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- Colorful Osmosis Chess . All basic pieces are colorbound or colorwithching and can create compounds. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Michael Nelson.
- Metamachy . Zillions of Games file for Metamachy. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Sky . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Complete Chess . on big board with riding and leaping piece families. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Thomas .
- Hostage Chess . Pieces taken are held hostage and can be exchanged against other pieces and then dropped. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: John Leslie.
- Grand Shatranj . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Atlantean Barroom Shatranj . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Great Shatranj . Shatranj style game on 10x8 board. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Lemurian Shatranj . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- 3D Arimaa . 3D Arimaa - Arimaa meets Raumschach. By Tim O'Lena.
- Knavish Shatranj . Shatranj style game on 8x8 board. Author: Christine Bagley-Jones. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
- Wuji Chinese Chess. Invented by Zheng Lei(鄭磊,河南光山縣人) in 1993. Author: Yu Ren Dong. Inventor: Zheng Lei.
- Hexagonal Arimaa. Hexagonal Arimaa - Based on McCooey's Hexagonal Chess. By Tim O'Lena.
- Fusion Chess . Variant in which pieces may merge together or split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
- Castle Siege Chess . Byzantine Chess merged with 6x6 chess board. By Richard VanDeventer.
- Fairy Pieces part 1 . zillions file with many shogi pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Pole Chess . F.I.D.E. chess with Pole piece added: from the SF/fantasy novel "Robot Adept". Author: Malcolm Webb. Inventor: Piers Anthony and Malcolm Webb.
- Mimic Chess . Chess on a larger board with 3 new pieces with constantly changing movement capabilities. By Nick Wolff.
- Duluth chess. 5 minor changes to Western Chess that can affect all stages of the game. By Jeff Johnson.
- Chess on a Soccer Ball . Chess played on the 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons of a soccer ball. By David Cannon.
- Carrera Drop Chess. Game with extra cannons. By Namik Zade.
- 3to2. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
- Fair-Chess . A chess variant to play with handicaps for different ratings. By Janevert Kaan.
- Beginners Chess. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
- Chinese Checkers Chess . Some pieces may make multiple jumps as in Chinese Checkers. By Ken Franklin.
- CC chess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Diplomat Chess . Round-board variant with a Diplomat to suborn opponents. By Carlos Martin-Fuertes.
- Windows Chess . Windows Chess is played on a board inspired by an arch window in my neighbourhood. By David Cannon.
- Dunkeys . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Mustang . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Knight games (improved). Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Knights games . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Abagoren Macedonian Chess . Missing description By Malcolm Webb.
- The Clash of Continents Chess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Chess without pawns . Variant where only kings can take and no pawns are used. Author: Mats Winther. Inventor: Vladislav Rapetsky.
- CCChess-FF(In-Yan variant). Missing description By Namik Zade.
- CCC-FF(updated) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- CCC-FF(updated) with zrf.file. Missing description By Namik Zade.
- CCC-FF . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- CCChess new generations. Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Azchessimp . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Piece Promotion Games 2 . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Kozune Western . Missing description Author: Christine Bagley-Jones and Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Joshua Morris.
- Durerschess . Dürer's Chess is played on a tiling of tessellating pentagons and diamonds, first described by Albrecht Dürer in 1525. By David Cannon.
- Ludus Equitum. Game in style of Society of Creative Anachronism. By (zzo38) A. Black.
- ChessVariants.zrf. 17 variants in 1 file. By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Re. Drop pieces on a 5 by 5 board. By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Chu Shogi Western . Missing description Author: Christine Bagley-Jones.
- BigBangChess . Chess with an expanding and contracting board. By Graeme C Neatham.
- Diagonal Oblong Chess . The board is an oblong on diagonal direction. By Shi Ji. By Shi Ji.
- Pierre Menard's Chess Variant. As described by Jorge Luis Borges. By Jeff Rients.
- Rotorblades Fusion Chess . A cross between my own Rotorblades Chess and Fergus Duniho's Assimilation Fusion Chess, with a few extra features. By David Cannon.
- Rotor-blades Chess . Played on a circular tessellation of 150 triangular cells. By David Cannon.
- King Arthur's Chess 72 . Chess on a round board,. The odd number of files allows the Bishops to access every cell on the board - not colour-bound. By David Cannon.
- Matrix Chess . Chess played on a board of tessellating pentagons and diamonds. By David Cannon.
- Zones of Action . Inspired form Lines of Action. By Yu Ren Dong.
- Locusts . Simple chess variant with only two set of pieces on each army. By Yu Ren Dong.
- Lion Chinese Chess . Chinese Variant from Taiwan. By Yu Ren Dong.
- Pillage . Featuring the unique Super Pawn: a powerful short-range piece with promotional capabilities. By Charles Daniel.
- Spherical Guard Chess . Play with either the single-board or dual-board sphere projection . By Graeme C Neatham.
- Round Honeycomb Chess . Round Honeycomb Chess is a cross between Circular/Cylindrical Chess and Hexagonal Chess. By David Cannon.
- Colossus . With twice the number of Rooks, Bishops and Knights. Also includes 5 new variants with exotic pieces. By Charles Daniel.
- Lemniscate Chess . Chess played on a Lemniscate board (in the shape of an infinity symbol). By David Cannon.
- 10-directionaI Chess . Chess using the army invented by Jorg Knappen. It also includes his suggested variants of CwDA using his army. By Nick Wolff.
