The Concise Guide to Chess Variants
Version 1.0 (26 December 2011)
Compiled by David Howe
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
This guide attempts to briefly describe or define the various terms, phrases and names in common use relating to the subject of chess variants. Chess variants are those games which are related in some way to chess. The term 'chess' as used here, refers to a board game utilizing several different piece types (i.e. pieces which move on the board in different ways), typically with a single royal piece which must be captured or cornered as a winning condition.
This guide attempts to document common usage and is not an attempt to create a standard. While there may be a desire for standards within the chess variant community, the need does not seem great enough to necessitate the creation of a standard terminology. Note that the subject of fairy chess problems is not covered, although many terms used in chess variants originate from this area of activity.
Also note that this guide does not attempt to include all notable chess variant games. This has already been attempted (see the Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants and WGR: Chess Variations issue).
The guide is broken down into 11 sections, described below.
- Game Section: These are the names of popular, well-established, or long-lived chess variant games. Note that there exist multiple resources that document most chess variants, the Encyclopedia of Chess Variants and the Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants being the most comprehensive. This resource in no way attempts to reach the level of comprehensiveness and completeness that these two books achieve.
- Game Type Section: These are terms used to describe types of chess variant games.
- Game Term Section: These are terms used to describe the setup, playing or description of a chess variant game.
- Board Term Section: These are terms used to describe features of the various boards used for chess variants.
- Piece Section: These are the names of popular, well-established, or long-lived pieces used in chess variant games. These include some pieces invented for fairy chess problems.
- Piece Term Section: These are terms used to describe types of pieces.
- Piece Movement Section: These are terms used to describe or refer to the way pieces move or capture.
- Person Section: Notable people who have published material relating to chess variants.
- Organization Section: Notable organizations that are related to chess and chess variants.
- Publication Section: Published books and magazines relating to chess variants.
- Software Section: Computer programs relating to chess variants.
There is also a cross-reference index, an exhibit of terms page, a printable version of this guide (cv-guide.pdf), and a Table of Chess Variants.
Sources used:
Bell, R. C. (1979). Board and table games from many civilizations. New York: Dover Publications. [BTG]
Bodlaender, H. (2011). The chess variant pages. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://chessvariants.com/ [CVP]
Bodlaender, H. (2011). Piececlopedia. The chess variant pages. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://chessvariants.com/index/mainquery.php?type=Piececlopedia&orderby=LinkText [CVP-P]
Brown, J. W. (2001). A glossary of basic chess variant terms. The chess variant pages. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://www.chessvariants.com/misc.dir/coreglossary.html [CVP-G]
Dickins, A. (1969). A guide to fairy chess. (Second edition.). Richmond: Q Press, 1969. [GTFC]
Gollon, J. (1968). Chess variations, ancient, regional, and modern. Rutland, Vt: C.E. Tuttle Co. [CVARM]
Hooper, D., & Whyld, K. (1996). The Oxford companion to chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [OCC]
Jelliss, G. (2011). All the king's men. A guide to variant chess. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://www.mayhematics.com/v/gm.htm [ATKM]
Keller, M. (1991). WGR: Chess variations. Ellicott City, MD: Mchael Keller. [WGR]
Murray, H. J. R. (1962). A history of chess. Oxford: Clarendon Press. [HOC]
Parlett, D. S. (1999). The Oxford history of board games. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [OHBG]
Pritchard, D., & Beasley, J. D. (2007). The classified encyclopedia of chess variants. Harpenden, England: J. Beasley. [CECV]
Schmittberger, R. W. (1992). New rules for classic games. New York: Wiley. [NRFCG]
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ [WIK]
Game Section
acedrex de los quatro tiempos: (Spanish: chess of the four seasons) n. A four-handed chess variant documented in the book Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas. See also: Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10041]
advanced chess: n. A form of chess, wherein each human player uses a computer chess program to help explore the possible results of candidate moves. [Kasparov, Garry: 1998] Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10042]
alice chess: n. Chess variant which utilizes two chess boards. Named after the main character Alice in Lewis Carroll's book Through the Looking-Glass, where travel through the looking-glass is portrayed by the after-move transfer of chess pieces between boards. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1954] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10043]
alician chess: n. See alice chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12169]
All the King's Men (game): n. See Smess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10044]
andernach chess: n. Chess variant in which a piece making a capture (except kings) changes color. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10045]
animal chess: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10046]
antichess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10047]
anti-clerical chess: n. See Los Alamos chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10048]
anti-king chess: n. A chess variant which adds an anti-king piece to each side. [Aronson, Peter: 2002] See also: anti-king Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10049]
Arabian chess: n. See shatranj. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10050]
Arabic chess: n. See shatranj. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10051]
Arimaa: n. A two-player abstract strategy board game that can be played using the same equipment as chess. [Syed, Omar: 2002] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10052]
atomic chess: n. A chess variant where all captures result in an atomic explosion. This means that the surrounding pieces (but not pawns) are taken off the board as well. [Taher, Nassouh bey: 1947] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10053]
avalanche chess: n. A chess variant where after you move one of your own pieces, you must move one of your opponent's pawns one space forward toward you. [Betza, Ralph: 1977] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [NRFCG], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10054]
banqi: (Chinese: half chess) n. A two-player version of xiangqi played on a 4x8 grid, or half of the xiangqi board. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10055]
baroque: n. See ultima. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10056]
baroque chess: n. See ultima. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10057]
The battle of animals: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10058]
The battle of the animals: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10059]
Benedict chess: n. A chess variant where at the end of a move, all enemy pieces attacked by the moving piece (under normal chess rules) are flipped to become friendly pieces. [Troyka, W. D.: 2001] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10060]
Berlin chess: n. See Berolina chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10061]
Berolina chess: n. A chess variant where the pawns are replaced with Berolina pawns. See also: Berolina pawn Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10062]
Betza's chess: n. See chess with different armies. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-12015]
Betza's unequal armies: n. See chess with different armies. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12017]
Bird's chess: n. An 8x10 orthochess variant with additional knighted pieces. [Bird, H. E.: 1874] See also: Capablanca chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12147]
blindfold chess: n. Chess played without the players having sight of the positions of the pieces on the chess board. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10063]
Bosworth: n. A 2-4 player commercial chess variant. [Out of the Box Publishing] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10066]
boxing chess: n. See chess boxing. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10067]
bug: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10068]
bughouse: n. A four-handed, chess variant played on two chessboards by four players in teams of two. Tandem chess is identical except for two minor rule changes. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10069]
bughouse chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10070]
Burmese chess: n. See sittuyin. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10071]
Byzantine chess: n. A variant of shatranj played on a circular board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [HOC], [CVARM], [OHBG], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10072]
camel chess: n. See shatranj kamil. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12009]
Capablanca chess: n. Chess on an 8x10 board with added knighted bishops and knighted rooks. [Capablanca, José Raúl] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10073]
Capablanca random chess: n. A chess variant which combines the piece set and 8x10 board from Capablanca chess with the permutation idea of Fischer random chess. [Scharnagl, Reinhard: 2004] See also: Capablanca chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10074]
Capablanca's chess: n. See Capablanca chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10075]
Carrera chess: n. Chess on an 8x10 board with added knighted rooks and knighted bishops. Invented in the 1600's. [Carrera, Pietro] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10076]
Carrera's chess: n. See Carrera chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10077]
Cavalry chess (game): n. An orthochess variant where the pieces have been enhanced with leaping moves. [Maus, Frank: 1921] See also: Cavalry chess (book) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12277]
centaur chess: n. See advanced chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10078]
chancellor chess: n. A chess variant played on a 9x9 board, with added knighted rook piece. [Foster, Benjamin R.] See also: Chancellor chess: or, The new game of chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10079]
changgi: (Korean: chess) n. See janggi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10080]
chatrang: (Persian: four arm) n. See shatranj. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10081]
chaturaji: (Sanskrit ) n. A four-handed chess-like game played in India in the 11th century. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10082]
chaturanga: (Sanskrit: four arm) n. An ancient Indian game that is presumed to be the common ancestor of the games of chess, shogi, and makruk, and related to xiangqi and janggi. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10083]
chaturanga, four-handed: n. See chaturaji. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10084]
checkers chess: n. A chess variant where pieces only move in forward direction, until they have reached the last row. [Multhopp, Hans: 1974] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10085]
checkless chess: n. A chess variant where no player is allowed to check the other unless the move results in a checkmate. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10086]
chess (narrow term): n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10087]
chess 960: n. See chess960. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10088]
chess attack: n. A chess variant played on a 5x6 board. [Kling, Werner: 2008] Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10089]
chess boxing: n. A hybrid sport which combines boxing with chess in alternating rounds. [Bilal, Enki: 1992] Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10090]
chess of the four seasons: n. See acedrex de los quatro tiempos. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10091]
chess with different armies: n. A chess variant played with each side using a different, but predetermined, set of unorthodox pieces. [Betza, Ralph: 1979] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10092]
chess960: n. A randomized chess variant. It uses the same board and pieces as standard chess but the starting positions of the main pieces are chosen at random. [Fischer, Robert James: 1995] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10093]
chessgi: n. A chess variant where drops are allowed. Nearly identical to crazyhouse, except for how it treats promoted pawns. See also: crazyhouse Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10094]
children's chess: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10095]
Chinese chess: n. See xiangqi. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10096]
Chinese half chess: n. See banqi. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10097]
chu shogi: (Japanese: mid-sized generals' chess) n. Shogi variant played on a 12x12 board without drops. See also: shogi Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [HOC], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10098]
circe chess: n. A chess variant in which captured chess pieces are replaced on their home squares. [Monreal, Pierre: 1967] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10099]
circular chess (ancient): n. See Byzantine chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [OHBG], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10101]
circular chess (modern): n. An orthochess variant played on a round board. Used in tournaments sponsored by the Circular Chess Society. [Reynolds, David: 1983] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10100]
citadel chess: n. See shatranj al-husun. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-12011]
commando chess: n. See kriegspiel. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10102]
complete chess (shatranj): n. See shatranj kamil. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CVARM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12008]
compulsion chess: n. See must capture chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10103]
courier: n. See courier chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10104]
courier chess: n. A chess variant going back to at least 1209. Played on a board of eight ranks by twelve files. Introduced the modern bishop. A version of the game with more modern pieces was played in the 1800's. See also: modern courier chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10105]
The courier game: n. See courier chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10106]
courier spiel: n. See courier chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10107]
crazyhouse: n. A chess variant similar to bughouse, but with only two players. Nearly identical to chessgi, except for how it treats promoted pawns. See also: chessgi Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10108]
cyborg chess: n. See advanced chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10109]
cylinder chess: n. Chess played on a board that is rolled into a cylinder, allowing either its two outer ranks or its two outer files to be joined. Movement around the board is thus continuous, as the board's axial borders are now eliminated. (Typically played on a flat boa Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10110]
cylindrical chess: n. See cylinder chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10111]
dai shogi: (Japanese: great generals' chess) n. Shogi variant played on a 15x15 board without drops. Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10112]
dark chess (1989): n. See darkness chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10114]
dark chess (2002): n. A chess variant where a player does not see the entire board, only their own pieces, and squares where these pieces could move. [Rachunek, Filip: 2002] . [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10113]
darkness chess: n. A chess variant where a player does not see the entire board, only their own pieces, and squares where these pieces could move. Similar to kriegspiel. [Nielsen, Jens; Osted, Torben: 1989] See also: kriegspiel Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10115]
diagonal chess (legan): n. See Legan chess. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12360]
dou shou qi: (Chinese: game of fighting animals) n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10116]
double bughouse: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10117]
double move chess: n. See doublemove chess. [index] Source(s): [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10118]
doublemove chess: n. A chess variant where white starts with one move, and thereafter each player makes two consecutive moves per turn. [Galvin, Fred: 1957] See also: Marseillais chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10119]
double-move chess: n. See doublemove chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10120]
doublewide chess: n. A chess variant played on a large chessboard of double width, using two complete chess sets including two kings per side. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10121]
dragon chess: n. See dragonchess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10122]
dragonchess: n. A three-dimensional fantasy chess variant played on a board composed of three vertically-stacked 8x12 levels. Pieces are based on characters and creatures from the game Dungeons & Dragons. [Gygax, Gary: 1985] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10123]
drop chess: n. See chessgi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10124]
Duke of Rutland's chess: n. A chess variant from the 1700's played on a 10x14 board. [Duke of Rutland: 1747] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10125]
Dunsany's chess: n. An asymmetric chess variant in which one side has standard chess pieces, and the other side has 32 pawns. [Lord Dunsany: 1942] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10126]
Dunsany's game: n. See Dunsany's chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10127]
dynamo chess: n. A chess variant in which pieces are captured by pushing or pulling them off the board. [Klüver, Hans; Kahl, Peter: 1968] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10128]
The elephant game: n. See xiangqi. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10129]
English progressive chess: n. A variant of progressive chess invented before 1980. Each mobile piece must move once before a piece can move twice in one turn. Adopted and codified by NOST. [McCallion, John] See also: progressive chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10130]
Enochian chess: n. A four-handed chess variant, similar to Chaturaji, associated with the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10131]
equal armies: n. See chess with different armies. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12016]
exchange chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10132]
extinction chess: n. A chess variant where the objective of the game is to capture all of a particular kind of piece the opponent has. [Schmittberger, R. Wayne: 1985] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10133]
FIDE chess: n. See orthochess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10134]
Fischer random chess: n. See chess960. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10135]
Fischerandom chess: n. See chess960. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10136]
flying chess: n. A chess variant, based around a two-level board. It was mentioned in Variant Chess, issue 21. Flying chess has been played at some universities and schools in Europe. [Eltis, David: 1984] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10137]
forced game: n. See must capture chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10138]
forchess: n. A four-handed, partner chess variant that uses a normal chess board. [Rogers, T. K.: 1975] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10139]
fortress chess: n. A four-handed chess variant played in Russia in 18th and 19th centuries. The board contains 192 squares including the fortresses at its corners. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10140]
four seasons chess: n. See acedrex de los quatro tiempos. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10141]
four-handed chaturanga: n. See chaturaji. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10142]
four-handed chess (Verney): n. See Verney's four-handed chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12224]
The game of the four kings: n. See chaturaji. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10143]
The game of the four seasons: n. See acedrex de los quatro tiempos. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10144]
The game of the three kingdoms: n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10145]
gess: n. A strategic board game for two players, involving a grid board and mutating pieces. The name was chosen as a conflation of "chess" and "go". It was invented by the Puzzles and Games Ring of the Archimedeans Mathematics Society, which is the mathematical s [Archimedeans Mathematics Society: 1994] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10146]
giveaway chess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV], [CVARM], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10147]
Glinski's hexagonal chess: n. A chess variant played on a hexagonal board. [Glinski, Wladyslaw: 1936] See also: hexagonal chess (broad term) Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10148]
gothic chess: n. A chess variant derived from Capablanca chess. [Trice, Ed: 1998] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10149]
grand chess: n. A chess variant played on a 10 x 10 board with added knighted pieces. [Freeling, Christian: 1984] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10150]
grand shogi: n. See tai shogi. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10151]
grande acedrex: (Spanish: great chess) n. A large chess variant played on a 12x12 board documented in the book Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10152]
grant acedrex: (Spanish: great chess) n. See grande acedrex. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10153]
grasshopper chess: n. A chess variant which introduces a new piece, the grasshopper. Invented in the 1950's. [Boyer, Joseph] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10154]
great chess (Alfonso): n. See grande acedrex. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10155]
great shogi: n. See dai shogi. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10156]
grid chess: n. A chess variant invented played on a normal 64-square board with a grid of lines further dividing the board into larger squares. [Stead, Walter: 1953] Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10157]
guard chess: n. A chess variant where capture of a guarded piece is not allowed. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10158]
Head's four-handed chess: n. A four-handed chess variant played on a 12x12 board with a full 16-unit army for each player, but partners are adjacent. [Head, W. G.: 1834] See also: New game of social chess. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12250]
hexagonal chess (Glinski): n. See Glinski's hexagonal chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12166]
hexagonal chess (McCooey): n. See McCooey's hexagonal chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12167]
hiashatar: (Mongolian: bodyguard chess) n. A medieval chess variant played in Mongolia. The game is played on a 10 x 10 board. Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10159]
horde chess: n. A chess variant very similar to Dunsany's chess. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10160]
hostage chess: n. A chess variant similar to chessgi, but captured pieces become prisoners which can be exchanged. [Leslie, John: 1997] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10161]
hsang chi: (Chinese: elephant game) n. See xiangqi. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10162]
Icelandic chess: n. See guard chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10163]
indian chess: n. See chaturanga. [index] Source(s): [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10164]
intermediate shogi: n. See chu shogi. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10165]
international chess: n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10166]
Italian progressive chess: n. A variant of progressive chess in which check may only be given on the last move of a multi-move sequence. See also: progressive chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10167]
janggi: (Korean: chess) n. A strategic board game played in Korea which is similar to xiangqi. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10168]
jangki: (Korean: chess) n. See janggi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10169]
janus chess: n. A modern large chess variant played with knighted bishops. [Schöndorf, Werner; Lauterbach, Rudolf: 1978] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10170]
Japanese chess: n. See shogi. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10171]
jetan: n. A chess variant from Edgar Rice Burroughs' book 'The Chessmen of Mars'. [Burroughs, Edgar Rice: 1922] See also: Chessmen of Mars Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10172]
jungle: n. A traditional Chinese board game. It is a two player, abstract strategy game played on a 7x9 board. Piece capture restricted by precedence. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10173]
jungle chess: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10174]
The jungle game: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10175]
killer chess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10176]
knight relay chess: n. A chess variant in which knights relay their power to friendly pieces. [Charosh, Mannis: 1972] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10177]
Knightmare chess: n. A fantasy chess variant in which pecial cards are used which can introduce changes to the rules. An expansion of the game 'tempête sur l'échiquier'. [Steve Jackson Games: 1996] See also: tempête sur l'échiquier Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10178]
knightmate: n. A chess variant in which a knight is the royal piece and kings are non-royal. [Zimov, Bruce: 1972] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10179]
knight-relay chess: n. See knight relay chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10180]
Korean chess: n. See janggi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10181]
kriegspiel: (German: war game) n. A chess variant in which each player can see their own pieces, but not those of their opponent. [Temple, Henry Michael: 1899] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [CVARM], [OHBG], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10182]
The ladies' game: n. See must capture chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10183]
Legal's game: n. See pawns game. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10184]
Legan chess: n. A chess variant which differs from standard chess by starting position as well as by pawn movements. [Legan, L.: 1913] Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10185]
Legan's game: n. See Legan chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10186]
Los Alamos chess: n. A chess variant played on a 6×6 board without bishops. This was the first chess-like game played by a computer program. Invented in 1956. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10187]
loser's chess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10188]
losing chess: n. Chess variant in which the objective of the participants is to get all of their pieces captured. Capture is compulsory. 'Take me' or 'Take me chess' is a similar variant with a more restricted compulsory capture rule. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10189]
The losing game: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10190]
lotus chess: n. An orthochess variant which is played on a special board composed of squares, triangles and hexes. [Moeser, David: 1998] See also: Lotus Chess: The Book Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12305]
lotus-39: n. See lotus chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12306]
mad mate: n. See chessgi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10191]
magnetic chess: n. A chess variant where pieces attract and repel each other according to their color. [Neto, Joao Pedro; Chaunier, Claude: 1996] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10192]
The maharaja and the sepoys: n. See maharajah and the sepoys. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10193]
The maharajah and the sepoys: n. Originally called Shatranj Diwana Shah, is a popular chess variant with different armies for white and black. It was first played in the 19th century in India. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10194]
The maiden's game: n. See must capture chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10195]
makruk: (Thai: chess) n. A board game descended from the 6th century Indian game of chaturanga and popular in Thailand and Cambodia. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10196]
Marinelli's three-handed chess: n. See triple chess (game). [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12201]
Marseillais chess: n. A chess variant in which each player moves twice per turn. See also: doublemove chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10197]
martian chess: n. See jetan. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10198]
