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Type=PBM
Category=Historical
Language 'English'

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• Archchess. Late 17th chess variant from Italy on large board with pieces which include modern queen and squirrel. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.

B

• Burmese Chess. Sittuyin preset uses a mix of equivalent pieces from Alfaerie Set. By Charles Daniel.

C

• Cavalry Chess. All pieces have additional knight move except knights which get camel + zebra moves. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Frank Maus.
• Chaturanga. Oldest known form of chess. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. Author: Adam DeWitt.
• Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. Author: Fergus Duniho.

D

• The Duke of Rutland's Chess. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.

G

• Gala. Historical German variant from the Middle Ages. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
• Grande Acedrex. Missing description Author: Daniil Frolov.
• Great Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Gustav III's Chess. Invented by King Gustav III of Sweden (1746-92). Author: M Winther. Inventor: King Gustav III of Sweden.

H

• Hiashatar. Mongolian Decimal Chess. By Jose Carrillo.
• Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.

M

• Mimotaur Chess. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.

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• Nilakantha's Intellectual Game. 17th or 18th century Indian chess variation. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
• Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.

P

• Paulovits's Game. Istv. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.

R

• Raumschach. "... (German for Space Chess) is one of the first three-dimensional chess variants and the first to survive until present". Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
• Raumschach (rules enforcing). Play Raumschach on Game Courier, with rules enforced. Author: Ben M Reiniger. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
• Romanchenko's Chess. FIDE Chess trainer Romanchenko shifted the FIDE board in the middle to help his students think for themselves. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: V. Romanchenko.

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• Shatra. Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Shatranj. The widely played historic Arabian game, predecessor of modern chess. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Shatranj Al-Husun - Citadel Chess. Historical variant of Shatranj. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
• Shatranj Kamil. Shatranj Kamil or "Perfect Chess" a historical variant combining alfils, camels rooks and ferz. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.

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• Tamerlane Chess. Chess game said to have been favored, perhaps even invented, by ruler Timur the Lame in the 14th c. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
• Tenjiku Shogi. Four hundred year old, large, historical variant of Shogi. Author: Adam DeWitt.
• Turkish Great Chess, variation II. Gollon's large historical variant. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
• Turkish Great Chess, variation III. John Gollon's third out of six variations on Great Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
• Turkish Great Chess, variation IV. Play this variation of Great Chess by e-mail! Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.

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Total items listed: 29