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1. Aberg's variation of Capablanca's Chess. Play this variation on the Play-by-Email system! Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Hans Aberg.
2. Al-Ces. Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
3. Alice Chess. Play this classic variant in which pieces switch between boards whenever they move. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
4. Anti-King Chess II. Win by putting your opponent's Anti-King out of check. Author: Fergus Duniho and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
5. Assimilation Chess. Play this variant in which pieces assimilate the powers of captured pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
6. Asteryx Chess. Preset for variant with asteryx shaped 43-space hexagonal board. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Jagger.
7. Bedlam. Play this hybrid of Fusion Chess, Metamorph Chess, and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
8. Berolina Chess. Classic variant with different moving pawns. Author: Fergus Duniho.
9. Big Board Chess. Play Big Board Chess online with Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Alfred Schönfelder.
10. Brand X Random Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup. By Fergus Duniho.
11. Caïssa Britannia. Play this British-themed game with royal Queens plus Lions, Unicorns, and Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.
12. Capablanca Random Chess. Randomized setup for Capablanca chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Reinhard Scharnagl.
13. Capablanca's Chess. Play Capablanca's Chess on the Play-by-Mail system! Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jose Raul Capablanca.
14. Cavalier Chess. All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. By Fergus Duniho.
15. Chaturanga. Oldest known form of chess. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
16. Checkers. The most popular game besides Chess played on the same board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
17. Chess. Play Chess online with other people, using Game Courier, a PBM system that works with any web browser on any computer. Author: Fergus Duniho.
18. Chess on the Dot. Play this adaptation of Chess to a spherical board on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Joshua Chou.
19. Chess with Different Armies. A Ralph Betza personal favorite: Features series of armies with approximately the same strength as the FIDE army. (Recognized!) Author: David Howe and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
20. Chessgi. Play this hybrid of Chess and Shogi. Author: Fergus Duniho.
21. Chinese Chess. Play Xiang Qi, the Chinese form of Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho.
22. Circular Chess. PBM Preset for Circular Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Dave Reynolds.
23. Clockwork Orange Chess. Condition your opponent's pieces to be non-violent. By Fergus Duniho.
24. Colossus. 10x10 chess with 4 Rooks, 4 Knights, 4 Bishops, 10 Pawns, 1 Queen and 1 King! Author: Charles Daniel and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Charles Daniel.
25. Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. Author: Fergus Duniho.
26. Crazyhouse. Play this two-player version of Bughouse. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
27. Cylindrical Chess. Sides of the board are supposed to be connected. Author: Antoine Fourrière and Fergus Duniho.
28. Delegating Chess. 84 square variant in which pieces delegate moving powers. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
29. Devingt Chess. Game Courier to play Devingt Chess, on a 10x10 board with Sages (=Camels). Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Leopold de Labrousse.
30. Double Chess. FIDE Chess x 2(with extra queen replacing what would be an extra king). Author: Fergus Duniho and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: David Short.
31. Duel Chess. PBM Preset for 43-space variant played on two boards. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Erez Schatz.
32. Embassy Chess. Play this modern Bird's Chess variant based on the setup of Grand Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Hill.
33. Episcopal Chess. Play this symmetric version of Chess online. By Fergus Duniho.
34. Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
35. Extinction Chess. Win by capturing every piece of the same type. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
36. Extra Move Chess. Move twice per turn with Extra Move Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
37. Fischer Random Chess. Play Bobby Fischer's randomized Chess variant on Game Courier. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
38. Fusion Chess. Play this variant in which pieces combine and split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
39. Fusion Diamond 41. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. By Fergus Duniho.
40. Go. Play Go with Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
41. Grand Cavalier Chess. Decimal variant with Cannons and Cavalier Chess pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
42. Grand Chess. Decimal variant with Cardinals and Marshalls. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
43. Great Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
44. Gross Chess. Play this 144 square variant online with Game Courier. By Fergus Duniho.
45. Grotesque Chess. Play this variant of Capablanca's Chess that leaves no Pawns unprotected. By Fergus Duniho.
46. Hex Shogi 41. Hexagonal shogivariant on board with 41 spaces. By Fergus Duniho.
47. Hex Shogi 81. A hexagonal Shogi variant on an 81-space board. By Fergus Duniho.
48. Hex Shogi 91. A hexagonal Shogi variant on a 91-space board. By Fergus Duniho.
49. Hexagonal Chess (Glinski). Chess on a board made out of hexagons. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Wladyslaw Glinski.
50. Hexagonal Chess (McCooey). Chess on a board, made out of hexes. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
51. Hexmate. A two-player variant on a hex board made up of 127, 3-color hexagons. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Michael A. Rouse.