mate the knight: n. See knightmate. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10199]
matrix chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10200]
McCooey and Honeycutt's hexagonal chess: n. See McCooey's hexagonal chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10201]
McCooey's hexagonal chess: n. A hexagonal chess variant intended to be the closest hexagonal equivalent to orthochess as possible. [McCooey, David: 1978] See also: hexagonal chess (broad term) Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10202]
middle shogi: n. See chu shogi. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10204]
minishogi: n. A modern variant of shogi played on a 5x5 board. [Kusumoto, Shigenobu: 1970] See also: shogi Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10205]
modern chaturanga: n. See chaturaji. [index] Source(s): [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10206]
modern chess (game): n. A chess variant played on a 9x9 board. [Maura, Gabriel Vicente: 1968] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10207]
modern courier chess: n. An attempt to modernize courier chess by emulating the development of orthochess in Europe. [Byway, Paul: 1971] See also: courier chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10208]
Mongolian chess: n. See shatar. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10209]
Mongolian great chess: n. See hiashatar. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10210]
monochromatic chess: n. A chess variant in which the initial board position and all rules are the same as in regular chess, except that pieces which begin on a black square must always stay on a black square and pieces which begin on a white square must always stay on a white sq [Smullyan, Raymond] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10211]
Morley's chess: n. A chess variant played on a board with extra square added to the sides and ends. [Morley, F. V.: 1947] See also: My one contribution to chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12202]
Muslim chess: n. See shatranj. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10212]
must capture chess: n. A chess variant where a player must make a capturing move on their turn, if possible.. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10213]
neo-chess: n. See chessgi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10214]
New England double bughouse: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10215]
n-relay chess: n. See knight relay chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10216]
oblong chess: n. A variant of shatranj played on an oblong (4x16) board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10217]
omega chess: n. A commercial chess variant played on a 10x10 board with an extra square in each of the extreme corners where the wizards are placed at the start of the game. The game is laid out like regular chess with the addition of a champion piece in each corner and [MacDonald, Daniel: 1988] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10218]
oriental chess: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10219]
orthochess: n. The game of chess popularized during the Italian Renaissance. Orthochess is played on a 8x8 board with a King, a Queen, 2 Rooks, 2 Bishops, 2 Knights and 8 Pawns per side. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10220]
orthodox chess: n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10221]
pass-on chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10222]
The pawns game: n. Variant where white starts with extra pawns but without a queen. [Kermeur, Legall de] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10223]
penultima: n. A game of inductive logic, played on a chess board. The game is derived from the chess variant Ultima. Spectators decide in secret how pieces move, which players attempt to determine through trial and error. [Greene, Michael; Chalcraft, Adam: 1994] Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10224]
The philosophers' game: n. See rhythmomachia. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12278]
pocket knight: n. See pocket knight chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10225]
pocket knight chess: n. A chess variant in which each player has a knight in hand that they may place on the board during the game instead of making a move. See also: pocket piece Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [CECV], [CVARM], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10226]
pocket mutation chess: n. In this game a player can take a piece from the board and place it in hand (into a pocket). The piece can be put back on the board later. When placing the piece into the pocket the player can mutate the piece, i.e. change it to the different piece. [Nelson, Mike: 2003] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10227]
racing kings: n. A chess variant where the objective is to move one's king to the last rank. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1961] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10229]
raumschach: (German: space chess) n. A three-dimensional chess game played on a 5x5x5 board. One of the first three-dimensional chess variants and the first to survive until present times. [Maack, Ferdinand: 1907] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10230]
reflex chess: n. A chess variant invented in the 1880's where the winner is the player whose king is checkmated. If a move gives mate, then the player must make such a move. [Geary, William; Laws, B. G.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10231]
reinforcement chess: n. Similar to chessgi, but captured pieces must be dropped immediately. [Boyer, Joseph: 1951] See also: chessgi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10232]
reverse chess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10233]
rhythmomachia: n. 12th century game of numbers. Not strictly a chess variant, but probably inspired by chess.. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12279]
rifle chess: n. A chess variant where pieces no longer capture by moving to the square that is occupied by the piece they want to take. Instead, when capturing, the piece that captures does not change location. [Seabrook, William B.: 1921] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10234]
rithmomachy: n. See rhythmomachia. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12280]
round chess (ancient): n. See Byzantine chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10235]
Russian fortress chess: n. See fortress chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10236]
Russian four-handed chess: n. See fortress chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10237]
san guo qi: (Chinese: game of the three kingdoms) n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10238]
sanguo qi: (Chinese: game of the three kingdoms) n. A three-handed variant of xiangqi. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10239]
san-guo-qi: (Chinese: game of the three kingdoms) n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10240]
san-kuo-qi: (Chinese: game of the three kingdoms) n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10241]
san-kwo-chi: (Chinese: game of the three kingdoms) n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10242]
san-kwo-k'i: (Chinese: game of the three kingdoms) n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10243]
schizo chess: n. See chessgi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10244]
Scotch chess: n. See Scottish chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10245]
Scottish chess: n. A variant of progressive chess in which a multi-move sequence is ended whenever check is given. See also: progressive chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10246]
Scottish progressive chess: n. See Scottish chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10247]
screen chess (kriegspiel): n. See kriegspiel. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10248]
Self's 3-handed chess: n. See Self's three-handed chess. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12077]
Self's three-handed chess: n. Three handed chess variant of the 19th century. [Self, Henry J.: 1894] See also: three-handed chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12078]
shatar: (Mongolian: chess) n. A chess variant played in Mongolia. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10249]
shatranj: (Arabic: chess) n. An old form of chess, which came to the Western world from India via Persia. Orthochess has gradually developed from this game. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [CVARM], [NRFCG], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10250]
shatranj al-husun: n. A decimal shatranj variant with 4 extra squares projected from the corner squares (called citadels). If a king moves into an opponent's citadel, the game is drawn. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CVARM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12010]
shatranj diwana shah: n. See maharajah and the sepoys. [index] Source(s): [CVARM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12012]
shatranj kamil: (Arabic: perfect chess) n. A variant of shatranj played on a 10x10 board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [HOC], [CVARM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12007]
shogi: (Japanese: generals' chess) n. Japanese chess, played on a 9x9 board and allowing drops. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10251]
sho-gi: n. See shogi. [index] Source(s): [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-12013]
shoot chess: n. See rifle chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10252]
shooting chess: n. See rifle chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10253]
shou dou qi: (Chinese: game of fighting animals) n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10254]
Siamese chess (bughouse): n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10255]
Siamese chess (makruk): n. See makruk. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10256]
siang k'i: (Chinese: elephant game) n. See xiangqi. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10257]
sittuyin: (Burmese: chess) n. Burmese chess. A direct offspring of the Indian chess game of Chaturanga. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10258]
Smess: n. A commercial chess variant which uses a special board that limits piece movement by means of arrows on each square. [Parker Brothers: 1970] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10259]
sniper chess: n. See rifle chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10260]
social chess: n. See Head's four-handed chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12251]
space chess (narrow term): n. See raumschach. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10261]
suicide chess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10262]
swap chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10263]
synchronous chess: n. A chess variant where players move simultaneously after privately recording intended moves and anticipated results. [Korolev, Vitaly: 1991] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10264]
tai shogi: (Japanese: grand generals' chess) n. Shogi variant played on a 25x25 board. Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10265]
take me chess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10266]
Take the Brain: n. See Smess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10267]
Tamerlane chess: n. A strategic board game related to chess and derived from shatranj. It was developed in Persia during the reign of Timur, also called Tamerlane (1336–1405). Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10268]
tandem chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10269]
tandem put-back: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10270]
tempête sur l'échiquier: (French: storm on the chessboard) n. Proprietary chess variant played with cards that introduce rule modifications into the game. [Clequin, Pierre; Faidutti, Bruno: 1986] See also: Knightmare chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10271]
Thai chess: n. See makruk. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10272]
three-check chess: n. A chess variant in which a player wins if he checks his opponent three times. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10273]
three-handed chess (Self's): n. See Self's three-handed chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12076]
three-handed xiangqi: n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10274]
Timur's chess: n. See Tamerlane chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10275]
Timur's great chess: n. See Tamerlane chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10276]
tjyang keui: (Korean: chess) n. See janggi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10277]
tombola chess: n. See pocket knight chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10278]
traditional chess: n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10279]
transcendental chess (game): n. A form of randomized chess in which the starting positions of the pieces are randomly shuffled. [Lawrence, Maxwell: 1978] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10280]
transfer chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10281]
tri-d chess: n. See tri-dimensional chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10282]
tridimensional Chess: n. See tri-dimensional chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10283]
tri-dimensional chess: n. A three-dimensional chess variant seen on the television science fiction series Star Trek. [Joseph, Franz; Bartmess, Andrew: 1976] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10284]
triple chess (game): n. One of the oldest known three-handed chess variants. [Marinelli, Filippo: 1722] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12200]
triplets: n. A multi-move chess variant in which each player must make three moves: one with a non-pawn, non-king piece, another with a pawn, and another with their king. Invented in the 1980's. [Sobey, Adam] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10285]
tsiu shogi: (Japanese: mid-sized generals' chess) n. See chu shogi. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10286]
tsui shogi: (Japanese: mid-sized generals' chess) n. See chu shogi. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10287]
Turkish decimal chess: n. See Turkish great chess. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12003]
Turkish great chess: n. A decimal chess variant documented in the book 'Sardarnama' by Indian author Shir Muhammad-Khan, written in 1797. See also: decimal chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [HOC], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-12001]
Turkish great chess (I): n. See Turkish great chess. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-12002]
turnabout chess: n. See chessgi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10288]
two-move chess: n. See Marseillais chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10289]
ultima: n. A chess variant in which the pieces move identically, but capture differently. [Abbott, Robert: 1962] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10290]
usual chess: n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10291]
Verney four-handed chess: n. See Verney's four-handed chess. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12227]
Verney's four-handed chess: n. A four-handed (partner) chess variant. [Verney, George Hope: 1881] See also: four-handed chess (book) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12225]
war-chess: n. See kriegspiel. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10292]
weak!: n. A chess variant where white has usual pieces, black has one king, seven knights and sixteen pawns. This game was played at Columbia University chess club in the 1960s. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10293]
western chess: n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10294]
wildebeest chess: n. A large chess variant featuring added pieces, the wildebeest and the camel. [Schmittberger, R. Wayne: 1987] See also: gnu Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10295]
world chess: n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10296]
xiang qi: (Chinese: elephant game) n. See xiangqi. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10297]
xiangqi: (Chinese: elephant game) n. A two-player Chinese board game in the same family as orthochess, chaturanga and shogi. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10298]
xiang-qi: (Chinese: elephant game) n. See xiangqi. [index] Source(s): [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10299]
Zatrikion: (Greek: chess) n. See Byzantine chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10300]
Game Category Section
3-D chess: n. See three-dimensional chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10301]
3-way chess: n. See three-handed chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10302]
4-way chess: n. See four-handed chess (broad term). [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10303]
baseline chess: n. A form of randomized chess. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10304]
blitz chess: n. See progressive chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10064]
blitzkrieg: (German: lightning war) n. See progressive chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10065]
chess (broad term): n. A game played on a two-dimensional array of cells, each player having an equal and opposite set of pieces that have various powers of transfer and nullification. Each side has a primary piece whose continued function is necessary for the continuation of t Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10305]
chess 4: n. See four-handed chess (broad term). [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10306]
circular chess (broad term): n. Chess played on a round board whereon the squares are delineated by radial lines and concentric circles. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10307]
complete chess (broad term): n. See decimal chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10308]
decimal chess: n. Any chess variant played on a 10x10 board.. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10309]
dice chess: n. Any of a number of chess variants in which dice are used to alter game play. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10310]
displacement chess: n. A family of chess variants, in which a few pieces are transposed in the initial standard chess position. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10311]
fantasy chess: n. A chess variant with war gaming elements introduced. Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10312]
four-handed chess (broad term): n. A chess variant for four players, often played in paired teams (two teams of two players each). Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10313]
great chess (broad term): n. A term used in the Middle Ages to describe a number of chess variants played on a large board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10314]
heterodox chess: n. See chess variant. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10315]
hexagonal chess (broad term): n. Chess played on a board tiled by hexagons rather than squares. The moves of the pieces are amended accordingly. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10316]
medieval chess: n. Generic term for the various modifications to shatranj as it spread across Europe from the 8th to the 10th century AD.. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10203]
minichess: n. A family of chess variants played with regular chess pieces and standard rules, but on a smaller board. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10317]
multi-move: adj. As in multi-move chess variant. A chess variant in which a player makes more than one move each turn. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10318]
multiplayer: adj. See multiple player. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10319]
multiple move: adj. See multi-move. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10320]
multiple player: adj. As in multiple player game, a game played by three or more players.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10321]
progressive chess: n. A type of chess variant wherein white moves one piece, black moves two pieces, white moves three pieces, etc., increasing the number of pieces moved by one after each player's turn. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10228]
proprietary game: n. A chess variant that is developed and marketed for profit. Copyrights to the artwork and printed matter of a proprietary game are the property of the inventor and/or licensing company. Although the rules to a game may never be copyrighted (nor patented), Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10322]
randomized chess: n. Any chess variant designed to discount knowledge of standard openings by shuffling the starting positions of the pieces.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10323]
round chess (broad term): n. See circular chess (broad term). [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10324]
screen chess (broad term): n. A family of randomized chess variants in which a screen or barrier is used to divide the chess board into two halves, allowing the players to set up their chess pieces on their half of the board in a configuration of their choice (restricted by various ru See also: randomized chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10325]
shuffle chess: n. See randomized chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10326]
space chess (broad term): n. See 3-D chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10327]
spherical chess: n. Chess played on a spherical board whereon the "squares" are delineated by longitude and latitude lines. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10328]
three player chess: n. See three-handed chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10329]
three-dimensional chess: n. Any chess variant played on a 3-D board with pieces having additional powers that allow them to move three-dimensionally. (e.g., Raumschach.) Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10330]
three-handed chess: n. A family of chess variants specially designed to be played by three people. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10331]
Turkish great chess (broad term): n. A family of large chess variants played in Turkey.. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-12004]
unorthodox chess: n. See chess variant. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10332]
variant: n. See chess variant. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10333]
Game Term Section
algebraic notation: n. See standard notation. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10334]
area: n. See field. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10335]
army: n. All of the pieces belonging to a given player. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10336]
array (broad term): n. The initial arrangement of pieces on a chess board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10338]
array (narrow term): n. Orthochess: the pattern formed by the 32 orthodox pieces at the commencement of the game.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10337]
bare King: n. A king that remains after all friendly pieces have been captured. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10339]
bare King rule: n. In some historical variants, a bare King loses the game. A supplemental rule: if a newly bared King immediately bares the enemy King, the game becomes a draw. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10341]
bare King rule (orthochess): n. In orthodox chess, a draw may be claimed when (1) one's King is bared and (2) each player has made 50 consecutive non-Pawn moves without making a capture. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10340]
baring chess: n. See bare king. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10342]
Betza's funny notation: n. A simple notational system for describing the move options of chess pieces. [Betza, Ralph] . [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10343]
book: n. Known information about the openings or the endgame derived from published sources.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10344]
check: n. The situation of a king (or royal piece) being under attack. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10345]
checkmate: n. A situation where the king (or royal piece) cannot be moved out of check and check cannot otherwise be removed. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10346]
chess variant: n. Any modified form of chess that does not conform to the standard rules. A term sometimes used to denote chess games other than orthochess. (Compare orthodox chess.) Link(s): Wikipedia . Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10347]
cycle: n. In English Progressive Chess, a single iteration of the democratic system for moving pieces, whereby every mobile piece moves once before it can move a 2nd time; every mobile piece moves twice before it can move a 3rd time; and so on. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10348]
development: n. The coordinated movement of chess pieces toward board positions that are intended to further tactical or strategic goals. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10349]
draw: n. Typically, an agreement between the players to end the game as a tie.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10350]
endgame: n. The last stage of the game wherein there are relative few pieces remaining on the board. The primary concern of the endgame is to subdue and checkmate the opponent King. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10351]
enemy piece: n. Any piece belonging to a given player's opponent. (Compare friendly piece.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10352]
fairy chess: n. A system of heterodox chess pieces, boards and rule variations created in the second quarter of the 20th Century. The system was initially used to compose chess problems and eventually became the foundation of the heterodox chess movement. [Dawson, Thomas Rayner] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WIK], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10353]
fantasy chess (fairy chess): n. See fairy chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10354]
funny notation: n. See Betza's funny notation Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10355]
in hand: n. See hand. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10356]
initial array: n. See array (broad term). [index] Source(s): [OCC], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10357]
initial position: n. See home square. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10358]
initial setup: n. See array (broad term). [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10359]
mate: n. See checkmate. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10360]
material: n. A collective name for one's game pieces that is used in statements concerning their relative values. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10361]
middlegame: n. That stage of the game that begins after initial development is more or less completed. The primary concern of the middlegame is to pare down opponent pieces and to establish strong board positions. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10362]
opening: n. The first stage of the game commencing from home squares. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10363]
orthodox: adj. Describes items or concepts which apply to well-established chess games (e.g. shatranj, orthochess, xiangqi, etc.). Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10364]
pass: v. To voluntarily forfeit one's turn. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10365]
pin: n. A situation where a line piece immobilizes an opponent's piece due to an exposed check or capture opportunity if the opponent's piece moves.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10366]
points: n. The intersections of lines on a chess board. Some variants, such as xiangqi, require that pieces be played on the line intersections (points) rather than on the actual squares. Other more exotic variants require that pieces be played on both the points an Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10367]
position (individual): n. A piece's relative location on a chess board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10368]
position (of pieces): n. The collective locations of one's chess pieces with respect to how they confer strategic advantages or disadvantages. Example usage: White has a positional advantage in this game. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10369]
sequence: n. In Progressive Chess, the series of moves that each player makes in a turn: White makes 1 move, black makes 2 moves, white makes 3 moves, and so on. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10370]
set: n. All of the pieces required to play a given game. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10371]
setup: n. See array (broad term) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10372]
side: n. Either of the two armies competing in a chess game. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10373]
stalemate: n. A position characterized by a player's king not being threatened, while at the same time, the player is unable to make a legal move. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10374]
standard notation: n. A method of documenting the moves of a game by identifying each square on the board with a letter (according to its file) and a digit (according to its rank).. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10375]
threat: n. A player's potential move which would be to the detriment of the opponent. Typically used in terms of a capture threat, check threat or mate threat.. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10376]
