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• Raumschach. The classical variant of three-dimensional chess: 5 by 5 by 5. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) (Recognized!) Author: Bruce Balden and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
• Round chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of chess. The rules of chess. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.

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• R-Chess . Captured pieces are held in reserve and then dropped. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Marcello Netto.
• Rabbit. A doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca. By Tim Stiles.
• Race Chess. On a circular board where white and black pawns move in the same direction. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Racing Kings. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
• Racing Kings. From a special setup, be the first to have your king reach the last row. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Racing Kings Chess. Kings race from Rank 1 to Rank 8. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Radical Chess . Commercial chess variant with 16 different pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Daryl Fazekas.
• Raft Chess. Part of the board is a lake, where rafts can transport pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jörg Knappen.
• Rainbows, Chess on the. Players must retain a piece on all 6 colors of a 6-color board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ingo Althofer.
• Ramayana Chess. Chess variant inspired by the Ramayana epic. (Cells: 84) By Luiz Carlos Campos.
• Ramayana Chess . Chess variant inspired by the Ramayana epic. (16x11, Cells: 84) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Luiz Carlos Campos.
• Rampage Chess. Any unit may move to any square that is guarded. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Random Files Chess I. Move from a random file if you can. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Random Files Chess II. Move to or from a random file if you can. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Random Move Number Chess. A die now controls the number of moves a player makes each turn. Luck and skill required to win! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Daniel.
• Random Pawns. Randomly select your Pawns' movement and capture abilities. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gavin King.
• Random Pieces. A 20 game match is played, with each player receiving a number of pieces equal in value to the game number. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roger Cooper.
• Random Pieces Chess. Best of 20 rounds with armies of varying strengths. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Random Rodent Chess. Variant geneRATing rodent-named pieces marks Year of the Rat. (9x9x4, Cells: 324) By Charles Gilman.
• Random Transposal Chess. Use dice to swap pieces. () By John Smith.
• Random Wormhole Chess. Introduces "wormholes" and "toroidal" movement in a fun and manageable way. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
• Random-Drop Chess . (8x8, Cells: 64) By Namik Zade.
• Randompawns Chess. (Chess256) Only the pawns are randomized, on the 2nd and 3rd rank. (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Randomscorpions Chess. The Scorpions are randomly distributed on the 2nd and 3rd rank. Otherwise regular setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Rank behind Rank . 30 pieces on a side with two Kings each on a 6 by 12 board. (6x12, Cells: 72) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
• Rank-behind-Rank Chess. 30 pieces on a side with two Kings each on a 6 by 12 board. (6x12, Cells: 72) By Sergey Sirotkin.
• Rapid Fire Chess. A unit captures all the units it attacks, without moving. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Raptor Chess. Play game in which two pairs of dual mode fliers: the Raptors and the Birds create havoc on the board! (10x10, Cells: 104) By Charles Daniel.
• Raptor Chess. 104 square large board game with complimentary diagonal and orthogonal flying pieces each with dual mode capture abilities. (10x10, Cells: 104) By Charles Daniel.
• Raptor Chess . Two pairs of complimentary flying/leaping pieces: the Raptors and the Flying Bombers change the nature of the game. (10x10, Cells: 104) By Charles Daniel.
• Raumschach. The classical variant of three-dimensional chess: 5 by 5 by 5. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) (Recognized!) Author: Bruce Balden and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
• Raumschach. "... (German for Space Chess) is one of the first three-dimensional chess variants and the first to survive until present". (5x5x5, Cells: 125) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
• Raumschach . The classical variant of three-dimensional chess: 5 by 5 by 5. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
• Raumschach - picture from the book. Pictures from book on Raumschach from beginning 20th century. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
• Raumschach Photograph. Photo of a hand-built set by James Trimm. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) Author: James Trimm.
• Raumschach: the Thoroddsen board. Build your own 3d chessboard. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) Author: Arni Thoroddsen.
• Raven. Can move as a Rook or a Nightrider.
• Ravioli Chess . Chess on two boards squeezed together at the edges. (8x8x2, Cells: 100) By Antoine Fourričre.
• Ravioli Chess. Chess on two boards squeezed together at the edges. (8x8x2, Cells: 100) By Antoine Fourričre.
