points to make multiple moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Howe.
Multimove FIDE Chess. Each turn utilizes a number of points that get applied to movement. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: David Howe.
Multipath Chess Pieces. Suggests adding "multi-path" pieces to leapers and riders classification of pieces. Author: George William Duke.
Multiplayer Chess Rules. A discussion of rules issues for multiple player chess games. Author: Jason65 .
Multiplayer chess variants. Additional rules for chess variants with more players. By Derick Peterson.
Multiple Displacers. A multiple displacer is a version of a piece that can capture enemy pieces partway along a longer move. Author: Charles Gilman.
Multiple Formations. A proposal to add a set of formations to Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
Multiple Occupancy Miscellany. Various chess variants with multiple pieces per square. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
Multiple of 10 Checkmate. Variant where you can only checkmate or be checkmated on move 10, 20, 30, ect.. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
Multiple of 10 Checkmate. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
Multivariant Tournament 2003. 2003 Multivariant PBEM tournament headquarters page. Author: Glenn Overby II.
Muńiz, Alexandre . Alexandre Muńiz's Web Thing. Author: Alexandre Muńiz.
Murmillo Chess. Introducing the Murmillo piece, and new collision-capture, on a Gustavian board (zrf available). (10x8, Cells: 68) By M Winther.
Murray Lion. Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally or captures on neighboring square.
Murray's A History of Chess reprinted. Author: Peter Aronson.
Mushroom. Jumping piece whose destination squares form a mushroom pattern.
Must Capture Chess. Capturing is mandatory. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Roger Cooper.
Mustang Chess problem. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Namik Zade.
Mutant Chess . Pieces mutate during the game.
Mutation Chess. Pieces that capture become the type of piece they captured. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alessandro Castelli. Inventor: John E. Bosley.
Mutation Chess. Units other than kings transform into whatever they capture. Queens do not move to give check. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: John E. Bosley.
Mutators. Article discussing the concept of Mutators. Author: Joćo Pedro Neto.
Mutual stalemate with all pieces. Construct a mutual stalemate setup using all 32 pieces. By Michiel de Bondt.
My38 Chess. Variant on board with 38 squares. (Cells: 38) By Dave Hogarty.
Mysore Chess. Large variant by an 18th century Indian king. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Mysterious chess. Use cards to place your pieces on the board. By Sergey Sirotkin.
Mythical Fantasy Conquest. Play this large variant with new fantasy pieces! (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Lim Ther Peng and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Lim Ther Peng.
Mythical Fantasy Conquest. A large variant with new fantasy pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Lim Ther Peng.
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