two move rule: n. A rule variation that allows each player to move two pieces per turn in the opening stage of the game, in order to facilitate initial development. A player loses his two-piece privilege upon capturing. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10377]
variation (orthochess): n. Orthochess: any alternative line of play, especially one that could occur at the opening phase of the game. See also: chess variant. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10379]
variation (variant): n. Often used to indicate a rule modification or as part of the term 'chess variation', in the context of a chess variant. See also: chess variant. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10378]
wraparound: n. A rule variation that allows pieces to exit the board on one side (or end) and re-enter the board on the opposite side (or end), in a continuous move, as though the board were rolled into a cylinder. (See cylindrical chess.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10380]
Board Term Section
2-D board: n. An ordinary two-dimensional chess board, as opposed to a 3-D board. (e.g., the orthochess board.) See also: 3-D board Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10001]
3-D board: n. An arrangement of 2-D boards used for playing 3-D chess. Typically, a number of 2-D boards are stacked vertically, with sufficient space between them to set up and manipulate the pieces. Some players, however, prefer the 2-D boards to be laid out on a fla See also: 2-D board Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10002]
3-D diagonal: n. In 3-D chess, two or more cells, joined serially at their further-most corners. (e.g., the path from Aa1 to Ee5 in raumschach.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10003]
adjacent squares: n. Squares that share a common side or a common corner. See also: distant squares Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10004]
board: n. See chess board. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10005]
board square: n. A demarcated location on a chess board. See also: cell Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10006]
capture square: n. For a given piece, a square that may be entered only to make a capture. (e.g.: The Pawn's forward-diagonal squares.) See also: passive square Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10007]
celestial river: n. See river. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10008]
cell: n. For a 2-D board, a single board square or demarcated location. For a 3-D board, 6 board squares assembled into a cube having 6 faces, 8 corners and 12 edges. Cells may be of various shapes: squares, hexagons, points, cubes, etc. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10009]
central river: n. See river. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10010]
chess board: n. A graphic representation of a two-dimensional array of cells that is used as reference points for the relative positions and move options of chess pieces. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10011]
chess-board: n. See chess board. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10012]
citadels: n. Equal and opposite areas of a chess board wherein different rules apply. (e.g.: The 3x3-square citadels of Korean chess or the one-square citadels of Tamerlane chess.) See also: palace Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10013]
column: n. See file. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10014]
column (3-D): n. Within a 3-D board, a complete upright shaft of cells. See also: file. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10015]
coordinal plane: n. Within a 3-D board, any plane which lies parallel to two axes and, necessarily, lies perpendicular to the third. (x & y, x & z or y & z) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10016]
cylinder board: n. A rectangular board that is curved so that two opposite edges meet to form a cylinder.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10017]
diagonally adjacent squares: n. Squares that share a single common corner. See also: orthogonally adjacent squares Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10018]
distant squares: n. Squares that share neither a common side nor a common corner. See also: adjacent squares Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10019]
drop zone: n. For certain shogi games, an area of the board where drops are allowed. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10020]
field: n. Any portion of a chess board that has been delineated for special consideration. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10021]
file: n. A complete vertical column of squares on a chess board. See also: rank Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10022]
hex: n. A six-sided cell of a hexagonal chess board. See also: hexagonal chess (broad term) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10023]
home square: n. The square that a given piece occupies in the initial array. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10024]
hwang ho: (Chinese: yellow river) n. See river. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10025]
intervening square: n. For a given piece, a square that lies on the path between its departure square and arrival square. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10026]
kyai ho: (Chinese: central river) n. See river. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10027]
neighboring squares: n. See adjacent squares. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10028]
palace: n. Xiangqi: 3x3 board zone in which the general and advisors are confined. See also: citadels Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10029]
perimeter: n. A locus of squares lying equidistant from a departure square. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10030]
promotion zone: n. A predesignated portion of a chess board that a starting piece must reach in order to receive a promotion. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10031]
rank: n. A complete horizontal row of squares on a chess board. See also: file Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10032]
river: n. On the xiangqi board, a central horizontal space, devoid of vertical lines, which serves as a promotion rank for pawns and a barrier for elephants. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10033]
row: n. See rank. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10034]
square: n. See cell. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10035]
territory: n. The squares making up the chess board. May also refer to the set of squares occupied by and nearest to a player's initial array.. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10036]
throne: n. The home square of a player's royal piece. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10037]
thronesquare: n. See throne. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10038]
t'ien ho: (Chinese: celestial river) n. See river. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10039]
yellow river: n. See river. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10040]
Piece Section
advancer (Exotic): n. Moves like a Queen, but captures by approach. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10647]
advisor (xiangqi) (Stepper): n. Xiangqi: moves as a fers, but confined to palace. See also: fers. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10648]
alfil (Leaper): (Arabic: the elephant) n. (2,2) leaper; a piece in most of the earliest forms of chess. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10649]
alfilrider (Rider): n. (2,2) rider. See alfil. See also: rider Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10650]
alibaba (Leaper): n. Combined piece: alfil + dabbaba Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10651]
amazon (Combined Piece): n. See knighted queen Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10652]
andernach-grasshopper (Exotic): n. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over changes color. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10653]
angle-going (Rider): n. Shogi: piece that moves as a bishop. See also: shogi. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10654]
antelope (Leaper): n. (3,4) leaper. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10655]
anti-king (Exotic): n. A king that is in check only when NOT under attack. See also: anti-king chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10656]
archbishop (knighted) (Combined Piece): n. See knighted bishop. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10658]
archbishop (reflecting) (Rider): n. Moves as bishop but can make reflection at side of board. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10657]
ashwa (Leaper): (Sanskrit: horse) n. chaturanga: knight See also: knight. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10659]
asp (Exotic): n. Piece that makes grasshopper move then moves like a queen at 45 degrees to the line of hop. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10660]
baidaq (Stepper): (Arabic: foot soldier) n. Shatranj: pawn. See also: shatranj. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10661]
banshee (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: bishop + nightrider. See also: nightrider Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10662]
barc (Leaper): n. Leaps as knight but only 'narrow backwards' or 'wide forwards' Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10663]
bd (Combined Piece): (Acronym: bishop dabbaba) n. Combined piece: bishop + dabbaba Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10664]
Berlin pawn (Stepper): n. See Berolina pawn. [index] Source(s): [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10665]
Berolina pawn (Stepper): n. Pawn variant that captures straight and moves diagonally forward [Hebermann, Edmund: 1926] See also: Berolina chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [WIK], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10666]
Berolina plus (Stepper): n. See Berolina Plus Pawn Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10667]
Berolina plus pawn (Stepper): n. Improved Berolina Pawn that can also capture to the side Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10668]
bishkni (Sniper): n. A bishop/knight sniper. [Maus, Frank G.: 1927] See also: sniper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10669]
bishlion (Hopper): n. Diagonal line-hopper; i.e. lion restricted to diagonal moves. See also: Berolina pawn Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10670]
bishop (Rider): n. Moves arbitrary number of unobstructed squares diagonally. (1,1) rider. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [WIK], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10671]
bishop, reflecting (Rider): n. See reflecting bishop. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10672]
bishop-camel compound (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: bishop + camel Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10673]
bishop-knight compound (Combined Piece): n. See knighted bishop. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10674]
bishopper (Hopper): n. Bishop-hopper. Diagonal hopper; i.e. grasshopper restricted to diagonal moves. Moves along diagonal line to first square after Leaped over piece. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10675]
bishroo (Sniper): n. A bishop/rook sniper. [Maus, Frank G.: 1927] See also: sniper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10676]
bison (Leaper): n. Combined piece: camel + zebra. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10677]
boat (chaturaji) (Leaper): n. See roca. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10678]
bowman (Exotic): n. Moves as knight, and captures a piece that is an additional knight move in same direction away Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10679]
boyscout (Rider): n. Moves in a diagonal zigzag line Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10680]
buffalo (Leaper): n. Combined piece: knight + camel + zebra. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10681]
bug-eyed monster (Exotic): n. Piece able to make any move which is not that of the orthodox pieces. [Crumlish, M.] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10682]
caliph (Combined Piece): n. See bishop-camel compound. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10683]
camel (Leaper): n. (1,3) leaper. An elemental piece. This was a piece in Tamerlane chess. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10684]
cameleopard (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: camelrider + fiveleaper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10685]
camelrider (Rider): n. (1,3) rider. See camel. See also: camel Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10686]
cannon (Hopper): n. See pao Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10687]
canvasser (Combined Piece): n. See rook-camel compound. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10688]
cardinal (Combined Piece): n. See knighted bishop. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10689]
carpenter (Leaper): n. Combined piece: knight + dabbaba Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10690]
castle (piece) (Rider): n. See rook Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10691]
catapult (Hopper): n. See pao. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10692]
centaur (Combined Piece): n. See crowned knight Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10693]
chameleon (Exotic): n. A piece which takes on different moves options after completing each move, in the sequence Queen, Knight, Bishop, Rook, Queen. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10695]
chameleon (ultima) (Exotic): n. A piece which captures another piece in the same way that piece captures. Used in the chess variant ultima. See also: ultima Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10694]
champion (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: wazir + alfil + dabbaba Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10696]
chancellor (Combined Piece): n. See knighted rook Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10697]
chariot (shatranj) (Rider): n. See rook. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10698]
chariot (xiangqi) (Rider): n. Xiangqi: piece that moves as a rook. See also: xiangqi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10699]
checker piece (Exotic): n. See overtaker. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10700]
circe-grasshopper (Exotic): n. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over returns to its starting square Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10701]
clockwork mouse (Stepper): n. Rotating directed wazir. [Jelliss, George: 1980] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10702]
commoner (Stepper): n. A piece which can move to any adjacent square. Can be thought of as a combined piece: (0,1) leaper + (1,1) leaper. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10703]
commuter (Leaper): n. (4,4) leaper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10704]
contragrasshopper (Hopper): n. Moves as queen but must always hop first Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10705]
coordinator (Exotic): n. Captures in 'coordination' with king. Used in the chess variant ultima. See also: ultima Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10706]
counselor (Stepper): n. See advisor (xiangqi). [index] Source(s): [HOC], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10707]
crab (Leaper): n. Leaps as knight but only `narrow forwards' or `wide backwards' Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10708]
crooked bishop (Rider): n. See boyscout. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10709]
crooked queen (Rider): n. Combined piece: rook + crooked bishop Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10710]
crowned bishop (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: bishop + commoner Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10711]
crowned knight (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: knight + commoner Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10712]
crowned rook (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: rook + commoner Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10713]
dabbaba (Leaper): (Arabic: war machine) n. (0,2) leaper. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10714]
dabbabah (Leaper): (Arabic: war machine) n. See dabbaba. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10715]
dabbabarider (Rider): n. (0,2) rider. See dabbaba. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10716]
dragon (dragonchess) (Exotic): n. DragonChess: combines commoner and bishop movements, and capturing from afar (between boards). See also: dragonchess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10718]
dragon (pawn+knight) (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: pawn + knight, mainly as a problem piece, not generally found in variants Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10717]
dragon horse (Combined Piece): n. Shogi: combined piece: bishop + wazir. See also: crowned bishop Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [HOC], [WGR], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10719]
dragon king (Combined Piece): n. Shogi: combined piece: rook + fers. See also: crowned rook Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [HOC], [WGR], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10720]
duchess (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: bishop + dabbabarider. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10721]
duck (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: fers + dabbabarider. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10722]
duke (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: fers + dabbaba. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10723]
dummy (Leaper): n. (0,0) leaper = null leaper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10724]
eagle (Exotic): n. Piece like a grasshopper but lands on the cells to left or right of the hurdle. [Jelliss, George: 1980] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10725]
eccentric knight (Leaper): n. Knight that moves only to or from edge and center four cells of the board. [Jelliss, George: 1979] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10726]
edgehog (Rider): n. Moves as a Queen, but only to or from an edge. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10727]
egret (Exotic): n. Short-range eagle, effectively making fers and dabbaba moves. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10728]
Einstein-grasshopper (Exotic): n. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over changes type. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10729]
elephant (shatranj) (Leaper): n. See alfil. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10730]
elephant (xiangqi) (Stepper): n. Xiangqi: moves extactly two squares diagonally (non-leaping). See also: xiangqi. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10731]
empress (knighted queen) (Combined Piece): n. See amazon. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10732]
empress (knighted rook) (Combined Piece): n. See knighted rook Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10733]
equigrasshopper (Hopper): n. An equihopper restricted to queen lines. See also: equihopper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10734]
equihopper (Hopper): n. Leaps across a piece in any direction with the same distance before and after the hurdle Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10735]
fad (Combined Piece): (Acronym: fers alfil dabbaba) n. Combined piece: fers + alfil + dabbaba. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10736]
faras (Leaper): (Arabic: horse) n. Shatranj: piece that moves as a knight. See also: shatranj. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10737]
ferfil (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: fers + alfil. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10738]
fers (Stepper): (Arabic: counsellor) n. Shatranj: (1,1) leaper (i.e. moves to a diagonally adjacent square). See also: shatranj Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10739]
ferz (Stepper): (Arabic: counsellor) n. See fers. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10740]
fibnif (Combined Piece): n. Moves one diagonally or makes a forwards or backwards knight Leap Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10741]
fil (Leaper): (Arabic: elephant) n. See alfil. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10742]
firz (Stepper): (Arabic: counsellor) n. See fers. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10743]
firzān (Stepper): (Arabic: counsellor) n. See fers. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10744]
fiveleaper (Leaper): n. Leaper making moves of length 5 units = (0,5) + (3,4) leaper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10745]
flamingo (Leaper): n. (1,6) leaper Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10746]
fly (Hopper): n. Reflecting grasshopper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10747]
flying chariot (Rider): n. Shogi: piece that moves as a rook. See also: shogi. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10748]
foot-soldier (shogi) (Stepper): n. See pawn (shogi). [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10749]
foot-soldier (xiangqi) (Stepper): n. See pawn (xiangqi). [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10750]
fourleaper (Leaper): n. (0,4) leaper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10751]
fox (Bent Rider): n. Doubly-bent rider, inspired by the gryphon and aanca Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10752]
fragrant chariot (Rider): n. See lance. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10753]
friend (Exotic): n. Moves as any friendly piece that guards it Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10754]
frog (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: fers + threeleaper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10755]
fusilier (Stepper): n. Pawn-like piece that moves like wazir, captures like fers. [Marinelli, Filippo: 1770] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10756]
gajah (Leaper): (Sanskrit: elephant) n. See hasty. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10757]
general (Royal): n. Xiangqi: royal piece which moves one in any orthogonal direction, but must stay in palace. See also: xiangqi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [HOC], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10758]
giraffe (Leaper): n. (1,4) leaper. An elemental piece. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10759]
gnu (Leaper): n. Combined piece: knight + camel. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10760]
gold general (Stepper): n. Shogi piece that moves to any adjacent square but not diagonally backwards Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [HOC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10761]
gorgon (Exotic): n. Paralysing queen, but having no effect on King when in King's field. [Parton, Vernon Rylands] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10762]
grasshopper (Hopper): n. Moves queenwise over one piece to the first cell beyond, capturing any enemy piece on that cell. [Dawson, Thomas Rayner: 1913] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10763]
grasshopper-locust (Exotic): n. Moves like a grasshopper but only to vacant cells, if its hurdle is an adverse man, the hurdle is captured. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10764]
griffon (Bent Rider): n. Historic piece that steps one space diagonally then slides like a rook Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10765]
gryphon (Exotic): n. Lion modified to make a right-angled turn above the hurdle; like eagle but not resticted as to length of move beyond hurdle. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10766]
guard (xiangqi) (Stepper): n. See advisor (xiangqi). [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10767]
hasty (Leaper): (Sanskrit: elephant) n. chaturanga: piece that moves as an alfil. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10768]
hippogriff (Exotic): n. Limited version of the griffon that must slide at least three squares Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10769]
honorable horse (Leaper): n. Shogi: moves as a knight, but two ranks forward only. See also: shogi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [HOC], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10770]
horse (Leaper): n. See knight. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10771]
imitator (Exotic): n. Piece, neither white nor black, that imitates length and direction of every move, and prevents any move that it cannot imitate, due to lack of room, or due to blockage (if move is a ride) or due to lack of a hurdle (if move is a hop). Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10772]
immobilizer (Exotic): n. Pieces standing near an immobilizer may not move. Used in the chess variant ultima. See also: ultima Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10773]
jabber (Exotic): n. Jibber able to capture on the cell before the hurdle. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10774]
jeweled general (Royal): n. Shogi king. Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [HOC], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10775]
jeweled king (Royal): n. See jeweled general. [index] Source(s): [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-12014]
jiang (Royal): (Chinese: general) n. See general. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10776]
jibber (Exotic): n. Piece moving like a grasshopper but to the cell in front of the hurdle, no null moves. [Locock, C. D.: 1937] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10777]
joker (Exotic): n. Moves like last piece moved by the opponent Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10778]
kangaroo (Leaper): n. Combined piece: knight + alfil Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10779]
kangaroo (hopper) (Hopper): n. Hops along queen lines over two men to the next cell beyond. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10780]
king (orthochess) (Royal): n. Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10781]
king (shogi) (Royal): n. See jeweled general. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10783]
king (xiangqi) (Royal): n. See general Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10782]
king battler (Rider): n. Royal piece that usually moves as a queen. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10784]
knibis (Sniper): n. A knight/bishop sniper. [Maus, Frank G.: 1927] See also: sniper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10785]
knight (Leaper): n. (1,2) leaper. An elemental piece. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10786]
knight (shogi) (Leaper): n. See honorable horse. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10787]
knight (xiangqi) (Stepper): n. See mao. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10788]
knighted bishop (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: bishop + knight. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10789]
knighted queen (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: queen + knight. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10790]
knighted rook (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: rook + knight. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10791]
knight-hopper (Hopper): n. Piece making a (2,4) leap provided the intermediate cell, at a (1,2) leap, is occupied; it is the most mobile of the leaper-hoppers. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10792]
kniroo (Sniper): n. A knight/rook sniper. [Maus, Frank G.: 1927] See also: sniper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10793]
lance (Rider): n. Shogi: A piece that moves one or more squares straight forward. See also: shogi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10794]
leo (Hopper): n. Moves on queen lines, but must hop once when capturing Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10795]
lion (chu shogi) (Exotic): n. Powerful piece from chu shogi (a shogi variant) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10797]
lion (hopper) (Hopper): n. Moves on queen-lines but must hop exactly one piece Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10796]
lion (Murray) (Exotic): n. See Murray lion. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10798]
locust (narrow term) (Exotic): n. Leaps over opposing pieces on queen lines to capture Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10799]
long leaper (Exotic): n. See ultima Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10800]
longleaper (Exotic): n. See long leaper. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10801]
long-leaper (Exotic): n. See long leaper. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10802]
lynx (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: rook + knight + zebra. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10803]
ma (Stepper): (Chinese: horse) n. See mao Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10804]
maharaja (Combined Piece): n. See maharajah. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10805]
maharajah (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: queen + knight, royal = royal amazon. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10806]
man (piece) (Stepper): n. See commoner. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10807]
mandarin (Stepper): n. See advisor (xiangqi). [index] Source(s): [WIK], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10808]
mann (Stepper): (German: person) n. See commoner. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10809]
mantri (Stepper): (Sanskrit: minister) n. chaturanga: piece that moves as a fers. [index] Source(s): [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10810]
mao (Stepper): (Chinese: horse) n. Xiangqi: Non-leaping knight restricted to making its move in two steps, the first orthogonal (0,1) the second diagonal (1,1). Knight in Xiangqi. See also: xiangqi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10811]
