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1. 10-directionaI Chess . Chess using the army invented by Jorg Knappen. It also includes his suggested variants of CwDA using his army.
2. 10-directional Chess. Updated with rule-enforcing presets.
3. 123456 Chess. Missing description
4. 1st WWW Progressive Fischer Random Chess Championship. Missing description
5. 21st Century Chess. Missing description
6. 2nd WWW Progressive Fischer Random Chess Championship. Missing description

A

1. Adams, Michael. An Interview about a Fischer Random Chess match.
2. Advance Chess. Pawns begin on third and sixth ranks.
3. Agincourt. Decimal variant with Archers.
4. Ajax Random Chess. Pseudo-Fischer Random Chess with Ajax-Chessmen, and droping Ajax-Ministers. (8x8, Cells: 64)
5. Almost chess. One queen has combined rook and knight moves. (8x8, Cells: 64)
6. Almost Chess . One queen has combined rook and knight moves.
7. Amalgamated Chess. Missing description
8. Andy's Chess. Missing description
9. Anti-Check Chess. Variation of Anti-King Chess II. (8x8, Cells: 64)
10. Anti-King Chess . Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked.
11. Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
12. Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect. Play it!
13. Anti-King Chess I. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked.
14. Anti-King Chess II. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked.
15. Anti-Prechess. The opponent must place your piece on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
16. Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. (8x8, Cells: 64)
17. Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights.
18. Argess. White and Black have different starting positions. (8x8, Cells: 64)
19. Arimaa. Uses same equipment as Chess, but designed to be difficult for computers.
20. Arimaa. Board game playable with standard chess set, hard for computers. (8x8, Cells: 64)
21. Arktur. Two kings and randomized setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)
22. Arrangement Chess. The players take turns to relocate the king and the queen, thus enhancing opening ramification (with zrf).
23. Arrangement Chess. Swap king & queen before play begins. With mirrored kings and non-mirrored queens (with zrf).
24. Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen.
25. Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen. (8x8, Cells: 64)
26. Assymetrical diagonal chess. Diaonal chess (well balanced) variant with 8 pawns per player.
27. Augmented Different Knights. Knights receive different additional movement possibilities. (8x8, Cells: 64)
28. Aviation Chess. Legan's Aviation Chess, popular during WWI, featuring the Aviator piece (with zrf).

B

1. Backwards Stalemate Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. (8x8, Cells: 64)
3. Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move.
4. Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move.
5. Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario.
6. Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario.
7. Baseline chess. Start chess with main pieces in different order on baselines. Overview of several variants. (8x8, Cells: 64)
8. Baseline chess with Fischer rules. Start with dropping major pieces on baseline, a variant that uses rules from Fischer Random Chess but is not random. (8x8, Cells: 64)
9. Basic Chess. Variable baseline chess without drawing lots. Restrict Rooks to a and h files, and King to d or e files.
10. Battle of Kings. You start with eight pawns. The rest chess pieces appear on the board during the game.
11. Beginners Chess. Missing description
12. Beginners Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
13. Big Pawn Chess . Missing description
14. The Birth of Fischer Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
15. The Black Ghost. Black gets a teleporting Ghost piece that can not capture to balance White's first move advantage. (8x8, Cells: 64)
16. Bookie Chess. An online game generator which combines chess and gambling.
17. Brand X Random Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup.
18. Burmese Chess. Sittuyin preset uses a mix of equivalent pieces from Alfaerie Set.

