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B

• Bent Riders. A discussion of pieces, like the Gryphon, that take a step then move as riders. By Ralph Betza.

C

• Calculation of Piece Values . Link to an essay on attack values, material values, relative piece values. Author: Derek Nalls.
• Complementarity - Part I. With Short Range Project in mind, list of a highly specific set of pieces defined by simplest compounds. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
• Crazy 38's: The Bishop. By Ben Good.
• Crazy 38's: The Gold General. By Ben Good.
• Crazy 38's: The King. By Ben Good.
• Crazy 38's: The Knight. By Ben Good.
• Crazy 38's: The Pawn. By Ben Good.
• Crazy 38's: The Rook. By Ben Good.
• Crazy 38's: The Silver General. By Ben Good.
• The Crooked Bishop. Revisiting the Crooked Bishop. Author: Ralph Betza.
• The Crooked Bishop. Author: Ralph Betza.

E

• Eurasian Pawn piece. A hybrid European and Asian Pawn. By Rich Hutnik.

G

• Growing and Shrinking. Playing with the Size of Chess Pieces. Author: David Howe.

H

• Halflings. Pieces that can travel at most half their usual distance. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.

I

• Ideal Values and Practical Values (part 1). A discussion of the values of chess pieces. Author: Ralph Betza.
• Ideal Values and Practical Values (part 2). More on the value of Chess pieces. Author: Ralph Betza.
• Ideal Values and Practical Values (part 3). More on the value of Chess pieces. Author: Ralph Betza.
• Ideal Values and Practical Values (part 4). Additional details on the values of Chess pieces. Author: Ralph Betza.
• Ideal Values and Practical Values (part 5). A study of the value of Cannon-style jumpers. Author: Ralph Betza.
• Ideal Values and Practical Values (part 6). A study of the value of the Furlrurlbakking piece. Author: Ralph Betza.

L

• List of fairy pieces. A long list of fairy piece name and sources. Author: Frank Truelove.
• A List of Novelty Pieces. Lists unusual pieces with move descriptions. Author: Wayne VanWeerthuizen.

M

• 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.
• Mimics. Several pieces that can imitate the movement of other pieces. Author: David Howe.
• Multipath Chess Pieces. Suggests adding "multi-path" pieces to leapers and riders classification of pieces. Author: George William Duke.
• Multiple Displacers. A multiple displacer is a version of a piece that can capture enemy pieces partway along a longer move. Author: Charles Gilman.

N

• New 3D Leapers. Leapers restricted to the diagonal and triagonal patterns of the 3D field. Author: Larry L. Smith.

P

• Positional 3-D Chess. 3D games using position to determine how to move from board to board. By George William Duke.
• The Prime Minister. Author: Jose Carrillo.

R

• Rococo. Animated piece movement diagrams. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Peter Aronson and David Howe.

S

• The ShortRange Project. Author: Joe Joyce and Christine Bagley-Jones.
• Spacious Pieces. Pieces that need a bit more open space to move. Author: Ralph Betza.

T

• A Taxonomy. Categorizing several types of pieces. Author: David Howe.
• Thoughts on Chess with Different Pawns. The difficulties of composing Chess with Different Pawns. Author: Ralph Betza.

U

• Ultima Pieces. Illustrated guide to how Ultima Pieces capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe.

W

• Who is Who on Eight by Eight. A compilation of Zillions-estimated piece values on an 8x8 board. Author: Ivan Derzhanski.
• Worse than Worthless. A discussion of pieces with negative value, and the Nattering Nabobs of Negativity! Author: Ralph Betza.

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