mao-hopper (Hopper): n. Mao that can move only if the intermediate cell is occupied instead of vacant. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10812]
marshall (Combined Piece): n. See knighted rook. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10813]
mermaid (Exotic): n. A sea piece that moves like a queen. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10814]
minister (Stepper): n. See elephant (xiangqi). [index] Source(s): [CVP], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10815]
moa (Stepper): n. Non-leaping knight restricted to making its move in two steps, the first diagonal, the second orthogonal. See mao. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10816]
moa-hopper (Hopper): n. Moa that can move only if the intermediate cell is occupied instead of vacant. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10817]
moo (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: mao + moa. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10818]
moo-hopper (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: mao-hopper + moa-hopper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10819]
Murray lion (Exotic): n. Leaps two orthogonally or diagonally or captures on neighboring square Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10820]
mushroom (Leaper): n. leaping piece whose destination squares form a mushroom pattern Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10821]
nauka (Leaper): (Sanskrit: boat) n. See roca. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10822]
nightrider (Rider): n. Rider along straight lines of knight moves; (1,2) rider Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10823]
non-stop equihopper (Hopper): n. Leaps across a piece in any direction with the same distance before and after the hurdle See also: equihopper Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10824]
null piece (Exotic): n. Piece that, combined with any other piece leaves it unaltered = Dummy = (0,0) leaper. Not the same as zero. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10825]
opting pawn (Stepper): n. One able to make the two-step move from any cell not just from its home rank; subject to en-passant capture by any opposing pawn that controls the cell passed through. [Jelliss, George] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10826]
orphan (Exotic): n. Moves like a piece that attacks it Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10827]
padati (Stepper): (Sanskrit: foot soldier) n. chaturanga: pawn. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10828]
paladin (Combined Piece): n. See knighted bishop. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10829]
pao (Hopper): (Chinese: cannon) n. Moves like rook, but must hop over a single piece when capturing. The Cannon in Xiangqi. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10830]
pawn (orthochess) (Stepper): n. Orthochess: moves straight forward, captures diagonally forwards, and can promote Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [WIK], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10831]
pawn (shogi) (Stepper): n. Shogi: moves and captures one square straight forward. Promotes to gold general. See also: shogi. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10832]
pawn (xiangqi) (Stepper): n. Xiangqi: moves and captures one square straight forward See also: xiangqi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10833]
pincer (Exotic): n. See pincer pawn. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10834]
pincer pawn (Exotic): n. Moves as rook, and captures via custodian capture. Used in the chess variant ultima. See also: ultima Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10835]
princess (Combined Piece): n. See knighted bishop Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10836]
pushme-pullyu (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: advancer + withdrawer. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10837]
queen (Rider): n. A line piece that moves across unobstructed orthogonal or diagonal line. Combined piece: rook + bishop. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [WIK], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10838]
queen of the night (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: queen + nightrider. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10839]
rabbit (Bent Rider): n. A doubly-bent rider, inspired by the gryphon and aanca Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10840]
raja (Royal): (Sanskrit: king) n. chaturanga: king. [index] Source(s): [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10841]
ratha (Rider): (Sanskrit: chariot) n. chaturanga: piece that moves as a rook. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10842]
raven (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: rook + nightrider Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10843]
reflecting bishop (Rider): n. Moves as a Bishop, but can also reflect off of multiple sides of the board Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10844]
rhino (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: mao + wazir Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10845]
roca (Leaper): (Sanskrit: boat) n. Chaturaji: piece that moves as an alfil. See also: chaturaji. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10846]
roobis (Sniper): n. A rook/bishop sniper. [Maus, Frank G.: 1927] See also: sniper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10847]
rook (Rider): n. Moves across unobstructed orthogonal line. A (0,1) rider. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [WIK], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10848]
rook-camel compound (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: rook + camel. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10849]
rookhopper (Hopper): n. Grasshopper restricted to ranks and files. [Dawson, Thomas Rayner: 1931] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10850]
rooklion (Hopper): n. Lion restricted to ranks and files = Rion. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10851]
rookni (Sniper): n. A rook/knight sniper. [Maus, Frank G.: 1927] See also: sniper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10852]
root-fifty leaper (Leaper): n. makes a (5,5)-Leap or an (7,1)-Leap Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10853]
rose (Rider): n. Can make consecutive knight moves in a circular path. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10854]
rukh (shatranj) (Rider): (Persian: chariot) n. See rook. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10855]
scorpion (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: grasshopper + commoner. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10856]
sea-lion (Exotic): n. Moves like lion but when moving over enemy piece captures it, locust style. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10857]
sergeant (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: pawn + berolina pawn Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10858]
shah (Royal): (Persian: king) n. Shatranj: the royal piece. See also: shatranj. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10859]
shi (Stepper): (Chinese: scholar) n. See advisor (xiangqi). [index] Source(s): [WIK], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10860]
ship (chaturaji) (Leaper): n. See roca. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10861]
silver general (Stepper): n. Shogi piece that moves one square diagonally, or forward Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [HOC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10862]
sissa (Exotic): n. A piece which moves a number of squares as rook and then an equal number of squares as bishop Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10863]
soldier (Stepper): n. See pawn (xiangqi). [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10864]
soucie (Exotic): n. Moves on queen-lines exactly as many squares as there are pieces on that line Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10865]
spearman (Rider): n. See lance. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10866]
squirrel (Leaper): n. Combined piece: dabbaba + alfil + knight Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10867]
talia (Bent Rider): n. A piece used in some forms of great chess that moves like a bishop after making a (2,2) leap.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10868]
terror (Combined Piece): n. See amazon. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10869]
threeleaper (Leaper): n. (0,3) leaper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10870]
threerider (Rider): n. (0,3) rider. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10871]
tiger (Hopper): n. Moves like lion in any direction, not just along queen lines. [Jelliss, George: 1990] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10872]
tripper (Leaper): n. (3,3) leaper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10873]
tsiang (Royal): (Chinese: general) n. See general. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10874]
vao (Hopper): n. Leo restricted to bishop lines (i.e. moves like bishop but must hop when capturing). Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10875]
waffle (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: wazir + alfil Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10876]
wazir (Stepper): (Arabic: vizier) n. Moves to an orthogonally adjacent square. Can be considered a (0,1) leaper. An elemental piece. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10877]
wazir-rider (Rider): n. See rook Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10878]
wildebeest (Leaper): n. See gnu. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10879]
windmill (Exotic): n. Moves around any adjacent piece. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10880]
withdrawer (Exotic): n. Captures by moving directly away from an enemy piece. The piece being moved away from is captured. Used in the chess variant ultima. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10881]
wizard (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: fers + camel Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10882]
wolf (Bent Rider): n. A doubly-bent rider, inspired by the gryphon and aanca Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10883]
xiang (Stepper): (Chinese: elephant or minister) n. See elephant (xiangqi). [index] Source(s): [WIK], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10884]
zebra (Leaper): n. (2,3) leaper. An elemental piece. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10885]
zebrarider (Rider): n. (2,3) rider. See zebra. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10886]
zero (Exotic): n. Piece able to jump up and down on the spot. This is not the same as a null leaper, since it is able to move. [Dickins, Anthony M.: 1969] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10887]
zurafa (Bent Rider): (Turkish: giraffe) n. Piece in Tamerlane chess making a (1,4) (giraffe) leap followed by a rook-move. See also: Tamerlane chess Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10888]
Piece Movement Section
air squares: n. Those squares (either vacant or occupied) that a leaper passes over en rout to an arrival square. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10889]
arrival square: n. The square whereon a piece ends its move. (Compare departure square.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10890]
attack (noun): n. under..... The state of lying within the capture zone of an enemy piece. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10892]
attack (verb): v. To move a piece to a position from where it can capture an enemy piece within a single move. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10891]
backward: n. See rearward. [index] Source(s): [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10893]
backwards: n. See rearward. [index] Source(s): [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10894]
board move: n. Any move that does not introduce a new piece to the board. (Compare drop.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10895]
cannon move: n. Any move option that requires a hurdle to be hopped over in order to move or capture. Any move similar to that of the cannon of xiangqi. See also: hopper. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10896]
capture: v. To legally take possession of a piece (usually an enemy piece) by removing it from the board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10897]
capture in passing (noun): n. The act of capturing an enemy piece prior to completing a move. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10898]
capture in passing (verb): v. To capture an enemy piece prior to completing a move. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10899]
capture leap: n. A leap to a square that is necessarily occupied by an enemy piece, which is captured. (Compare passive leap.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10900]
capture move: n. A move to a square that is necessarily occupied by an enemy piece, which is captured. (Compare passive move.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10901]
capture zone: n. For a given piece, those squares to which it can legally capture. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10902]
castle (move): v. To make a move known as castling. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10903]
castling: n. A combined move of the king and one of the rooks whereby the king is moved two squares along the first rank towards the rook which is then place on the square crossed by the king. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10904]
colorbound: adj. Describes a piece that can see only a single board-square color. (e.g.: fers, dabbaba, alfil, camel, bishop.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10905]
control: v. To hold a board square within the capture zone of a friendly piece (or pieces) in a manner that makes it disadvantageous for an enemy piece to enter that square. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10906]
conversion: n. The transformation of an opposing piece into a friendly piece of the same type.. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10907]
custodial capture: n. See custodian capture. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10908]
custodian capture: n. A type of capture that is made by flanking an enemy piece with two friendly pieces which complete a straight line of three adjacent squares. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OHBG], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10909]
defend: v. To hold a friendly piece within the capture zone of second friendly piece (or pieces) in a manner that makes its disadvantageous for your opponent to capture it. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10910]
demotion: n. The transformation of a piece to a different piece of lesser value.. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10911]
departure square: n. The square from which a piece begins its move. (Compare arrival square.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10912]
diagonal direction: n. Figuratively, the northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest directions considered collectively. (Compare orthogonal direction.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10913]
diagonally: adj. Describes movement in a diagonal direction (i.e. at a 45, 135, 225 or 315 degree angle). For hexagonal boards, describes movements through the corners of the hexagons. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10914]
displacement capture: n. A means of capture whereby the capturing piece moves to an enemy-occupied square and removes the enemy piece from the board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10915]
double step: n. Orthochess: the initial two-square move of a pawn. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10916]
drop (noun): n. A captive or reserve piece that may be placed on the board to subsequently be used as one's own. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10917]
drop (verb): v. To place a captive or reserve piece on the board to subsequently be used as one's own. (Compare board move.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10918]
drop piece: n. See reserve piece. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10919]
en passant: (French: in passing) n. See en passant capture. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10920]
en passant capture: n. An orthochess rule than can be adapted to chess variants as follows: A Pawn making an initial multi-square advance may be captured by an enemy Pawn, if the advancing Pawn passes through a square that is guarded by the enemy Pawn. To capture, the enemy Paw Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10921]
en prise: (French: engaged) n. The condition of a piece being under attack in such a way that its loss would be disadvantageous. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10922]
exchange: n. Consecutive captures whereby each player wins material. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10923]
fork: n. A direct and simultaneous attack on two or more men by one man.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10924]
forward: n. Figuratively, the north, northeast and northwest directions considered collectively. (Compare rearward.). [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10925]
forward diagonals: n. Figuratively, the northeast and northwest directions considered collectively. (Compare rearward diagonals.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10926]
forwards: n. See forward. [index] Source(s): [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10927]
free castling: n. A rule variation that allows more leeway in castling: (1) the King moves outward to any square up to and including the Rook's home square; (2) the Rook moves inward to any square up to and including the King's home square. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10928]
guard (verb): v. See defend. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10929]
hand: n. One's cache of reserve pieces. Such pieces are said to be "in hand." Typically pieces that are in hand are those waiting to be re-entered (dropped) back onto the board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10930]
homogeneous: adj. As in homogeneous move. A move that is independent of position on the board: the same set of move-options being available to it wherever it is on the board. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10931]
hop: v. To fly over a hurdle as a hopper. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10932]
horizontal direction: n. Figuratively, the east and west directions considered collectively. (Compare vertical direction.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10933]
intervening piece: n. A piece residing on an intervening square. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10934]
isotropic: adj. As in isotropic move. A move that is non-directional, able to make a given move in any of its possible directions. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10935]
jump: v. See leap (verb). [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10936]
king's leap: n. A rule variation that allows a King to make a once-per-game leap, the nature of which is prescribed by the rules of the game. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10937]
landing square: n. See arrival square. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10938]
leap (noun): n. The act of moving directly to a distant square. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10939]
leap (verb): v. To move directly to a distant square. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10940]
leap option: n. A move option that may be performed by leaping. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10941]
leap passively: v. To leap without capturing. (Compare leap to capture.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10942]
leap square: n. For a given piece, a square that may be accessed by leaping. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10943]
leap to capture: v. To leap to a square that is necessarily occupied by an enemy piece, which is captured. (Compare leap passively.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10944]
line move: n. The move of a line piece. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10945]
move: v. A piece exercising one of its move options.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10946]
move obliquely: v. To move to an oblique square. (Compare move radially.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10947]
move option: n. Any of the unique mobility or capture privileges that a given piece enjoys. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10948]
move passively: v. To move without capturing. (Compare move to capture.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10949]
move radially: v. To move in either the diagonal direction or the horizontal direction. (Compare move obliquely.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10950]
move to capture: v. To move to a square that is necessarily occupied by an enemy piece, which is captured. (Compare move passively.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10951]
move zone: n. For a given piece, those squares to which it can legally move. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10952]
non-capture square: n. See passive square. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10953]
non-capturing move: n. See passive move. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10954]
oblique move: n. A move to a square that cannot be reached via a radial move. (e.g.: The moves of the Knight, Camel, Zebra and Giraffe.) (Compare radial move.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10955]
oblique square: n. For a given piece, a square that cannot be reached by via a radial move. (e.g.: a1-c2, a1-b4, a1-c4, a1-b5.) (Compare radial square.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10956]
option: n. See move option. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10957]
orthogonal direction: n. Figuratively, the north, south, east and west directions considered collectively. (Compare diagonal direction.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10958]
orthogonally: adj. Describes movement in an orthogonal direction (i.e. at a 0, 90, 180 or 270 degree angle). For hexagonal boards, describes movements through the sides of the hexagons. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10959]
orthogonally adjacent squares: n. Squares that share a common side. (Compare diagonally adjacent squares.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10960]
overtake: v. To capture a piece by leaping over it in the manner of a checker or draughtsman. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10961]
passive leap: n. A leap that may not be performed concurrently with a capture. (Compare capture leap.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10962]
passive move: n. A move that may not be performed concurrently with a capture. (Compare capture move.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10963]
passive square: n. For a given piece, a square that may not be entered concurrently with a capture. (e.g.: The Pawn's straight-forward square.) (Compare capture square.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10964]
pass-through square: n. For certain line pieces, a square that must be passed through in order to proceed to subsequent squares. A piece may neither stop nor capture on a pass-through square. (e.g.: The first diagonal square of the xiangqi Elephant's move.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10965]
power: n. See move option. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10966]
promotable: n. A starting piece that has an option to promote upon reaching a certain rank . Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10967]
promote: v. To upgrade a piece's move options upon its reaching a certain rank. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10968]
promotion: n. See promote. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10969]
properties: n. See move option. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10970]
radial move: n. A move in either the orthogonal direction or the diagonal direction. (e.g.: The move of the Bishop, Rook or Queen.) (Compare oblique move.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10971]
radial square: n. For a given piece, a square that can be reached by moving either orthogonally or diagonally. (e.g.: a1-a2, a1-a3, etc.; a1-b2, a1-c3, etc.; a1-b1, a1-c1, etc.) (Compare oblique square.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10972]
range capture: n. See shot. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10973]
rearward: n. Figuratively, the south, southeast and southwest directions considered collectively. (Compare forward.). [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10974]
rearward diagonals: n. Figuratively, the southeast and southwest directions considered collectively. (Compare forward diagonals.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10975]
replacement capture: n. See displacement capture. [index] Source(s): [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10976]
reserve: n. See hand. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10977]
see: v. To be able to reach. (e.g. usage: A Bishop can see half of the board, whereas a dabbaba can see only one-quarter.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10978]
shoot: v. To capture without leaving the departure square. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10979]
shot: n. A capture that is made without leaving the departure square. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10980]
standard move: n. A move to a standard square. (Compare passive move, capture move.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10981]
standard square: n. With respect to a given piece, a square that may be entered either (1) when it is vacant, or (2) when it is occupied by an enemy piece, which is captured. (Compare passive square, capture square, target square.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10982]
starting square (departure): n. See departure square Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10983]
starting square (home): n. See home square Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10984]
step (noun): n. Orthochess: the forward, single-square move of a pawn. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10985]
step (verb): v. To move from the departure square to an adjacent square. A step is similar to a leap, but never involves leaping over another piece, since the target square is adjacent. On a board composed of squares, an orthogonal stepping piece is equivalent to a (0,1) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10986]
straight-forward: n. Figuratively, the due-north direction. (Compare straight-rearward.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10987]
straight-rearward: n. Figuratively, the due-south direction. (Compare straight-forward.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10988]
take: v. See capture. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10989]
target square: n. A square within the capture zone of a range piece. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10990]
teleport: v. A term used to indicate an instantaneous change in the position of a piece from its existing location to some other location (often any unoccupied square). See also: transport Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10991]
trade: v. See exchange. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10992]
transport: v. To move a piece to a position outside its normal move zone by utilizing a special rule. See also: teleport. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10993]
triplestep: n. A three-square forward initial pawn move used in some large orthochess variants.. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10994]
vertical direction: n. Figuratively, the north and south directions considered collectively. (Compare horizontal direction.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10995]
Piece Term Section
anchor ring piece: n. See toral piece Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10996]
antipodean piece: n. A piece which when captured reappears at the antipode of the capture cell, that is a (4,4) leap away, provided that cell is vacant on arrival. [Jelliss, George: 1976] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10997]
arrow piece: n. Any piece that when checking also guards the two cells in the king's field to left and right of the check line; thus arrow rook, arrow bishop, arrow queen, arrow knight, arrow pawn, etc. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10998]
augmented piece: n. A familiar piece that has been given an additional move option. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10999]
auto-hopper: n. Any hopper restricted to hops over pieces of the same color. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11000]
bent rider: n. A rider type piece that moves one step in one direction and then continues in a different direction. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11001]
bifurcating piece: n. A piece that has a path that forks, so that it has a choice of two routes (eg. asp). Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11002]
chess piece (broad term): n. A theoretical entity employed in a chess game as a nexus point for various assigned powers of transfer and nullification. Each unique piece is characterized by a unique name being associated with unique move options. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11003]
chess piece (narrow term): n. Orthochess: A counter or marker used to represent a chessman (i.e. a king, queen, rook, bishop, or knight). May also be used in reference to a pawn. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11004]
chessman: n. See chess piece (broad term). [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-11005]
chessmen: n. See chess piece (broad term). [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-11006]