C

1. Castling in Chess 960. New castling rules for Fischer Random Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. Central Point Chess. Small 7x7 game with different pieces.
3. Cerimon Chess. Recover pieces by checking with a like piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. Chameleon Chess Redux. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
5. Chaos Chess. Pieces are placed randomly everywhere on the board before the game starts. (8x8, Cells: 64)
6. Chaos Chess. Random starting positions.
7. Chaotenschach. Players start the game by making a secret setup on their own half of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
8. Chaotic Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
9. Chaturanga with minor changes. A series of variants based on the (according to many) earliest form of Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
10. Chazz. Only kings and pawns. Pawns can move backwards. (8x8, Cells: 64)
11. Chazz. Only kings and pawns. Pawns can move backwards.
12. Chazz . Only kings and pawns. Pawns can move backwards.
13. Chess 2000 . Chess on 8 by 8 board with knight/rook and knight/bishop pieces.
14. CHESS 2000. Chess on 8 by 8 board with knight/rook and knight/bishop pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
15. Chess 25 (Fischer Placement Chess). Swap king and/or queen before play begins. Follows FRC rules (with zrf).
16. Chess 4.5. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
17. Chess Addresses. Missing description
18. Chess Remix. Create your chess variant. ()
19. Chess with Reserves. Load your units during the game.
20. Chess without pawns . Variant where only kings can take and no pawns are used.
21. Chess+. Players choose when and where to place their pieces behind the pawns.
22. Chess-Merels. Lining up three units in a row captures the last enemy unit moved.
23. Chess100. Piece positions are modestly randomized according to Arrangement Chess rules, castling is retained (+ zrf).
24. Chess256. The pawns are randomized on the 2nd and 3rd rank.
25. Chess400. Piece setup is randomized according to Configuration Chess rules, producing 400 modest, mostly non-mirrored, positions (+ zrf).
26. Chess480. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
27. Chess484. Before play, certain pieces are regrouped, creating natural positions. Castling is retained (+ zrf).
28. Chess64. The piece array is moderately randomized according to Relocation Chess rules, castling is retained.
29. Chess960x3. Variant of Chess960. (8x8, Cells: 64)
30. Chessembly. Open Board Setup, Free Placement Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
31. Chessling . Variant where the board starts empty and each player can move or drop a piece, and the goal is capture of all opposing pieces.
32. Chessling. Variant where the board starts empty and each player can move or drop a piece, and the goal is capture of all opposing pieces.
33. ChessVariants.zrf. 17 variants in 1 file.
34. ChessXp. 10x10 Chess, strictly derived from the 8x8 architecture.
35. chexx. Another variant of hexagonal chess. (Cells: 63)
36. Chigorin Chess. White has knights instead of bishops and a chancellor for his queen; black has bishops instead of knights.
37. Chigorin Chess. White has knights instead of bishops and a chancellor for his queen; black has bishops instead of knights. (8x8, Cells: 64)
38. Chimera Chess. The highlight of this chess variant are the Chimera pieces, which are substantially enhanced versions of the orthodox Knight.
39. Church Chess. Seven Bishops replace all backrow pieces other than the King.
40. Citadel. Missing description
41. 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)
42. Coalition. Missing description
43. Configuration Chess. Some pieces are rearranged before play begins, thus enhancing opening ramification (with zrf).
44. Configuration Chess. King and queen swap with other pieces before play begins - enormous variety! (with zrf).
45. Confusion Chess 1b. Every piece is replaced by something roughly equivalent that moves strangely. (8x8, Cells: 64)
46. The Consuls. Chess with two Kings and Pawns that can capture as Bishop, Knight, and Rook on the enemy side.
47. Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
48. Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description
49. Continental Chess. Continental Chess is Chess Variations with many types of pieces such as stepper, leaper, hopper and rider. (8x8, Cells: 64)
50. Corner Chess II. Tony Paletta's modern version of Farmer's Chess.
51. Corner Rooks Skirmish. All pieces except the Rooks are pushed forward a rank.
52. Corridor Chess. FIDE but subtracting rook pawns and setting pieces up in house in middle.
53. Corridor Chess. Setup by Tony Paletta.
54. Creative Chess. Load your own units as you like.
55. Crown Chess. Place your own units on the board, starting with the king,.
56. Crown Prince Chess. Missing description
57. Crown Prince Chess. One Knight on each side is replaced by a Crown Prince. (8x8, Cells: 64)
58. csipgs Chess. Design and buy new chess pieces during play. (8x8, Cells: 64)

D

1. d4 d6 chess. Dice determine the number of steps you can move with your piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. The Demon Game. 10 x 10 game with extra Capablanca pieces.
3. Deployment. The initial setup of the pieces is open but hidden from the other player. (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. Descent Chess. Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
5. Descent Chess. Kaufmann's drop variant. Begins with only K + P + P. Recommendable!
6. Descent Chess Zillions file. . Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces.
7. Diagonal chess (well balanced). Diagonal chess with 7 fortified pawns.
8. Diagonal Quadrant Chess. Pieces start in two of the four by four quadrants of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
9. Diagonal Quadrant Chess. Different setup and pawn moves.
10. Diamondback Chess. Pieces start in corners. (8x8, Cells: 64)
11. Diplomatic Chess. The Diplomat replaces the King. (8x8, Cells: 64)
12. Displacement Chess 2. Chess with flexible castling, reverse symmetry and no opening theory.
13. Displacement Chess 2 . Chess with minor modifications and no opening theory!
14. Displacement Chess 2. The most logical step for the evolution of standard Chess: flexible castling and interchange of king and queen for one side. (8x8, Cells: 64)
15. Divided Forces Chess. Half of your army starts on the other side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
16. DoGod Random. Pawns and pieces dispersed on first and second ranks.
17. Doublebarrel Chess. Introducing the Doublebarrel piece, a lethal cannon relative with amazing tactical capabilities (Zillions file downloadable).
18. Douglas Modern chess. A chess variant with a more interesting start position, leading to more action.
19. Dr. Who Chess. Variant based on the popular TV seiries.
20. Dragon Chess. Regular chess army against a single, 3x3, unwieldy but powerful piece.

