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1. 38-Challenge: Index page. Missing description
2. 39-Challenge: Index page. Missing description
3. 3d Minishogi. A variant originally devised for a contest that never materialised. (3x(3x5), Cells: 45)
4. 3x3 Chess. A complete analysis of Chess on a three by three board with FIDE pieces.
5. 4-Player Pothole Chess. Bulldozers and cars and other vehicles are pieces in 4-player chess variant. (7x7, Cells: 39)
6. 40-squares chess variant design contest.. Missing description
7. 40-squares chess variant design contest: Winners. Missing description
8. 41-squares chess variant design contest. Contest rules.
9. 41-squares chess variant design contest.. Missing description
10. 42-squares chess variant design contest.. Missing description
11. 43-squares chess variant design contest.. Missing description
12. 44-squares chess variant design contest.. Our annual N-squares chess variant design competition.
13. 6 Ranks, remaining variants. Extrapolations from the Diana/Los Alamos/Haynie's Primary family of variants. (6x6)

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1. Action Man's Chess. A small (5x6) board and simple pieces ensures lots of easy-to-understand action. (5x6, Cells: 30)
2. Afterlife Chess. A game based on Ancient Egyption mythology, played on four boards totaling 42 squares. (Cells: 42)
3. Alapo. Game with abstract pieces. Reach opponents first row on 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36)
4. Alapo. A small chesslike game.
5. Alapo . Game with abstract pieces. Reach opponents first row on 6 by 6 board.
6. Alapo. Simplified game.
7. Amoeba. Small variant with 38 movable squares. (7x7, Cells: 38)
8. Amoeba. Jim Aikin's Amoeba on the Game Courier.
9. Amphora. Chess variant inspired by game of Stone Warriors on wine bottle shaped board with 40 squares. (Cells: 40)
10. Amphora . Chess variant inspired by game of Stone Warriors on wine bottle shaped board with 40 squares.
11. An-Qi. Played on the squares of half a Xiangqi board but using all the pieces. (8x4, Cells: 32)
12. Analysis of 3x3 Chess. A complete analysis of Chess on a three by three board with FIDE pieces.
13. Apocalypse. Small variant of knights and pawns; objective is to take all pawns.
14. Apocalypse Mini-Chess. Miniature version with four horsemen.
15. Arena Chess 42. A non-competing entry in the 42 Squares contest. (Cells: 42)
16. Arena Chess 42 . Game with two boards totaling 42-squares where pieces captured on the large board move to the small board.
17. Arnhem Chess. Game on board of 38 squares. (6x7, Cells: 38)
18. Aronson, Peter. Interview with the winner of the 44 squares contest.
19. Ascension. 6x6 board with two Kings that promote to royal Queens.
20. Asteryx Chess. Hexagonal chess played on an asterisk-shaped board. (Cells: 43)
21. Asteryx Chess. Preset for variant with asteryx shaped 43-space hexagonal board.
22. Asteryx Chess. Sample Game.

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1. Baby Chess. Play this small 5x5 variant on Jocly.
2. Bachelor Chess. Play this game from the 42-square contest with the PBM system!
3. Bachelor Chess . Win by mating your opponent, or marrying off your King.
4. Bachelor Chess. Win by mating your opponent, or marrying off your King. (7x6, Cells: 42)
5. Bachelor Nimrod. Small variant with one each of distinctive Nimrod pieces, and of Knight. (6x6, Cells: 36)
6. Battery Chess. Chess on a Battery shaped board, with lots of batteries. (5x10, Cells: 46)
7. Battery Chess. Battery Chess on the Game Courier.
8. Battle Room Chess. Win by getting four of your pieces in or around your enemy's gate.
9. Ben 39. Pieces move on squares and corners of board with 37 fixed and two movable squares. (Cells: 39)
10. Beryl Chess. Variant on board of 39 triangles. (Cells: 39)
11. Bingo Chess. A cross between Chess and Bingo. (Cells: 41)
12. Biparite Chess. Small chess variant with two phases. (5x7, Cells: 43)
13. Bird Shogi. Tori Shogi, or Bird Shogi. A variant of Japanese Chess on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49)
14. Black Holes . On 5 by 8 board with holes as pieces which also can be used for transport.
15. Black Holes. On 5 by 8 board with holes as pieces which also can be used for transport. (5x8, Cells: 40)
16. Blind Chess. Played on the squares of half a Xiangqi board but using all the pieces. (8x4, Cells: 32)
17. Border Wars . Game played on the 42 edges of a grid, with elements of Shogi and XiangQi.
18. Border Wars. Game played on the 42 edges of a grid, with elements of Shogi and XiangQi. (Cells: 42)
19. Border Wars II . Game played on line edges with Shogi-like aspects.
20. Border Wars II. Game played on line edges with Shogi-like aspects. (Cells: 44)
21. Borderline. Without pawns, with only one king, capturing opponent's pieces is omitted. (7x7, Cells: 49)
22. Bottleneck Chess . Most pieces start the game locked up in two bottleneck parts of the board.
23. Bottleneck Chess. Most pieces start the game locked up in two bottleneck parts of the board. (Cells: 41)
24. The Bridge 41. 41 square board with bridge in the middle. (5x9, Cells: 41)
25. The Bridge41 . 41 square board with bridge in the middle.
26. Building chess. Add a square after every move.
27. Bushi shogi. Shogi variant on a two-square board! Bushi means Samurai.
28. Bushi Shogi. Extremely small shogi variant played with cube pieces.
29. By Rook Or by Crook. Chess in the round on a hexagonal board with 42 trapezoidal squares. (Cells: 42)