Chinese family: n. Strictly pieces used in Chinese chess (mao, pao) but also extended to include similar pieces (leo, vao, moa).. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-11007]
Chinese pieces: n. See chinese family Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11008]
circean piece: n. Piece which when captured is replaced on its home square if vacant; but if the home square is occupied the capture is normal. [Monreal, Pierre; Boyer, Joseph: 1968] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11009]
color: n. The hue of a chess piece. Used to refer to a particular side (eg. black or white) in a chess game.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-11010]
combination piece: n. See combined piece Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11011]
combined piece: n. A piece that combines the move options of two or more different pieces. Usually written A + B. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-11012]
compound piece: n. See combined piece. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11013]
contra-hopper: n. Hopper starting hop from cell next to hurdle and landing any distance beyond it; e.g. contra-grasshopper. [Crumlish, M.] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11014]
counter: n. A object used to represent a chess piece on a chess board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11015]
crowned: adj. See crowned piece. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11016]
crowned piece: n. Any piece combined with a non-royal king (i.e. combined with a commoner). Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11017]
cylinder piece: n. Piece that moves as if the board is cylindrical (though other pieces need not). Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11018]
darter: n. Blockable leaper, e.g. alfil-darter cannot move over an occupied cell. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11019]
directed piece: n. A piece that can move in certain directions but not in the reverse of those directions; e.g. clockwork mouse, pawn Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11020]
double piece: n. Make two moves of their specified kind in one go, capturing only on the second move, switchbacks normally allowed. Double knight has been used quite a lot, but under varying rules. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11021]
double-pattern leaper: n. One capable of leaps with two different coordinates. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11022]
doubly-bent rider: n. A bent rider which changes direction twice. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11023]
elemental piece: n. A chess piece having of a single move option that is kaleidoscopically reflected over eight equal facets. Examples of elemental pieces are the wazir, the fers, the dabbaba, the alfil, the knight, the camel, the zebra and the giraffe. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11024]
fairy chess piece: n. See unorthodox piece. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-11025]
fairy piece: n. See unorthodox piece Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11026]
figurines: n. Pictorial representations of chessmen used for illustration.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-11027]
finite mover: n. A piece that cannot move beyond a fixed distance from its departure square, regardless of board size, board position or the availability of vacant squares. (e.g.: The Knight, the King, the Pawn.) (Compare infinite mover.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11028]
fixed: adj. As in fixed move. A move that is independent of time. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11029]
fixed-distance leaper: n. See root-n-leaper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11030]
flighty piece: n. Piece that changes color every time it moves to a different colored cell. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11031]
flip piece: n. A heraldic piece displaying different identity symbols on each side. The piece may be flipped over at the close of a move (or as a move in itself), and assume its alternate identity. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11032]
fore-hopper: n. Hopper starting hop from a cell any distance from the hurdle and landing on a cell next to the hurdle; this is the ‘default’ rule for hoppers, e.g. grasshopper, moose, eagle, sparrow, hamster are all fore-hoppers. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11033]
friendly piece: n. Any piece belonging to the player in question. (Compare enemy piece.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11034]
generals: n. Pieces that have the moves of the chess king, but not necessarily in all the eight directions (and without its royal properties). Many pieces of this type occur in shogi (The Generals' Game) and its variants. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11035]
heraldic piece: n. A flat shield-like chess piece that displays a move diagram or an identifying symbol on its face. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11036]
hopper: n. A type of piece that must leap over a hurdle in order to move/capture. See also: hurdle Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-11037]
hunter: n. An X/Y-hunter moves forward like piece X and backward like piece Y. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11038]
hurdle: n. A single intervening piece that a hopper must leap over in order to move/capture. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11039]
hybrid: n. A piece capable of two different types of move, say rides and leaps, or leaps and hops. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11040]
infinite mover: n. A piece that has no natural limit to the distance that it can move from its departure square. This limit is determined solely by (1) board size, (2) board position and (3) the availability of vacant squares. On an 'infinite board', with no intervening pie Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11041]
irregular piece: n. A piece that is not regular. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11042]
jumper: n. See leaper. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11043]
kamikaze piece: n. Disappears when making a capture, along with its captive. [Monreal, Pierre: 1965] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11044]
knighted piece: n. Combined piece: a piece + knight. Names given to the pieces vary widely depending on the particular game. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11045]
lame piece: n. A piece whose move is impeded by one or more pass-through squares. (e.g.: The xiangqi Elephant.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11046]
leaper: n. A piece that moves directly to a distant square, thereby avoiding intervening pieces. Commonly denoted as (X,Y) leaper, where X is the number of squares leaped in an orthogonal direction, followed by a 90 degree direction change and Y squares leaped to th Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-11047]
leaper-hopper: n. If X is a leaper then an X-hopper starts an X-leap in front of the hurdle and lands an X-leap beyond; on the 8 by 8 board 9 single-pattern hoppers of this type are possible, ranging from the (0,1)- to the (3,3)-hopper, but they are all very weak: even whe Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11048]
line piece: n. A piece that moves successively through adjacent squares without leaping. (e.g.: Queen, Rook, Bishop.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11049]
line-hopper: n. Hopper that moves along given lines to any distance provided one of the cells passed over is occupied. Rook-line-hopper = rion. Bishop-line-hopper = bion. These combine to form a queen-line-hopper = lion. A knight-line-hopper is indistinguishable on the 8 Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11050]
line-piece: n. See line piece. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-11051]
locust (broad term): n. Any piece that captures by hopping over its victim. Draughtsmen and draughtskings are thus locusts. The original "locust" was a saurian grasshopper-locust, i.e. it had no travel move but moved only to capture by a grasshop over the victim. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-11052]
major piece: n. One able, with help of king, to force checkmate of a lone king. Thus queen and rook in orthodox chess. See minor piece. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11053]
man (broad term): n. See chess piece (broad term). [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-11054]
marker: n. An object used to represent a chess piece on a chess board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11055]
men: n. See chess piece (broad term). [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-11056]
minor piece: n. In orthochess, a bishop or knight. Generally speaking, a piece which (with its king) cannot force the mate of a lone king. See major piece. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11057]
mobility: n. The average number of cells that can be reached by a piece under favourable circumstances. The mobility of a composite piece is the sum of the mobilities of its components provided their powers do not overlap. Some mobilities on the 8 by 8 board are liste Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11058]
neutral piece: n. A piece that can be moved by either player. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11059]
night pieces: n. Pieces combined with nightrider. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11060]
non-stop piece: n. Any type of piece whose moves cannot be blocked by intervening pieces; e.g. Non-stop equihopper, X-ray pieces. ~Darter. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11061]
oppo-hopper: n. Hopper only over pieces of opposite color èAuto-hopper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11062]
orthodox piece: n. See chess piece (narrow term). [index] Source(s): [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-11063]
overtaker: n. A piece that captures by leaping over an enemy piece in the manner of a checker or draughtsman. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11064]
passed pawn: n. Orthochess: a passed pawn is one in which no opposing pawns stand in its file or adjacent files.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-11065]
passive piece: n. A piece that cannot capture. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11066]
piece (broad term): n. See chess piece (broad term) Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11067]
piece (narrow term): n. See chess piece (narrow term) Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11068]
pocket piece: n. Describes a single once-per-game drop piece that is allowed in certain games. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11069]
promoted piece: n. A more powerful piece that is created by promoting a starting piece. (Compare starting piece.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11070]
range piece: n. A piece that captures by shooting rather than by displacement, overtaking or some other means. (e.g.: The pieces of rifle chess.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11071]
regular piece: n. Piece whose move powers are fixed, homogeneous and isotropic. The only irregular pieces in orthodox chess (ignoring castling) are the pawns. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11072]
relative value: n. The exchange value of a given piece with respect to other pieces. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11073]
reserve piece: n. An off-board piece that may be dropped onto the board to subsequently be used as one's own. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11074]
rider: n. Any piece able to move in one turn of play through a sequence of cells that form a path, the cells passed through being clear. The rider can stop at any cell in its path, but a capture, if any, can occur only on the last cell of the ride; the moves of rid Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-11075]
root-n-leaper: n. Piece making any moves of length equal to the square root of N units. The unit being the distance between two adjacent cells, i.e. the length of a wazir move. The length of an (r,s) move is root(r^2 + s^2) by the theorem of Pythagoras. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11076]
rotating piece: n. A heraldic piece that may rotate at the close of a move (or as a move in itself) in order to realign its move zone and capture zone by an angle of 45 degrees. (e.g.: A Bishop rotated 45 degrees moves as a Rook.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11077]
royal piece: n. A piece that must be captured or checkmated in order to win the game. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-11078]
royalty: n. See royal piece Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11079]
saurian: n. Any piece that moves only to capture, i.e. it has no noncapturing travel move. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11080]
screen: n. See hurdle. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-11081]
sea piece: n. Any type of piece that travels like a rider but captures like a locust (by hopping over the victim to the first square beyond). Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11082]
ski piece: n. Any line rider modified by omitting the first cell in its ride, i.e. it begins with a little ski-jump. [Jelliss, George: 1973] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11083]
skip-piece: n. Any line rider modified by omitting the first and every other odd cell in its path. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11084]
slider: n. See line piece. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11085]
slip-piece: n. Any line rider modified by omitting the second and every other even cell in its path. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11086]
sniper: n. An X/Y-sniper moves like piece X and captures like piece Y. [Dickins, Anthony M.] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11087]
space pieces: n. Any piece capable of movement on a 3-D board, and whose moves (other than pawns) are the same in all planes. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11088]
species: n. A class of all pieces having the same move options. (e.g. usage: White Knights and black Knights are of the same species.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-11089]
standard piece: n. A piece having only standard move options. (e.g.: Knight, Bishop, Rook, Queen, King.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11090]
starting piece: n. A piece that is a part of the initial array. (Compare promoted piece, reserve piece.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11091]
stepper: n. A piece which steps (e.g. a wazir). A piece steps when it moves from its current cell to an adjacent cell. A stepper usually is able to step just once for its move, although some steppers may make multiple steps in one move (e.g. mao).. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11092]
teleporter: n. A piece which has a move option to teleport. May also refer to a piece or square which enables another (adjacent or occupying) piece to teleport. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11093]
toral piece: n. Moves as if the board is a torus, in which left and right edges are joined and also top and bottom edges = combined vertical and horizontal cylinder. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11094]
unit: n. Another word for a chess piece. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-11095]
universal leaper: n. Able to move from any cell to any other. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11096]
universal piece: n. One able to act in any direction, i.e. along any straight line of cell-centres radiating from its cell. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11097]
universal rider: n. Able to move from any cell to any other, passing through any intermediate cells, and thus blockable if those cells are occupied. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11098]
unorthodox piece: n. A piece analogous to a chess piece. Such pieces are used in chess variants and fairy chess problems. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-11099]
value: n. See relative value. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11100]
variant piece: n. Any piece derived from another by a slight modification of rules. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11101]
vaulting kings: n. When in check have extra powers. A wide variety of different extra powers have been experimented with. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11102]
x-y leaper: n. See leaper. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-11103]
Person Section
A. J. Stone: n. See Stone, A. J.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12340]
Abbott, Robert: n. Inventor of ultima. Author of book: Abbott's new card games. See also: ultima Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10414]
Adam Chalcraft: n. See Chalcraft, Adam. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10415]
Adam Sobey: n. See Sobey, Adam. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10416]
Addison, Stephen: n. Author of the book: 100 other games to play on a chessboard. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10417]
Alessandro Castelli: n. See Castelli, Alessandro. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10418]
Alfonso the Wise: n. See Alfonso X of Castile. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10419]
Alfonso X: n. See Alfonso X of Castile. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10420]
Alfonso X of Castile: n. Producer of the book Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas (Book of chess, dice and tables). See also: Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10421]
Alphonso F Stanonis: n. See Stanonis, Alphonso F.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12179]
Anderson, Gerald Frank: n. Author of the book: Are there any? A chess problem book See also: Are there any? A chess problem book Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12281]
Andreas Baar: n. See Baar, Andreas. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12161]
Andreas Treugut: n. See Treugut, Andreas. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12228]
Andrew Bartmess: n. See Bartmess, Andrew. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10422]
Anthony Dickins: n. See Dickins, Anthony M.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10423]
Anthony V. Paletta: n. See Paletta, Anthony V.. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12049]
Armin von Oefele: n. See Oefele, Armin von. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12128]
Aronson, Peter: n. Inventor of anti-king chess. See also: anti-king chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10424]
Aronsson, Maarten: n. Coauthor of book: Bughouse chess: tandem-chess, team-chess, Siamese chess, Hungarian chess. Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10425]
Ayyar, Es. Ār: Co-editor of book: Indian Chess. See also: Indian chess: Bhāratīya caturaṅgam (śatarañja) Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12142]
B. Constantino: n. See Constantino, B.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12322]
B. G. Laws: n. See Laws, B. G.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10426]
Baar, Andreas: n. Co-author of book: Das Henochische Schachspiel. See also: Henochische Schachspiel Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12162]
Bartmess, Andrew: n. Co-inventor of the chess variant: tri-dimensional chess. See also: tri-dimensional chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10427]
Baskerville, H. D.: n. Author of the book: Hexagonal chess (with a board). [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12193]
Beasley, John D.: n. Editor of the book: The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. See also: Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10428]
Beatty, Charles: n. Author of the book: Total chess: the rules of the game, its rationale, and some notes: a practical method for chess in three dimensions. See also: Total chess: the rules of the game, its rationale, and some notes: a practical method for chess in three dimensions Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12282]
Bell, Robert C.: n. Author of the book: Board and Table Games From Many Civilizations Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10429]
Ben Foster: n. See Foster, Benjamin R.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10430]
Betza, Ralph: n. Known as the grand master of chess variant design. Also a Chess Master and FIDE Master.. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10431]
Bilal, Enki: n. Inventor of chess boxing. See also: chess boxing. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10432]
Bird, H. E.: n. Inventor of Bird's chess. See also: Bird's chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12149]
Bland, Nathaniel: n. Author of book: Persian chess. See also: Persian chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12126]
Blythe, W. H.: n. Author of book: Four chess. See also: Four chess. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12152]
Bobby Fischer: n. See Fischer, Robert James. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10433]
Bodlaender, Hans: n. Founder of the Chess Variant Pages. See also: chess variant pages Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10434]
Böttcher, Jürgen: n. Co-author of book: Schach fur̈ 2 und 3 Spieler See also: Schach fur̈ 2 und 3 Spieler Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12229]
Boyer, Joseph: n. Author of books on chess variants, written in the 1950's (in French). Also organized international correspondence tournaments of chess variants. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10435]
Brown, John William: n. Author of the book: Meta-Chess: Adventures Beyond the Bounds of Chess. See also: Meta-Chess: Adventures Beyond the Bounds of Chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10436]
Bruce Zimov: n. See Zimov, Bruce. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10437]
Bruno Faidutti: n. See Faidutti, Bruno. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10438]
Burroughs, Edgar Rice: n. Author of the book: The Chessmen of Mars. Inventor of the chess variant: jetan. See also: jetan Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10439]
Byway, Paul: n. Inventor of the chess variant: modern courier chess. See also: modern courier chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10440]
C. D. Locock: n. See Locock, C. D.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10441]
C. K. Lai: n. See Lai, C. K.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12111]
Caïssa: n. The muse or goddess of chess. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10442]
Capablanca, José Raúl: n. World chess champion 1921-1927. Inventor of Capablanca chess. See also: Capablanca chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10443]
Carrera, Pietro: n. Inventor of Carrera chess. See also: Carrera chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10444]
Castelli, Alessandro: n. President of AISE and editor of Eteroscacco. See also: Associazione Italiana Scacchi Eterodossi Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10445]
Cayley, H: n. Author of the book: Kriegspiel, or, The chess war game See also: Kriegspiel, or, The chess war game Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12155]
Cazaux, Jean-Louis: n. Chess historian. Author of book: Guide des Echecs exotiques et insolites. See also: Guide des Echecs exotiques et insolites Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10446]
Chalcraft, Adam: n. Co-inventor of the chess variant: penultima. See also: penultima Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10447]
Charles Beatty: n. See Beatty, Charles. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12283]
Charosh, Mannis: n. Inventor of knight relay chess. Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10448]
Chaunier, Claude: n. Co-inventor of the chess variant: magnetic chess. See also: magnetic chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10449]
Chōyō: n. See Suzuki, Chōyō. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12073]
Christian Freeling: n. See Freeling, Christian. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10450]
Chung-chien Li: n. See Li, Chung-chien. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12117]
Ciccolini, Giuseppe: n. Author of the book: Tentativo di un nuovo giuoco di scacchi. See also: Tentativo di un nuovo giuoco di scacchi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12158]
Claude Chaunier: n. See Chaunier, Claude. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10451]
Clequin, Pierre: n. Co-inventer of the chess variant: tempête sur l'échiquier See also: tempête sur l'échiquier Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10452]
Cohen, Philip M.: n. Contributor to Nost-algia. See also: Nost-algia Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10453]
Constantino, B.: n. Author of the book: Let's play Chinese chess See also: Let's play Chinese chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12323]
Crumlish, M.: n. Inventor of pieces: bug-eyed monster and contra-hopper.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10454]
D. B. Pritchard: n. See Pritchard, David Brine. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12040]
Dan Troyka: n. See Troyka, W. D.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10455]
Daniel MacDonald: n. See MacDonald, Daniel. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10456]
Dave Faldon: n. See Faldon, David. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12022]
David Brine Pritchard: n. See Pritchard, David Brine. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10457]
David Eltis: n. See Eltis, David. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10458]
David Hooper: n. See Hooper, David. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12257]
David Levi: n. See Levy, David. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10459]
David Li: n. See Li, David. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10460]
David McCooey: n. See McCooey, David. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10461]
David Moeser: n. See Moeser, David. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10462]
David Parlett: n. See Parlett, David. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10463]
David Pritchard: n. See Pritchard, David Brine. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10464]
David Reynolds: n. See Reynolds, David. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10465]
David Wurman: n. See Wurman, David. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12123]
Dawson, T. R.: n. See Dawson, Thomas Rayner. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10466]
Dawson, Thomas Rayner: n. British chess problemist. Author of the book: Five Classics of Fairy Chess. See also: Five classics of fairy chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10467]
Dennis A Leventhal: n. See Leventhal, Dennis A. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12108]
Detlef Illmer: n. See Illmer, Detlef. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12284]
Dickins, Anthony M.: n. Author of the book: A Guide to Fairy Chess. See also: Guide to Fairy Chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10468]
Dipilato, Giuseppe: n. Coauthor of book: Fondamenti di Scacchi Progressivi See also: Fondamenti di Scacchi Progressivi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12057]
Donald L. Miller: n. See Miller, Donald L.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12069]
Donnelly, Terence: n. Author of book: Hsiang ch'i, the Chinese game of chess See also: Hsiang ch'i, the Chinese game of chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12094]
Duke of Rutland: n. Inventor of Duke of Rutland's chess. See also: Duke of Rutland's chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10469]
Duniho, Fergus: n. Developer of Game Courier, a program that allows chess variants to be played on the web using a web brower. Also a producer and editor of many web resources that seek to educate the public on the subject of chess variants. See also: Game Courier Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10470]
E. G. Kogbetliantz: n. See Kogbetliantz, E. G.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12285]
E. Ohara: n. See Ohara, Eiroku. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12297]
Ed Trice: n. See Trice, Ed. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10471]
Edgar Rice Burroughs: n. See Burroughs, Edgar Rice. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10472]
Edmund Hebermann: n. See Hebermann, Edmund. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10473]
Edward Falkener: n. See Falkener, Edward. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10474]
Edward Plunkett: n. See Lord Dunsany. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10475]
Eiroku Ohara: n. See Ohara, Eiroku. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12298]
Eltis, David: n. Inventor of flying chess. See also: flying chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10476]
Enki Bilal: n. See Bilal, Enki. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10477]
Es Ār Ayyar: n. See Ayyar, Es. Ār. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12141]
Eschner, Michael D.: n. Co-author of book: Das Henochische Schachspiel. See also: Henochische Schachspiel Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12164]
F. V. Morley: n. See Morley, F. V.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12203]
Faidutti, Bruno: n. Co-inventer of the chess variant: tempête sur l'échiquier See also: tempête sur l'échiquier Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10479]
Fairbairn, John: n. Author of books on shogi. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10480]
Faldon, David: n. President of the British Shogi Federation. See also: British Shogi Federation Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12021]