• Ravioli Chess. Chess on two boards squeezed together at the edges. (8x8x2, Cells: 100) By Antoine Fourričre.
• Re. Drop pieces on a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Reiner Knizia.
• Ready Chess. Pieces cannot capture right after capturing, they have to be restored first. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
• Ready Chess. Play this game, where pieces cannot capture right after capturing, they have to be restored first! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
• Ready Chess . Pieces cannot capture right after capturing, they have to be restored first. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
• Real chess. Players start with placing their major pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: E. I. Csaszar.
• RealChess.com . A site to play FIDE Chess by e-mail, beholderboard or by web. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Reality check. Remember the opposite site of flippable pieces. (Cells: 39) By Andrew Juell.
• Realm chess. Board is divided into realms and multiple pieces can move into and out of a realm in one turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Edward Jackman.
• Rebel Chess. King's Pawn is replaced by Recruiter piece that moves like an Alfil and can change a piece's side. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Chris Schumacher.
• Rebel Chess . King's Pawn is replaced by Recruiter piece that moves like an Alfil and can change a piece's side. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Chris Schumacher.
• Rebel Fury. A Variation of V.R. Parton's Royal Fury. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Larry L. Smith.
• Rebel Fury . (12x12, Cells: 144) By Larry L. Smith.
• Rebellion chess. Besides normal moves, you can move a piece of the opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Recapitulative Chess. Variant where the Queen, Rook and Bishop have their older moves until promoted. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
• Recaptureless Chess. A unit which has just captured is itself invulnerable to capture for the move. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Recognized Chess Variant: Magnetic Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Joăo Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier.
• Recognized Chess Variants. Index page listing the variants we feel are most significant. (Recognized!)
• Recognized Variants of the Month . Game Pak I. (Recognized!)
• Record Chess. Try to reach a position in as little moves as possible. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Schuler.
• Recruiter Chess. Capturer recruits on adjacent squares. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Rectahex Chesss. A chess variant that looks like hexagonal chess but can be played on a normal chess board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Rectangular Cubic Chess. Experimental variant on 3d shaped board. (x6, Cells: 72) By Robert J. Bell.
• Recycle Chess. You may capture your own units and replace them on the board. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Recycle Chess. Players can capture and drop their own pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Huber.
• Red Castle Chess. Red king and QR cannot move except to castle, which wins for Red. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Reduced Endgame Chess . Two kings and six pawns are used for practicing endgames. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Reduced Endgame Chess. Two kings and six pawns are used for practicing endgames. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe.
• Reenterent Chess . There is one additional square where taken pieces can wait to reenter 5 by 8 main area. (5x8, Cells: 41) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Edward Lovett.
• Reenterent Chess. There is one additional square where taken pieces can wait to reenter 5 by 8 main area. (5x8, Cells: 41) By Edward Lovett.
• Reenterent Chess - prototype board. (5x8, Cells: 41) By Edward Lovett.
• Reflecting Bishop. Moves as a Bishop, but can also reflect off of multiple sides of the board. Author: Peter Aronson.
• Reflex Chess. Force your opponent to checkmate. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Reflex Chess. Force your opponent to mate you. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: William Geary.
• Reform chess. Book on chess on smaller boards with many training positions. Author: Laszlo Polgar.
• Reform Chess I. Load your own units. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Reform Chess II. King and Queen Pawns are special. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Reformed Chess. Pawn can swap with an enemy piece located on the last rank, except king. Thusly, many more won endgames (zrf available). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Reformed Chess. Introducing a new pawn swapping capability intended to solve the problem of drawishness in chess (with zrf). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Refreshing Bubble Fizz Chess. When a piece moves, he can create a bubble. Pieces in bubbles cannot move for three turns, but may make two non-capturing moves. By Ralph Betza.
• Refusal chess. A problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: C. H. O'D. Alexander.
• Refusal Chess. Refuse your opponent to make certain moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Fred Galvin.
• Refusal Chess. You may refuse one enemy move per turn. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fred Galvin.
• Refuse Once Chess. You may refuse one enemy move per game. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Regement Random Chess. Pieces are relocated to create a modest setup that most chessplayers will feel at home in (+ zrf). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Regenbogen . Unusual spectrum-based game with Wizards, Clerics and Spirits. (Cells: 44) Author: Joost Aan de Brugh. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
• Regenbogen. Unusual spectrum-based game with Wizards, Clerics and Spirits. (Cells: 44) By Jared B. McComb.