E

1. E-Chess. The chess pieces appear on the board during the game.
2. Elkrider Chess. Elkrider plus regular pieces. The Elkrider moves like a Nightrider if standing on white squares, otherwise it moves like a Rook.
3. Enep. An experimental variant with enhanced knights and an extra pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. Epic Chess. Massive attack chess on a board 10x10.

F

1. Fabulous Flying Kittens. Toroidal board using three warp lines with 8 corners tied together. (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. Fabulous Flying Kittens. Toroidally interwoven board using same number of squares and pieces as FIDE Chess.
3. Fair-Chess. A chess variant to play with handicaps for different ratings. (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. Falcon Random Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100)
5. Fianchetto Chess. Rooks and bishops switched in opening setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)
6. Fianchetto Chess . Rooks and bishops switched in opening setup.
7. Fianchetto Chess. Bishops and Rooks exchange starting squares.
8. Fischer Random Chess. Play from a random setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
9. Fischer Random Chess. Random symmetric starting positions.
10. Fischer Random Chess . Play from a random setup.
11. Fischer Random Chess . David A. Wheeler's page on Fischer Random Chess.
12. Fischer Random Chess. Manual Procedure for Generating Piece Placements.
13. Fischer Random Chess. Play Bobby Fischer's randomized Chess variant on Game Courier. (Recognized!)
14. Fischer Random Chess News. News on Fischer Random Chess.
15. Fischer-Benko Chess. Three pieces are placed randomly, the other five by the players.
16. Flexible Chinese Chess (F-Xiangqi). Xiangqi variant where the horses are initially external (with zrf).
17. Fool's Chess. One pawn is replaced by a Fool.
18. Four-Fold Chess. Missing description (16x16, Cells: 256)
19. Freak Chess. Bishops on starting square, other pieces start on random squares and place your King on your first turn.
20. Free Placement. Game starts with players alternatingly placing pieces on board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
21. Free Placement chess . Game starts with players alternatingly placing pieces on board.
22. Free Placement Chess. Choose your own starting position.
23. FreePawnChess. Chess with more powerful pawns.
24. French Revolution Chess. Short game with your pawns facing the enemy.
25. French revolution chess. Advanced pawns threaten the noble pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
26. French Revolution Chess . Advanced pawns threaten the noble pieces.
27. FullBoard Chess . Missing description

G

1. Ganeshan Chess. Introducing a new Elephant piece known as (the) Ganapati. (10x10, Cells: 100)
2. Give & Take Chess. After setting up pieces, players must capture each turn. (8x8, Cells: 64)
3. Gladiator Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. Golden Age Chess on a Really Big Board. Play this 16 x 16 variant with several different pieces.
5. Goodchess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
6. GoshawkChess. Variant of Capablanca Chess with two Goshawks per side replacing the Archbishop and Chancellor.
7. Grand Alamos Chess. FIDE, but with an initial setup reminiscent of Grand Chess.
8. Green Chess. More than 100 chess variants playable online.

H

1. Half Courier. Missing description
2. Half-Random Chess. Three pieces are placed randomly, the other five by the players.
3. Henry VIII Chess. This is a hybrid capture king-losing chess variant. (7x8, Cells: 56)
4. Henry VIII Chess Preset. This is the preset for Henry VIII Chess (unique take on Extinction Chess).
5. Hero and Superhero Chess. The King's Pawn is replaced by a Hero (moves like any other piece on your side on the board) or a Superhero (improved Hero). (8x8, Cells: 64)
6. Hero Chess. The king's pawn is replaced by a unit which mimics the move of any friendly unit on the board.
7. Hero Chess II. Missing description
8. Hero Chess III. Also called Superhero Chess.
9. Hidden Random Chess. This is a two-player game that incorporates the element of chance in chess.
10. Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. (8x8, Cells: 64)
11. Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game.
12. Hopper-Elk Chess. Pieces can hop over an enemy pawn and land directly behind it. The Elk moves differently depending on square colour.
13. Horseman's Chess. Game where pieces mount and dismount.