52. Hostage Chess. Play this Chessgi-like game in which no pieces change sides. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: John Leslie.
53. Interdependent Chess. A 42 square variant in which pieces borrow capturing ability from other pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
54. Janus Chess. Play Janus Chess on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Werner Schoendorf.
55. Kamikaze Mortal Shogi. Send your Kamikazes on suicide missions in this Shogi variant. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
56. Korean Chess. Play Korea's regional Chess variant on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
57. Mad Chess (Steel=White). Chess variant with unequal armies on 10 by 10 board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
58. Mad Chess (Stone=White). Chess variant with unequal armies on 10 by 10 board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
59. Mad Queen Shogi. Play this new Chess/Shogi hybrid on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Larry L. Smith.
60. Marseillais Chess. Move twice per turn. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
61. Metamachy. Play this large game with a variety of regular fairy pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
62. Metamorph Chess. Play this variant in which pieces frequently promote or demote. By Fergus Duniho.
63. Miller's Spherical Chess. Play this early adaptation of Chess to a spherical board on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Don Miller.
64. Mini Thunder Chess. A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
65. Mir Chess. Play this variant that is mid-powered between Chess and Shatranj. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Paulowich. Inventor: David Paulowich.
66. Modern Carrera's Chess. Play this modern version of Carrera's Chess on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Sam Trenholme.
67. Mortal Chessgi. Play this Chessgi variant in which each capture decreases material. By Fergus Duniho.
68. Mortal Shogi. Play this Shogi variant in which pieces may die. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
69. Motorotor. Play this small variant with a rotating board. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Gavin King.
70. Musketeer Chess. A game that adds extra pieces to Chess, playable online with Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Zied Haddad.
71. Mystery Chess. An imperfect information variant you can play online with Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Ross Gillies.
72. Nadvorney's Spherical Chess. Play Nadnorney's adaptation of Chess to a spherical board on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Leo Nadvorney.
73. Omega Chess. This preset for Omega Chess enforces the rules and spots check, checkmate, and stalemate. Author: Fergus Duniho.
74. Pocket Mutation Chess. Take one of your pieces off the board, maybe change it, keep it in reserve, and drop it on the board later. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Michael Nelson.
75. Pocket Polypiece Chess. Play Pocket Polypiece Chess online with Game Courier. Author: Antoine Fourrière and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Antoine Fourrière.
76. 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.
77. Shatra. Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture. Author: Fergus Duniho.
78. Shatranj. The widely played historic Arabian game, predecessor of modern chess. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
79. Shatranji. Chessgi with Shatranj pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
80. Shogi. Play the Japanese form of Chess, in which captured pieces can be dropped back as your own. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
81. Shogi with Impassable Kings. A modest fix to Shogi that makes impasses impossible. By Fergus Duniho.
82. Smess. Play this old Parker Brothers game in which arrows direct movement. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Reuben Klamer.
83. Spacious Torus Chess. Toroidal 8 x 8 using "spacious" FIDE pieces which require the next square beyond to be empty to either move or capture. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jianying Ji.
84. Storm the Ivory Tower. Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess by email. By Fergus Duniho.
85. Templar Chess. Play Templar Chess on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
86. Thunder Chess. Play this hybrid of Fusion, Assimilation, and Metamorph Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
87. Transcendental Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Max Lawrence.
88. U-Chess. Play Unambiguous Three-Symbol Chess online. Author: Fergus Duniho.
89. Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. (Recognized!) Author: Antoine Fourrière and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
90. Unicorn Great Chess. Enjoyable game: Great Chess pawn structure encloses two half-ducks - "lions" - with exciting bishop-nightrider - "unicorn.". Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Paulowich.
91. Univers Chess. Play this Carrera's Chess variant with no unprotected Pawns on Game Courier. By Fergus Duniho.
92. Vegas Fun Chess. Play Chess with a pair of Chess dice. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: George Koltanowski.
93. Victorian Chess. Play Victorian Chess on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Paulowich and John Kipling Lewis.
94. Voidrider Chess. A 43 square variant with movable spaces. By Fergus Duniho.
95. Wildebeest Chess. Stars the Wildebeest which moves as knight or camel. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
96. Wormhole Chess. When a piece leaves a square, it `folds' together. By Fergus Duniho.
97. Xiang Hex. Play this hexagonal adaptation of Chinese Chess on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Larry L. Smith.
98. Xorix Shogi. Automated, rule-enforcing preset for playing Xorix Shogi on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: (zzo38) A. Black.
99. Yáng Qí. Westernized adaptation of Chinese Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
100. Yapsan's Spherical Chess. Play this early adaptation of Chess to a spherical board on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Peter Yapsan.

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