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• 123456 Chess. Uses 2 dices for each player and 2 checkers for each player, in addition to normal chess pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)

A

• Absolute checkless chess. No piece may cross a square where it gives check. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Accessory Chess. A drop variant with one or two external pieces per player (many to choose from). Zillions (zrf) program available.
• Adjutant Chess. Introducing the Adjutant that can slide like a queen, but on the same square colour only (with zrf).
• Ajax Orthodox Chess. Orthodox Chess with Ajax-Chessmen, and droping Ajax-Ministers. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Ajax Random Chess. Pseudo-Fischer Random Chess with Ajax-Chessmen, and droping Ajax-Ministers. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Aldress. A flight of fancy into the alternate history of chess.
• Alternative Chess. A drop variant with one single external piece per player (many to choose from). Zillions (zrf) program available.
• Arena Chess. 32-turn variant in which pieces must initially move into a special area, and then always make capturing moves.
• Armamentist Race Chess. Missing description (10x12, Cells: 116)

B

• Backwards Stalemate Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Bedlam. A hybrid of Metamorphin' Fusion Chess and Chessgi. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Beginners Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Blindfold Chess. One of the oldest chess variants, where one of the players is blindfolded (zrf available).
• Blue Queen on 64 and 80. Blue Queen belongs to both sides.
• Bombalot. Bombs can wipe out most pieces on the board.
• Builder chess. Introducing the Builder. (8x8, Cells: 64)

C

• Calorie Chess. Pieces have a limited amount of calories to move with, and have resorted to cannibalism! (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Cerimon Chess. Recover pieces by checking with a like piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chain of Fools. Game with a Chess set where the goal is form chains of defended pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chameleon Chess. On each turn the rank of the moved piece changes.
• Chaos. A strange Chess variant designed to baffle onlookers.
• Chaotic Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• CHECK 11. 11 different original factions, chosen secretly, each with extra powers when few pieces remain.
• Checkless Chess. No piece may cross a square where it gives check. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Chess And Physics. Taken pieces leave energy on the board that can be transformed into `mass': pieces.
• Chess and Xiangqi Variants. Variants from the Shakki-77 group.
• Chess with Different Periods. Missing description (6x6, Cells: 36)
• Chess with wickets. The wicket is behind the King's 1. (8x8, Cells: 66)
• Chess960.com. Talk about Chess960 with other members.
• Choice chess. Propose five moves and your opponent selects one for you. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Clairvoyant Chess. Players predict what opponent will do to gain advantages.
• Clockwork Orange Chess. Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Combat Chess II. A wargame-like chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Compromise Chess. Propose five moves and your opponent selects one for you. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Consider the Bishop.... A Game of Curiosity and Etiquette. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Construction. Chess pieces are modelled after construction vehicles. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Conversion Chess. A co-chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Corner Chess. Two or four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board with pieces starting in the corners. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Crazy Lightning Chess. Speed chess combined with an umpire calling out random rule changes.
• csipgs Chess. Design and buy new chess pieces during play. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Czech Chess. Drop pawns by checking the King. (8x8, Cells: 64)

D

• Diagonal Chess. Board turned 45 degrees. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Dice-Money Chess. Earn money if you do what is written on the dice. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Diplomacy chess. Simultaneously selected moves are only carried out when they do not conflict.
• Drawless Chess. Simple rules are added to make draws impossible. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Drunken Fist Chess. Alternate between choosing and randomly selecting a move. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Dynamic Chess. Pieces move like closest piece left on the same rank.

E

• Economy in Chess Variants. Several chess variants based on economic principles.

F

• The Fair First Move Rule in Chess. Every turn you flip a coin to see who goes first.
• FIDE Chess with black/white impartiality rule. FIDE Chess which eliminates the advantage given to the White player. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• FTM Chess: Follow the Mover. After a normal move, you may move a piece to the vacated square. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Full Cavalry. Rooks are replaced by Lancers and castling is still legal.
• Fusion Chess. Variant in which pieces may merge together or split apart. (8x8, Cells: 64)

G

• Gambler's Chess. A scheme for adding betting to any Chess variant.
• The Game of Nemoroth. For the sake of your sanity, do not read this variant! (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Ganeshan Chess. Introducing a new Elephant piece known as (the) Ganapati. (10x10, Cells: 100)

H

• Haunted Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Hero's Chess. A chess with very different pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Hobgoblin Chess. Inchworm crowd-forming magnetic mutating lunar-hallway exploding-Pawn Chess; an extreme game. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Hybrids. Standard pieces combine and split. (8x8, Cells: 64)

I

• IAGO Chess System. http://abstractgamers.org/wiki/iago-chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Imitating Chess. Pieces move as the last moved piece.
• Imposter Chess . Exchange captured pieces in order to move Kings in different ways.
• Inertia Chess. Pieces continue to move in the same direction.
• Interweave. Game with elements of Checkers and Ultima where all pieces are colorbound and only capture pieces on the other color. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Invisible King Chess. Opponent can't see where you moved your king to. (8x8, Cells: 64)

J

• Jester Chess. The Jester is an 'anon' piece but similar to the 'Fool' - beautiful commercial wooden sets - a must have!
• Journalist's Chess. Journalist is movable to any position but no capture. (8x8, Cells: 64)

K

• Kibitzing Vox Populi Chess variant. Rules for turning kibitzing into a game unto itself.
• King Friday XIII Chess. Flexible castling, promotion to opponent's pieces, etc. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• King of the Ladder Tournament Rules. Ideas for rules to mix variants together in one game. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Kings. A modest variant with more than one king. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Kira Chess/Kira Shogi. "Kira" and "L" pieces which is not known by your opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Knight-Riding Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Knights of the Round Table. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)