I

1. I-Chess. Large board variant that adds two more piece types: the wolf and the eagle.
2. IAGO Chess System. http://abstractgamers.org/wiki/iago-chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
3. Interview with Michael Adams. An Interview about a Fischer Random Chess match.
4. Interview with Peter Leko. An interview about a Fischer Random Chess match.
5. Iron Guard. Non-capturable guard replaces White queen.
6. Iron Guard Chess. Instead of a queen, white has an Iron Guard who can move only to adjacent diagonal squares and cannot be captured.

J

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

K

1. King to Bunker Leap. King can jump over own pieces to reach 1 of 2 bunker positions in Shuffle Chess or Pre-Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. King to Bunker Leap. Play this exciting version of Pre-Chess using new king safety rules.
3. King to Bunker Leap . Includes Shuffle Chess and pre-Chess with new “bunker leap” king safety rules.
4. King's Corner Chess. Random setup with kings in opposite corners.
5. King's Leap Chess. Variants with Chancellors (Knight+Rook) and old Russian Queens (Knight+Queen).
6. King's speech. 360 random positions with the King always exposed and vulnerable.
7. Kingchess. Players may drop groups of unplaced pieces instead of moving. (8x8, Cells: 64)
8. Kingmaker Chess. The first pawn to reach the opposite rank promotes to the enemy king.
9. Kings. A modest variant with more than one king. (8x8, Cells: 64)
10. Kings. Kings on the Game Courier.
11. Knight Shogi . Black player lacks two Lances, one Bishop, as well as one Rook; however, his Kinghts and Promoted-Kinghts could also move like K.
12. Knightmate-Relay Chess . Played with a royal-knight and special movement rules for pieces a knight's move away.
13. Knights of the Round Table. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
14. Kuniegit. Each player has two knights and two warriors on standard chess board. (8x8, Cells: 64)

L

1. Lancelot. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. Lao Tzu Chess. www.schemingmind.com. (8x8, Cells: 64)
3. Legan's Chess. Normal set and board, different setup and pawn moves.
4. Legan's Chess . Normal set and board, different setup and pawn moves.
5. Legler's Chess . Modest 1926 variant using an Archbishop and a Chancellor.
6. Legler's Chess. Modest 1926 variant using an Archbishop and a Chancellor. (8x8, Cells: 64)
7. Leko, Peter. An interview about a Fischer Random Chess match.
8. Leo Chess. The Queen is replaced by a Leo, which must leap over a screen to capture.
9. LiQi . Very Strong Chss.
10. LiQi. Very Strong Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
11. Little Trio. Missing description

M

1. M!C Chess. All pieces but the king move and capture differently in a 10x10 board.
2. Madness of Kings Chess. The Kings are, simply put, insane!! (8x8, Cells: 64)
3. Magna Carta Chess. lack has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King.
4. Magna Carta Chess. Black has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. (8x8, Cells: 64)
5. Magna Carta Chess. Black has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King.
6. Makruk. Play the traditional Chess variant of Thailand on Game Courier.
7. Makruk Library. Missing description
8. Maxima. Maxima is an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima more clear and dynamic. (Cells: 76)
9. Maxima . This ZRF enforces the checkmate condition in Maxima.
10. Maxima . Maxima is an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima more clear and dynamic.
11. Maxima . Download this file to see a sample game of Maxima!
12. Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)
13. Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup.
14. Medusa Chess II. Non-capturing medusas petrify enemy units.
15. Meta Chess. Game where players decide how the pieces move and where they go. (8x8, Cells: 64)
16. Meteoric Chess. A sober but lively drop chess variant with standard pieces (zrf available).
17. mettamorphachess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
18. Michael's Chess. An elaboration of Lord Dunsany's Chess with varying Pawn sides.
19. Mighty-Lion Chess. Normal Chess augmented with a hard-to-trade Lion super-piece that can make double-captures. (8x8, Cells: 64)
20. Millennium Chess Preset. This is the preset for Millennium Chess.
21. Mir Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
22. Mongredian Chess. Both bishops on queenside, both knights on kingside.
23. Monster Chess Variants. A Discussion of the value of Double-Move pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
24. Moscow King Chess. Board starts empty.
25. MRC64. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
26. MRC64. Modern Random Chess 64.
27. Multiple Formations. A proposal to add a set of formations to Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
28. Multiple of 10 Checkmate. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
29. Multiple of 10 Checkmate. Variant where you can only checkmate or be checkmated on move 10, 20, 30, ect..
30. Musketeer Chess. Adding 2 newly designed extra pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)