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1. Caïssa. Christian Freeling's game with a royal queen.
2. Caïssa. On a 7 by 7 board with disappearing squares. (7x7, Cells: 49)
3. Caliph Qi. Extension of Isis with compound colourbound pieces and overlapping royal-accessible areas. (6x9)
4. Cannons and Crabs . A variant on a 7x6 board with Crabs (improved Pawns), and Cannons (leapers).
5. Cannons and Crabs. A variant on a 7x6 board with Crabs (improved Pawns), and Cannons (leapers). (7x6, Cells: 42)
6. Canyon Chess. Play this small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules!
7. Canyon Chess. Small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules. (8x8, Cells: 44)
8. Capture the Flag Chess. A translation of the classic children's game to a 42-square board. (7x6, Cells: 42)
9. Capture-the-flag Chess . A translation of the classic children's game to a 42-square board.
10. Cascudo. On 44-square hexagonal board with turns consisting of cascade of moves. (Cells: 44)
11. Central Point Chess. Small 7x7 game with different pieces.
12. Chameleon . Chess variant on board of 41 colored squares, where pieces change type depending on color of square the move to.
13. Chameleon. Chess variant on board of 41 colored squares, where pieces change type depending on color of square the move to. (7x7, Cells: 41)
14. Chameleon Chess . Each player has a King and 11 Chameleons whose moves are determined by the type of square they are on.
15. Chameleon Chess. Each player has a King and 11 Chameleons whose moves are determined by the type of square they are on. (6x7, Cells: 42)
16. Chec Toe. Chec Toe is a 4x4 Chess variant played with a six sided die, incorporating uniquely designed features, such as Checkering, Cross.
17. Chennis. Kyoto-Shogi-inspired variant (with alternating piece sides), with a tennis theme.
18. Chess - The Speed Game . Chess on a 5 by 6 board.
19. Chess - The Speed Game. Chess on a 5 by 6 board. (5x6, Cells: 30)
20. Chess - the Speed Game. Photo's of set.
21. Chess Attack. Play this small 5x6 variant with Jocly.
22. Chess in the Fast Lane. The 64-squares of a regular Chess board are grouped into 41 "regions" producing a small board that looks full size. (8x8, Cells: 41)
23. Chess in the Fast Lane . The 64-squares of a regular Chess board are grouped into 41 "regions" producing a small board that looks full size.
24. Chess on a Board with 37 Squares . Game with full Chess arrays minus a Pawn on a 37 square board without any corners.
25. Chess on a board with 37 squares. Game with full Chess arrays minus a Pawn on a 37 square board without any corners. (Cells: 37)
26. Chess on a Soccer Ball. Missing description (Cells: 32)
27. Chess on a Soccer Ball . Chess played on the 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons of a soccer ball.
28. Chess Remix. Create your chess variant. ()
29. Chess with Different Periods. Missing description (6x6, Cells: 36)
30. Chess with Different Periods . A Turn-related variant of Los Alamos Chess. Players may play with many modest variants.
31. Chess37 . A chess variant on a board with 37 squares where pieces outside of the center 9 squares move like Kings.
32. Chess37. A chess variant on a board with 37 squares where pieces outside of the center 9 squares move like Kings. (Cells: 37)
33. Chesscala. Missing description (6x8, Cells: 48)
34. Chessence. Variant on a 9 x 6 board with 8 missing squares, immobile Kings, and 9 pieces whose movement depends on their spatial relation. (6x9, Cells: 46)
35. Chessence. Units move and capture depending on their proximity to their colleagues.
36. Chessence . Variant on a 9 x 6 board with 8 missing squares, immobile Kings, and 9 pieces whose movement depends on their spatial relation.
37. Chessence. Small variant with many possible winning conditions.
38. Chestria. Each player has 11 randomly selected pieces in this game of placement and flipping. (3x(5x5), Cells: 43)
39. Chinese court. Missing description
40. Chipps. Let all pieces gain a chip by moving to the other side of 4 by 8 board. (4x8, Cells: 32)
41. Chogo-44. Game with pawns and kings with co-enclosure capture.
42. Chogo44. Game with pawns and kings with co-enclosure capture. (7x8, Cells: 44)
43. Chromopolis. `Almost' colorbound pieces on a cylindrical board of 40 squares. (7x6, Cells: 40)
44. Clash of Command . Chesslike game with pieces that change and leave behind other pieces on special board.
45. Clash of Command. Chesslike game with pieces that change and leave behind other pieces on special board. (Cells: 41)
46. 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)
47. Color Chess. Freeware program playing variant on 36 colored squares.
48. Color Chess. Chess variant on board with 39 squares with five different colors. (6x6, Cells: 36)
49. Combination Chess . Pieces give their movement capabilities to friendly pieces in their zone of influence.
50. Combination Chess. Pieces give their movement capabilities to friendly pieces in their zone of influence. (Cells: 39)
51. Compact Chess. Small version popular in South Africa.
52. Compact Hex Chess. 2 normal hex armies on a board reduced to sides of length 5. (9x9, Cells: 61)
53. Congo. Demian Freeling's Congo on the Game Courier.
54. Congo. Animals fight on 7 by 7 board.
55. Congo. Animals fight on 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49)
56. Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 38 squares.. Missing description
57. Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 39 squares.. Missing description
58. Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 40 squares. Missing description
59. Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 41 squares. Missing description
60. Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 42 squares. Missing description
61. Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 43 squares. Missing description
62. Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 44 squares. Our annual N-squares chess variant design competition.
63. Convergent Chess . Attack king directly or move to its home square on board with 40 squares.
64. Convergent Chess. Attack king directly or move to its home square on board with 40 squares. (6x6, Cells: 40)
65. Courtyard. Variant on 5 by 8 board. (5x8, Cells: 40)
66. Courtyard . Variant on 5 by 8 board.
67. Courtyard Photographs. Photo's of constructed set of 40 squares variant.
68. Crazy 38's. Ben Good's Crazy 38's on the Game Courier.
69. Crazy 38's . On strange board with 38 squares.
70. Crazy 38's. On strange board with 38 squares. (Cells: 38) (Recognized!)
71. Cube Shogi. Shogi with cube-shaped pieces.
72. Cube+. Three dimensional chess variant with 38 squares. (3x(3x4), Cells: 38)
73. Cube+ . Three dimensional chess variant with 38 squares.
74. Cycle Chess . Variant on a board with 39 cells, three of which are special.
75. Cycle Chess. Variant on a board with 39 cells, three of which are special. (6x6, Cells: 39)