- Diamond Chess 306. A large variant inspired by Tony Paletta's PARACHESS and Fergus Duniho's ASSIMILATION FUSION CHESS. By David Cannon.
- Trampoline Chess . Each player has a Trampoline that allows friendly pieces to make a second move. By Mark Thompson.
- Gross Chess . Play this 144 square variant with Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
- Scion . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- Groundskeeper Chess . Missing description By Yu Ren Dong.
- King to Bunker Leap . Includes Shuffle Chess and pre-Chess with new “bunker leap” king safety rules. By Charles Daniel.
- Nuthouse . Missing description By Yu Ren Dong.
- Centaur Royal and Double Centaur Royal . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- LiQi . Very Strong Chss. By Larry L. Smith.
- Shock Troops . Make a regular move or drop one of two pieces into a vacant space in the back rank. By Charles Daniel.
- Carnage . Features new pieces that attack by detonation, withdrawal, approach, and immobilization. By Charles Daniel.
- Rebel Fury . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- Ajax Chess . Missing description By Jose Carrillo.
- Venomous . The Sissa and Sorcerer Snake on a large board chess system with Ninja Pawn drops. By Charles Daniel.
- Courier-Spiel . This is a more modern variant of Courier Chess in 19th. By Yu Ren Dong.
- Khmer Chess:Kar Ouk . First check the opponent's Khun (King) , you win the game. By Yu Ren Dong.
- Chess with Different Periods . A Turn-related variant of Los Alamos Chess. Players may play with many modest variants. By Yu Ren Dong.
- Paul Schoolong's chess . Missing description By Yu Ren Dong.
- Renezan's Chess . Proprietary game, Bi Triad, 1993. Inspired by Wildebeest Chess. Author: Yu Ren Dong. Inventor: BiTriad.
- Asylum Redux . Introducing the Loony Snake Rook and Insane Snake Bishop. Also starring the dangerous and superfast Ninja Pawns! By Charles Daniel.
- Millennium Chu Shogi . http://pika.cs.nctu.edu.tw/lit/MillenniumShogi.zip. By Yu Ren Dong.
- Octopus Chess . Featuring the Octopus, the Sorcerer Snake, the Ferz Knight, the Wazir Knight and the Ninja Pawns. By Charles Daniel.
- Omega Chess Extended . Missing description By Mykola Dolgalov.
- Ludus Magus . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- Huntsman Chess . Missing description By Yu Ren Dong.
- LancerChess (or LeopardChess). Missing description By Glenn Nicholls.
- Chaturaji modern-variant (4-handed Chaturanga without dice) . Missing description By Emmanuel Baud.
- Typhoon (Revised) . Missing description By Adrian King.
- Scirocco (revised) . On ten by ten board with over thirty different pieces. By Adrian King.
- Azerbaijan Chess . http://zillions-of-games.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/79138?do=show;id=1659. By Namik Zade.
- Hexagonal Iss Jetan . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- ZigZag Madness . Its madness when the standard chess pieces clash with ZigZag Bishop, ZigZag Rook, Ferz-Knight, Wazir-Knight and Ninja Pawns! By Charles Daniel.
- Little Cheops. Missing description By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Iss Jetan . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- The Pattern Game . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- Stations . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- TigerChess. Missing description By Glenn Nicholls.
- Xiang Hex . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- Mad King Chess . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- Pick the Piece Big Chess . Massive collection of games featuring dual path Sorcerer Snake; crooked slider: Octopus and much more. By Charles Daniel.
- Boolean Rithmomachia . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- Wreckage! . Features 3 new pieces: the Detonator, Dragon and the Flying Guillotine plus 5 Ninja Pawns. By Charles Daniel.
- Super Knights Grand Chess . The original Super Knights with the Archbishop, Amazon, and Chancellor, as well as two more exciting and innovative games. By Charles Daniel.
- Asylum Chess . Includes new game that features dual path compound pieces: the Loony Snake Rook and the Insane Snake Bishop. By Charles Daniel.
- Big Pawn Chess . Missing description By Ken Franklin.
- HiveQueen. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- Mad Queen Shogi. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- MiniXiang. Missing description Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
- Holy Grail . With the extraordinary but deadly Serpent that mutates into the Flying Bomber, Raptor, Cannon, Vao, Stealth Gryphon and more! By Charles Daniel.
- Birds and Ninjas . Featuring the Flying Bombers that fly over to capture, and the short-range Ninja Guards that capture two enemy pieces at once. By Charles Daniel.
- Stealth Ninja Chess . Dynamic but balanced game with short-range leapers, and unusual sliding pieces: the Stealth Gryphon and Anti-Gryphon. By Charles Daniel.
- Displacement Chess 2 . Chess with minor modifications and no opening theory! By Charles Daniel.
- Insane Ninja Chess . Featuring 2 pairs of powerful multi-directional leaping pieces capable of double capture. By Charles Daniel.
- Raptor Chess . Two pairs of complimentary flying/leaping pieces: the Raptors and the Flying Bombers change the nature of the game. By Charles Daniel.
- Hadean Chess . Play expanded chess with Ferz/Wazir Sorcerers, Ferz/Wazir Knights, Flying Warmachines. Flying Elephants and Ninja Pawns. By Charles Daniel.
- Omega Transplant . The Warmachine Alfil , the Camel Ferz, the Ninja Pawns and the usual suspects battle it out on a new chessboard. By Charles Daniel.
- Herculean Chess . Extended version of chess features the Flying Bishops, the Flying Chariots, Ninja Pawns, Augmented Knights and Zebras. By Charles Daniel.