N

1. Near Chess. This is a variant of Skirmish Chess designed to be friendlier to newbies. (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. Neoclassical Chess. The opening moves are selected through a random ballot.
3. NeoSchaak. Load your own units, onto the first two ranks, as you like during the game.
4. Neoteric Chess. Pieces are swapped before play begins. An external piece is introduced (with zrf).
5. Neutral King Chess . V.R. Parton's game where two armies share a King both must try to mate.
6. Neutral King Chess. V.R. Parton's game where two armies share a King both must try to mate. (8x8, Cells: 64)
7. Neutral King Chess. Missing description
8. Neutral King Chess. V.R. Parton's game where two armies share a King both must try to mate.
9. New Android Variant. Traditional game rules and pieces.
10. New Chess. Drop-chess with pawn relocation. Standard pieces and rules. Ideal for avoiding opening theory.
11. Nine-Queen Chess. Queens are placed instead of Pawns.
12. Nine-Queen Chess. Queens are placed instead of Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64)
13. Ninjutsu (Claustrophobia 2). The fierce double capture leaping pieces: the Ninja Warriors and the Ninja Guards can promote to Insane Ninja Knights! (8x5, Cells: 46)
14. Ninjutsu (Claustrophobia 2). Win by invading palace or checkmate; new leaping pieces promote to gain more power.
15. Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move.
16. Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. (8x8, Cells: 64)
17. Noli Me Tangere Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100)
18. Nonary Chess. King or queen are optionally swapped with a bishop before play begins (with zrf).

O

1. Odds Chess. Ways of giving a weaker opponent better odds. (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. Odds Chess . Ways of giving a weaker opponent better odds.
3. Official Football Chess. Variant from the 1960's with pieces replaced by football players. (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. Orda Chess. Asymmetric variant where one army has pieces that move like knights but capture differently.
5. Orphic Chess. Before the King is dropped the pieces can only capture. A very tactical and fast variant.
6. OverKnight Chess. Pawns are replaced by Knights, which promote.
7. OverKnight Chess. Pawns are replaced by Knights, which promote.
8. OverKnight Chess. Pawns are replaced by Knights, which promote. (8x8, Cells: 64)

P

1. Palace Ninja Guards. A pair of short-range diagonal leapers and four extra squares are added to the standard chessboard and pieces.
2. Palace Ninja Guards . A pair of short-range diagonal leapers and four extra squares are added to the standard chessboard and pieces.
3. Paloma Chess. Game with Royal Queen, promotable Kings, and an unusual array. (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. Paloma Chess. Game with Royal Queen, promotable Kings, and an unusual array.
5. Paradigm Chess30. Chess with Dragon Bishop and 30 positions.
6. Patt-schach (Stalemate chess). Players start with an illegal move from a stalemated position. (8x8, Cells: 64)
7. Paulowich's Chancellor Chess. A proposal to play chancellor chess with chancellors and queens in the corner on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
8. Paulowich's Chancellor Chess . A proposal to play chancellor chess with chancellors and queens in the corner on 8 by 8 board.
9. Pawn Blackhole Chess. Each side is split into two and grouped into corners. Pawns play towards the center.
10. Pawn Massacre Chess. Non-pawn pieces swap initial ranks.
11. Pawn Massacre Chess. Black pieces start behind white pawns and vice versa.
12. Pawn Odds Chess. White starts without the king's bishop's pawn.
13. Pawn-Only Chess . Training chess variant. Only pawns, first promotion wins.
14. Pawn-Only Chess. Training chess variant. Only pawns, first promotion wins. (8x8, Cells: 64)
15. Pawns-to-Kings Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
16. Peasant Revolt. Modest variant with unequal setup.
17. Peasant Revolt. Modest variant with unequal setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)
18. Peasant Revolt Chess. Eight pawns vs. three knights and pawn.
19. Pierre Menard's Chess Variant. As described by Jorge Luis Borges.
20. Pink Chess. White has two Kings, black two Queens as royal pieces.
21. Placement. Only kings start on board; other pieces are dropped to home square and then moved. (8x8, Cells: 64)
22. Placement Chess. King and queen are swapped before play begins, generating FRC subset (with zrf).
23. Placement Chess. King and queen are swapped with another piece, except rook, and creating a new mirrored position (with zrf).
24. Placement Random Chess (Chess 20). The piece setup is randomized following Placement Chess rules, generating 20 modest Fischer Random positions.
25. Prime.Ministers Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
26. The Princess and The Warrior . Pieces' moves are limited by their current rank except for the two new pieces.
27. Prison Break. Checkmate the enemy king or break out of prison with your king!