Falkener, Edward: n. Author of the book: Games ancient and oriental and how to play them. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10481]
Ferdinand Maack: n. See Maack, Ferdinand. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10482]
Fergus Duniho: n. See Duniho, Fergus. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10483]
Filip Rachunek: n. See Rachunek, Filip. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10484]
Filippo Marinelli: n. See Marinelli, Filippo. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10478]
Fischer, Robert James: n. World chess champion 1972-1975. Inventor of Fischer random chess. See also: chess960 Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10485]
Foster, Benjamin R.: n. 1851-1926. Inventor of chancellor chess. Author of a book on chancellor chess. See also: chancellor chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10486]
Francesco Piacenza: n. See Piacenza, Francesco. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12220]
Frank Maus: n. See Maus, Frank G.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10487]
Frank Maus: n. See Maus, Frank. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12286]
Franz Joseph: n. See Joseph, Franz. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10488]
Fred Galvin: n. See Galvin, Fred. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10489]
Freeling, Christian: n. Dutch game designer. Inventor of Grand Chess. See also: grand chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10490]
G. P. Jelliss: n. See Jelliss, George. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12039]
Gabriel Vicente Maura: n. See Maura, Gabriel Vicente. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10491]
Galvin, Fred: n. Inventor of doublemove chess. See also: doublemove chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10492]
Garry Kasparov: n. See Kasparov, Garry. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10493]
Gary Gygax: n. See Gygax, Gary. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10494]
Geary, William: n. Coinventor of reflex chess. See also: reflex chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10495]
Gene Milener: n. See Milener, Gene. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12320]
Georg von Zimmermann: n. See Zimmermann, Georg von. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10496]
George Hodges: n. See Hodges, George. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10497]
George Hope Verney: n. See Verney, George Hope. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10498]
George Jelliss: n. See Jelliss, George. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10499]
Gerald Frank Anderson: n. See Anderson, Gerald Frank. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12287]
Ghosh, Manomohan: n. Author of book: Sulapani's Caturanga dipika: a manual of four handed dice chess See also: Sulapani's Caturanga dipika: a manual of four handed dice chess Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12132]
Giuseppe Ciccolini: n. See Ciccolini, Giuseppe. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12157]
Giuseppe Dipilato: n. See Dipilato, Giuseppe. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12056]
Gligorić, Svetozar: n. Author of book: Shall we play Fischerandom chess? See also: Shall we play Fischerandom chess? Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12361]
Glinski, Wladyslaw: n. Inventor of Glinski's hexagonal chess. Author of book: Rules of hexagonal chess with examples of first openings See also: Glinski's hexagonal chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10500]
Godson, William F.H. Jr: n. Author of the book: Three-dimensional chess: history and rules of the game See also: Three-dimensional chess: history and rules of the game Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12209]
Gollon, John: n. Author of the book: Chess Variations: Ancient, Regional, and Modern. See also: Chess Variations: Ancient, Regional, and Modern Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10501]
Golombek, Harry: n. Author of the book: A History of Chess (Golombek) See also: History of Chess (Golombek) Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12337]
Greene, Michael: n. Coinventor of penultima. See also: penultima. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10502]
Greg Strong: n. See Strong, Greg. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10503]
Gygax, Gary: n. Inventor of dragonchess. An American writer and game designer best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). See also: dragonchess Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10504]
H Cayley: n. See Cayley, H. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12154]
H van Haeringen: n. See Haeringen, H. van. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12242]
H. D. Baskerville: n. See Baskerville, H. D.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12192]
H. E. Bird: n. See Bird, H. E.. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12148]
H. G. Muller: n. See Muller, H. G.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10505]
H. J. R. Murray: n. See Murray, Harold James Ruthven. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10506]
H. T. Lau: n. See Lau, H. T.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10507]
Habu, Yoshiharu: n. Author of book: Shōgi bigināzu baiburu See also: Shōgi bigināzu baiburu Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12080]
Haeringen, H. van: n. Author of the book: Super chess and monarch: the laws See also: Super chess and monarch: the laws Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12243]
Handscomb, Kerry: n. Editor of the magazine: Abstract Games. See also: Abstract games Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12024]
Hans Bodlaender: n. See Bodlaender, Hans. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10508]
Hans Kluever: n. See Klüver, Hans. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10509]
Hans Klüver: n. See Klüver, Hans. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12191]
Hans Multhopp: n. See Multhopp, Hans. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10510]
Harikr̥ṣṇa Vyaṅkaṭarāma Śarmā: See Śarmā, Harikr̥ṣṇa Vyaṅkaṭarāma. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12143]
Harold James Ruthven Murray: n. See Murray, Harold James Ruthven. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10511]
Harry Golombek: n. See Golombek, Harry. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12336]
Head, W. G.: n. Author of the book: The New game of social chess. See also: Head's four-handed chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12258]
Hebermann, Edmund: n. Inventor of the Berolina pawn. See also: Berolina pawn Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10512]
Henry J. Self: n. See Self, Henry J.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12064]
Henry Michael Temple: n. See Temple, Henry Michael. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10513]
Hermitte, Serge L.J. L': n. See L'Hermitte, Serge L.J.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12107]
Hodges, George: n. 1934-2010. Author of books and other materials on shogi and shogi variants. Founder of the Shogi Assoication (1976). Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10514]
Hooper, David: n. Co-editor of the book: The Oxford companion to chess Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12259]
Horne, Malcolm: n. Consultant and columnist for the chess variant periodical: Variant Chess. See also: Variant Chess. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12037]
Hosking, Tony: n. Author of the book: The Art of Shogi. Founder of the Shogi Foundation. See also: Shogi Foundation Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10515]
Howard, J. T.: n. Author of the book: Guide to double chess See also: Guide to double chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12212]
Illmer, Detlef: n. Auther of book: Rhythmomachia: ein uraltes Zahlenspiel neu entdeckt See also: Rhythmomachia: ein uraltes Zahlenspiel neu entdeckt Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12288]
Isaac H. Trabue: n. See Trabue, Isaac H.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12300]
Iyer, S. R.: See Ayyar, Es. Ār. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12140]
J. Kister: n. See Kister, J.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12354]
J. T. Howard: n. See Howard, J. T.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12211]
Jacobson, Rolf W: n. Author of the book: Superchess: the official rules and game description See also: Superchess: the official rules and game description Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12345]
James Masters: n. See Masters, James. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12260]
James Trimm: n. See Trimm, James. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10516]
Jameson, Michael: n. Author of the book: Rose board recipes: new games and old to play your way Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12343]
Jean-Louis Cazaux: n. See Cazaux, Jean-Louis. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10517]
Jed Stone: n. See Stone, A. J.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12339]
Jeff Mallett: n. See Mallett, Jeff. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10518]
Jelliss, George: n. Founder of Variant Chess. See also: Variant chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10519]
Jens Nielsen: n. See Nielsen, Jens. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10520]
Joao Pedro Neto: n. See Neto, Joao Pedro. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10521]
John Beasley: n. See Beasley, John D.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10522]
John F Manson: n. See Manson, John F. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10523]
John Fairbairn: n. See Fairbairn, John Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10524]
John G. White: n. See White, John G.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12036]
John Gollon: n. See Gollon, John. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10525]
John Leslie: n. See Leslie, John. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10526]
John Manners: n. See Duke of Rutland. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10527]
John McCallion: n. See McCallion, John. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10528]
John William Brown: n. See Brown, John William. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10529]
José Raúl Capablanca: n. See Capablanca, José Raúl. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10530]
Joseph Boyer: n. See Boyer, Joseph Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10531]
Joseph, Franz: n. Co-inventor of the chess variant: tri-dimensional chess. See also: tri-dimensional chess Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10532]
Jürgen Böttcher: n. See Böttcher, Jürgen. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12230]
Kahl, Peter: n. Co-inventor of the chess variant: dynamo chess. See also: dynamo chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10533]
Karsch, W.: n. Publisher of the periodical: Feenschach. See also: Feenschach. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12184]
Kasparov, Garry: n. Chess grandmaster and one time world chess champion. Inventor of advanced chess. See also: advanced chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10534]
Keene, Raymond D: n. Co-author of the book: Chinese chess: an introduction to the openings See also: Chinese chess: an introduction to the openings Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12115]
Keller, Michael: n. Founder, editor and publisher of WGR. See also: WGR Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10535]
Ken Whyld: n. See Whyld, Ken. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12261]
Kermeur, Legall de: n. 1702-1792. Inventor of the pawns game. See also: pawns game Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10536]
Kerry Handscomb: n. See Handscomb, Kerry. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12025]
Kister, J.: n. Co-author of the article: Experiments in chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12355]
Kling, Werner: n. Inventor of the chess variant chess attack. See also: chess attack. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10537]
Kluever, Hans: n. See Klüver, Hans. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12190]
Klüver, Hans: n. Co-inventor of the chess variant: dynamo chess. See also: dynamo chess Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10538]
Koernke, Robert E: n. Author of the book: Complete rules of three dimensional chess See also: Complete rules of three dimensional chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12238]
Kogbetliantz, E. G.: n. Author of the book: Space-chess See also: Space-chess (book) Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12289]
Kōichi Masukawa: n. See Masukawa, Kōichi. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12247]
Korolev, Vitaly: n. Inventor of synchronous chess. See also: synchronous chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10539]
Kusumoto, Shigenobu: n. Inventor of the shogi variant: minishogi. See also: minishogi. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-12006]
L. Legan: n. See Legan, L.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10540]
Lai, C. K.: n. Co-author of the book: Chinese chess: an introduction to the openings See also: Chinese chess: an introduction to the openings Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12112]
Laszlo Polgar: n. See Polgar, Laszlo. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10541]
Lau, H. T.: n. Author of book: Chinese Chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10542]
Lauterbach, Rudolf: n. Coinventor of Janus chess. See also: Janus chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10543]
Lauzon, Robert H.: n. Editor of Nost-algia in 1973. See also: Nost-algia. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12086]
Lawrence, Maxwell: n. Inventor of the chess variant: transcendental chess. See also: transcendental chess (game). [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10544]
Laws, B. G.: n. Coinventor of reflex chess. Chess problemist. See also: reflex chess Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10545]
Lee, W. M.: n. Author of book: Chinese chess internationalized See also: Chinese chess internationalized Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12097]
Lefler, Mark: n. Cofounder of Zillions development. Co-author of Zillions of Games. See also: Zillions of Games. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10546]
Legal: n. See Kermeur, Legall de. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10547]
Legal, M. de, Sire de Kermur: n. See Kermeur, Legall de. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10548]
Legan, L.: n. Inventor of Legan chess. See also: Legan chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10549]
Leggett, Trevor: n. Author of the book: Shogi: Japan's game of strategy See also: Shogi: Japan's game of strategy Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10550]
Léon A Slobodchikoff: See Slobodchikoff, Léon A. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12135]
Leoncini, Mario: n. Coauthor of book: Fondamenti di Scacchi Progressivi See also: Fondamenti di Scacchi Progressivi Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12055]
Les Roselle: n. See Roselle, Les. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12083]
Leslie, John: n. Inventor of hostage chess. See also: hostage chess Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10551]
Leventhal, Dennis A: n. Author of the book: The chess of China. See also: chess of China Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12109]
Levy, David: n. Founder of the organization: Mind Sports Olympiad. See also: Mind Sports Olympiad Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10552]
L'Hermitte, Serge L.J.: n. Author of book: Jeux d'échecs non orthodoxes See also: Jeux d'échecs non orthodoxes (L'Hermitte) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12103]
Li, Chung-chien: n. Co-author of book: Chinese chess: the endgame technique See also: Chinese chess: the endgame technique Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12118]
Li, David: n. Author of books on xiangqi and kriegspiel. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10553]
Liguo Meng: n. See Meng, Liguo. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12119]
Locock, C. D.: n. Invented the chess variant piece: jibber. See also: jibber Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10554]
Lord Dunsany: n. Inventor of Dunsany's chess. See also: Dunsany's chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10555]
M. Crumlish: n. See Crumlish, M.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10556]
Maack, Ferdinand: n. Inventor of raumschach. See also: raumschach Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10557]
Maarten Aronsson: n. See Aronsson, Maarten. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10558]
MacDonald, Daniel: n. Inventor of omega chess. See also: omega chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10559]
Magari, Roberto: n. 1934-1994. One of the founding members of the Italian Heterodox Association (AISE) in the middle 1970s and contributed numerous articles to the Eteroscacco on Progressive Chess. See http://www.bcvs.ukf.net/magari.htm See also: Associazione Italiana Scacchi Eterodossi Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12041]
Malcolm Horne: n. See Horne, Malcolm. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12038]
Mallett, Jeff: n. Cofounder of Zillions development. Co-author of Zillions of Games. See also: Zillions of Games. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10560]
Manners, John: n. See Duke of Rutland. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10561]
Mannis Charosh: n. See Charosh, Mannis. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10562]
Manomohan Ghosh: n. See Ghosh, Manomohan. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12131]
Manson, John F: n. Author of the book: Siamese chess: how to play-- how to win! See also: Siamese chess: how to play-- how to win!. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10563]
Marinelli, Filippo: n. Inventor of the chess variant: triple chess. See also: triple chess (game). [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10564]
Mario Leoncini: n. See Leoncini, Mario. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12054]
Mark Lefler: n. See Lefler, Mark. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10565]
Masters, James: n. Author of the website: Chess Family - History and Useful Information See also: Chess Family - History and Useful Information. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12262]
Masukawa, Kōichi: n. Author of the book: Shōgi See also: Shōgi (book) Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12248]
Maura, Gabriel Vicente: n. Inventor of chess variant: modern chess. See also: modern chess (game) Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10566]
Maus, Frank: n. Author of the book: Cavalry Chess. Inventor of chess variant of same name. See also: Cavalry chess (book). [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12290]
Maus, Frank G.: n. Coined several chess variant piece names. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10567]
Maxwell Lawrence: n. See Lawrence, Maxwell. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10568]
McCallion, John: n. Inventor of chess variant: English progressive chess See also: English progressive chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10569]
McCooey, David: n. Inventor of the chess variant: McCooey's hexagonal chess See also: McCooey's hexagonal chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10570]
Meng, Liguo: n. Co-author of book: Chinese chess: the endgame technique See also: Chinese chess: the endgame technique Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12120]
Michael D Eschner: n. See Eschner, Michael D.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12163]
Michael Greene: n. See Greene, Michael. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10571]
Michael Jameson: n. See Jameson, Michael. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12342]
Michael Keller: n. See Keller, Michael. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10572]
Mike Nelson: n. See Nelson, Mike. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10573]
Milener, Gene: n. Author of the book: Play stronger chess by examining Chess960 See also: Play stronger chess by examining Chess960: usable strategies of Fischer Random Chess discovered Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12321]
Miller, Donald L.: n. Publisher of the periodical: The Gamesman.. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12070]
Moeser, David: n. Author of the book: Neue chess. See also: Neue chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10574]
Monreal, Pierre: n. Inventor of circe chess. See also: circe chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10575]
Morley, F. V.: n. Author of the book: My one contribution to chess. Inventor of Morely's chess. See also: Morley's chess Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12204]
Muller, H. G.: n. Developer of chess variant software programs Joker80 and Fairy-Max. See also: Joker80 Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10576]
Multhopp, Hans: n. Inventor of the chess variant checkers chess. See also: checkers chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10577]
Murray, H. J. R.: n. See Murray, Harold James Ruthven. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10578]
Murray, Harold James Ruthven: n. A prominent chess historian, author of A History of Chess. See also: History of Chess (Murray) Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10579]
Nassouh bey Taher: n. See Taher, Nassouh bey. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12046]
Nathaniel Bland: n. See Bland, Nathaniel. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12125]
Nelson, Mike: n. Inventor of the chess variant: pocket mutation chess. See also: pocket mutation chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10580]
Neto, Joao Pedro: n. Coinventor of the chess variant: magnetic chess. See also: magnetic chess Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10581]
Nielsen, Jens: n. Coinventor of the chess variant: darkness chess. See also: darkness chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10582]
Oefele, Armin von: n. Author of book: Das Schachspiel der Bataker Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12129]
Ohara, Eiroku: n. Author of the book: Japanese chess: the game of shogi See also: Japanese chess: the game of shogi Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12299]
Omar Syed: n. See Syed, Omar. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10583]
Osted, Torben: n. Coinventor of the chess variant: darkness chess. See also: darkness chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10584]
Paletta, Anthony V.: n. Publisher of Chess Spectrum Newsletter. See also: Chess Spectrum Newsletter. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12050]
Parlett, David: n. Author of the book: The Oxford history of board games. See also: Oxford history of board games Link(s): Wikipedia . Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10585]
Parton, Vernon Rylands: n. 1897-1974. An English chess enthusiast and prolific chess variant inventor, his most renowned variant being Alice Chess. See also: alice chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10586]
Pascal Reysset: n. See Reysset, Pascal. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12308]
Paul Byway: n. See Byway, Paul. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10587]
Paul Reich: n. See Reich, Paul. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12318]
Paul Stein: n. See Stein, Paul. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12350]
Paul Yearout: n. See Yearout, Paul. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10588]
Peter Aronson: n. See Aronson, Peter. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10589]
Peter Kahl: n. See Kahl, Peter. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10590]
Peter Sung: n. See Sung, Peter. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12263]
Philip M. Cohen: n. See Cohen, Philip M.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10591]
Piacenza, Francesco: n. Author of book: Campeggiamenti degli scacchi See also: Campeggiamenti degli scacchi Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12221]
Pierre Clequin: n. See Clequin, Pierre. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10592]
Pierre Éric Spindler: n. See Spindler, Pierre Éric. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12087]
Pierre Monreal: n. See Monreal, Pierre. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10593]
Pietro Carrera: n. See Carrera, Pietro. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10594]
Plunkett, Edward: n. See Lord Dunsany. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10595]
Polgar, Laszlo: n. Author of the book: Reform Chess See also: Reform-chess: training in 2650+3 positions Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10596]
Polgár, László: n. See Polgar, Laszlo. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12307]
Pritchard, David Brine: n. 1919-2005. Author of the books: The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants, The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants, and Popular Chess Variants. See also: Encyclopedia of Chess Variants Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10597]
R. Wayne Schmittberger: n. See Schmittberger, R. Wayne. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10598]
Rachunek, Filip: n. Inventor of the chess variant: dark chess. See also: dark chess (2002). [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10599]
Ralph Betza: n. See Betza, Ralph. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10600]
Raymond D Keene: n. See Keene, Raymond D. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12114]
Raymond Reid: n. See Reid, Raymond. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12367]
Raymond Smullyan: n. See Smullyan, Raymond. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10601]
Reich, Paul: n. Author of the book: Raumschach: ein funktionelles Multiple See also: Raumschach: ein funktionelles Multiple Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12319]
Reid, Raymond: n. Editor and publisher of Chessmayne: Chess Dictionary. See also: Chessmayne: Chess Dictionary Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12366]
Reinhard Scharnagl: n. See Scharnagl, Reinhard. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10602]
Reynolds, David: n. Inventor of chess variant: circular chess. See also: circular chess (modern). [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10603]
Reysset, Pascal: n. Co-author of the book: L'Univers des Échecs Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12309]
Robert Abbott: n. See Abbott, Robert. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10604]
Robert C. Bell: n. See Bell, Robert C.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10605]
Robert E Koernke: n. See Koernke, Robert E. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12237]
Robert H. Lauzon: n. See Lauzon, Robert H.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12085]
Robert James Fischer: n. See Fischer, Robert James. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10606]
Roberto Magari: n. See Magari, Roberto. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12042]
Rogers, T. K.: n. Author of the book: Forchess: the ultimate social game. Inventor of forchess. See also: forchess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10607]
Rolf W Jacobson: n. See Jacobson, Rolf W. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12344]
Roselle, Les: n. Editor of Nost-algia in 1986. See also: Nost-algia. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12084]
Rudolf Lauterbach: n. See Lauterbach, Rudolf. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10608]
S. F. Günther Wahl: n. See Wahl, S. F. Günther. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12231]
Sam Sloan: n. See Sloan, Sam. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10609]
Śarmā, Harikr̥ṣṇa Vyaṅkaṭarāma: Co-editor of book: Indian Chess. See also: Indian chess: Bhāratīya caturaṅgam (śatarañja) Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12144]
Scharnagl, Reinhard: n. Author of the computer program SMIRF. Inventor of the chess variant: Capablanca random chess. See also: SMIRF Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10610]
Schmittberger, R. Wayne: n. Author of book: New Rules for Classic Games. See also: New rules for classic games Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10611]
Schöndorf, Werner: n. Coinventor of the chess variant: janus chess. See also: janus chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10612]
Seabrook, William B.: n. Inventor of the chess variant: rifle chess. See also: rifle chess. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10613]
Self, Henry J.: n. Author of the book: New and improved game of chess for three players. See also: New and improved game of chess for three players Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12065]
Serge L J L'Hermitte: n. See L'Hermitte, Serge L.J.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12102]
Sherwin, T.: n. See Sherwin, Thomas. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12215]
Sherwin, Thomas: n. Publisher of the book: Complete rules for playing the new game of chess for four persons: with two sets of men, on one board. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12216]
Shigenobu Kusumoto: n. See Kusumoto, Shigenobu. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12005]
Sloan, Sam: n. Author of book: Chinese Chess for Beginners See also: Chinese chess for beginners Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10614]