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1. Dagger Chess. Hexagonal variant on board with 39 squares. (Cells: 39)
2. Danadazo. Game played on the 47 edges of a grid with rounded corners, borrowing elements from Tafl. (Cells: 47)
3. Dart Chess . Chess on a 6x6 board with a new piece: the Dart.
4. Dart Chess. Chess on a 6x6 board with a new piece: the Dart. (6x6, Cells: 36)
5. Dave's Example Game. This is Dave Howe's example of a user-posted game. (2x2, Cells: 4)
6. Demi Chess. Play this half-sized Chess variant on Jocly.
7. Demi chess. Chess on a 4 by 8 board. (4x8, Cells: 32)
8. Demi Chess . Chess on a 4 by 8 board.
9. Demi-Chess . Chess on a 4 by 8 board.
10. Diamond Chess. Chess on a Diamond board.
11. Diamond Chess . Chess variant on diamond shaped board with 40 squares.
12. Diamond Chess. Chess variant on diamond shaped board with 40 squares. (Cells: 40)
13. Diana. Chess on a 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36)
14. Diana . Chess on a 6 by 6 board.
15. Diana Chess. Miniature chess game from the late 1800's.
16. Diana Chess . Chess on a 6 by 6 board.
17. Diminuendo Chess. Hexagonal variant: captured pieces are dropped in the center and diminished, not removed. (7x8, Cells: 43)
18. Dino-Czars . Battle between rival dinosaurs on a board of 42 triangles, where facing counts.
19. Dino-Czars. Battle between rival dinosaurs on a board of 42 triangles, where facing counts. (Cells: 42)
20. Diplomat Chess . Round-board variant with a Diplomat to suborn opponents.
21. Diplomat Chess. Round-board variant with a Diplomat to suborn opponents. (Cells: 43)
22. Do-or-die Chazz. Pawns that can move backward and kings only on 5 by 8 board. (8x5, Cells: 40)
23. Do-or-die Chazz . Pawns that can move backward and kings only on 5 by 8 board.
24. Do-or-die Chess. Chess on an 8-by-5 board. Three ranks have been removed. (8x5, Cells: 40)
25. Do-or-die Chess . Chess on 5 by 8 board: three rows removed.
26. Dobutsu Shogi. The smallest Shogi variant made for kids to learn Shogi. (3x4, Cells: 12)
27. Dodl schach: photo's. Photo's of a very small chess variant set.
28. Dodl-schach. A truly small variant. (6x4, Cells: 24)
29. Dodl-schach . A truly small variant.
30. Dodl-schach. Photo's of Dodl-schach: a very small chess variant.
31. Dollar Chess . Almost 1-Dimensional Variant on a Dollar sign-shaped board.
32. Dragonfly. Christian Freeling's 7x7 Chessgi type variant. No Queens. Pawns don't drop.
33. Dragonfly. Drop pieces you have taken on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49)
34. Dream Chess 46. 46-squasre variant played from opposite corners of a FIDE board with the other corners removed. (8x8, Cells: 46)
35. Dream Chess 47. 47-square variant played from opposite corners of a 7 by 7 board with the other corners removed. (7x7, Cells: 47)
36. Duel Chess. PBM Preset for 43-space variant played on two boards.
37. Duel Chess. Captured pieces are sent to a separate Duel board to see who is eliminated and who returns. (2x(5x7), Cells: 43)
38. Dueling Archbishops. Chess game with only six cells but with a piece that morphs into four different forms.
39. Dueling Archbishops. Chess variant on 2 by 3 board. (2x3, Cells: 6)
40. Dueling Archbishops . Small chess variant on 2 by 3 board.

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1. Echos. Transform your non-attacked, non-royal units as you like.
2. Elena . Chess on 5 by 6 board.
3. Elena Chess . Chess on 5 by 6 board.
4. Elena Chess. Chess on 5 by 6 board. (5x6, Cells: 30)
5. En passant Chess. Orthodox chess on a shortened board of only 7 rows. Encourages more en passant moves.
6. En Passant Chess of Ingo Althofer. This is just FIDE Chess, but with board contracted by one row. Try it out.
7. Epsilon Eridani . A 44-square version of Achernar.
8. Epsilon Eridani. 44-square version of Achernar. (9x5, Cells: 44)
9. Equestrian Chess . On diamond shaped board with reentry squares and different pieces.
10. Equestrian Chess. On diamond shaped board with reentry squares and different pieces. (Cells: 41)
11. Eric's 40-square Fiasco . Game on 5 by 8 board with three pieces that start in reserve.
12. Eric's 40-square Fiasco!. Game on 5 by 8 board with three pieces that start in reserve. (5x8, Cells: 40)
13. Espionage Chess . Spy can only be captured in turn after it has moved in 41-square variant.
14. Espionage chess. Spy can only be captured in turn after it has moved in 41-square variant. (7x7, Cells: 41)
15. Etcetera . This variant has some elements of Chinese Chess. Also, pieces cannot capture pieces of their own type.
16. Etcetera. This variant has some elements of Chinese Chess. Also, pieces cannot capture pieces of their own type. (7x8, Cells: 56)
17. Evolution Chess. 42-square game where each player starts with 20 Knights that evolve and a King. (7x6, Cells: 42)
18. Evolution Chess . 42-square game where each player starts with 20 Knights that evolve and a King.
19. Extended Half-Chess . Variant on 4 by 10 board.
20. Extended Half-chess. Variant on 4 by 10 board. (4x10, Cells: 40)