- Gladiators . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- IAGO Chess ZRF file. ZRF file for IAGO Chess rules. By Rich Hutnik.
- EurasiaChess Shogi . Shogi and mini-Shogi with mixed chess-symbols&Japanese-Kanjis. Author: Emmanuel Baud.
- Fidchell. Gary Gygax's Fidchell. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
- FullBoard Chess . Missing description By Ken Franklin.
- Coward Chess . King captures usual/moves a sq. only by switching places. By Ken Franklin.
- Ito Shogi . Missing description Author: Malcolm Webb. Inventor: Jonathan H Rutherford.
- Where Eagles Fly . Missing description By Michael Nelson.
- Penturanga . contains rule file and 2 piece sets. By Graeme C Neatham.
- Sanctuary . 46-cell game with elements from Xiang Qi. By Jeremy Pflasterer.
- Step and Circle TrigChess . contains rules file with 2 boards and 2 piece sets. By Graeme C Neatham.
- Charge Chess . Pieces must move forwards or sideways until they hit the last row. By Jeremy Pflasterer.
- Fractal Chess . Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
- Inverse Capture Chess . Pieces are captured the way they move. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Random-Drop Chess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Palace Ninja Guards . A pair of short-range diagonal leapers and four extra squares are added to the standard chessboard and pieces. By Charles Daniel.
- Missile Chess. Missing description Author: Douglas Silfen. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
- Wa Shogi. Large Shogi variant from the 17th century or earlier. Author: Douglas Silfen.
- Tori Shogi. Bird Shogi. Author: Eduard Werner. Inventor: Ohashi Soei.
- Dai Dai Shogi. Extremely large Shogi variant invented in the 17th century. Author: Douglas Silfen and Eduard Werner.
- Whale Shogi. Small Shogi variant. Author: Douglas Silfen and Karl Scherer. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
- Great Whale Shogi. Large board based on Whale and Wa Shogi. Author: Douglas Silfen. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
- Terran Chess (Galactic Federation) . Chess from the 24th century? By Graeme C Neatham.
- Falcon Hexagonal Chess . Introducing the Hex Falcon. Author: Graeme C Neatham. Inventor: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Iron Guard Chess. Instead of a queen, white has an Iron Guard who can move only to adjacent diagonal squares and cannot be captured. Author: Douglas Silfen.
- Trophy Hunt Chess. Capture at least one of each trophy animal to win. Author: Douglas Silfen and Karl Scherer.
- Delta88 Chess . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
- Save the Standard . Zip file containing zrf and graphics for 7x7 and 13x13 home fields. By Graeme C Neatham.
- ExCoCo Chess . Zip file containing zrf and images. By Graeme C Neatham.
- Spartan Chess 28 for Zillions . Zip file with Zillions rules file and graphics. By Graeme C Neatham.
- TriMac HexChess . Zillions Rule File and Graphics. By Graeme C Neatham.
- Antarctic Chess or Predators and Penguins . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
- Skandaran Chess. Download Skandaran Chess at Zillions Website. By Francisco Marzoa.
- The ShortRange Project . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones and Joe Joyce.
- Sunflower HexChess Zillions zip . Sunflower HexChess Zillions rule file. By Graeme C Neatham.
- Gods on Pluto. Variant with weak pieces and Shogi-style drops. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Crazyhouse No Retreat Morphy Chess. Normal Crazyhouse except pieces cannot move backwards. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Capablanca Shatranj. Capablanca Chess with Chancellor and Archbishop replaced by Shatranj type pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- FoolsHexagonalChess zrf zip file . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
- Squadron Chess. Uses only one type of piece besides the King. By Ken Franklin.
- ProCycle Chess. Individual pieces promote one by level after each played move. By Ken Franklin.
- Traded Places Chess. An enemy piece is moved to your attacking piece's beginning position during its capturing move. By Ken Franklin.
- River Chess . Get one of your pieces to the other side of the board. By Karl Scherer.
- Hydra Chess . Captured pieces return. Regrown pieces will be of lesser value. By Karl Scherer.
- Karma Chess . A piece that has captured an opponent's piece is turned into one of better quality. By Karl Scherer.
- Bank Chess . Put your assets on the bank for later use! 6 Variants. Author: Karl Scherer. Inventor: Karl Scherer and Denis van Straten.
- Gala . Historical German variant from the Middle Ages. Author: Michael Asher.
- A9 HexaChess Zillions Zip . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
- Gods on Pluto . Plays with extremely weak pieces, no pawns, and drops. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- The Funny Games . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- The Lonely Wolf . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Go-Moku with Chess Pieces . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Schoolbook (updated) . Missing description By Sam Trenholme.
- Cannons of Chesstonia . Cannons launch a Pawn, Wazir, Ferz and Stone to increase strategical and tactical play. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- The Duel II . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- The Duel . Two hoppers eliminate squares as they go and compete against one another. By Namik Zade.
- Flying Armies2 . added 'MirChess32' zrf. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- K4Flying . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- All in 1 . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Mapped Chess . Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
- MonadDropII (Mats Winther Method) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- The War of the Stars . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Monaddropchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- MonadrandomChess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- The Final Fight Chess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- The Chance Game . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- The Blindly Game . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- The Invisible Man . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Free Choice Monadchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Monadchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Step by Step Handicap Chess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Azsymdrop(Updated)) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Azsymchessdrop(Improved) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Azsymchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Flying Armies . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Universal Handicap Chess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Azsymchess1024 . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Make own Army and Handicap Azsymchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Sino-European Chess . Missing description By Andy Thomas.
