Historic Chess Variants
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- 4-handed Chaturanga with dice. Missing description Author: M Winther.
- 4-handed Shatranj. Shatranj for Four. Author: M Winther.
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- A Chaturanga Problem by Bas de Haas. Mate in two moves, following Chaturanga rules. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Bas de Haas.
- Abagoren Macedonian Chess . Missing description By Malcolm Webb.
- Alfil. Jumps two diagonally. Arabic for the elephant. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Alfonso X book. Website with pictures from historical book on games.
- Ancient Bulgarian Chess. Web page in Bulgarian with an English version of the page. Slow.
- Ancient Chess. Site dedicated to the history and evolution of Chess! Author: Rick Knowlton.
- Archchess. Large chess variant from 17th century Italy. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
- Archchess. Late 17th chess variant from Italy on large board with pieces which include modern queen and squirrel. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
- ArchCourier Chess. This game is Courier Chess expert Eric Greenwood's modernization of Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Eric V. Greenwood.
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- BlindChess. A blindfold program (optional board), good for training (DOS freeware). By M Winther.
- Blindfold Chess. One of the oldest chess variants, where one of the players is blindfolded (zrf available). Author: M Winther.
- Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations. Missing description Author: R. C. Bell.
- Bolyar Chess. A historical variant, native to Bulgaria, with imaginative rules (zrf available). Author: M Winther.
- Bulgarian Chess. Web page in Bulgarian with an English version of the page. Slow.
- Burmese Chess. Sittuyin preset uses a mix of equivalent pieces from Alfaerie Set. By Charles Daniel.
- Byzanatine Chess. Circular 16x4 Shatranj variant. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Byzanatine Chess II. A different account of the old circular game. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Byzantine Chess . A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. Author: Robert Price.
- Byzantine Chess. Play this historical circular variant with Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jérôme Choain.
- Byzantine chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Byzantine Chess endgames. Queen vs Pawn. Endgame analysis for historic round chess variant. Author: Ernst Saperow.
- Byzantine Chess Theory. Towards the theory of Byzantine Chess. Author: Ernst Saperow and Anatoly Khalfine.
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- Cambodian Chess . Mysterious 9x9 "Cambodian" Chess game that seems unknown in Cambodia. Author: Ivan Derzhanski.
- Cambodian Chess. Historic 9x9 game. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Camel. An elongated Knight making a (3, 1) leap. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Carrera's Chess. Play this 10x8 historical variant on Jocly. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jérôme Choain. Inventor: D. Pietro Carrera.
- Carrera's Chess. Large chess variant from 17th century Italy. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: D. Pietro Carrera.
- Cavalry Chess. All pieces have additional knight move except knights which get camel + zebra moves. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Frank Maus.
- Chaturaji modern-variant (4-handed Chaturanga without dice) . Missing description By Emmanuel Baud.
- Chaturanga. Oldest known form of chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Chaturanga . Oldest known form of chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Chaturanga . Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
- Chaturanga. The first known variant of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Chaturanga. Oldest known form of chess. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Chaturanga . Version with fancy graphics. Author: David Howe.
- Chaturanga. Computer game that plays Chaturanga and many other variations.
- Chaturanga . Part of a document describing various Historical Chess Variants. Author: Nader Daou.
- Chaturanga - Four Kings - Double Mate. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Chaturanga for Four. Ancient partnership game, sometimes said to be the. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Chaturanga for four players.. Oldest multiplayer chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- CHESS Eccentricities, By Major George Hope Verney. Images from the book (complete). Author: George Hope Verney.
- Chess History and Reminiscences. Project Gutenberg eBook version of this public domain book (large!). Author: H. E. Bird.
- Chess Problems of 1001 years ago. Mansubat: Ancient and interesting shatranj puzzles. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess problems of 1001 years ago: A modern exercise?. This old and simple shatranj problem uses only modern pieces and rules. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess problems of 1001 years ago: Check!. Old shatranj problem of a form, typical for many such problems (mansubat). Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chess Stamps from Laos. Stamps with historical paintings of chess variants. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Chinese Chess. Links and rules for Chinese Chess (Xiangqi). (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
- Chinese Chess.. An strong Zillions implementation plus a description of the world's most popular game. By M Winther.
- Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. Author: A. M. DeWitt.
- Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. (12x12, Cells: 144) (Recognized!) Author: H. G. Muller.
- Chu Shogi Western . Missing description Author: Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Circular Chess. D. Reynolds's Circular Chess, a modern version of a Byzantine variant (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Citadel Chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a ten by ten board with four extra citadels. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Citadel Chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a ten by ten board with four extra citadels. (10x10, Cells: 104) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Citadel Shatranj . A variant of Shatranj, played on a ten by ten board with four extra citadel. Author: Marek14 .
- Cold War Chess. A long and very challanging game against all odds. By Kutasi Márton.
- Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. (12x8, Cells: 96) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Courier Chess. Play this historic Chess variant with Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jérôme Choain.
- Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Courier Chess. Early German version. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Courier Chess . A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. Author: Francis Monkman.
- Courier Chess. A painting of a Courier Chess game by the famous Dutch painter Lucas van Leyden, from 1510. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Courier Chess (modified). Missing description (8x12, Cells: 96) By Eric V. Greenwood.
- Courier Chess - Printable Rule Booklet - FREE DOWNLOAD. Easy to Print Concise Rule Booklet of the Medieval Courier Game. By Rick Knowlton.
- The Courier Game. Description of Courier Chess, with printable pieces and board. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Lawrence C. Smith.
- Courier-Spiel. 19th century variant of Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Eric V. Greenwood.
- Courier-Spiel . This is a more modern variant of Courier Chess in 19th. By Yu Ren Dong.
- Courrier Chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
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- Dabbabah. Historical piece leaping two squares horizontally or vertically. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Dai Dai Shogi. Historical large Shogi variant. (17x17, Cells: 289) Author: H. G. Muller.
- Dai Dai Shogi. Extremely large Shogi variant invented in the 17th century. Author: Douglas Silfen and Eduard Werner.
- Dai Dai Shogi Western. Missing description (17x17, Cells: 289) Author: Christine Bagley-Jones and Eduard Werner.
- Dai Shogi. Large armies including a multi-capturing Lion battle each other on a big board. (15x15, Cells: 225) Author: H. G. Muller.
- Dilaram's problem. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. Famous old shatranj problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- The Duke of Rutland Chess. Play this large historic variant on Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess . Large variant from 18th century England. Author: Robert Price.
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess. Large variant from 18th century England. (14x10, Cells: 140) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess. 14x10 version. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.
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- EDILÁN. EDILÁN has available facsimiles of many of the books of King Alfonso X, including his book on chess and other games.
- The Elephant. Jumps two diagonally (see Alfil). Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Enochian Chess. Four-player team variant of the Golden Dawn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeff Rients.
- Eurasia-Chess Chessmen Piece Set. for Chess, XiangQi, Shogi and other Chess variants. By Emmanuel Baud.
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- Fairy Pieces part 1 . zillions file with many shogi pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Ferz. Moves one diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Fortress chess. An old Russian variant for four players. (Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Four seasons chess.. Medieval multiplayer chess variant on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Four-handed Chess by Capt. George Hope Verney. Missing description Author: George Hope Verney.
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- Gala . Historical German variant from the Middle Ages. Author: Michael Asher.
- Gala. Historical German variant from the Middle Ages. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Gala. Medieval game of German farmers. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Gala (Farmer's Chess). Gala, a medieval cross between chess and tafl games. New rules reconstruction (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Gala set photos. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Games ancient and oriental and how to play them. Missing description Author: Edward Falkener.
- Giraffe. Makes (1,4)-jump. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Grande Acedrex . A large variant from 13th century Europe. Author: Marek14 .
- Grande Acedrex . Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
- Grande Acedrex. Java applet that plays Grande Acedrex. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Grande Acedrex. A large variant from 13th century Europe. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Grande Acedrex. Missing description Author: Daniil Frolov.
- Grant Acedrex. Medieval large chess variant according to recent historians's work. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Grant Acedrex. Game Courier preset for Grant Acedrex with enforced rules. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Daniel Zacharias.