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1. Family Matters Chess . Chess variant of warring families on 41 and 64 square boards.
2. Family matters chess (small). Variant on 41 square board. (Cells: 41)
3. Fanorona Chess. Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. (5x9, Cells: 45)
4. Fanorona Chess . Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal.
5. Fault Line. Fault Line. (8x6, Cells: 40)
6. Feeble Los Alamos Chess. Los Alamos Chess using Feeble pieces. (6x6, Cells: 36)
7. Feeble Los Alamos Chess . Los Alamos Chess using Feeble pieces.
8. Five-Minute Poppy Shogi. Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20)
9. Fleap. Pieces move as equihoppers, but become FIDE pieces after being captured. (5x9, Cells: 43)
10. Flip Chess . Pieces have two sides with different movements on board of 38 squares.
11. Flip Chess. Missing description
12. Flip Chess and Flip Shogi. Pieces have two sides with different movements on board of 38 squares. (7x6, Cells: 38) (Recognized!)
13. Flip Shogi. Missing description
14. FlipChess. Chess variant in which pieces keep changing state.
15. FlipFlop. A minimalistic Chess-like game with only one type of piece.
16. Four File Chess. Variant on 4 by 10 board. (4x10, Cells: 40)
17. Free Corners chess . In the corners of seven by seven board, three squares form together one field.
18. Free corners chess. In the corners of seven by seven board, three squares form together one field. (7x7, Cells: 41)
19. Fusion Diamond 41 . A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares.
20. Fusion Diamond 41. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares.
21. Fusion Diamond 41. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. (Cells: 41)

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1. Gnu. Simple game featuring the Gnu as promotee. (5x10, Cells: 50)
2. Gnu . Simple game featuring the Gnu as promotee.
3. Goal Box Chess . Game on 42 squares with no King and the goal of placing pieces into 2 special squares.
4. Goal Box Chess. Game on 42 squares with no King and the goal of placing pieces into 2 special squares. (5x8, Cells: 42)
5. Goatsuckers. Small modern shogi variant on 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25)
6. Green Chess. More than 100 chess variants playable online.
7. Gufuu Shogi . Tiny variant on a 2x3 board with four pieces.
8. Guschess. Pieces can freely move in one of 38 areas on the board. (8x8, Cells: 38)
9. Guschess . Pieces can freely move in one of 38 areas on the board.

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1. Hajiku Shogi. Inspired by Shogi and Chu Shogi. Pieces can both promote and demote in promotion zone.
2. Half Chess. 4x8 board, plays well.
3. Half Chess . On a 4 by 8 board without pawns.
4. Half Chess. On a 4 by 8 board without pawns. (4x8, Cells: 32)
5. Half Courier. Missing description
6. Half Courier. A Pawnless variant rearranging a slightly simplified Courier back rank onto two ranks. (6x8, Cells: 48)
7. Half Shogi and Half Xiang Qi. Applying the principles of Half Chess to Oriental games. (5x9, Cells: 45)
8. Halloween Knight Court. Halloween-themed variant on a tiny board. (3x3, Cells: 9)
9. Halloween Knight Court . Halloween-themed variant on a tiny board.
10. Hans 38 Gift Chess . Eric Greenwood's chess on a board with 38 squares.
11. Hans 38Special Chess. On a board with 38 squares. (6x6, Cells: 38)
12. Hans 40 Gift Chess . Pieces are digits or letters and move like their form on 5 by 8 board.
13. Hans 40 Gift Chess. Pieces are digits or letters and move like their form on 5 by 8 board. (5x8, Cells: 40)
14. Hans37 Chess. Chess variant for four players on a board of 37 squares. (Cells: 37)
15. Hans38 Chess. Eric Greenwood's chess on a board with 38 squares. (6x6, Cells: 38)
16. Hans38 Chess. A form of Chess with a Limited Supply of Squares; entry of the 38-challenge. (8x8, Cells: 38)
17. Haynie's Primary Chess. On 6 by 6 board without knights. (6x6, Cells: 36)
18. Heaven . Pieces trying to reach a goalfield can only move if in reach of a friendly piece.
19. Heaven. Pieces trying to reach a goalfield can only move if in reach of a friendly piece. (Cells: 39)
20. Herd. Experimental variant with jumping pieces on 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49)
21. Hex 39 . Hexagonal chess variant on small board with simple rules.
22. Hex Shogi 41. Hexagonal shogivariant on board with 41 spaces.
23. Hex Shogi 41. Hexagonal shogivariant on board with 41 squares. (Cells: 41)
24. Hex39. Hexagonal chess variant on small board with simple rules. (Cells: 39)
25. Hexagonal Chess with Hexagonalers. Missing description
26. Hexapawn . Martin Gardner's miniature game of three pawns vs the pawns.
27. Hexapawn. Martin Gardner's miniature game of three pawns vs the pawns. (3x3, Cells: 9)
28. Hexes Chess . Hexes Chess requires fewer chess pieces and a smaller board than conventional chess, but increases the mobility of each piece.
29. Hexes Chess . Link: Hexagonal Chess in 54 hexes, using orthodox pieces. Includes enhanced Pawn movement and castling. The board is elongated.&.
30. Hexes Chess . Hexes Chess requires fewer chess pieces and a smaller board than conventional chess, but increases the mobility of each piece.
31. Hexes Chess. Hexes Chess now available for play on the Game Courier!
32. Hexes Compressed Chess . Link: This version of Hexagonal Chess has rotated cells so that the angles point up and down.
33. Hexetera. Play Hexetera on the Game Courier!
34. Hexetera. Small hexagonal variant with some elements of Chinese Chess. (Cells: 44)
35. Hexetera . Download Hexetera for ZOG! Also includes the game in squares: Etcetera!
36. Hibryd I. Game played on 4x4 board with a King and four Pawns each, neutral pieces, multiple forms of capture and many ways of winning. (4x4, Cells: 16)
37. Hibryd III. An exotic three-player variant played on a board of 42 hexes with multiple victory conditions. (Cells: 42)
38. Hippodrome. Solitaire game using a small board. (4x4, Cells: 16)
39. Hippodrome. Solitaire game using a small board.
40. Hitchhiker Chess. Get your Hitchhiker to the Restaurant at the other End of the Board; inspired by Douglas Adams' books. (Cells: 42)
41. Hitchhiker Chess . Get your Hitchhiker to the Restaurant at the other End of the Board; inspired by Douglas Adams' books.
42. Hole Chess. Variant on a board of 44 squares with two holes that pieces can be dragged into. (7x10, Cells: 44)
43. Hole Chess. Variant on a board of 44 squares with two holes that pieces can be dragged into.
44. Holy War . Variant with 6 by 6 board with four additional corner squares.
45. Holywar. Variant with 6 by 6 board with four additional corner squares. (6x6, Cells: 40)
46. Hopgi . Small-board variant of Chessgi with an L-shaped board, linked pairs of Kings, where all pieces can move like a Mao-hoppers.
47. Hopgi. Small-board variant of Chessgi with an L-shaped board, linked pairs of Kings, where all pieces can move like a Mao-hoppers. (7x7, Cells: 43)
48. Horus. Game with Royal Falcons where all pieces start off board and most captures return pieces to owner's hand. (7x7, Cells: 44)
49. Horus . Game with Royal Falcons where all pieces start off board and most captures return pieces to owner's hand.
50. Hourglass Chess. 38-Square board in shape of Hourglass. (7x6, Cells: 38)
51. Hourglass Chess . 38-Square board in shape of Hourglass.
52. HP Minichess . Small chess variant that could be played against a pocket calculator.
53. HP-minichess. Small chess variant that could be played against a pocket calculator. (5x5, Cells: 25)

