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Featured Games:

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• Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)

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• Fischer Random Chess. Play from a random setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)

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• 4-by-1 Knot Chess. Four lines in a 4D space meet at a central cell. (Cells: 65)

A

• Ajax Random Chess. Pseudo-Fischer Random Chess with Ajax-Chessmen, and droping Ajax-Ministers. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Almost chess. One queen has combined rook and knight moves. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Anti-Check Chess. Variation of Anti-King Chess II. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Anti-Prechess. The opponent must place your piece on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Argess. White and Black have different starting positions. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Arimaa. Uses same equipment as Chess, but designed to be difficult for computers.
• Arimaa. Board game playable with standard chess set, hard for computers. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Arktur. Two kings and randomized setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Arrangement Chess. The players take turns to relocate the king and the queen, thus enhancing opening ramification (with zrf).
• Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Augmented Different Knights. Knights receive different additional movement possibilities. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Aviation Chess. Legan's Aviation Chess, popular during WWI, featuring the Aviator piece (with zrf).

B

• Backwards Stalemate Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario.
• Baseline chess. Start chess with main pieces in different order on baselines. Overview of several variants. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Baseline chess with Fischer rules. Start with dropping major pieces on baseline, a variant that uses rules from Fischer Random Chess but is not random. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Basic Chess. Variable baseline chess without drawing lots. Restrict Rooks to a and h files, and King to d or e files.
• Beginners Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• The Black Ghost. Black gets a teleporting Ghost piece that can not capture to balance White's first move advantage. (8x8, Cells: 64)

C

• Castling in Chess 960. New castling rules for Fischer Random Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Central Point Chess. Small 7x7 game with different pieces.
• Cerimon Chess. Recover pieces by checking with a like piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chameleon Chess Redux. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chaos Chess. Pieces are placed randomly everywhere on the board before the game starts. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chaotenschach. Players start the game by making a secret setup on their own half of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chaotic Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chaturanga with minor changes. A series of variants based on the (according to many) earliest form of Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chazz. Only kings and pawns. Pawns can move backwards. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• CHESS 2000. Chess on 8 by 8 board with knight/rook and knight/bishop pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chess 4.5. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chess Wars 3.1- Island Hopping. The long-awaited continuation of the Chess Wars series! (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chess+. Players choose when and where to place their pieces behind the pawns.
• Chess480. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chess960x3. Variant of Chess960. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chessembly. Open Board Setup, Free Placement Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chessling. Variant where the board starts empty and each player can move or drop a piece, and the goal is capture of all opposing pieces.
• chexx. Another variant of hexagonal chess. (Cells: 63)
• Chigorin Chess. White has knights instead of bishops and a chancellor for his queen; black has bishops instead of knights. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chimera Chess. Missing description
• Claustrophobia. Played utilizing 46 squares of a chessboard, using new unique pieces, all of which can be represented by the standard pieces. (5x8, Cells: 46)
• Configuration Chess. Some pieces are rearranged before play begins, thus enhancing opening ramification (with zrf).
• Confusion Chess 1b. Every piece is replaced by something roughly equivalent that moves strangely. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Crown Prince Chess. One Knight on each side is replaced by a Crown Prince. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• csipgs Chess. Design and buy new chess pieces during play. (8x8, Cells: 64)

D

• Deployment. The initial setup of the pieces is open but hidden from the other player. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Descent Chess. Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Diagonal chess (well balanced). Diagonal chess with 7 fortified pawns.
• Diagonal Quadrant Chess. Pieces start in two of the four by four quadrants of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Diamondback Chess. Pieces start in corners. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Diplomatic Chess. The Diplomat replaces the King. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Displacement Chess 2. The most logical step for the evolution of standard Chess: flexible castling and interchange of king and queen for one side. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Divided Forces Chess. Half of your army starts on the other side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Doublebarrel Chess. Introducing the Doublebarrel piece, a lethal cannon relative with amazing tactical capabilities (Zillions file downloadable).
• Douglas Modern chess. A chess variant with a more interesting start position, leading to more action.
• Dragon Chess. Regular chess army against a single, 3x3, unwieldy but powerful piece.