Q

1. Quang Trung Chess (4th edition). Variant with standard equipment, with different moving pieces, and elements of Xiangqi and FIDE-chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. Quapent. Missing description
3. Quark Chess. Missing description
4. Quarter Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
5. Queen of the Night Chess. An over powered game on the Standard Board.
6. Queens Left Chess. Black king and queen reverse position in setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)

R

1. R-Chess . Captured pieces are held in reserve and then dropped.
2. Racing Kings. Missing description
3. Random Pawns. Randomly select your Pawns' movement and capture abilities. (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. Random Pieces. A 20 game match is played, with each player receiving a number of pieces equal in value to the game number. (8x8, Cells: 64)
5. Randomscorpions Chess. The Scorpions are randomly distributed on the 2nd and 3rd rank. Otherwise regular setup.
6. Real chess. Players start with placing their major pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
7. Reduced Endgame Chess. Two kings and six pawns are used for practicing endgames. (8x8, Cells: 64)
8. Reduced Endgame Chess . Two kings and six pawns are used for practicing endgames.
9. Reform chess. Book on chess on smaller boards with many training positions.
10. Regement Random Chess. Pieces are relocated to create a modest setup that most chessplayers will feel at home in (+ zrf).
11. Regiment Chess. Black determines king position, white can swap the queen before play begins (with zrf).
12. Relative Lumberjack. Pieces move the same as other pieces in its file. (8x8, Cells: 64)
13. Relocation Chess. A remarkably easy method of rearranging the standard array of pieces (with zrf).
14. Relocation Chess. Swap a pair of your own pieces before you begin. With Fischer Random castling rules.
15. Retro Chess. A chess game progresses backwards from an empty board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
16. Rettah. Different setup and powerfull king. Taking obligatory when in check. (8x8, Cells: 64)
17. Rettah Chess. King can move as any piece but must capture its attacker.
18. Rolling Kings. Kings must move along a predetermined path. (8x8, Cells: 64)
19. Rolling Kings . Kings must move along a predetermined path.
20. Royal Magician Chess. Missing description
21. Royal Magician's Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
22. Royal Magician's Chess. King and special magician piece earn the right to drop pieces when they venture out to the fourth, fifth and sixth ranks!
23. Royal Queens Chess . Game with full board and all pieces are sliders or immobile and victory is by capture of all 8 opposing Queens.
24. Ruddigore Chess. Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)
25. Ruddigore Chess. Play this Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece!
26. Ruddigore Chess . Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece.

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1. Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate. (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate.
3. Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate.
4. Schach-B. One selected from among the Fischer Random boards, also known as Fischer Random position # 542.
5. Secret Stallmate. Both players win if stalemated, but information is secret and setup is random. (8x8, Cells: 64)
6. Separate. Queens start trapped behind enemy lines. (8x8, Cells: 64)
7. Separate . Queens start trapped behind enemy lines.
8. Shatranj N W. catsmas.
9. Simpleton's Chess Preset. This is an even simplier version of Simplified Chess.
10. Simplified Chess. Missing description (8x7, Cells: 56)
11. Simplified Makpong. Makruk variant.
12. Sixteen Pawns. Trade a queen for 8 extra pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64)
13. Skandaran Chess. Download Skandaran Chess at Zillions Website.
14. Skirmish Chess. Tony Paletta Modest proposal as separate link for discussion. (8x8, Cells: 64)
15. Skirmish Chess . Pawns start on the 3rd and 6th ranks with no double-move, pieces on the 2nd and 7th ranks.
16. Skirmish Chess. Pawns start on the 3rd and 6th ranks with no double-move, pieces on the 2nd and 7th ranks.
17. Skirmish56 Chess. This is Skirmish Chess on an Simplified Chess board. (7x8, Cells: 46)
18. Slide-shuffle. Variation of Shuffle Chess with special castling. (8x8, Cells: 64)
19. Smaller Alice Chess. Missing description
20. Spherical Corner Chess. Game on a truly topologically spherical board with corner‐camp arrays.
21. Squadron Chess. Uses only one type of piece besides the King.
22. StrataChess v1.0. separate Strategic and Tactical gameplay. 2-6 players. Element of Chance. Terrain. Build your own armies.
23. Strate-Go Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
24. Super-Chess. www.oteroideas.com.
25. Swedish Chess. Drop chess with regular pieces. Pieces dropped can relocate friendly pawns.