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1. Infantry Chess. Small chess variant with short range pieces. (9x9, Cells: 43)
2. Infantry Chess . Small chess variant with short range pieces.
3. Inside-out chess. With two kings per player and squares with a square inside. (6x6, Cells: 44)
4. Interdependent Chess . A 42 square variant in which pieces borrow capturing ability from other pieces.
5. Interdependent Chess. A 42 square variant in which pieces borrow capturing ability from other pieces.
6. Interdependent Chess. A 42 square variant in which pieces borrow capturing ability from other pieces. (6x7, Cells: 42)
7. Interview with Darren Izzard. An interview with the winner of the contest to design a chess variant on a board with 40 squares.
8. Interview with Seth McGinnis. Interview with the winner of the contest to design a chess variant on 39 squares.
9. Interview with Tony Quintanilla. Interview with the winner of the 41-square Chess Variant Competition.
10. Isis and Cam. Two variants based on ancient English universities and the rivers near them. (6x8, Cells: 48)
11. Italian Miniature Progressive Chess. 5x5 progressive game as played in Italy.
12. Ito Shogi. Missing description (1x31, Cells: 21)
13. Izzard, Darren. An interview with the winner of the contest to design a chess variant on a board with 40 squares.

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1. Judkin's Shogi. Small shogi variant on 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36)
2. Judkin's Shogi. Modern small shogi variant preset.
3. Just a funny board with 40 squares. A board with 40 squares without rules. (Cells: 40)

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1. Kaos: The Game . Multiplayer game on a 7x7 board.
2. Keltic Chess. Adapted orthochess on a 43-square, fidchell-inspired board. (9x7, Cells: 43)
3. King and Queen. Variant on cross-shaped board with 39 squares. (Cells: 39)
4. King and Queen . Variant on cross-shaped board with 39 squares.
5. Kings and Pawns. Proprietary game on 8 by 7 board with two types of pieces and no capturing. (7x8, Cells: 56)
6. Kings and Pawns . Proprietary game on 8 by 7 board with two types of pieces and no capturing.
7. Kinzoku. Small variant for little ones, is based on Dobutsu but is very different from it. (3x5, Cells: 15)
8. Knight Court. Mate the knight with three pieces per player on a three by three board.
9. Knight Court. Mate the knight with three pieces per player on a three by three board. (3x3, Cells: 9)
10. Knight Court Chess. When you take an opponent's piece, he gets to drop it back on the board. Object: Checkmate knight.
11. Knight-Tac-Toe. Small variant with only kings and knights where you must get three pieces in line in the center of the board. (5x5, Cells: 25)
12. Knight-Tac-Toe . Win by placing 3 pieces in a row.
13. Knightsbridge. 14 knights against 14 knights on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49)
14. Knightsbridge . 14 knights against 14 knights on a 7 by 7 board.
15. Kozeriai. A 5x7 variant of Shogi. (5x7, Cells: 35)
16. Krieg. Two player game on a four-by-four board. Article. (4x4, Cells: 16)
17. Kylatori Sunset. Small variant combining replacement, custodian and coordination capture. (6x8, Cells: 48)
18. Kyoto Shogi. Modern 5x5 Shogi variant where pieces promote and unpromote with every move.