• Regimental Chess . Commercial variant. Groups of pieces can form battalions and regiments and move at the same time. (36x16, Cells: 576)
• Regulator Chess . Game on a 35 square board with a 7 square track on which a piece moves that determines how Knights and Bishops can move. (6x7, Cells: 42) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Samuel H. Bell.
• Regulator Chess. Game on a 35 square board with a 7 square track on which a piece moves that determines how Knights and Bishops can move. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Samuel H. Bell.
• Relative Lumberjack. Pieces move the same as other pieces in its file. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Smith.
• Relativistic Chess. Squares attacked by the opponent are considered not to exist. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Kevin Whyte.
• Relativistic Chess. Squares attacked by the opponent are considered not to exist. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Kevin Whyte.
• Reldoub. Game with river, relays, walls, and fractions. (11x11, Cells: 121) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Relocation Chess. Swap a pair of your own pieces before you begin. With Fischer Random castling rules. (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Relocation Chess. A remarkably easy method of rearranging the standard array of pieces (with zrf). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• The Remarkable Rookies. A team for Chess with Different Armies with Rook-like pieces. By Ralph Betza.
• A Remarkable Rookies Game. A sample game featuring the Remarkable Rookies vs the Fabulous FIDEs. By Ralph Betza.
• Remote Sensing. 2 remote sensor pieces per side can mimic pieces on their current square color. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Remote Sensing. 2 remote sensor pieces per side can mimic pieces on their current square color. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Remote Sensing 8 x 8. An 8 x 8 version of Remote Sensing. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Remote Sensing with On & Off-Board Detection. Special pieces mimic others, some on-board, some which have been captured. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Remote Sensing with On & Off-Board Detection. Special pieces mimic others, some on-board, some which have been captured. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Renezan's Chess . Proprietary game, Bi Triad, 1993. Inspired by Wildebeest Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Yu Ren Dong.
• Renezans Chess. Proprietary game, 9x9, in which the occupant of the center. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Rennaissance Chess II. (12x10, Cells: 120) By Matthew La Vallee.
• Renniassance Chess. Also referred to as Rennchess, this is a famous, decades-old Tamerlane inspired variant. (12x10, Cells: 120) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Eric Greenwood.
• Renniassance Chess. With 68 pieces on board of 12 by 12. (12x10, Cells: 120) By Eric Greenwood.
• Renniassance Chess . Game played on several sizes of large board with 68 pieces per side. (12x10, Cells: 120) Author: Edward Holzman. Inventor: Eric Greenwood.
• Rental Chess. You must pay rent for the squares where your pieces are: centre squares are more expensive. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Repatriation Chess. Pairs of captured units are returned to the board. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Repeating Chess. Usually called Replacement Chess. Captured pieces must be put on an empty square on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Report on 41-square Chess Variant Competition. Author: David B. Pritchard.
• Reserve Chess. Units may be removed from the board and dropped back in later. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Results of finals voting of the 10-contest. Who won the contest celebrating 10 years of this website? Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Retiar Chess. Introducing the Retiar, a bifurcating bounce-slider, on an H-board (zrf available). (8x10, Cells: 68) By M Winther.
• Retreating Chess. Pieces must fall back one square after each move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
• Retrochess. Play chess from the end of the game backwards. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joăo Pedro Neto and Ralph Betza.
• The Retrograde Analysis Corner . Website with much information on retrograde chess problems.
• Rettah. Different setup and powerfull king. Taking obligatory when in check. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Vu Q Vo. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Rettah Chess. King can move as any piece but must capture its attacker. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Revelation Chess. The object is to obtain four knights of your color on the board. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Reverse Symmetry. By Jose Carrillo.
• Reversi Chess. Pieces closed in on a line can be converted to the other side. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Terry H. Jones.
• Reverso Chess. White king and queen are reversed in the initial position. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Review: 3 Man Chess. (Cells: 144) Author: David Howe.
• Review: 303 Tactical Chess Puzzles. Book of Fred Wilson and Bruce Alberston to train chess combination skills. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Review: Chessapeak Challenge Classic. (Cells: 160) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: J. Bruce Jones.
• Review: Chesshousers. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Review: Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. Author: Philip M. Cohen.