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1. Templar Chess . Features the unorthodox Templar on a board with eight extra squares.
2. The Black Ghost . Black gets a teleporting Ghost piece that can not capture to balance White's first move advantage.
3. Threatened Pawn Chess. Pawns start in threatened positions.
4. Threatened Pawn Chess. Pawns start in threatened positions. (8x8, Cells: 64)
5. Toe to Toe Chess . A variant of Sittuyin (Burmese Chess) with alternating setup, and powerful, short-range pieces.
6. Toe-to-Toe Chess. A variant of Sittuyin (Burmese Chess) with alternating setup, and powerful, short-range pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
7. Torus Chess on a Standard Board. Torus Chess on a standard board with a unique setup. (8x8, Cells: 64)
8. Torus Standard. Uses the ordinary FIDE pieces on 8 x 8 board but configured in such a way as to permit the board to be toroidal!
9. Total Symmetry Chess. 24 random balanced symmetrical starting positions.
10. Towers Chess. Play Towers Chess on Game Courier.
11. Towers Chess. Win by pushing towers to the Kings' squares. (8x8, Cells: 64)
12. Transcendental Chess. Play from random setup with a different setup for white and black. (8x8, Cells: 64)
13. Transcendental Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup on Game Courier.
14. Transpose Chess. Board is turned 90 degrees. (8x8, Cells: 64)
15. Transpose Chess . Sideways board, promote your pawns quickly.
16. Transpose Chess. Sideways board, promote your pawns quickly.
17. Triumvirate Chess. Uses three Knights. The last remaining opposing Knight must be checkmated as the King.
18. Triumvirate Chess . Uses three Knights. The last remaining opposing Knight must be checkmated as the King.
19. Triumvirate Chess. Uses three Knights. The last remaining opposing Knight must be checkmated as the King. (8x8, Cells: 64)
20. Trophy Hunt Chess. Squirrels and Elephants instead of Kings, Queens and Bishops. (8x8, Cells: 64)
21. Trophy Hunt Chess. Squirrels and Elephants instead of Kings, Queens and Bishops.
22. Trophy-Hunt Chess. Squirrels and Elephants instead of Kings, Queens and Bishops.

U

1. Unachess. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
2. Unachess. Add your units when and where you choose.
3. Unachess II. Landing units may not check.
4. Unachess II. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
5. Unachess III. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
6. Undecided Chess . Pieces begin in an undecided state until they move.
7. Undecided Chess. Undecided Pawns can change into pieces by moving like them. (8x8, Cells: 64)
8. Undecided Chess. Undecided Pawns change into orthodox pieces by moving like them.
9. Upside Down Chess. Based on promoting pawns.
10. Upside-Down Chess . White starts at the upper two rows, black at the bottom.
11. Upside-Down Chess. White starts at the upper two rows, black at the bottom. (8x8, Cells: 64)
12. Using chess sets to play mini-sukoku (6x6). Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)

V

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

W

1. Weak! . Black has 7 knights, and 16 pawns, White the usual array.
2. Weak!. Black has 7 knights, and 16 pawns, White the usual array. (8x8, Cells: 64)
3. Welbeck Kriegspiel. Players choose their own setups, unknown to opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. Wild Chess 7. King and three pawns.

X

1. ximeracak. . Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament.
2. ximeracak.. A leaper-heavy fantasy variant designed for play with a standard set. (8x8, Cells: 64)
3. ximeracak. . A fantasy variant designed for play with a standard set. (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. ximeracak. Zillions Saved Game. . Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament.

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