L

1. L Shaped Chess. 2 player variant with some elements of 4-player ones. (7x7, Cells: 45)
2. Ladder Chess . Chess variant on a `skewed' board with 40 squares.
3. Ladder Chess. Chess variant on a `skewed' board with 40 squares. (Cells: 40)
4. The Last Mourning. On board with 38 squares and Jesters. (Cells: 38)
5. Leap Chess . Game with manditory captures and other Checkers-like elements on a board of 44 squares.
6. Leap Chess. Game with mandatory captures and other Checkers-like elements on a board of 44 squares. (6x8, Cells: 44)
7. Lecce's Chess. semi-chess with a big army. (4x8, Cells: 32)
8. Letter Chess. Pieces are a diagram that shows a letter and their movement capabilities. (7x7, Cells: 49)
9. Life, the Universe and Everything. 42-square double-move variant with unusual pieces, inspired by Douglas Adams' fiction. (6x7, Cells: 42)
10. Life, the Universe and Everything . 42-square double-move variant with unusual pieces, inspired by Douglas Adams' fiction.
11. Limited Square Chess. A form of Chess with a Limited Supply of Squares; entry of the 38-challenge. (8x8, Cells: 38)
12. Limiting Chess. On a 4x8 board, with the objective of capturing all the opponent's pieces. (8x4, Cells: 32)
13. Litrof. Variant on 42 squares played with stacks of Icehouse pyramids, where different color pyramids give stacks different powers. (5x8, Cells: 42)
14. Little Dragon Chess . Modern small variant of Xiangqi on board of 41 squares.
15. Little Dragon Chess. Modern small variant of Xiangqi on board of 41 squares. (5x7, Cells: 41)
16. Little Trio. Small variant combining Chess, Shogi, and Xiang-Qi. (7x7, Cells: 49)
17. Little Trio. Missing description
18. Loonybird. Pieces on a seven by seven board move differently when they take.
19. Loonybird. Pieces on a seven by seven board move differently when they take. (7x7, Cells: 49)
20. Loonybird. Pieces on a seven by seven board move differently when they take.
21. Los Alamos Chess. First known variant played by a computer. (Recognized!)
22. Los Alamos Chess . Chess on a 6x6 board.
23. Los Alamos Chess. Play the first variant ever programmed for computer play on Jocly.
24. Los Alamos Chess. Used for the first computer chess program.
25. Los Alamos Extinction Chess With Bunkers. On 6 by 6 board with two additional 2 by 2 bunkers, and extension chess rules. (2x(6x6), Cells: 44)
26. Los Alamos Extinction Chess with Bunkers . On 6 by 6 board with two additional bunkers, and extension chess rules.
27. Los Alamos variant. Chess on a 6 by 6 board from the early days of computing. (6x6, Cells: 36) (Recognized!)
28. Lotus Boards. Configurations for Future Chess Variant Contests.
29. Lotus-39. Chess variant on special shaped board with 39 squares. (Cells: 39)

M

1. Magician Chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics.
2. Magician Chess . Variant on 7 by 7 board with nine holes and magician able to move holes.
3. Magician Chess. Variant on 7 by 7 board with nine holes and magician able to move holes. (7x7, Cells: 40)
4. Mallett Chess. Play this small variant known in Zillions as Knights vs Bishops 5x4 on Jocly.
5. McGinnis, Seth. Interview with the winner of the contest to design a chess variant on 39 squares.
6. Med Chess . Diagonal board game with a mix of traditional, modern and Shogi pieces.
7. Med Chess. Diagonal board game with a mix of traditional, modern and Shogi pieces. (8x8, Cells: 44)
8. Mercurial Chess . A variant on 42 squares with a satallite board and the rescure of captured pieces.
9. Mercurial Chess. A variant on 42 squares with a satallite board and the rescue of captured pieces. (6x6, Cells: 42)
10. Micro 4x5 Chess. Play this miniature Chess variant on Jocly.
11. Microshogi. Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20)
12. Microshogi . Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board.
13. Mini Burmese Chess. Small variant of Burmese Chess. (6x6, Cells: 40)
14. Mini Burmese Chess . Small variant of Burmese Chess.
15. Mini Chess. Play Martin Gardner's 5x5 Mini Chess on Jocly.
16. Mini Chess 4x4. Play this miniature Chess variant on Jocly.
17. Mini Fivequarters. The Fivequarters approach to 4-player variants, applied to 6x6 variants. (9x9, Cells: 45)
18. Mini four player chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 48)
19. Mini HexChess. Small hexagonal chess variant. (Cells: 37)
20. Mini Hexchess. McCooey's Hexagonal Chess on smaller board.
21. Mini Shogi. Play this smallest of Japanese Shogi variants on Jocly.
22. Mini Slanted Escalator Chess . Chess on smaller asymmetric board.
23. Mini Slanted Escalator Chess. Chess on smaller asymmetric board. (8x6, Cells: 44)
24. Mini Thunder Chess. A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess.
25. Mini Thunder Chess . A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess.
26. Mini Thunder Chess. A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42)
27. Mini-Shogi. Missing description
28. Miniature Chess. The smallest variant in which every legal move can be made as in FIDE Chess.
29. Miniature Chess. From an old Martin Gardner column in "Scientific American".
30. Minima. johnnyluken. (6x6, Cells: 64)
31. Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!)
32. Minishogi setuper. Minishogi you can set up pieces at beginning of the game. (5x5, Cells: 25)
33. Minixiang. Xiang Qi's short-range pieces come into their own on a small board. (5x6, Cells: 30)
34. MiniXiangqi. S. Kusumoto's MiniXiangqi - Chinese Chess on a 7x7 board (with zrf).
35. Monarch Hexagonal Chess. Proprietary hexagonal variant.
36. Monkey King Chess. Monkey King fights Goblin King on 44 squares board in game with oriental influences.
37. Mono-dimensional Chess . Small, one dimensional variant with unorthodox pieces.
38. Moon Chess . Played with a Xiangqi set, but with different rules.
39. More 10. Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares.
40. More10. Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. (2x5, Cells: 10)
41. More10 . Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares.
42. Motorotor. Variant where two platforms slowly orbit a central board. (11x11, Cells: 43)
43. Motorotor. Play this small variant with a rotating board.
44. Mulligan Stew Chess . 42-Square Swapping-Mage Teleporting-Assassin Dual-Color-Bound-King Limited-Double-Move Leaping-Pawn Chess.
45. Mulligan Stew Chess. 42-Square Swapping-Mage Teleporting-Assassin Dual-Color-Bound-King Limited-Double-Move Leaping-Pawn Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42)
46. My38 Chess. Variant on board with 38 squares. (Cells: 38)