- Azsymchess pawns shuffler . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- The Clash of Civilizations Chess (Updated) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Drop Super Symchess (Updated) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Shuffle Version Azchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- SSShess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- DropSSShess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Super Maharadscha . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Azchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Sudoku War . A fight that takes place in a Sudoku. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
- Cazaux Chess. Some chess variants invented by Jean-Louis Cazaux, along with some others. By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Chakra . Variant with fairy pieces and transmitters that can transport pieces. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
- Swapmate Chess . Missing description By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Hepta . Hexagonal clan-based game played with Icehouse pieces. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
- The Black Ghost . Black gets a teleporting Ghost piece that can not capture to balance White's first move advantage. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Total Chess . Missing description Author: Stephane Burkhart. Inventor: Charles Beaty.
- Dervish Chess . Large variant with a great variety of pieces. By Benoit Dauphin.
- Burmese Chess. Missing description Author: M Winther.
- 4-handed Shatranj. 4-handed Shatranj. Author: M Winther.
- FreePawnChess. Chess with more powerful pawns. By Ronald W Brierley.
- Oblong Shatranj with Die. Missing description Author: M Winther.
- BlockChess. Decimal variant with standard pieces starting out in the corners. By Ronald W Brierley.
- 4-handed Chaturanga with dice. Missing description Author: M Winther.
- K4 . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Royal Amazon Chess . Queens are replaced by Royal Amazons. By Peter Aronson.
- Gnu . Simple game featuring the Gnu as promotee. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
- Centaur Chess . All pieces except Pawns move backwards as Knights. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Sudoku Chess . Missing description By Doug Chatham.
- Schoolbook . Zillions file for Schoolbook. By Sam Trenholme.
- Ultima with Alternate Graphics . Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
- Regenbogen . Unusual spectrum-based game with Wizards, Clerics and Spirits. Author: Joost Aan de Brugh. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
- The Travelers . Missing description Author: Roberto Lavieri and Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
- Templar Chess . Features the unorthodox Templar on a board with eight extra squares. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Net Chess . This game allows pieces to move to the grid intersections and between intersections. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. Author: M Winther. Inventor: Panos Louridas.
- Right or Left Chess . Pieces are either right-moving or left-moving and may flip from one to the other. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- AvantGarde Chess . A font-named variant that adds a Centaur and a Man to the standard setup. By Peter Aronson.
- Operational Chess 2. Large, wargame inspired variant with ranged pieces. By Andy Thomas.
- Medusa Shogi. Missing description Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Large Chess ZRF . ZRF for Capablanca's Chess plus variants: Bird's, Aberg's, Grotesque, Univers, Embassy, Janus, Archbishop, New Chancellor + more. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Shamanic Chess . Pieces may be transformed into 'Shamans'. By M Winther.
- Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
- Operational Chess. Wargame inspired variant played on a wide board. By Andy Thomas.
- Royal Guard Chess . Royal Guards help defend King and all pieces can promote. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Javelin Chess . Pieces backed up by an extra row of single-capture Spearmen. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- The Princess and The Warrior . Pieces' moves are limited by their current rank except for the two new pieces. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Undecided Chess . Pieces begin in an undecided state until they move. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Penta War . Huge game with five clans. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
- Mime Attack Chess . Pieces capture like the pieces they're capturing usually capture. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Dual Chess . A more Chess-like variant featuring the Marshall and the Cardinal. By Antoine Fourrière.
- One Way Chess . Missing description By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Neutron 45 ZRF . Variant of the game Neutron on a 45-squared board. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
- Cross3D Chess . 3D Chess game where pieces are arranged in a cross shape. By Stephane Burkhart.
- Joshua's Chess . Missing description Author: Michael Nelson. Inventor: Joshua Nelson.
- Storm the Ivory Tower . Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess with Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
- Politically Correct Chess. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- Queens or Castles. Wizards promote by making an opponent's piece [or pawn] and themself vanish from the board. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Shatranj of Troy. A Shatranj variant with Shogi-like drops, a Trojan Horse (with 6 pieces inside). Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
- Geodesic Chess. Played on a spherical grid of hexagons and pentagons. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Jack V. Cheiky.
- FallingSnow . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Extra Move Chess ZRF . Double-move variant based on limitations of Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
- Presiding Chess. Decimal variant with added leaping pieces. By Tucker Kao.
- Piece Promotion Games. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Emperor Raumschach. Variant of Dr. Fredinand Maack's Raumschach. By Larry L. Smith.
- Hordes of Change . A chess variant inspired by Andernach Chess. By Joost aan de Brugh.
- Kozune. A game inspired by, and featuring elements of, Shatranj and Shogi. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Joshua Morris.
- Zhou Xia. Two decimal variants played with very powerful Xiangqi-like pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Shatranj Elephants. Shatranj-like game, but with all short-range, limited-capturing pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Leapers Creeepers. Decimal variant with many leaping pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Blizzard Chess . Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry (with all patch levels). Author: Alfred Pfeiffer. Inventor: Blarney.
- FlyingDaggers . Large variant with long leaping pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Xhatranj . An exotic variant of Shatranj with more powerful pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones and David Howe.
- FlipChess. Chess variant in which pieces keep changing state. By M. El M. Messaoudi.
- Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. Author: Christine Bagley-Jones and David Howe. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
- Queens and Pawns . Try to arrange nine Queens and a Pawn on a standard Chess board so that none of them attack each other. Author: Doug Chatham.