• Review: Guide des echecs exotiques & insolites. Author: K. B.A. Bodlaender.
• Review: Heraldic Chess. A review of Modest Solans' game Heraldic Chess. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Modest Solans.
• Review: HEXchess. (Cells: 127) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Review: Knightmare Chess. Author: Steffan O'Sullivan.
• Review: McCooey's Hexagonal Chess. (Cells: 91) Author: Tim O'Lena. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
• Review: Meta-Chess. Author: Serge Kohl.
• Review: Meta-Chess. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Review: New Rules for Classic Games. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Review: Noble Celts. (Cells: 64) Author: Ben Good.
• Review: Omega Chess. (10x10, Cells: 104) Author: Alex Sherzer. Inventor: Daniel Macdonald.
• Review: Omega Chess. (10x10, Cells: 104) Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Daniel Macdonald.
• Review: Omega Chess. (10x10, Cells: 104) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Daniel Macdonald.
• Review: Omnigon. Photos and Review. (Cells: 37) Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Mike Flynn.
• Review: Popular Chess Variants. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Review: Roundtable Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Review: Sammy Seahorse Teaches Chess. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Review: White and Black from Brown - A Selection of 168 Diagrams. Author: Ben Good.
• Review: Winning Chess - Tactics and Strategies. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Review: Winning Chess Piece by Piece. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Review: Zillions-of-Games. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Review: Zillions-of-Games. Author: David Howe.
• Revised Chess. The pawn can also capture forwards if positioned on 7th rank. Thus, many more won endgames (zrf included). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Revolver Practice: A Chess Problem. White mates in 21 moves on board in shape of revolver. (Cells: 12) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: T. R. Dawson.
• Rex . Six Direction Chess. (Cells: 85) By Arnaldo Rodrigues D’Almeida.
• REX Hexagonal Chess. Six Direction Chess. (Cells: 85) By Arnaldo Rodrigues D’Almeida.
• Rhino. A set of pieces which combine the movements of the Mao with that of the Wazir. By Peter Aronson.
• Rhino Chess . Collection of variants designed to demonstrate the Rhino family of pieces. By Peter Aronson.
• Ribbon Boards. Make light, handsome, reshapable Chess variant boards out of Christmas ribbons. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Richard Goode's 3D Chess. Three-Dimensional Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Richard's Play-By-eMail Server. Play any of 21 chess variants via email. By Richard Rognlie.
• Rifle Chess . Pieces are taken by shooting: capturing without moving. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Robert Price. Inventor: W. B. Seabrook.
• Rifle Chess. Units capture without moving. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: W. B. Seabrook.
• Rifle Chess. Pieces are taken by shooting: capturing without moving. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: W. B. Seabrook.
• Riga Chess. Escort King and Queen to the opposite side of the board. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Right or Left Chess . Pieces are either right-moving or left-moving and may flip from one to the other. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
• Riley's Four Army Chess. Several ways to win. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Ringworld Chess. Themed hex variant differentiating opposite directions along orthogonals. (Cells: 198) By Charles Gilman.
• Rithmomachia. Information on Rithmomachia. (16x8, Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rithmomacia . Medieval game based on arithmetic and number theory. (16x8, Cells: 128)
• River Chess . Get one of your pieces to the other side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Karl Scherer.
• Robber Chess . Sliding pieces can make multiple captures, and the goal is to capture all opposing pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Robber-Baron. Which of the seven robbers is the robber-baron? (7x7, Cells: 39) By Seth McGinnis.
• Robber-Baron . Which of the seven robbers is the robber-baron? (7x7, Cells: 39) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Seth McGinnis.
• Rococo. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board (includes mirror array and Push-Pullyu variants). (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Peter Aronson and Antoine Fourričre. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
• Rococo. Animated piece movement diagrams. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Peter Aronson and David Howe.
• Rococo. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
• Rococo . A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
• Rococo Zillions Saved Game . Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Peter Aronson and John Lawson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
• Rogue Pawn Chess . Pawns may double-move on any rank except for their starting rank. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Tony Paletta.