- Great Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Great Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- A Guide to Variant Chess. Variant Chess Games.
- Gustav III Chess. Play this historical variant with Amazons in extra corner spaces. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: King Gustav III of Sweden.
- Gustav III's Chess. Invented by King Gustav III of Sweden (1746-92). Author: M Winther. Inventor: King Gustav III of Sweden.
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- Heian Shogi . Part of a document describing various Historical Chess Variants. Author: Nader Daou.
- Heian-Dai Shogi. Early Great Shogi. (13x13, Cells: 169)
- Hiashatar . Mongolian Great Chess played on a 10x10 board with a pair of Bodyguard pieces per side. Author: L. U. Kisljuk.
- Hiashatar. A Mongolian historical variant, featuring the very special Bodyguard piece (zrf available). Author: M Winther.
- Hiashatar. Mongolian Decimal Chess. By Jose Carrillo.
- Hiashatar Photos. Photos of some hiashatar sets from Mongolia. Author: Ben M Reiniger.
- Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
- Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
- Historic chess variants . by Sam Trenholme.
- Historical Chess Variants . A document describing several historical chess variants. Author: Nader Daou.
- Historical Variants. Case Western Reserve University Medieval Society Games Page. Author: Jess Rudolph.
- A History of Chess. In depth reference book on the history of chess. Author: H.J.R. Murray.
- Hnefatafl - the Strategic Board Game of the Vikings . Detailed rules and history of a Chess-like game played for 100's of years in Northern Europe. Author: Sten Helmfrid.
- Hyderabad Decimal Chess. Play this historic decimal variant on Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Shir Muhammad.
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- Indian Chess. Some local variant rules from the colonial period. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Indian/Turkish Grand Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Information on historic chess variants. Missing description
- Isle of Lewis Chess Men. Missing description Author: Tony Quintanilla.
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- Kaiserspiel. Play the this 19th century variant, a.k.a. The Emperor's Game, on Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Peguilhen.
- Khmer Chess:Kar Ouk . First check the opponent's Khun (King) , you win the game. By Yu Ren Dong.
- King. Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
- Knight (a.k.a. Horse). Makes a (1,2)-jump. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Korean Chess. Korean Chess: presentation plus a strong Zillions implementation. Author: M Winther.
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- Latrunculi XXI. A 21st century variant on an ancient Chess-like game of the Roman empire. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Jose Carrillo.
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- Maharadscha . Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
- Maharaja and Sepoys I. Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Maharaja and Sepoys II. Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army. The maharaja. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- The Maharaja and the Sepoys. Powerful lonely king against a full set of pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Maka Dai Dai Shogi. Pieces promote on capture, some to multi-capturing monsters. (19x19, Cells: 361) Author: H. G. Muller.
- Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi. Historical ultra large Shogi variant. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Makruk (Siamese Chess) . Part of a document describing various Historical Chess Variants. Author: Nader Daou.
- Manticore. Moves one space orthogonally, then slides outward as a Bishop. Author: Bn Em. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Marinelli's three-handed chess, or Triple Chess. Historic chess variant for three players. (Cells: 136) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Philip Marinelli.
- Mat-al-magnun. The fool's mate in Shatranj.
- Meta-chess Digital Edition. Digital Copy of 'Meta-chess' by John W Brown. Author: Sean Bass and John William Brown.
- Mimotaur Chess. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
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- Nilakantha's Intellectual Game. 17th or 18th century Indian chess variation. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
- Nilakantha's Intellectual Game. 17th or 18th century Indian chess variation. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
- Ninth Century Indian Chess . Part of a document describing various Historical Chess Variants. Author: Nader Daou.
- Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
- Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer.
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- Oblong chess . Variant of Shatranj, played on a four by sixteen sized board. Author: Andrew Juell.
- Oblong chess. Variant of Shatranj, played on a four by sixteen sized board. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Oblong Chess 1. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 1. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Oblong Chess 2. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 2. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Oblong Chess 3. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 3. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Oblong Chess 4. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 4. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Oblong Chess 44 . Missing description By Erez Schatz.
- Oblong Chess 5. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 5. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Oblong Chess 6. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 6. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Oblong Chess 7. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 7. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Oblong Shatranj with Die. Missing description Author: M Winther.