- Fool's Chess. One pawn is replaced by a Fool. By Danny Van den Berghe.
- G.U.E. 3D Chess. A 3D Chess game paying homage to those really great Zork adventures. By Larry L. Smith.
- Blizzard Chess. Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Blarney.
- Toccata . A hexagonal variant inspired of Maxima. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Grand Rider Chess. All pieces except the king are riders. By Larry Wheeler.
- veSQuj - Chess with 21st century armies . A highly tactical variant with a 21st-century-war theme. By Glenn Overby II.
- Taratibu - a small progressive chess variant . 10 pieces per side on a 7-by-7 board. By Glenn Overby II.
- Hexa Decimal . Larger hexagonal chess variant (Zillions of Rules file). By Joost aan de Brugh.
- Franklin Grand Chess . On 10 by 10 board with combination pieces and random setup. By Ken Franklin.
- Oblong Chess 44 . Missing description By Erez Schatz.
- AtTENdance Chess . Missing description By Erez Schatz.
- Odin's Rune Chess . Missing description Author: Michael Nelson. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Opulent Chess . Zillions file for Opulent Chess. By Greg Strong.
- Decima . Missing description By Michael Nelson.
- TenCubed Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with combination pieces (Zillions file). (10x10, Cells: 100) By David Paulowich.
- Chess with Batteries . Special Battery piece which augments the powers of other pieces. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Grand Shogi. Normal Shogi, but with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Eurasian Chess . Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
- More10 . Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Ambi-Chess . Large board with two kings, move a member of each of two armies each turn. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Hyperchess. A chess variant on a board representing 4-D space that closely parallels traditional Chess. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
- CrazyWar. CrazyWar is normal Crazyhouse with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Bastille Chess . Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. Author: Peter Aronson.
- Bellows Chess . The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
- MoQi. MoQi, or Demon Game, is played upon a 10x10 field. By Larry L. Smith.
- Royal Fury. A Futuristic Chessery Game - relaxed win rules. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Weave and Dungeon . Abstract game played on a board divided into Weave and Dungeon, with movement following different rules on each part. By Dan Troyka.
- Train Wreck Chess . Move your piece, then one of your opponent's, but only forward. By Peter Aronson.
- Mamra Chess . Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. By George Tsavdaris.
- Maxima . This ZRF enforces the checkmate condition in Maxima. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Joost aan de Brugh. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
- Triumvirate Chess . Uses three Knights. The last remaining opposing Knight must be checkmated as the King. Author: Peter Aronson.
- Zone X . Chess with a special central Zone, a new piece, and new moves. By Roberto Lavieri.
- King's Leap Chess. Variants with Chancellors (Knight+Rook) and old Russian Queens (Knight+Queen). By David Paulowich.
- Alice Chess . New Alice Chess ZRF plays Alice Chess on two boards. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Alice Chess . Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. Author: Pierre Tourigny. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Fanorona Chess . Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. By Peter Aronson.
- Elephant Hunt . Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. By Freederick .
- Annan Shogi . Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it (and similar variants). Author: Young-Hyun Joo.
- Doublestep Chess and Doubletime Chess . All pieces may move twice when moving. Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Marseillais Chess . Move twice per turn. Author: Young-Hyun Joo.
- Avalanche Chess . A popular chess variant, where you advance your opponents pawns. Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Progressive Chess . A collection of variants with increasing numbers of moves each turn. Author: Young-Hyun Joo.
- Bifocal Chess . A game without capture : win by checkmate with a neutral piece! By Antoine Fourrière.
- Polymorph Chess . Knights and Bishops can morph into each other or into combined pieces. By Greg Strong.
- Kristensen's Game . A conscious attempt to restructure Chess from 1948. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ejnar Kristensen.
- Nahbi Chess . Variant on 10 by 10 board with equator, Nahbi's and Archers. Author: David Howe and Uri Bruck. Inventor: Uri Bruck.
- Straights . Chess-like Naval Battle game from the end of the 19th Century. Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Anne Marriot Watson.
- Switching Chess. In addition to normal moves, switch with an adjacent friendly piece. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Chesquerque . Variant played on a quadruple Alquerque board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: George Dekle.
- Cross Chess . Game played on a cross-shaped board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Leigh Miller.
- Hanga Roa . Play Hanga Roa with Zillions of Games! Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger and Hernán Marcelo Domínguez Placencia.
- Hexes Chess . Hexes Chess requires fewer chess pieces and a smaller board than conventional chess, but increases the mobility of each piece. Author: Mike Layfield and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Mike Layfield.
- Prince . 3-D Chess variant using an 8x8x8 board and many new pieces. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gavin Smith.
- Shogi, Mortal Shogi, and Kamikaze Mortal Shogi . Optimized ZRFs for Japanese Chess and some recent variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Symmetron! 112 . Large version of Symmetron!, with a third modifier. By Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri.
- Aviary . New pieces with shogi elements and a bird theme. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Daniel Hollombe.
- Rutherford's 1-dimensional Shogi. Modern one-dimensional chess variant, based upon Shogi. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Jonathan H Rutherford.
- Cobra Chess . Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces, including the Cobra. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Derick Peterson.
- Los Alamos Extinction Chess with Bunkers . On 6 by 6 board with two additional bunkers, and extension chess rules. By Doug Chatham.