• Rollerball. Chess race fight on board formed by removing 3 by 3 square from center of 7 by 7 square. (7x7, Cells: 40) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
• Rollerball. Chess race fight on board formed by removing 3 by 3 square from center of 7 by 7 square. (7x7, Cells: 40) Author: Antoine Fourričre. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
• Rollerball . Chess race fight on board formed by removing 3 by 3 square from center of 7 by 7 square. (7x7, Cells: 40) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
• Rolling Kings. Kings must move along a predetermined path. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
• Rolling Kings . Kings must move along a predetermined path. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
• Rolling Kings. Play Rolling Kings online with Game Courier. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Antoine Fourričre. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
• Rolling Kings Chess. Kings move by themselves. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Roman Chess. Photo's of commercial large chess variant. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Roman Chess . Commercial chess variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces moving like non-royal kings. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Mark Woodall.
• Roman Chess. 10x10 variant available commercially. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Mark Woodall.
• Roman Chess . Commercial chess variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces moving like non-royal kings. (10x10, Cells: 100) Inventor: Mark Woodall.
• Romanchenko's Chess. New chessboard with sides displaced. (10x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: V. Romanchenko.
• Romanchenko's Chess. A board with a kind of Z-form. (10x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: V. Romanchenko.
• Romanchenko's Chess. FIDE Chess trainer Romanchenko shifted the FIDE board in the middle to help his students think for themselves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: V. Romanchenko.
• Romanchenko's chess . Game on a Z-shaped board to inspire new thinking. (10x8, Cells: 64) Author: Andrew Juell. Inventor: V. Romanchenko.
• Romulan Chess. Kriegspiel variant: played with a referee where pieces cloak and uncloak. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Steve Kramer and Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Ron Drinning's Chess Variant Page . Inventor: Ronald Drinning.
• Rook. Moves across unobstructed orthogonal line. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Rook Mania. Game where all pieces have different sorts of Rook-like moves. (7x7, Cells: 43) By Jared B. McComb.
• Rook Odds Chess. White starts without the queen's rook. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Rook Square Chess. Enemy rook squares are royal. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jens Baek Nielsen.
• Rook's Revenge. Astraware Brings Rook's Revenge to Palm OS and Pocket PC Handhelds. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Rookheavy Chess and Bishopheavy Chess. combining elements of Lilliputian Chess, Isis, Mongolian Chess, and crooked linepieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
• Rooksquare Chess . Win by moving piece to corner at opponent's side. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Jens Baek Nielsen.
• Rooksquare Chess. Win by moving piece to corner at opponent's side. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jens Baek Nielsen.
• Root-fifty leaper. makes a (5,5)-jump or an (7,1)-jump.
• Rose. Can make consecutive knightmoves in a circle.
• Rose Chess. Grand Chess, with Roses instead of Knights. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
• Rose chess. Hexagonal chess variant, with additional variants, from St Albans, UK. (Cells: 91) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rose Chess. Grand Chess with Roses substituted for knights, Rose-Bishop for Cardinal, Rose-Rook for Marshall. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
• Rose Chess XII. With Nightriders, (Half-)Roses, Spotted Gryphons and War Machines. (12x12, Cells: 144) By David Paulowich.
• Rose Chess XII. With Nightriders, (Half-)Roses, Spotted Gryphons and War Machines. (12x12, Cells: 144) By David Paulowich.
• Rose Concept. Author: Michael Jameson.
• Roswell Chess. Preset for alien game with abstract pieces that operate in unusual ways. (7x10, Cells: 70) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
• Roswell Chess. A game not meant for humans. Uses alien hieroglyphic pieces based on an alleged 1947 Roswell NM incident. (7x10, Cells: 70) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Rotary. On a 9 by 9 board with rotating pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Christian Freeling.
• Rotating Cylinder Chess. Positions of pieces rotate one square to the right after each move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Smith.
• Rotation Chess. Every 10th move, the board is turned around. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rotation Chess. Every ten turns, you switch and play the other player's units. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Rotation Chess. Every ten moves, switch sides with your opponent. How might you prepare for the demise of the pieces you are playing? (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good and Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
• Round chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Round Table Chess. Chess variant on a board with round and square part. (Cells: 92) By Richard G. VanDeventer.
• Round Table Chess 84 . Chess on a special round board with 84 squares. (Cells: 84) By Richard G. VanDeventer.
• Round Table Chess 84. Chess on a special round board with 84 squares. (Cells: 84) By Richard G. VanDeventer.