N

1. Nana-Shogi. Shogi variant on a tiny board.
2. Narnia Chess . Chess, played on both the outside and inside of a social ball, with the Pentagons as "gateways" between the two.
3. Narnia Chess. Chess played on both the outside and inside of a soccer ball. (Cells: 52)
4. Narrow Chess . Variant on 2 by 20 board.
5. Narrow Chess. Variant on 2 by 20 board. (2x20, Cells: 40)
6. Neighbors. Try to capture the most pieces on a 42-square board completely filled with neutral pieces. (7x6, Cells: 42)
7. Neighbors . Try to capture the most pieces on a 42-square board completely filled with neutral pieces.
8. Neutron 45. Variant of the game Neutron on a 45-squared board. (7x7, Cells: 45)
9. Neutron 45 ZRF . Variant of the game Neutron on a 45-squared board.
10. Ninjutsu (Claustrophobia 2). Win by invading palace or checkmate; new leaping pieces promote to gain more power.
11. Not a chess variant. Rules of a chess variant on a board with 41 squares. (7x7, Cells: 41)
12. Notchess. A family of games with Chess and Chess-Variant pieces but no King. ()

O

1. Oblique . Variant with board with 40 squares turned 45 degrees.
2. Oblique. Variant with board with 40 squares turned 45 degrees. (Cells: 40)
3. Oblong Chess 44. Variant of Oblong Chess on board with 44 squares. (4x11, Cells: 44)
4. Oblong Chess 44 . Missing description
5. Omnichess. Omnichess - Create and play chess variants. 2-8 players. Square, Hexagonal, Triangular board types.
6. Omnigon. Photos and Review of commercial variant.
7. Once More, with Deans. Subvariants of River-with-university-and-cathedral series with extra piece type.
8. The One Ring . White wants to get the Ring to the far side and destroy it.
9. The One Ring. White wants to get the Ring to the far side and destroy it. (5x8, Cells: 42)
10. The One Ring 1. Sample Game #1.
11. The One Ring 2. Sample Game #2.
12. The One Ring 3. Sample Game #3.
13. Onitama. Cards decide how pieces move, perfect information with no chance beyond setup.
14. Outer Space Chess. Space-themed game with hyperspace and regular space boards. (2x(5x8), Cells: 43)

P

1. Pachessi . Race and chess game on board formed by removing 3 by 3 square from center of 7 by 7 square.
2. Pachessi. Race and chess game on board formed by removing 3 by 3 square from center of 7 by 7 square. (7x7, Cells: 40)
3. Palace Revolution. Variant on 44 square board with Templar Knights and Squire Pawns. (7x8, Cells: 44)
4. Palace Revolution. Play this 44 square variant with Templar Knights and Squire Pawns with Game Courier.
5. Panal: a hexagonal chess . A double-royal piece variant on a 61-hex board.
6. Panal: a hexagonal chess. A double-royal piece variant on a 61-hex board. (Cells: 61)
7. Patricia. On a 5 by 5 board, with drops and changing pieces. (5x5, Cells: 25)
8. Patricia. Construct a stalemate puzzle.
9. Pawn Less Chess. New pieces, no pawns, and 20 squares removed from the 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 44)
10. Pawn Less Chess . Different pieces, no pawns, and 20 squares removed from the 8 by 8 board.
11. Peng Hu rules. Rules for half-board Xiangqi. (8x4, Cells: 32)
12. Petite Chess. Chess on a 5 by 6 board.
13. Petty Chess. Chess on a 5 by 6 board. (5x6, Cells: 30)
14. Petty Chess . Chess on a 5 by 6 board.
15. Philosopher's Chess. Winner of the 40 squares contest.
16. Philosopher's Chess. The Philosopher's Chess in the Game Courier.
17. Philosophers Chess . Chess variant on two small boards with usual and `philosophical' piece.
18. Philosophers Chess. Chess variant on two small boards with usual and `philosophical' pieces. (6x6, Cells: 40)
19. Philosophers Chess. Photo's of 40 squares chess variant.
20. Pink Panther Chess. Possess the Pink Panther diamond give your piece extra moves. (7x7, Cells: 49)
21. Pirate Chess. Two or three pirates fight on a board with 39 triangles. (Cells: 39)
22. PiRaTeKnIcS. Pirates on ships fight each other in 44-squares chess variant. (6x8, Cells: 44)
23. PiRaTeKnIcS. Play this 44-squares chess variant in which pirates on ships fight each other on Game Courier.
24. Pirates-Henge-Ho. Small variant with pirates theme. (5x7, Cells: 38)
25. Pixelpusher variant: Chess on a board with 37 squares. Java applet for chess variant on a 37-square board.
26. Pixelpusher: Los Alamos chess. Weak playing Java applet for Los Alamos chess.
27. Pocket Polypiece Chess. Play Pocket Polypiece Chess online with Game Courier.
28. 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.
29. 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. (7x6, Cells: 43)
30. Pompeii Chess. Variant on board with 25 squares. (7x7, Cells: 25)
31. Pompeii Chess. Small variant with piece drops, orthogonal pawn moves and one each of all the FIDE pieces.
32. Pompeii Chess . Variant on board with 25 squares.
33. Power Chess 1998. Taken pieces can reenter. (5x7, Cells: 39)
34. Prison Break. Starring the sliding pawns, the Ninja Guards, the Knight, the Bird, the King and introducing the captivating Ice Queen! (6x8, Cells: 46)
35. Prison Break. Checkmate the enemy king or break out of prison with your king!
36. Prisoner's Escape. Free your Prisoner by getting it to an unattacked square -- a small board version of Anticheckmate Chess. (7x8, Cells: 44)
37. Prisoner's Escape . Free your Prisoner by getting it to an unattacked square -- a small board version of Anticheckmate Chess.
38. Puzzle Shatranj. Shatranj on a 15 puzzle. (8x8, Cells: 60)