L

• Lag Chess. The last move made by your opponent is not known to you. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Lancelot. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Lao Tzu Chess. www.schemingmind.com. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Liars Chess. You may lie about the move you have made.
• Lifeform Chess. Instead of individual units, pieces are parts of the body of a giant animal. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• LiQi. Very Strong Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Liquid Chess. Missing description
• Locusts. Simple chess variant with only two set of pieces on each army. (12x12, Cells: 144)

M

• Many Rules in One Game. List chess and variants.
• Maxim chess. Variant, invented by my little brother. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Mecklenbeck Chess. Pawns can promote on the sixth row.
• Metamorph Chess. Variant in which pieces transform by fixed rules into other pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Minesweeper chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Mockery Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Monochrome Chess . All pieces are the same color. Players move pieces on their side of the board.
• Multi-King Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Multiple of 10 Checkmate. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Musketeer Chess. Adding 2 newly designed extra pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)

N

• Nemoroth, The Game of. For the sake of your sanity, do not read this variant! (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Neutral Subject Chess. Most pieces start neutral, and players compete to recruit them. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• new age chess. a game played with the same board and set but with different rules. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Nietzsche Chess. That which does not capture a piece, makes it stronger. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• No Limit Bet Chess. A gambling multi-move chess variant played with dice that allows players to place bets on each move. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• No-Chess. Forbid one move to your opponent each turn. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Noli Me Tangere Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100)

O

• O/R Chess - Overloader/Restorer chess. A cochess variant.
• Option-Suicide Chess. You can optionally destroy your own pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)

P

• Pacifist Chess. Missing description
• Particle Collision Chess. Taken pieces leave energy on the board that can be transformed into `mass': pieces.
• Pawn Chess. Pawns promote to first piece captured by opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Pawn Shooter Chess. Defeat your opponent by shooting pawns at them! (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Pawns-to-Kings Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Pocket knight. Each player has a knight that he can drop during the game. (Recognized!)
• Pole Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Prime.Ministers Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Progressive Writing Chess. You have to write more and more each turn. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Promote King Chess. King can promote into Cthulhu, and white pawns can promote into black pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64)

Q

• Quadaptation. Use commanders to recruit better pieces. Capture your opponents commander and they lose.
• Quark Chess. Missing description
• Quarter Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)

R

• Random Transposal Chess. Use dice to swap pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Refusal Chess. Refuse your opponent to make certain moves. (8x8, Cells: 64)

S

• Schachdame. Variant between Checkers and Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Seventeen Pawns. You can replace opponent's queen by nine pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Shamanic Chess. Pieces may be transformed into 'Shamans'.
• Shatranj Extended Tournament Scoring (S.E.T.S) Rules. An attempt at an improved scoring system for chess tournaments. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Shatranj N W. catsmas.
• Shogun Chess. Pieces promote and can be dropped, similar to Shogi.
• Simultaneous Chess. A variant of chess where players select moves at same time. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Sirlin's Chess. Alternative presentation of "Chess 2 - The Sequel". (8x8, Cells: 64)
• SliderChess. Variant of Capablanca Chess with two extra Bishops per side replacing the Archbishop and Chancellor.
• Solitary Patience Chess. Variant Chess Magazine vol 7, issue 56. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Stevenson's Four-Player Chess. A game for two 2-player teams on a regular Chess board with the object of capturing all opposing pieces.
• StrataChess v1.0. separate Strategic and Tactical gameplay. 2-6 players. Element of Chance. Terrain. Build your own armies.
• Sudden Death Chess. A piece must be sacrificed after each non-capturing move. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Superhero Chess. Major pieces are superheroes, pawns their (interchangeable) sidekicks. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Surprise Chess. Speed chess combined with an umpire calling out random rule changes.
• Switch-Side Chain-Chess. Optionally swap sides with your opponent upon completing a "chain". (8x8, Cells: 64)

T

• Taxi Chess. Pay for moves: long moves are expensive.
• Thunder Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (8x8x64)
• Tilting the Balance. Players can set off an atomic bomb.
• Time Traveler's Chess. Chess pieces may travel backwards in time.
• Trade Chess. Captured pieces can be dropped, with restrictions. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• The Travelers. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81)
• Troja. Commercially sold game where pieces can be stacked. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Turnstyle. Four player chess variant using a normal chess set.
• Twelve Mutation Chess. Variant that uses 12 mutators that may be activated or deactivated during the game.

U

• U-Chess. Moves are legal if they can be written with three symbols in descriptive notation. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Unreliable Delivery Chess. Pieces may get delayed before they arrive at their destinations.
• Upgrade chess. Upgrade initially weak pieces by capturing. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Using chess sets to play mini-sukoku (6x6). Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)

V

• Vavulin Creative Chess. Before the start of the game, every player, creates up with one rule for both players, which operates the whole game.
• veSQuj - Chess with 21st century armies. A highly tactical variant with a 21st-century-war theme. (6x6, Cells: 36)
• Veteran Chess. Most pieces can or must irreversibly promote when they capture.
• Vox Populi Chess variant. A crowd plays itself at a game with only one winner.

W

• Wizard's Curse. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)

X

• XYMYX. Link to site where you can play this game!
• XYMYX. Players make their moves at the same time. (8x8, Cells: 64)

Z

• Zeitgeist. . Variant with simultaneous movement.

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