- Slide Chess . Variant on 44 squares with moving cages. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
- Mini Slanted Escalator Chess . Chess on smaller asymmetric board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
- Epsilon Eridani . A 44-square version of Achernar. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Border Wars II . Game played on line edges with Shogi-like aspects. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
- Treeleaders Chess . Download these files to play this large variant with non-similar armies with Zillions of Games! Author: Uri Bruck. Inventor: Erez Schatz.
- Pawn Less Chess . Different pieces, no pawns, and 20 squares removed from the 8 by 8 board. By Uri Bruck.
- Catapults of Troy . Large variant with a river, catapults, archers, and trojan horses! Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Med Chess . Diagonal board game with a mix of traditional, modern and Shogi pieces. Author: Uri Bruck. Inventor: Erez Schatz.
- Shanghai Palace Chess . Download these files to play this blend of Chinese, Japanese and Western Chess with Zillions of Games. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Tim's 6x6x6 3d chess . 3d chess variant on 6 by 6 by 6 board. By Tim O'Lena.
- Prisoner's Escape . Free your Prisoner by getting it to an unattacked square -- a small board version of Anticheckmate Chess. By Peter Aronson.
- Horus . Game with Royal Falcons where all pieces start off board and most captures return pieces to owner's hand. By Peter Aronson.
- Fugue . Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. By Michael Nelson.
- Duggan's Fantasy Chess (revised). Revised and Improved version of fantasy chess variant. By Sean Christopher Duggan.
- Royal Queens Chess . Game with full board and all pieces are sliders or immobile and victory is by capture of all 8 opposing Queens. Inventor: Derek Nalls.
- Double Alternate Chess. Game played on two boards with object to checkmate either King. Inventor: Ken Franklin.
- Hexetera . Download Hexetera for ZOG! Also includes the game in squares: Etcetera! By Roberto Lavieri.
- Polyhedron Chess . Large 3-D variant inspired by Tetrahedral Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
- Trans-Dimensional Chess . Large 3-D game with a field of twenty 3x3x3 cubes arranged in three levels. By Larry L. Smith.
- Symmetrical Chess Collection. Collection of several large symmetric chess variants with only line pieces. Author: Derek Nalls and Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Derek Nalls.
- Raumschach . The classical variant of three-dimensional chess: 5 by 5 by 5. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
- Symmetron! 44 . Most pieces move orthogonally or diagonally according to situation. By Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri.
- Ultimatum . Variant of Ultima that adds a FIDE-Queen and an Advancer in place of one Long-Leaper and one Chameleon. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Etcetera . This variant has some elements of Chinese Chess. Also, pieces cannot capture pieces of their own type. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Forward Chess . Download these files to play Forward Chess with Zillions of Games! By Michael Nelson.
- Achernar . ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Leap Chess . Game with manditory captures and other Checkers-like elements on a board of 44 squares. By Ken Franklin.
- Samarcanda . Variant of Mideast Chess with Crooked Bishops. By Nuno Cruz.
- Sankaku Shogi . Small Shogi variant played on a board of 44 triangles with no drops and a teleporting Emperor. By Larry L. Smith.
- Pillars of Medusa . Download Pillars of Medusa for Zillions of Games! Author: Jason Jakupca. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Australian Football Chess. Game based on Australian Rules Football and Chess. By Robert Winkel.
- Canonical Chess Variants . A family of chess variants that blends Xiang Qi and Western Chess. By Tony Paletta.
- Tepuy . A territorial game, with unique setup, movement and capturing. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Jai-Alai . A sports theme variant with three new pieces: the Superball, the Ball and the Diagball. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Illusionary Piece Chess . A piece and a Pawn on each side are more powerful, but can not offer check or prevent bare King. By Peter Aronson.
- Magi . Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. By Neal Meyer.
- Anti-Relay Tutti-Frutti Chess . Anti-relay is when a piece loses a movement capability it normally does have due to its position relative to another piece. By Michael Nelson.
- Shogi, Mortal Shogi, and Kamikaze Mortal Shogi . Play Shogi and a couple variants with diminishing pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
- Transporter Pad. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
- Borg Queen. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
- Halloween Knight Court . Halloween-themed variant on a tiny board. By Jason D. Wittman.
- Warp Factor. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
- First Contact. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
- Kobayashi Maru. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
- R-Chess . Captured pieces are held in reserve and then dropped. By Marcello Netto.
- Ravioli Chess . Chess on two boards squeezed together at the edges. By Antoine Fourrière.
- Planar 4x4x4 Chess . 3D variant played with pieces which are restricted to particular planes within the cubic field. By Larry L. Smith.
- Trek71 Chess . All pieces on the lefthand-side are shown as black, but do not change owners, and vise-versa. By Ken Franklin.
- Free-form 4x4x4 Chess . 3D variant based upon several ideas by V. R. Parton for Chess-play on smaller fields. By Larry L. Smith.
- Flux 4x4x4 Chess . 3D variant where pieces, excepting the King, can only exist on the field for a specific number of turns at a time. By Larry L. Smith.
- Amphibian Chess . Pieces capture by leaping when there's a square past the target, or by replacement when the target is on the edge. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
- Magna Carta Chess. lack has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
- Switching Realms Chess . All noncapturing moves must change the board subset a piece occupies. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
- Super Chess III . Big proprietary game with archers and cyclopses. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Ed Ginsberg.
- 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. By Michael Nelson.
- Gothic Evolution Chess . Missing description By Harvey Patterson.
- Evolution Chess . Game where pieces add the abilities of pieces they capture. By Harvey Patterson.
- Omega chess . Commercial chess variant on board with 104 squares. Author: David Howe.
- Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Russian Symmetrical Chess. Rusian 9x9 variant with symmetrical setup and Pawns that get more powerful halfway across the board. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: E. F. Burtzev.
- Canopus . Most pieces movements are range-limited. The game play is violent and tense, but fluid. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Ryu Shogi . Large modern shogi variant. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
- Mike's Camel Chess . Lùotuoqí (Camel Chess) variant with more balanced pieces. By Michael Nelson.
- Luotuoqi (Camel Chess) . Chess variant designed by committee. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Various.
- Maxima . Maxima is an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima more clear and dynamic. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Three Check Chess . If you deliver check for the third time, you win. Author: Andreas Kaufmann.
- Deneb . Special pieces and winning conditions. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Chess Olympic . Kings, Queens and Pawns have additional moves, and victory is by capture instead of checkmate. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Redzo Kolakovic.
- Ready Chess . Pieces cannot capture right after capturing, they have to be restored first. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Shatranj Plus . Play four large historical variations of Shatranj including Tamerlane Chess! Author: Malcolm Maynard.
- Tiled Squares Chess . Drop tiles to create the board as you play. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Beautiful Sun Chess (Meiriqi) . 10x10 blend of FIDE, Shogi, and Xiangqi influences. By Glenn Overby II.
- ChessNim. Drop chess pieces and reduce the number of unattacked squares on the board. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Alfred Pfeiffer.
- Hippodrome. Solitaire game using a small board. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Andy Lewicki.
- Dark Chess . You can see all of your pieces, but only those of your opponent that you attack. Author: Andreas Kaufmann. Inventor: Jens Baek Nielsen.
- Kings or Lemmings?. Normal chess except that a player can produce clones of his king.
- Emperor of China. A Chess and Halma mixed game. By Vincent Everaert.
- Makruk and Sittyuin. Zillions file to play Burmese Chess and Thai Chess. Author: Malcolm Maynard.
- Abstract Chess . Pieces are really by stacks of stones of different heights, with their move depending on the number of stones. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
- Wizard's War . Game with piece-creating Wizards and a board divided into arena and enchanted sections. By Michael Nelson.
- Mesmer Chess . ach player has a Mesmerist piece that can move opposing pieces it attacks. By Dan Troyka.
- Hypnotic Chess . You may move opposing pieces your pieces attack. By Dan Troyka.
- Panal: a hexagonal chess . A double-royal piece variant on a 61-hex board. By Glenn Overby II.
- PromoChess . Everything but the king can power up. By Glenn Overby II.
- Dueling Archbishops . Small chess variant on 2 by 3 board. By Jason D. Wittman.
- Cheapmate Chess . Mate your opponent with an illegal move. Author: Gary Baydo. Inventor: Robert Price.
- Combining Knightmare Chess . When a single piece other than a Pawn or a King captures, it combines with that piece into a Knightmare either side may move. By Peter Aronson.
- Zip Chess . After the first move, Pawns can advance any distance. Author: Gary Baydo. Inventor: Clifford Merry.
- Island Chess. Some connections between squares are missing. By Karl Scherer.
- Stability Chess. Designed to minimize the first-move advantage by white, maximize fairness, and simplify the rules of chess. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Various.
- Countdown Queens. Each queen can make at most 7 moves in the whole game.
- Different Armies. Various black armies versus the standard white army. By Roger Cooper.
- Chess Cubed. Played within a 4x4x4 cube. By Larry L. Smith.
- Knight Court. Mate the knight with three pieces per player on a three by three board. By Jason D. Wittman.
- Pool Chess . Queens and Bishops bounce 90 degrees off the board edge. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Francisco Quintanilla.
- Chess on a Larger Board with not so few Pieces Dropped . Game with an interesting mix of Orthochess and Exotic pieces, some of which start in-hand. By Antoine Fourrière.
- Courier 'de la Dama' . Courier Chess with a Modern Queen and other changes for more dynamic play. By Nuno Cruz.
- Trubix-43 . Unique piece and lines of movement on an hourglass board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
- Hopgi . Small-board variant of Chessgi with an L-shaped board, linked pairs of Kings, where all pieces can move like a Mao-hoppers. By Peter Aronson.
- Rococo . A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
- Jacks and Witches 84 . Variant on 84 squares with special pieces and special squares. By Antoine Fourrière.
- Bilateral Chess . Game on 12x8 board adding Lions, switching Cannons, Wizards and pushing Elephants, but keeping the standard array in the middle. By Antoine Fourrière.
- Twiknight . Knights can make one double move a game, and always check with a double move. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jens Baek Nielsen.
- Octa-Ashtapada. 8x8x8 variant with powerful armies and the potential for multiple royal pieces per side. By Larry L. Smith.
- Pocket Polypiece Chess 43 . Game with off-board pocket where all pieces of a type change when one piece of a type is moved normally. By Antoine Fourrière.
- Infantry Chess . Small chess variant with short range pieces. Author: Uri Bruck. Inventor: Erez Schatz.
- Michael's Chess. An elaboration of Lord Dunsany's Chess with varying Pawn sides. By Roger Cooper.
- Chess Battle . Military-themed Chess variant on a large board, invented in the Soviet Union in 1933. Author: Roger Norling. Inventor: A. S. Yurgelevich.
- Excelsior . At certain moments in the game, pieces are moved to an additional 5 by 4 area. Author: Dan Troyka. Inventor: Este.