Q

1. Quad-Square Chess. Chess on a board of 38 squares, of which six have size two by two. (7x8, Cells: 38)
2. Quad-Square Chess . Chess on a board of 38 squares, of which six have size two by two.
3. Quake Chess. Earthquakes over the board. (8x6, Cells: 46)
4. Quake Chess. Quake Chess on the Game Courier.
5. Quarterboard. Small variant with no pawns and piece drops, inspired by Chess and Shogi.
6. Quick Chess. Chess on a 5 by 6 board. (5x6, Cells: 30)
7. Quintanilla, Tony. Interview with the winner of the 41-square Chess Variant Competition.

R

1. Re. Drop pieces on a 5 by 5 board.
2. Re. Drop pieces on a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25)
3. Reality check. Remember the opposite site of flippable pieces. (Cells: 39)
4. Redistribution 3d Chess. Relatively small 3d variant with short-range pieces including Pasha family. (4x(4x6), Cells: 96)
5. Reenterent Chess. There is one additional square where taken pieces can wait to reenter 5 by 8 main area. (5x8, Cells: 41)
6. Reenterent Chess . There is one additional square where taken pieces can wait to reenter 5 by 8 main area.
7. Reenterent Chess - prototype board. Missing description
8. Reform chess. Book on chess on smaller boards with many training positions.
9. Regenbogen . Unusual spectrum-based game with Wizards, Clerics and Spirits.
10. Regulator Chess. Game on a 35 square board with a 7 square track on which a piece moves that determines how Knights and Bishops can move. (6x7, Cells: 42)
11. Regulator Chess . Game on a 35 square board with a 7 square track on which a piece moves that determines how Knights and Bishops can move.
12. Report on 41-square Chess Variant Competition. Missing description
13. Review: Omnigon. Photos and Review of commercial variant.
14. Revolver Practice: A Chess Problem. White mates in 21 moves on board in shape of revolver.
15. Robber-Baron . Which of the seven robbers is the robber-baron?
16. Robber-Baron. Which of the seven robbers is the robber-baron? (7x7, Cells: 39)
17. Rollerball . Chess race fight on board formed by removing 3 by 3 square from center of 7 by 7 square.
18. Rollerball. Chess race fight on board formed by removing 3 by 3 square from center of 7 by 7 square. (7x7, Cells: 40)
19. Rollerball. Chess race fight on board formed by removing 3 by 3 square from center of 7 by 7 square.
20. Rollerball. Play this game based on a science fiction sport on Jocly.
21. Rook Mania. Game where all pieces have different sorts of Rook-like moves. (7x7, Cells: 43)
22. The Royal Standard. Pieces can only move when near a standard-bearer piece on board with 38 squares. (7x6, Cells: 38)

S

1. Saisho shogi. Game with one dice-shaped shared piece.
2. Sankaku Shogi. Small Shogi variant played on a board of 44 triangles with no drops and a teleporting Emperor. (7x8, Cells: 44)
3. Sankaku Shogi . Small Shogi variant played on a board of 44 triangles with no drops and a teleporting Emperor.
4. Semedo. Missing description (5x8, Cells: 40)
5. SerPent Chess 50. Pentagonal cells form hexagonal blocks in two ways. (Cells: 50)
6. Shakti. Christian Freeling's simple, elegant game with disappearing squares.
7. Shakti. On a 7 by 7 board with disappearing squares. (7x7, Cells: 49)
8. Shifting Sands Chess. Special squares -- which can be dropped and moved -- change the types of pieces that land on them. (6x7, Cells: 42)
9. Shifting Sands Chess . Special squares -- which can be dropped and moved -- change the types of pieces that land on them.
10. Shogi 59. Shogi on half of a 9x12 board. (9x13, Cells: 59)
11. Sideways Hourglass chess. Small variant on 6 by 7 board with two squares punched out. (7x6, Cells: 40)
12. Sigma 4 Shogi. Missing description (7x7, Cells: 49)
13. A Silly 42-Squares Board. A Silly 42-squares board with a little Unirexial variant you can play on it. (Cells: 42)
14. Slide Chess . Variant on 44 squares with moving cages.
15. Slide Chess. Variant on 44 squares with moving cages.
16. Slide-Chess. Variant on 44 squares with moving cages. (7x8, Cells: 44)

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