• Roundtable Chess. A review. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Royal Amazon Chess. Queens are replaced by Royal Amazons. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
• Royal Amazon Chess . Queens are replaced by Royal Amazons. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
• Royal CannonChess. Pieces next to the king can capture forwards by a cannon leap. (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
• Royal Chess. Chess on an extended board with Royal Guard pieces added. (10x8, Cells: 80) By William A Curtis.
• Royal Chess. Variant on ten by eight board. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Royal Court. On 8 by 10 board with crowned knights: can move like king or knight. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Sidney LeVasseur.
• Royal Fury. A Futuristic Chessery Game - relaxed win rules. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Royal Guard Chess . Royal Guards help defend King and all pieces can promote. (8x12, Cells: 72) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
• Royal Magician's Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Royal Magician's Chess. King and special magician piece earn the right to drop pieces when they venture out to the fourth, fifth and sixth ranks! (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
• Royal Pawn Chess. Same as FIDE Chess, except the pawns in front of the kings are royal, meaning the object is to checkmate them and not the king. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
• Royal Queens Chess . Game with full board and all pieces are sliders or immobile and victory is by capture of all 8 opposing Queens. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Derek Nalls.
• The Royal Standard. Pieces can only move when near a standard-bearer piece on board with 38 squares. (7x6, Cells: 38) By Alexandre Muńiz.
• The Royal Standard. Highly original game that introduced the famous windmill piece! (7x6, Cells: 36) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Alexandre Muńiz.
• RPGchess . Combines chess with Role Playing Game rules. By Patrick Mulcahy.
• RSS Feed. Chess Variant Pages RSS Feed. Author: David Howe.
• Rubble Chess. Pieces must clear out unoccupied squares before they can move through them. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adam Norberg.
• Rubble Chess . Pieces must clear out unoccupied squares before they can move through them. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Adam Norberg.
• Rubble Chess. Pieces must clear out unoccupied squares before they can move through them. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Adam Norberg.
• Ruddigore Chess. Play this Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece! (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
• Ruddigore Chess. Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
• Ruddigore Chess . Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
• Rule Zero. A base or starting rule set for most Chess variants. By Ralph Betza.
• Rules for historic Shogi variants. Author: George F. Hodges.
• Rules for the 84 Spaces Contest. Contest held in 2002. (Cells: 84) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
• Rules of chess. The rules of chess. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess 1.
• Rules of Chess 2. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess 3. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess 4. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess 5. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess 6. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess 7. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess: Castling FAQ. Frequent asked questions about castling. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess: Check, Mate, and Stalemate. Answers to frequently asked questions. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess: En passant capture FAQ. Answers to some questions about the en passant capture rule. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess: Kings and check. Answers to frequently asked questions on the rules of chess regarding kings and check. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess: Knights. FAQ on therules of chess regarding knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess: Pawns FAQ. Rules of promotion and movement of pawns explained. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• The Rules of Chess: Perpetual Check. Explanation of perpetual check with an animated diagram. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess: Queen FAQ. Soms answers on questions on the rules of chess, regarding queens. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Rules of Chess: The 50 moves rule. Answer to a frequently asked question on the rules of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Russian Chess. Pieces are not removed when captured, but stacked. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ivan Derzhanski.
• Russian fortress chess. An old Russian variant for four players. (Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Russian Fortress Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Russian Progressive Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Russian progressive chess. Progressive chess variants where one occasionally moves a piece of the opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Sergey Sirotkin.
• Russian Symmetric Chess. Russian 9x9 variant. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: E. F. Burtzev.
• Russian Symmetrical Chess. Rusian 9x9 variant with symmetrical setup and Pawns that get more powerful halfway across the board. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: E. F. Burtzev.
• Rutherford's 1-dimensional Shogi. Modern one-dimensional chess variant, based upon Shogi. (1x17, Cells: 17) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Jonathan H Rutherford.
• Rutherford’s 1-dimensional Shogi. Modern one-dimensional chess variant, based upon Shogi. (1x17, Cells: 17) By Jonathan H Rutherford.
• Rutland's Chess. 14x10 version. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Ryu Shogi. Large modern shogi variant. (7x12, Cells: 84) By Jared B. McComb.
• Ryu Shogi . Large modern shogi variant. (7x12, Cells: 84) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.

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