E

• Enep. An experimental variant with enhanced knights and an extra pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64)

F

• Fabulous Flying Kittens. Toroidal board using three warp lines with 8 corners tied together. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Fair-Chess. A chess variant to play with handicaps for different ratings. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Falcon Random Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Fianchetto Chess. Rooks and bishops switched in opening setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Fischer Random Chess . David A. Wheeler's page on Fischer Random Chess.
• Fischer Random Chess. Play from a random setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
• Fischer-Benko Chess. Three pieces are placed randomly, the other five by the players.
• Flexible Chinese Chess (F-Xiangqi). Xiangqi variant where the horses are initially external (with zrf).
• Four-Fold Chess. Missing description (16x16, Cells: 256)
• Free Placement. Game starts with players alternatingly placing pieces on board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• French revolution chess. Advanced pawns threaten the noble pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)

G

• Ganeshan Chess. Introducing a new Elephant piece known as (the) Ganapati. (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Give & Take Chess. After setting up pieces, players must capture each turn. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Gladiator Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Goodchess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• GoshawkChess. Variant of Capablanca Chess with two Goshawks per side replacing the Archbishop and Chancellor.
• Grand Alamos Chess. FIDE, but with an initial setup reminiscent of Grand Chess.

H

• Half-Random Chess. Three pieces are placed randomly, the other five by the players.
• Henry VIII Chess. This is a hybrid capture king-losing chess variant. (7x8, Cells: 56)
• Hero and Superhero Chess. The King's Pawn is replaced by a Hero (moves like any other piece on your side on the board) or a Superhero (improved Hero). (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Hidden Random Chess. This is a two-player game that incorporates the element of chance in chess.
• Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Horseman's Chess. Game where pieces mount and dismount.

I

• I-Chess. Large board variant that adds two more piece types: the wolf and the eagle.
• IAGO Chess System. http://abstractgamers.org/wiki/iago-chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)

J

• Jedi Chess. Maharajah and the Sepoys modified with a Star Wars theme. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Jester Chess. The Jester is an 'anon' piece but similar to the 'Fool' - beautiful commercial wooden sets - a must have!
• Jinn Chess. Pieces start off the board, and game is divided into a placement phase and a traditional play phase. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Journalist's Chess. Journalist is movable to any position but no capture. (8x8, Cells: 64)

K

• King to Bunker Leap. King can jump over own pieces to reach 1 of 2 bunker positions in Shuffle Chess or Pre-Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Kingchess. Players may drop groups of unplaced pieces instead of moving. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Kings. A modest variant with more than one king. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Knight Shogi . Black player lacks two Lances, one Bishop, as well as one Rook; however, his Kinghts and Promoted-Kinghts could also move like K.
• Knights of the Round Table. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Kuniegit. Each player has two knights and two warriors on standard chess board. (8x8, Cells: 64)

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• Lancelot. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Lao Tzu Chess. www.schemingmind.com. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Legler's Chess. Modest 1926 variant using an Archbishop and a Chancellor. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• LiQi. Very Strong Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)

M

• M!C Chess. All pieces but the king move and capture differently in a 10x10 board.
• Madness of Kings Chess. The Kings are, simply put, insane!! (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Magna Carta Chess. Black has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Maxima. Maxima is an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima more clear and dynamic. (Cells: 76)
• Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Meta Chess. Game where players decide how the pieces move and where they go. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• mettamorphachess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Mighty-Lion Chess. Normal Chess augmented with a hard-to-trade Lion super-piece that can make double-captures. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Mir Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Monster Chess Variants. A Discussion of the value of Double-Move pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• MRC64. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Multiple Formations. A proposal to add a set of formations to Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Multiple of 10 Checkmate. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Musketeer Chess. Adding 2 newly designed extra pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)

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• Near Chess. This is a variant of Skirmish Chess designed to be friendlier to newbies. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Neoclassical Chess. The opening moves are selected through a random ballot.
• Neoteric Chess. Pieces are swapped before play begins. An external piece is introduced (with zrf).
• Neutral King Chess. V.R. Parton's game where two armies share a King both must try to mate. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• New Android Variant. Traditional game rules and pieces.
• Nine-Queen Chess. Queens are placed instead of Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Ninjutsu (Claustrophobia 2). The fierce double capture leaping pieces: the Ninja Warriors and the Ninja Guards can promote to Insane Ninja Knights! (8x5, Cells: 46)
• Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Noli Me Tangere Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100)