- Unconventional Warfare Chess . Variant based on modern warfare. Author: Dan Troyka. Inventor: Luiz Carlos Campos.
- String Chess. A one-dimensional variant with a fairy theme. Author: Mathew M. Burke. Inventor: Aaron Hall.
- This Game is for the Birds . Game where pieces fly past obstacles and some pieces capture by pecking. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza and Peter Aronson.
- Changling Chess. Rooks become Bishops and Bishops become Rooks when moved. By Karl Scherer.
- Simple Marseillais Chess . Simplified version of Marseillais Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
- Pent-Ashtapada. A hybrid of Maack's Raumschach and Kogbetliantz' 8x8x8 game. By Larry L. Smith.
- Viking Chess . Armies start side-by-side on a 12 x 7 board. By Tomas Forsman.
- Jumping Chess . Pieces capture by jumping. Board has extra edge squares making it 10x10. By Peter Aronson.
- Lilliputian Monochromatic Alice Chess . All pieces are colorbound, and switch boards rather than switching color. By Peter Aronson.
- Chess on the Rainbows. Players must retain a piece on all 6 colors of a 6-color board.
- Desert Benedict Chess. A hybrid of Desert Chess by Uwe Wiedemann and Benedict Chess by W.D Troyka. By Rich Hutnik.
- 3D Xiang Qi. Three dimensional version of Chinese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
- 3D Shogi. Three dimensional version of Japanese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
- Delayed Chess. Only see your opponent's moves that are two moves old. Author: Karl Scherer. Inventor: Peter Obermair.
- Legler's Chess . Modest 1926 variant using an Archbishop and a Chancellor. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Hugo Legler.
- Kriegspiel Zillions v 2.0 file . Zillions file to play Kriegspiel against the computer. The human player's pieces are not hidden. By Andreas Kaufmann.
- Deep Blue versus Kasparov. White and Black each have their own way of winning.
- Kogbetliantz Game. One of the earliest 3D Chess games for the 8x8x8 playing field. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Dr. Ervand George Kogbetliantz.
- British Chess ZRF . ZRF for British-themed variant with a royal Queen + Lions, Unicorns & Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.
- Cleopatra Chess . No captures, but your Cleopatra (Queen) can seduce opposing pieces to your side. By Dan Troyka.
- Chesica . Game from the 19th Century combining elements of Checkers and Chess. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Frederick S. Copley.
- En passant Chess. Orthodox chess on a shortened board of only 7 rows. Encourages more en passant moves.
- Imperial Cheops. Played on a pyramid field of thirteen 3x3x3 cubes. Inspired by a description in Frank Herbert's novel Dune. By Larry L. Smith.
- Korean vs Western Chess. Red pieces are from Korean Chess, black pieces are from Western Chess.
- Accounting Chess . Modern Business Chess: win by capturing or indicting the opposing CEO (King), or bilking all of your Stockholders (Pawns). By Dan Troyka.
- Descent Chess Zillions file. . Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces. By Andreas Kaufmann.
- Voidrider Chess . A 43 square variant with movable spaces. By Fergus Duniho.
- Star Pool Chess . Large variant of Makruk, with a center non-square that acts as a bridge. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and Tony Quintanilla.
- TamerSpiel . Modern large chess variant with elements of historic chess variants. Author: Glenn Overby II. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
- Flipworld . Pieces are on both sides of a disc. Author: Dan Troyka.
- Cross-Eyed Chess . Two player variant on cross-shaped board. Author: Dan Troyka. Inventor: Uri Bruck.
- Lions and Dragons Chess . Hexagonal variant. Dragons carry a ball to the goal while Wizards avoid capture. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Transporter Chess . Large variant with transporters and several new pieces. Author: Dan Troyka. Inventor: Andrew P. Newton.
- Outback Chess . New pieces on plus-shaped board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Timothy R. Newton.
- Ziggurat . Mesopotamian-themed variant on a 43 square board. By Glenn Overby II.
- Rebel Chess . King's Pawn is replaced by Recruiter piece that moves like an Alfil and can change a piece's side. Author: Peter Aronson.
- Two Kingdoms . A decimal variant with a more powerful knight, and an added Archer piece. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Nuno Cruz.
- Ramayana Chess . Chess variant inspired by the Ramayana epic. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Luiz Carlos Campos.
- Tandem-84 . Variant on two boards of 7 by 6 rows with pieces moving between boards. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
- Wizard Chess . Variant on 12 by 7 board with fantasy pieces (includes Advanced Wizard Chess). Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Andrew P. Newton.
- Bughouse Chess. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. Author: Karl Scherer.
- Arabian Nights Chess . Large modern variant of historic Shatranj, with more pieces and flying carpets. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Timothy R. Newton.
- Separate Realms Chess . Pieces capture like normal FIDE pieces, but have limited moves that only take them to part of the board when not capturing. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Michael Nelson and Peter Aronson.
- Abecedarian Big Chess (ABChess) . Design-your-own chess armies on a big board. By Glenn Overby II.
- Quintessential Chess . Large chess variant, with some pieces moving with a sequence of Knight moves in a zigzag line. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
- Renniassance Chess . Game played on several sizes of large board with 68 pieces per side. Author: Edward Holzman. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
- Battle Chieftain Chess . Warriors and a king fight on a board with walls and holes. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Craig Daniel.
- Seenschach . Variant on 10 by 10 board with lake in the middle and new pieces. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
- 2003 Multivariant compiled ZRF . All designs (except Extinction) to be used in upcoming tournament. Author: Glenn Overby II and Various.