Slobodchikoff, Léon A: Author of the book: Co Tu'ong See also: Co Tu'ong Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12136]
Smullyan, Raymond: n. Inventor of the chess variant: monochromatic chess. See also: monochromatic chess. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10615]
So, Tin-Hung: n. Author of book: Comprehensive collections of practical Chinese Chess end-stage patterns See also: Comprehensive collections of practical Chinese Chess end-stage patterns Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12100]
Sobey, Adam: n. Inventor of the chess variant: triplets.. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10616]
Spindler, Pierre Éric: n. Author of book: Traité du jeu d'échecs japonais, Shogi See also: Traité du jeu d'échecs japonais, Shogi Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12088]
Stanislaw Ulam: n. See Ulam, Stanislaw. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12352]
Stanonis, Alphonso F.: n. Editor of the magazine: Circle chess journal. See also: Circle chess journal. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12180]
Stead, Walter: n. Inventor of the chess variant: grid chess. See also: grid chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10617]
Stein, Paul: n. Co-author of the software: Los Alamos chess playing program. See also: Los Alamos chess playing program. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12351]
Stephen Addison: n. See Addison, Stephen. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10618]
Stone, A. J.: n. Author of the booklet: Chess variants See also: Chess variants (booklet) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12341]
Strong, Greg: n. Author of the computer program ChessV. See also: ChessV. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10619]
Sung, Peter: n. Founder of the Toronto Xiangqi Association. See also: Toronto Xiangqi Association Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12264]
Suzuki, Chōyō: n. Author of book: Japanese Chess (1905). See also: Japanese chess (shōgni): the science and art of war or struggle philosophically treated. Chinese chess (chong-kie) and i-go. Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12074]
Svetozar Gligorić: n. See Gligorić, Svetozar. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12362]
Syed, Omar: n. Inventor of the chess variant: Arimaa. See also: Arimaa Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10620]
T. K. Rogers: n. See Rogers, T. K.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10621]
T. R. Dawson: n. See Dawson, Thomas Rayner. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10622]
T. Sherwin: n. See Sherwin, Thomas. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12214]
Taher, Nassouh bey: n. Inventor of the chess variant: atomic chess. See also: Atomic chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12047]
Tamerlane: n. A fourteenth-century conqueror of Western, South and Central Asia. said to have created Tamerlane Chess, a variant of shatranj played on a larger board. See also: Tamerlane Chess Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10623]
Temple, Henry Michael: n. Inventor of the chess variant: kriegspiel See also: kriegspiel. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10624]
Terence Donnelly: n. See Donnelly, Terence. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12093]
Thomas Rayner Dawson: n. See Dawson, Thomas Rayner. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10625]
Timur: n. See Tamerlane. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10626]
Tin-Hung So: n. See So, Tin-Hung. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12099]
Tony Hosking: n. See Hosking, Tony. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10627]
Torben Osted: n. See Osted, Torben. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10628]
Trabue, Isaac H.: n. Author of the book: Rules and directions to play four-handed trabue, American chess See also: Rules and directions to play four-handed trabue, American chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12301]
Treugut, Andreas: n. Co-author of book: Schach fur̈ 2 und 3 Spieler See also: Schach fur̈ 2 und 3 Spieler Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12232]
Trevor Leggett: n. See Leggett, Trevor. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10629]
Trice, Ed: n. Inventor of the chess variant: gothic chess. See also: gothic chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10630]
Trimm, James: n. Founder of the organization: 3-D Chess Federation See also: 3-D Chess Federation. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10631]
Troyka, W. D.: n. Inventor of Benedict chess. See also: Benedict chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10632]
Ulam, Stanislaw: n. Co-author of the software: Los Alamos chess playing program. See also: Los Alamos chess playing program Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-12353]
V. R. Parton: n. See Parton, Vernon Rylands. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10633]
Verney, George Hope: n. Author of book: Chess Eccentricities. Associated with four-handed chess. See also: Chess Eccentricities Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10634]
Vernon Rylands Parton: n. See Parton, Vernon Rylands. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10635]
Vicente Maura, Gabriel: n. See Maura, Gabriel Vicente. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10636]
Vitaly Korolev: n. See Korolev, Vitaly. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10637]
von Zimmermann, Georg: n. See Zimmermann, Georg von. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12106]
W. B. Seabrook: n. See Seabrook, William B.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10638]
W. F. Wong: n. See Wong, W. F.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12240]
W. G. Head: n. See Head, W. G.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12265]
W. H. Blythe: n. See Blythe, W. H.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12151]
W. Karsch: n. See Karsch, W.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12183]
W. M. Lee: n. See Lee, W. M.. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12096]
Wahl, S. F. Günther: n. Author of book: Geist und die Geschichte des Schach-Spiels See also: Geist und die Geschichte des Schach-Spiels, bei den Indern, Persern, Arabern, Türken, Sinesen und übrigen Morgenländern, Deutschen und andern Europäern. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12233]
Walter Stead: n. See Stead, Walter. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10639]
Werner Kling: n. See Kling, Werner. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10640]
Werner Schöndorf: n. See Schöndorf, Werner. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10641]
White, John G.: n. John Griswold White, 1845-1928. Chess enthusiast and owner of one of the world's largest chess libraries (now housed as a special collection at the Cleveland Public Library). See also: John G. White Chess and Checkers Collection Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-12035]
Whyld, Ken: n. Co-editor of the book: The Oxford companion to chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-12266]
William F H Godson, Jr.: n. See Godson, William F.H. Jr. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12208]
William Geary: n. See Geary, William. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10642]
Wladyslaw Glinski: n. See Glinski, Wladyslaw. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10643]
Wong, W. F.: n. Author of the book: Chinese chess (1971). See also: Chinese chess (book-1971) Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12241]
Wurman, David: n. Author of book: Chinesisches Schach, koreanisches Schach See also: Chinesisches Schach, koreanisches Schach Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12124]
Yearout, Paul: n. Columnist for the WGR and Variant Chess. Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10644]
Yoshiharu Habu: n. See Habu, Yoshiharu. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12081]
Zimmermann, Georg von: n. Coauthor of book: Bughouse chess: tandem-chess, team-chess, Siamese chess, Hungarian chess. Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10645]
Zimov, Bruce: n. Inventor of the chess variant: knightmate See also: knightmate. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10646]
Organization Section
3-D Chess Federation: n. A group devoted to 3-D chess. [Trimm, James] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10381]
AISE: (Acronym: Associazione Italiana Scacchi Eterodossi) n. See Associazione Italiana Scacchi Eterodossi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10382]
The Archimedeans Mathematics Society: n. Archimedeans (Society). Inventors of the chess variant gess. See also: gess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10383]
Associazione Italiana Scacchi Eterodossi: (Italian: Italian Association of Heterodox Chess) n. Italian Association of Chess Variants, an association devoted to chess variants and non chess games. [Castelli, Alessandro] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10384]
BCVS: (Acronym: British Chess Variants Society) n. See British Chess Variants Society. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10385]
British Chess Problem Society: n. A chess problem group started in London England in 1918.. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10386]
The British Chess Variants Society: n. A group devoted to chess variants formed in 1997 by contributors and subscribers to the magazine Variant Chess. Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10387]
The British Shogi Federation: n. Organization devoted to increasing public awareness of shogi. [Faldon, David] See also: shogi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10388]
BSF: (Acronym: British Shogi Federation) n. See British Shogi Federation. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12020]
Cincinnati Chess Federation: n. Publisher of periodical J'adoube! See also: J'adoube!. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12061]
The Circular Chess Society: n. An organization of circular chess enthusiasts and players. [Reynolds, David: 1996] See also: circular chess (modern) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10389]
The Cleveland Public Library: John G. White Collection: n. See John G. White Chess and Checkers Collection. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12033]
Deutscher Xiangqi Bund: n. See European Xiangqi Federation. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12031]
DXB: (Acronym: Deutscher Xiangqi Bund) n. See European Xiangqi Federation. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12029]
European Xiangqi Federation: n. Chinese Chess organization based in Germany. Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12028]
EXF: (Acronym: European Xiangqi Federation) n. See European Xiangqi Federation. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12030]
Federation Internationale des Echecs: (French: international federation of chess) n. See FIDE. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10390]
FIDE: (Acronym: Federation Internationale des Echecs) n. Acronym for Federation Internationale des Echecs. Founded in Paris on 20 July 1924, FIDE was recognized by the International Olympic Committee as an International Sports Federation in 1999. Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10391]
The Friends of Chinese Chess in Finland: n. An organization that documents the history of Chinese chess in Finland and runs tournaments. See also: xiangqi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10392]
GCSA: (Acronym: German Chu Shogi Association) n. See German Chu Shogi Association. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10393]
German Chu Shogi Association: n. Founded in January 2006, their goal is to play Chu Shogi and keep the memory alive. This applies to other large shogi variants as well. See also: chu shogi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10394]
Italian Association of Chess Variants: n. See Associazione Italiana Scacchi Eterodossi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10395]
The Japan Shogi Association: n. See Shogi Association (1909). [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10396]
The John G. White Chess and Checkers Collection: n. The John G. White Chess and Checkers Collection of the Cleveland Public Library is described as the largest chess library in the world (32,568 volumes of books and serials, including 6,359 volumes of bound periodicals.) [White, John G.: 1928] Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12034]
Ken Whyld Association: n. An organization whose purpose is 'to bring together the information scattered worldwide from collectors of chess literature and extensive chess libraries, and thus give the public access to it'. Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12252]
Kiinalaisen shakin ystävät Suomessa ry: (Finnish: Chinese Chess Association of Friends of Finland) n. See Friends of Chinese Chess in Finland. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10397]
KIISYS: (Acronym: Kiinalaisen shakin ystävät Suomessa ry) n. See Friends of Chinese Chess in Finland. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10398]
Knights Of the Square Table: n. See NOST. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10399]
The Mind Sports Olympiad: n. An organization that runs many tournaments involving various games, including chess and chess variants. [Levy, David: 1997] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10400]
The Mind Sports Organization: n. See Mind Sports Olympiad. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10401]
MSO: (Acronym: Mind Sports Olympiad) n. See Mind Sports Olympiad. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10402]
NOST: (Acronym: Knights Of the Square Table) n. A gaming organization that was based in the United States from 1960-2004. Chess and chess variants were among the games that were played. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10403]
Out of the Box Publishing: n. Publisher of the commercial chess variant Bosworth. See also: Bosworth Link(s): Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10404]
Parker Brothers: n. Producers of the chess variant Smess. See also: Smess. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10405]
SchemingMind Correspondence Chess Club: n. SchemingMind.com Internet Correspondence Chess Club where one can play correspondence chess and chess variants against players from all around the world. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10406]
The Shogi Association (1909): n. Organization founded in 1909 in Japan. Later became the Tokyo Shogi Assoication (1924), and then the Japan Shogi Association (1997). See also: shogi Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10407]
The Shogi Association (1976): n. Organization founded by George Hodges in 1976. Published a magazine devoted to shogi. [Hodges, George: 1976] See also: Shogi (periodical) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10408]
The Shogi Foundation: n. Established in England by Tony Hosking, in order to help spread the playing of shogi world-wide. [Hosking, Tony] See also: shogi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10409]
Steve Jackson Games: n. Producers of the chess variant Knightmare chess. See also: Knightmare chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10410]
The Tokyo Shogi Assoication: n. See Shogi Association (1909). [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10411]
Toronto Xiangqi Association: n. Canadian organization devoted 'to promoting the practice of Xiangqi in the Greater Toronto Area'. [Sung, Peter: 1980] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12253]
Transcendental Chess Organization: n. Established in 1981, by and for players of transcendental chess, mostly played by post. See also: transcendental chess (game) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10412]
TXA: (Acronym: Toronto Xiangqi Association) n. See Toronto Xiangqi Association. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12254]
The UK Chinese Chess Association: n. Established in 1989. Published a newsletter: Chinese Chess. See also: Chinese Chess (newsletter). Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12026]
UKCCA: (Acronym: UK Chinese Chess Association) n. See UK Chinese Chess Association. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12027]
World Chess Federation: n. See FIDE. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10413]
World Xiangqi Federation: n. The World Xiangqi Federation was founded in 1993. Its purpose is 'to promote the practice of Xiangqi in the world, to organize and develop Xiangqi activities internationally.' See also: xiangqi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12255]
WXF: (Acronym: World Xiangqi Federation) n. See World Xiangqi Federation. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12256]
Publication Section
100 other games to play on a chessboard (Book): n. A book describing various games that can be played using an orthochess board. Incudes some chess variants. [Addison, Stephen: 1983] [London ; Boston: Owen, 1983.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12313]
100 Squares for Chess + Damante (Book): n. A book describing decimal chess variants of the author. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1972] [[S.l.: s.n., 1972?]] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12173]
3-dimensional space chess (Book): n. A book on three-dimensional chess. [[S.l.: Dimensional Enterprises, Inc., 1967]] See also: three-dimensional chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12328]
51 flights of chess fancy: and a few other frolics (Book): n. A book of chess variants, end-game studies and fairy chess problems. [Beasley, John D.: 2009] [Harpenden: John Beasley, 2009.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12329]
Abbott's new card games (Book): n. A book that contains the rules of Abbott's game Ultima, and eight card games, invented by Abbott. [Abbott, Robert: 1963] [New York: Funk & Wagnall's, 1968, 1963.] See also: ultima Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11104]
Abstract games (Serial): n. A magazine concentrating on purely abstract board games (including chess variants). Published by Carpe Diem Publishing starting in 2000. [Handscomb, Kerry: 2000] [West Vancouver, B.C.: Carpe Diem Pub., 2000-] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12023]
An Album of fairy chess (Book): n. A book on fairy chess. [Dickins, Anthony M.: 1970] [Richmond: The Q Press, 1970.] See also: fairy chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12330]
All the King's Men (web site) (Web site): n. A guide to fairy chess pieces, with a problemist focus. [Jelliss, George] [G.P. Jelliss] Link(s): All the King's Men, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11105]
Are there any? A chess problem book (Book): n. A book on kriegspiel. [Anderson, Gerald Frank: 1958] [London [1958]] See also: kriegspiel Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12291]
The Art of Shogi (Book): n. A book that is a comprehensive guide to shogi for complete beginner and advanced player. [Hosking, Tony: 2003] [Tintagel, England: Shogi Foundation, 2003.] See also: shogi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12312]
Beiblatt der Mitteilungen über Raumschach (Serial): (German: Supplement of the messages about Space Chess) n. A periodical on raumschach. In German. [Maack, Ferdinand: 1910] [Hamburg [Germany: Dr Maack, 1910?]-1911.] See also: raumschach Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12267]
Board and Table Games From Many Civilizations (Book): n. A book detailing the history and rules of many board games, including chess-based games. [Bell, Robert C.: 1979] [New York: Dover Publications, 1979.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11106]
Book of chess, dice and tables (Book): n. See Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11107]
Book of games: chess, dice and tables (Book): n. See Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11108]
Bughouse chess: tandem-chess, team-chess, Siamese chess, Hungarian chess (Book): n. A book on the chess variant bughouse. [Aronsson, Maarten; Zimmermann, Georg von: 2006] [Norderstedt: Books on Demand, 2006.] See also: bughouse Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11109]
I Campeggiamenti degli scacchi (Book): (Italian ) n. A book covering chess rules and gameplay of 17th Century in Italy and Europe. Also covers author's own decimal variant called 'Arciscacchiere'. [Piacenza, Francesco: 1683] [In Torino: Per Antonio Beltrandi, 1683.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12223]
I Campeggiamenti degli scacchi, o sia, Nuoua disciplina d'attacchi, difese e partiti del givoco degli scacchi si nello stile antico, che nel nuouo arcischacchiere (Book): (Italian ) n. See Campeggiamenti degli scacchi. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12222]
Caturanga dipika (Book): n. See Sulapani's Caturanga dipika: a manual of four handed dice chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12133]
Cavalry chess (book) (Book): n. A book on the chess variant: cavalry chess. [Maus, Frank: 1923] [[n.p.] 1923.] See also: Cavalry chess (game) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12292]
CECV (Book): (Acronym: Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants) n. See Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11110]
Challenge & delight of chessical & decimal (Book): n. A book describing (presumably decimal) chess variants of the author. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1970] [[Liverpool?: V.R. Parton?, 1970?]] See also: decimal chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12176]
Chancellor chess (book) (Book): n. See Chancellor chess: or, The new game of chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11111]
Chancellor chess: or, The new game of chess (Book): n. A book containing information on a chess variant called chancellor chess. Includes history, description, and some problems. [Foster, Benjamin R.: 1889] [St. Louis, Mo. 1889.] See also: chancellor chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11112]
Chess detective: Kriegspiel strategies, endgames, and problems (Book): n. A book on playing kriegspiel. [Li, David: 1995] [Bethesda, Md.: Premier Pub., 1995.] See also: kriegspiel Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12333]
Chess Eccentricities (Book): n. A book which describes many chess variants, mainly multiple player variants. [Verney, George Hope: 1885] [London, Longmans, Green & co., 1885.] See also: four-handed chess (broad term) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11113]
The Chess Family - History and Useful Information (Web site): n. A website on the history of chess and regional variants. Part of The Online Guide to Traditional Games. http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Chess.htm [Masters, James: 1997] [James Masters, 1997] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12268]
The Chess of China (Book): n. A book on xiangqi. [Leventhal, Dennis A: 1978] [Taipei: Mei Ya Publications, 1978.] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12110]
Chess Spectrum Newsletter (Serial): n. Two-issue newsletter covering dozens of chess variants. [Paletta, Anthony V.: 1980] [Anthony Paletta, 1980] . [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12048]
Chess variant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Web site): n. A web page that lists and describes many chess variants and chess variant resources. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_variant Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12269]
The Chess Variant Pages (Web site): n. Web site devoted to documenting and promoting chess variants. http://chessvariants.com/ [Bodlaender, Hans: 1995] [Hans Bodlaender, et al, 1995] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11114]
Chess variants (booklet) (Book): n. A booklet describing a number of chess variants. [Stone, A. J.: 1982] [Jed Stone] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12346]
Chess Variations: Ancient, Regional, and Modern (Book): n. A book giving a short history of chess and detailing more than 40 variations on chess, with charts, diagrams, and sample games. [Gollon, John: 1968] [Rutland, Vt., C.E. Tuttle Co. [1968]] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11115]
Chess: curiouser & curiouser (Book): n. A book describing Alice in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass themed chess variants of the author. Alice chess is described. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1961] [[S.l.: s.n., G. Reed) 196-?] (Liverpool, Eng.:] See also: alice chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12178]
Chessery for duffer and master (Book): n. A book describing chess variants of the author. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1974] [[S.l.: s.n., 1974?]] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12170]
Chesshire-cat-playeth looking-glass cheessys (Book): n. A book describing Alice in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass themed chess variants of the author. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1970] [[S.l.: s.n., 1971?]] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12175]
Chessical cubism, or, Chess in space (Book): n. A book describing multi-dimensional chess variants of the author. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1972] [[S.l.: s.n., 1971?]] See also: three-dimensional chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12174]
Chessics (Serial): n. The journal of generalised chess. [Jelliss, George: 1976] [Rugby [England]: G.P. Jelliss, 198 -] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11116]
Chessmayne: Chess Dictionary (Web site): n. An extensive web site containing a large chess directory with many terms listed, chess terms, terms from chess variants, but also many other references. [Reid, Raymond: 2010] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12365]
The Chessmen of Mars (Book): n. A Science fiction novel which describes the chess variant jetan (or Martian chess). [Burroughs, Edgar Rice: 1922] [A.C. McClurg & Co.: Chicago, 1922.] See also: jetan Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12196]
The Chessmen of Mars, etc. (Book): n. See Chessmen of Mars. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12197]
Chessnuts (Serial): n. The newsletter of the Circular Chess Society. [Lincoln [England]: Circular Chess Society] See also: Circular Chess Society Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11117]
Chinese chess (book-1971) (Book): n. A book on xiangqi. [Wong, W. F.: 1971] [Kowloon, Hong Kong: Swindon Book Co., 1971.] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12245]
Chinese chess (book-1985) (Book): n. A book on xiangqi. [Lau, H. T.: 1985] [Rutland, Vt.: C.E. Tuttle, 1985.] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12206]
Chinese Chess (newsletter) (Serial): n. Bimonthly newsletter on Chinese Chess published by the UK Chinese Chess Association. [UK Chinese Chess Association: 1989] [Wembley: UKCCA. London (12 Lagan House, Sumner Rd, London SE15 5RB): Chinese Chess Newsletter.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12032]
Chinese chess for beginners (Book): n. An introductory book on xiangqi. [Sloan, Sam: 1989] [Mountain View, CA, USA: Ishi Press International, 1989.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12116]
Chinese chess internationalized (Book): n. A book on xiangqi using an alphanumeric notation. [Lee, W. M.: 1976] [[Boston, MA]: C & W Pub. Co. ; Kowloon: Distributor, Era Book Co., 1976.] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12098]
Chinese chess: an introduction to the openings (Book): n. A book on xiangqi openings. [Lai, C. K.; Keene, Raymond D: 1987] [London: World Mind Masters, 2005, 1987.] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12113]
Chinese chess: the endgame technique (Book): n. A book on xiangqi endgame play. [Meng, Liguo; Li, Chung-chien: 1990] [[London: C.K. Lai, 1990]-] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12121]
Chinesisches Schach, koreanisches Schach (Book): (German: Chinese chess, Korean chess) n. A book on xiangqi and janggi. [Wurman, David: 1991] [Thun ; Frankfurt am Main: H. Deutsch, 1991.] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12122]
Circle chess journal (Serial): n. A magazine (presumably) devoted to circular chess. [Stanonis, Alphonso F.: 1963] [Des Plaines, Ill.: [s.n.], 1968.] See also: circular chess (broad term) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12181]
The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants (Book): n. Book which documents a large collection of chess variants, organizated by type. [Pritchard, David Brine; Beasley, John D.] [Harpenden, England: J. Beasley, 2007.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11118]
Co Tu'ong (Book): (French: The chess of Vietnam) n. A book on chess in Vietnam. [Slobodchikoff, Léon A: 1953] [[Saigon?]: SocieÌteÌ des EÌtudes Indochinoises, 1953.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12138]
Cờ tướng (Book): n. See Co Tu'ong. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12139]
Complete rules for playing the new game of chess for four persons: with two sets of men, on one board (Book): n. A book on four-handed chess. [Sherwin, Thomas: 1837] [London: T. Sherwin, 1837.] See also: four-handed chess (broad term) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12218]
The Complete rules of three dimensional chess (Book): n. A book on three-dimensional chess. [Koernke, Robert E: 1970] [[S.l.: s.n.], 1970.] See also: three-dimensional chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12239]
Comprehensive collections of practical Chinese Chess end-stage patterns (Book): n. A book containing collections of xiangqi endgame patterns. [So, Tin-Hung: 1976] [Hong-Kong: [s.n.] ; Hong-Kong: Chan Sheung Kee Bookstore [distr.], cop. 1976.] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12101]
Curiouser & curiouser (Book): n. See Chess: curiouser & curiouser Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12177]