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• Odds Chess. Ways of giving a weaker opponent better odds. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Official Football Chess. Variant from the 1960's with pieces replaced by football players. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Orda Chess. Asymmetric variant where one army has pieces that move like knights but capture differently.
• OverKnight Chess. Pawns are replaced by Knights, which promote. (8x8, Cells: 64)

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• Paloma Chess. Game with Royal Queen, promotable Kings, and an unusual array. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Parachute Chess. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Patt-schach (Stalemate chess). Players start with an illegal move from a stalemated position. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Paulowich's Chancellor Chess. A proposal to play chancellor chess with chancellors and queens in the corner on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Pawn-Only Chess. Training chess variant. Only pawns, first promotion wins. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Pawns-to-Kings Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Peasant Revolt. Modest variant with unequal setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Persian Chess. Persian Chess is a citadel 9x9 game.
• Placement. Only kings start on board; other pieces are dropped to home square and then moved. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Placement Chess. King and queen are swapped with another piece, except rook, and creating a new mirrored position (with zrf).
• Prime.Ministers Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)

Q

• Quang Trung Chess (4th edition). Variant with standard equipment, with different moving pieces, and elements of Xiangqi and FIDE-chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Quapent. Missing description
• Quark Chess. Missing description
• Quarter Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Queens Left Chess. Black king and queen reverse position in setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)

R

• Random Pawns. Randomly select your Pawns' movement and capture abilities. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Random Pieces. A 20 game match is played, with each player receiving a number of pieces equal in value to the game number. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Real chess. Players start with placing their major pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Reduced Endgame Chess. Two kings and six pawns are used for practicing endgames. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Relative Lumberjack. Pieces move the same as other pieces in its file. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Relocation Chess. A remarkably easy method of rearranging the standard array of pieces (with zrf).
• Retro Chess. A chess game progresses backwards from an empty board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Rettah. Different setup and powerfull king. Taking obligatory when in check. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Rolling Kings. Kings must move along a predetermined path. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Royal Magician's Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Ruddigore Chess. Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)

S

• Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Secret Stallmate. Both players win if stalemated, but information is secret and setup is random. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Separate. Queens start trapped behind enemy lines. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Shatranj N W. catsmas.
• Simplified Chess. Missing description (8x7, Cells: 56)
• Sixteen Pawns. Trade a queen for 8 extra pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Skirmish Chess. Tony Paletta Modest proposal as separate link for discussion. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Skirmish56 Chess. This is Skirmish Chess on an Simplified Chess board. (7x8, Cells: 46)
• Slide-shuffle. Variation of Shuffle Chess with special castling. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• StrataChess v1.0. separate Strategic and Tactical gameplay. 2-6 players. Element of Chance. Terrain. Build your own armies.
• Strate-Go Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Super-Chess. www.oteroideas.com.

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• Threatened Pawn Chess. Pawns start in threatened positions. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Toe-to-Toe Chess. A variant of Sittuyin (Burmese Chess) with alternating setup, and powerful, short-range pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Torus Chess on a Standard Board. Torus Chess on a standard board with a unique setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Total Symmetry Chess. 24 random balanced symmetrical starting positions.
• Towers Chess. Win by pushing towers to the Kings' squares. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Transcendental Chess. Play from random setup with a different setup for white and black. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Transpose Chess. Board is turned 90 degrees. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Triumvirate Chess. Uses three Knights. The last remaining opposing Knight must be checkmated as the King. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Trophy Hunt Chess. Squirrels and Elephants instead of Kings, Queens and Bishops. (8x8, Cells: 64)

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• Unachess. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Unachess II. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Unachess III. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Undecided Chess. Undecided Pawns can change into pieces by moving like them. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Upside-Down Chess. White starts at the upper two rows, black at the bottom. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Using chess sets to play mini-sukoku (6x6). Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)

V

• Vagabond Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Viennese Chess, or Viennese Kriegspiel. Start with a secretly made setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)

W

• Weak!. Black has 7 knights, and 16 pawns, White the usual array. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Welbeck Kriegspiel. Players choose their own setups, unknown to opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64)

X

• ximeracak.. A leaper-heavy fantasy variant designed for play with a standard set. (8x8, Cells: 64)

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