CVP (Web site): (Acronym: Chess Variant Pages) n. See Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11119]
Doppelzugschach: eine Darlegung des Spiels (Book): (German: Double chess: an exposition of the game) n. A book written in German regarding double chess. [Klüver, Hans: 1963] [[Hamburg?]: Schwalbe, 1963.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12302]
Dynamo Schach (Book): (German: Dynamo chess) n. A book written in German regarding the chess variant: dynamo chess. [Klüver, Hans: 1971] [Köln: E. Lück, 1971.] See also: dynamo chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12189]
ECV (Book): (Acronym: Encyclopedia of Chess Variants) n. See Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11120]
En marge du Jeu d'Echecs (Book): (French: On the sidelines of Chess) n. A book on chess variants. [Faidutti, Bruno: 1990] . [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12058]
The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants (Book): n. Book which documents a large collection of chess variants, organizated by name. [Pritchard, David Brine: 1994] [Godalming: Games & Puzzles, 1994.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11121]
Enduring spirit of Dasapada (Book): n. A book giving a short history of decimal chess. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1973] [[S.l.: s.n., 1973?]] See also: decimal chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12171]
Eteroscacco (Serial): (Italian: Heterochess) n. A bulletin of the Associazione Italiana Scacchi Eterodossi. [Castelli, Alessandro: 1980] [Roma: [s.n.], 1980-] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-11122]
Experiments in chess (Article): n. Article on Los Alamos chess playing program. Journal of the Association for computing machinery ; vol. 4, nr. 2, April 1957, p. 174-177. [Kister, J.: 1957] See also: Los Alamos chess playing program Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12357]
Experiments in chess on electronic computing machines (Article): n. Article on Los Alamos chess playing program. Chess Review, 13 January 1957. [Ulam, Stanislaw; Stein, Paul: 1957] See also: Los Alamos chess playing program Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12356]
Fairy Chess Review (Serial): n. A magazine that was devoted principally to fairy chess problems but also included extensive original results on related questions in mathematical recreations. [British Chess Problem Society: 1936] [Stroud: [British Chess Problem Society], 1936-1958.] Link(s): All the King's Men, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-11123]
Feenschach (Serial): (German: Fairy chess) n. A German periodical dealing with fairy chess. [Karsch, W.: 1949] [Hamburg: W. Karsch, 1949-] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12185]
A First survey of losing chess endgame material published up to the end of 1999 (Book): n. A bibliography documenting various losing chess endgames. [Beasley, John D.: 2000] [Herts, England: J. Beasley, 2000.] See also: losing chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11124]
First syllabus on Xiangqi (Book): n. A book on xiangqi. [Li, David: 1996] [Bethesda, Md.: Premier Pub. Co., 1996.] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12315]
First theories of hexagonal chess (Book): n. A book on Glinski's hexagonal chess. [Glinski, Wladyslaw: 1974] [London: Hexagonal Chess Publications, 1974.] See also: Glinski's hexagonal chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12219]
Five classics of fairy chess (Book): n. A book containing many fairy chess problems. [Dawson, Thomas Rayner: 1973] [New York, Dover Publications [1973]] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11125]
Fondamenti di Scacchi Progressivi (Book): (Italian: Fundamentals of Progressive Chess) n. A book on progessive chess, written in Italian. Publication of AISE. [Dipilato, Giuseppe; Leoncini, Mario: 1987] [AISE] See also: progressive chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12053]
Forchess: the ultimate social game (Book): n. A book gives complete instructions and strategy information on a popular four-person chess variant called forchess. [Rogers, T. K.: 1992] [Greenville, S.C.: Smalbook Associates, 1992.] See also: forchess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11126]
Four chess (Book): n. A book presumably on four-handed chess. [Blythe, W. H.: 1893] [[Cambridge, Eng., W.H.Blythe, 1893.]] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12153]
Four-handed chess (book) (Book): n. A book detailing a four-handed chess variant invented by the author. [Verney, George Hope: 1881] [London, New York, G. Routledge and sons [1881]] See also: Verney's four-handed chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12226]
Games ancient and oriental and how to play them (Book): n. A book containing descriptions and rules of many ancient games, including chess variants. [Falkener, Edward: 1961] [New York: Dover, 1961.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11127]
The Gamesman (Serial): n. A periodical devoted to games of various types (including chess variants). Wheaton, MD. [Miller, Donald L.: 1968] [Wheaton, MD: Donald L. Miller, [196-]-] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12068]
Der Geist und die Geschichte des Schach-Spiels, bei den Indern, Persern, Arabern, Türken, Sinesen und übrigen Morgenländern, Deutschen und andern Europäern (Book): (German: The spirit and the history of chess game with the Indians, Persians, Arabs, Turks, and remaining Morgenländern Sines, Germans and other Europeans) n. A book on the history of chess in various lands. In German. [Wahl, S. F. Günther: 1789] [Halle, In der Curtschen Buchhandlung, 1798.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12234]
The Genealogy of chess (Book): n. A book on the history of chess. [Li, David: 1998] [Bethesda, Md.: Premier Pub. Co., 1998.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12332]
Il Gioco de gli scacchi (Book): (Italian: The game of chess) n. Subdivided into eight books where: learning the rules, the odds, the endgames, the blindfold chess and a discussion about the true origins of chess in itself. [Carrera, Pietro: 1617] [N Militello: Per G. de' Rossi da Trento, 1617.] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12067]
Il Gioco degli scacchi (Book): (Italian: The game of chess) n. See Gioco de gli scacchi. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-12066]
Il Giuoco degli scacchi fra tre (Book): (Italian: Game of chess between three) n. A book on three-handed chess. [Marinelli, Filippo: 1722] [Napoli: [Drucker:] Mosca, 1722.] See also: Triple chess (book) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12198]
Grand Camelot: new partnership game for four players. (Book): n. A book on the four-handed chess variant grand camelot. [Parker Brothers: 1932] [[Salem, Mass.]: Parker Brothers, Inc., 1932.] See also: four-handed chess (broad term) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12331]
The Great shogi games and how to play them (Book): n. Book on how to play shogi and related games. [Hodges, George: 1978] [Bromley, Kent: Shogi Association, 1978.] See also: shogi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11128]
Guide des Echecs exotiques et insolites (Book): (French: Guide to exotic and unusual chess) n. A book which decribes a wide variety of chess variants, from ancient to modern. Written in French. [Cazaux, Jean-Louis: 2000] [Paris: Chiron, 2000.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11129]
Guide to double chess (Book): n. A book on a two-player chess variant played on a chess board expanded by three rows on each side, with each player controlling two sets of pieces. [Howard, J. T.: 1885] [Huddersfield, J.E. Wheatley & Co. [etc.] 1885.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12213]
Guide to exotic and unusual chess (Book): n. See Guide des Echecs exotiques et insolites. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11130]
A Guide to Fairy Chess (Book): n. A classic book describing hundreds of fairy chess pieces and fairy chess rules, that are used in problems, often with exciting examples of problems and with historical comments. [Dickins, Anthony M.: 1969] [Richmond: The 'Q' Pr., 1969.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11131]
A Guide to variant chess (Web site): n. See Variant Chess (Jelliss). [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12364]
Das Henochische Schachspiel (Book): (German: The Enochian chess game) n. A book on enochian chess. [Eschner, Michael D.; Baar, Andreas: 1983] [Berlin: Stein-der-Weisen-Verlag Kersken-Canbaz, 1983.] See also: Enochian chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12165]
Hexagonal chess (book) (Book): n. See Hexagonal chess (with a board). [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12194]
Hexagonal chess (with a board) (Book): n. A book on a chess variant played with a hexagonal board. [Baskerville, H. D.: 1929] [Oxford, B. Blackwell, 1929.] See also: hexagonal chess (broad term) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12195]
A History of Chess (Golombek) (Book): n. A book on chess history. [Golombek, Harry: 1976] [London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1976.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12338]
A History of Chess (Murray) (Book): n. A book widely held to be an authoritative source on chess history. [Murray, Harold James Ruthven: 1913] [Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1962.] Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-11132]
History of Chess: chesspage of JL Cazaux (Web site): n. Website of chess historian JL Cazaux. Detailed information on chess history and chess variants. [Cazaux, Jean-Louis] [J. L. Cazaux] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12270]
How to play Shogi (Book): n. A book on playing shogi. [Fairbairn, John: 1979] [Bromley, Kent: Shogi Association, 1979.] See also: shogi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12092]
Hsiang ch'i, the Chinese game of chess (Book): n. A book on xiangqi. [Donnelly, Terence: 1974] [Goring-by-Sea, Eng.: Wargames Research Group, 1974.] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12095]
Idea for a personal game (Book): n. A book which covers several chess variants based on custodian capture. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1973] See also: custodian capture Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12358]
Indian chess (book) (Book): n. See Indian chess: Bhāratīya caturaṅgam (śatarañja). [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12145]
Indian chess: Bhāratīya caturaṅgam (śatarañja) (Book): n. A book on chess in India. [Śarmā, Harikr̥ṣṇa Vyaṅkaṭarāma; Ayyar, Es. Ār: 1982] [Delhi: Nag Publishers, 1982.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12146]
Infinite chess (catalog) (Catalog): n. A catalog featuring the chess variant: infinite chess. [Milford, Mass.: Mark Colebank, 1998.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12327]
J'adoube! (Serial): (French: I adjust) n. Organ of the Cincinnati Chess Federation. J'adoube is a chess term indicating a player is adjusting a piece, not moving it. [Cincinnati Chess Federation; Moeser, David: 1977] [[Cincinnati, Cincinnati Chess Federation]] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12060]
Japan Shogi Association (web site) (Web site): (Japanese ) n. This Japanese website on shogi provides brief explanations on some of the fundamentals, information on their events, profiles of the professional players and so forth. http://www.shogi.or.jp/ See also: Shogi Association (1909) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12235]
Japanese chess (book) (Book): n. See Japanese chess (shōgni): the science and art of war or struggle philosophically treated. Chinese chess (chong-kie) and i-go.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12071]
Japanese chess (shōgni): the science and art of war or struggle philosophically treated. Chinese chess (chong-kie) and i-go. (Book): n. A book on shogi, xiangqi and go. Published by the Press Club of Chicago. [Suzuki, Chōyō: 1905] [Eurasiamerica, New York; [Chicago] Press club of Chicago [M.A. Donohue & Co., printers, 1905]] See also: shogi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12072]
Japanese chess: the game of shogi (Book): n. A book on shogi. [Ohara, Eiroku: 1954] [Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1954.] See also: shogi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12303]
Le Jeu d'échecs des Vietnamiens (Book): n. See Co Tu'ong. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12137]
Les Jeux d'échecs non orthodoxes (Boyer) (Book): (French: Unorthodox chess games) n. A book describing many chess variants. Written in French. [Boyer, Joseph: 1951] [Paris, J. Boyer, 1951.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12105]
Jeux d'échecs non orthodoxes (L'Hermitte) (Book): (French: Unorthodox chess games) n. A book describing many chess variants. Written in French. [L'Hermitte, Serge L.J.: 1969] [93-Villemomble (9, Av. Henry Dunant): l'auteur, 1969.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12104]
The John Gollon chess papers (Archive): n. The manuscript collection of John Gollon, currently housed at the Cleveland Public Library. [Gollon, John: 1994] [1963-1994.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12244]
Kriegspiel, or, The chess war game (Book): n. A book on kriegspiel. [Cayley, H: 1905] [London: British Chess Co., [ca. 1900?]] See also: kriegspiel Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12156]
Kriegspiel: chess under uncertainty (Book): n. A book on kriegspiel. [Li, David: 1994] [Bethesda, Md.: Premier Pub. Co., 1994.] See also: kriegspiel Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12334]
Let's play Chinese chess (Book): n. A book on playing xiangqi. [Constantino, B.: 1979] [Hong Kong: Book Marketing, 1979.] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12326]
Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas (Book): (Spanish: book of chess, dice and tables) n. Commissioned by Alfonso X of Castile and completed in his scriptorium in Toledo in 1283. Documents two chess variants: Grande Acedrex (Grand Chess) and Acedrex de Los Quatros Tiempos (Four Seasons Chess). [Alfonso X of Castile: 1283] [Madrid: FundacioÌn JoseÌ Antonio de Castro, [2007]] Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-11133]
Libro de los juegos: acedrex, dados e tablas (Book): (Spanish: book of games: chess, dice and tables) n. See Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11134]
Lotus Chess: The Book (Book): n. A book describing the chess variant: lotus chess. [Moeser, David: 1998] [Cincinnati, Ohio: D. Moeser, 1998.] See also: lotus chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12316]
Manuale di scacchi eterodossi (Book): (Italian: Handbook of heterodox chess) n. Book on Italian progressive chess. [Leoncini, Mario; Magari, Roberto: 1980] [[Siena]: Tipografia Senese, [1980]] See also: Italian progressive chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12059]
Meta-Chess (Book): n. See Meta-Chess: Adventures Beyond the Bounds of Chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11135]
Meta-Chess: Adventures Beyond the Bounds of Chess (Book): n. A book discussing chess variants, composing new variants, creating and evaluating new pieces, building sets, storing and retrieving pieces for a specific variant, and organising tournaments. The book details a comprehensive system for describing, playing [Brown, John William: 1997] [Lewisville AR: Kronschild Publishing, 1997] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11136]
Middle Shogi Manual (Book): n. A book on shogi variants. [Hodges, George: 1992] [Bromley: Hodges, [1992]] See also: chu shogi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12062]
Modern chess (book) (Book): n. See Modern chess: including the Prime Minister, a new major piece. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12188]
Modern chess: including the Prime Minister, a new major piece (Book): n. A book on the chess variant: modern chess [Maura, Gabriel Vicente: 1968] [[Madrid, Impr. Europa] 1968.] See also: modern chess (game) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12187]
My game for 2000 A.D. and after (Book): n. A book describing chess variants of the author. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1972] [1972] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12172]
My one contribution to chess (Book): n. A book on a chess variant invented by the author called Morely's chess. [Morley, F. V.: 1946] [New York, G.W.Stewart, inc. 1946.] See also: Morley's chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12205]
Neue chess (Book): n. Neue chess: the book; chess variants in Cincinnati 1968-89. [Moeser, David: 1990] [Cincinnati, Ohio: D. Moeser, 1990.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11137]
A New and improved game of chess for three players (Book): n. A book on a three handed chess variant proposed by Henry J.Self. [Self, Henry J.: 1896] [London, C.F. Ince, [1896]] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12063]
The New Game of Chess for Four Persons (Book): n. See Complete rules for playing the new game of chess for four persons: with two sets of men, on one board. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12217]
The New game of social chess (Book): n. A book on the chess variant: Head's four-handed chess [Head, W. G.: 1834] [London: W. Houstoun, 1834.] See also: Head's four-handed chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12271]
New rules for classic games (Book): n. A book on new ways to make old games more challenging, fairer, and sometimes, just different. [Schmittberger, R. Wayne: 1992] [New York: Wiley, 1992.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-11138]
New unorthodox chess games (Book): (French ) n. See Nouveaux jeux d'echecs non orthodoxes [Boyer, Joseph: 1956] . [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11139]
The NOST Bulletin (Serial): n. See Nost-algia. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12082]
Nost-algia (Serial): n. The official publication of NOST. [Lauzon, Robert H.; Roselle, Les: 1960] [Buffalo, NY: The Nost, [19--]-] See also: NOST Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-11140]
Nouveaux jeux d'echecs non orthodoxes (Book): (French: New unorthodox chess games) n. A book describing many chess variants. Written in French. [Boyer, Joseph: 1954] [Paris, 1954.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-11141]
Un Nuovo giuoco di scacchi (Book): (Italian: A new game of chess) n. See Tentativo di un nuovo giuoco di scacchi. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12159]
The Oxford companion to chess (Book): n. Chess encyclopedia, [Whyld, Ken; Hooper, David: 1992] [Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.] Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-12272]
The Oxford history of board games (Book): n. A book which presents a historical survey of positional board games. Includes section on chess history and variants. [Parlett, David: 1999] [Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.] Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-11142]
Persian chess (Book): n. Book is subtitled: illustrated from Oriental sources, especially in reference to the Great Chess, improperly ascribed to Timur, and in vindication of the Persian origin of the game, against the claims of the Hindus. [Bland, Nathaniel: 1850] [London: Harrison, 1850.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12127]
Play stronger chess by examining Chess960: usable strategies of Fischer Random Chess discovered (Book): n. A book on using chess960 to play better orthochess. [Milener, Gene: 2006] [Renton, WA: Castle Long Publications, 2006.] See also: chess960 Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12325]
Popular chess variants (Book): n. A book covering 20 popular chess variants. [Pritchard, David Brine: 2000] [London: B.T. Batsford, 2000.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12207]
Proposed modification in the game of chess (Book): n. A book detailing a chess variant on an 8x10 board with additional knighted-pieces (Bird's Chess). [Bird, H. E.: 1874] [[London, W.W. Morgan, cir. 1890.]] See also: Bird's chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12150]
Raumschach (periodical) (Serial): n. See Beiblatt der Mitteilungen über Raumschach. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12273]
Raumschach: ein funktionelles Multiple (Book): (German: Space chess: a functional multiple) n. A book on raumschach (or space chess). [Reich, Paul: 1970] [Heidelberg: Galerie Rothe, 1970.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12324]
Raumschach: Einführung in die Spielpraxis (Book): (German: Space Chess: Introduction to the gaming experience) n. A book on raumschach (or space chess). [Maack, Ferdinand: 1919] [Hamburg: F. Maack, 1919.] See also: raumschach Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12168]
Reform chess (book) (Book): n. See Reform-chess: training in 2650+3 positions. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12310]
Reform-chess: training in 2650+3 positions (Book): n. A book that proposes four small chess variants, differing from orthochess by a different board size. [Polgar, Laszlo: 1997] [Köln: Könemann, 1997.] See also: minichess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12311]
Rhythmomachia: ein uraltes Zahlenspiel neu entdeckt (Book): (German: Rhythmomachia: newly discovered ancient game of numbers) n. A book on rhythmomachia. [Illmer, Detlef: 1987] [München: Hugendubel, 1987.] See also: rhythmomachia Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12293]
Rose board recipes: new games and old to play your way (Book): n. A book on chess variant design and marketing, with a focus on hexagonal chess. [Jameson, Michael: 2009] [[United Kingdom]: Parker Wilks Solutions, 2009.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12347]
Rules and directions to play four-handed trabue, American chess (Book): n. A book on a four-handed chess variant. [Trabue, Isaac H.: 1904] [Punta Gorda, Fla., I.H. Trabue, 1904.] See also: four-handed chess (broad term) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12304]
Rules of hexagonal chess with examples of first openings (Book): n. A book detailing the rules of Glinski's hexagonal chess. [Glinski, Wladyslaw: 1973] [London, Hexagonal Chess Publications, 1973.] See also: Glinski's hexagonal chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11143]
Scacchi progressivi, finali di partita (Book): (Italian: Progressive chess, endgame) n. A book on progressive chess endgames. [Castelli, Alessandro: 1997] [Macerata: A.I.S.E., 1997.] See also: progressive chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12051]
Schach fur̈ 2 und 3 Spieler (Book): (German: Chess for 2 and 3 players) n. A book on chess for two and three players. In German. [Treugut, Andreas; Böttcher, Jürgen: 1975] [Nürnberg: [s.n.], 1975.] See also: three-handed chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12236]
Das Schachraumspiel (Book): (German: The chess game room) n. A book (presumably) dealing with chess and/or chess variants. Written by the inventor of raumschach. [Maack, Ferdinand: 1908] [Potsdam [usw.] Stein [1908]] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12186]
Das Schachspiel der Bataker (Book): (German: The chess of Batak) n. A book on chess in Batak (Indonesia). [Oefele, Armin von: 1904] [Leipzig, Veit & Comp., 1904.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12130]
Shall we play Fischerandom chess? (Book): n. A book on the chess variant chess960. [Gligorić, Svetozar: 2002] [London: Batsford, 2002.] See also: chess960 Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11144]
Shōgi (book) (Book): (Japanese: Shogi) n. A book on shogi. Written in Japanese. [Masukawa, Kōichi: 1977] [Tōkyō: Hōsei Daigaku Shuppankyoku, 1977.] See also: shogi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12249]
Shogi (periodical) (Serial): n. This bimonthly was published from January 1976 until November 1987, by the Shogi Association. [Hodges, George: 1976] [Bromley: The Shogi Association, 1976-1987.] See also: Shogi Association (1976) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12018]
Shōgi bigināzu baiburu (Book): (Japanese: Shogi beginner's bible) n. A book for beginners on how to play shogi. [Habu, Yoshiharu: 1996] [Tōkyō: Nihon Shōgi Renmei, Heisei 8- [1996]-] See also: shogi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12079]
Shogi for Beginners (Book): n. A book on playing shogi for beginning players. [Fairbairn, John: 1989] [Tokyo: Ishi Press, Inc., 1989.] See also: shogi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12091]
Shogi magazine (Serial): n. See Shogi (periodical). [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12019]
Shogi: Japan's game of strategy (Book): n. A book on Shogi. [Leggett, Trevor: 1966] [Rutland, Vt., C.E. Tuttle Co. [1966]] See also: shogi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12075]
A Short history of fairy chess (Book): n. A book on the history of fairy chess. [Dickins, Anthony M.: 1975] [Kew Gardens: The author, 1975.] See also: fairy chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12335]
Siamese chess: how to play-- how to win! (Book): n. See bughouse [Manson, John F: 1992] [Baton Rouge, LA: Farnsworth Enterprises, 1992.] See also: bughouse Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-11145]
Space-chess (book) (Book): n. A book on three-dimensional chess. [Kogbetliantz, E. G.: 1952] [[United States, s.n.], 1952.] See also: three-dimensional chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12294]
Sulapani's Caturanga dipika: a manual of four handed dice chess (Book): n. A book on four-handed dice chess. [Ghosh, Manomohan: 1936] [Calcutta Metropolitan 1936.] See also: dice chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12134]
Super chess and monarch: the laws (Book): n. A book on the chess variants: super chess and monarch. [Haeringen, H. van: 1993] [Leiden: Coulomb Press, 1993.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12246]
Superchess: the official rules and game description (Book): n. A book on the chess variant: superchess. [Jacobson, Rolf W: 1992] [Seattle, WA: Green Island Press, 1992.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12348]
Tentativo di un nuovo giuoco di scacchi (Book): (Italian: Trying a new game of chess) n. A book in Italian presumably regarding a chess variant or variants. [Ciccolini, Giuseppe: 1820] [Roma, F. Bourliè, 1820.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12160]
Three-dimensional chess: history and rules of the game (Book): n. A book on history and rules of three-dimensional chess. [Godson, William F.H. Jr: 1931] [Philidelphia, PA.: Godson, 1931.] See also: three-dimensional chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12210]
Toronto Xiangqi Association (web site) (Web site): n. Web site of the Toronto Xiangqi Association. http://txa.ca/ [Toronto Xiangqi Association] See also: Toronto Xiangqi Association Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12274]
Total chess (book) (Book): n. See Total chess: the rules of the game, its rationale, and some notes: a practical method for chess in three dimensions See also: three-dimensional chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12295]
Total chess: the rules of the game, its rationale, and some notes: a practical method for chess in three dimensions (Book): n. A book on three-dimensional chess. [Beatty, Charles: 1945] [[London], 1946.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12296]
Traité du jeu d'échecs chinois, Xiang-qi (Book): (French: Deals with the Chinese chess, Xiang-qi) n. A book on Xiangqi (written in French). [Spindler, Pierre Éric: 1977] [[Paris]: Flammarion, 1977.] See also: xiangqi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12089]
Traité du jeu d'échecs japonais, Shogi (Book): (French: Deals with the Japanese chess, Shogi) n. A book on Shogi (written in French). [Spindler, Pierre Éric: 1977] [Paris: Flammarion, 1977.] See also: shogi Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12090]
Transcendental chess (periodical) (Serial): n. Periodical on the subject of transcendental chess. [Lawrence, Maxwell: 1981] [Brooklyn, NY: M.J. Lawrence, 1981-] See also: transcendental chess (game) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12182]
Triple chess (book) (Book): n. A book on triple chess. [Marinelli, Filippo: 1826] [London, Printed by A.J. Valpy, 1826.] See also: Triple chess (game) Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12199]
L' Univers des Échecs (Book): (French: The universe of chess) n. A book which describes the rules and background on a number of historical and regional variations of chess. Written in French. [Cazaux, Jean-Louis; Reysset, Pascal: 2000] [Paris: Bornemann, 2000.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12317]
Variant Chess (Serial): n. Periodical produced by the British Chess Variants Society. [Jelliss, George: 1990] [East Sussex: G.P. Jelliss, [19--]-] See also: British Chess Variants Society Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-11146]
Variant Chess (Jelliss) (Web site): n. Website of George Jelliss, containing A Guide to Variant Chess, and online issues of Variant Chess magazine. http://www.mayhematics.com/v/v.htm [Jelliss, George: 2010] See also: Variant Chess Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12363]
The Variant Chess Website (Web site): n. The website of The British Chess Variants Society. http://www.bcvs.ukf.net/ [Jelliss, George: 2001] [British Chess Variants Society] See also: British Chess Variants Society Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12275]
Variante scacchistiche (Book): (Italian: Variant chess) n. A book on chess variants. [Castelli, Alessandro: 1992] . [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12052]
Walnut chess (Book): n. A book on the chess variant: walnut chess. [Beasley, John D.: 2004] [Harpenden, England: J. Beasley, 2004.] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12349]
WGR (Serial): n. A general games magazine, with reviews of games from around the world, edited by Michael Keller. [Keller, Michael: 1983] [[Ellicott City, MD: Micha