- Ouk Chatrang (Cambodian Chess) . Part of a document describing various Historical Chess Variants. Author: Nader Daou.
- Oxford History of Board Games. Describes board games from their ancient inception to the present day. Author: David Parlett.
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- Pandemonium. Capablanca chess + Crazyhouse. By Daphne Snowmoon.
- Parsi Chess. 19th century southern Indian chess variation. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
- Paulovits's Game. Istv. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Pawn. Moves straight forward, takes diagonally forwards, and can promote. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
- Petteia XXI. A 21st century variant on an ancient Draughts-like game of the Roman empire. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
- Photos of a Gala Set.. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
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- Quivira Font. Unicode, TrueType font containing historical chess piece characters. By Alexander Lange.
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- Raumschach. "... (German for Space Chess) is one of the first three-dimensional chess variants and the first to survive until present". Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
- Raumschach (rules enforcing). Play Raumschach on Game Courier, with rules enforced. Author: Ben M Reiniger. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
- Romanchenko's Chess. FIDE Chess trainer Romanchenko shifted the FIDE board in the middle to help his students think for themselves. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: V. Romanchenko.
- Rook (a.k.a. Chariot). Moves across unobstructed orthogonal line. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Round chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Russian Fortress Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Russian fortress chess. An old Russian variant for four players. (Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
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- Schada - Het Wereld Spel. A crossover between Chess and Draughts from the 1930's. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jan Boogert.
- Self's three-handed chess. 19th century chess variant for three players. (Cells: 144) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henry J. Self.
- Semedo. Missing description (5x8, Cells: 40) Author: Daniil Frolov.
- Senterej . Part of a document describing various Historical Chess Variants. Author: Nader Daou.
- Senterej . Missing description
- shat2diag2. A tool to make uncheckered chess and fairy / variant chess diagrams. By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Shatar (Mongolian Chess) . Part of a document describing various Historical Chess Variants. Author: Nader Daou.
- Shatra . Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture.
- Shatra. Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Shatra . Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture. Author: Francis Monkman.
- ShatraDev2 . Windows program to play Shatra against the computer. Author: Francis Monkman.
- Shatranj . Part of a document describing various Historical Chess Variants. Author: Nader Daou.
- Shatranj. Play this historic predecessor of Chess on Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jérôme Choain.
- Shatranj. The widely played Arabian predecessor of modern chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
- Shatranj. The widely played historic Arabian game, predecessor of modern chess. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Shatranj . The widely played historic Persian game, predecessor of modern chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Shatranj. Persian chess, ancestral to the Western forms. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Shatranj . Version with fancy graphics. Author: David Howe.
- Shatranj Al-Husun - Citadel Chess. Historical variant of Shatranj. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Shatranj for Four. 4-handed Shatranj. Author: M Winther.
- Shatranj Kamil. Shatranj Kamil or "Perfect Chess" a historical variant combining alfils, camels rooks and ferz. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Shatranj Kamil I. Large shatranj variant with new piece: camel. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Shatranj Kamil II. Large historic shatranj variant with new piece: dabbabah or war machine. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Shatranj Plus . Play four large historical variations of Shatranj including Tamerlane Chess! Author: Malcolm Maynard.
- Shatranj Problems. Mansubat: Chess Problems of 1001 years ago. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Sho Shogi (Little/Small Shogi) . Part of a document describing various Historical Chess Variants. Author: Nader Daou.
- Siege Chess. Historic chess variant with fortress on cross-shaped board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Sittuyin (Burmese Chess) . Part of a document describing various Historical Chess Variants. Author: Nader Daou.
- Steward. Omnidirectional Pawn. Author: Bn Em. Inventor: Philip Marinelli and John William Brown.
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- Tamerlan Chess . Westernized version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
- Tamerlane Chess . A well-known historic large variant of Shatranj. Author: David Howe.
- Tamerlane chess. A well-known historic large variant of Shatranj. (11x10, Cells: 112) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Tamerlane Chess. Chess game said to have been favored, perhaps even invented, by ruler Timur the Lame in the 14th c. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Tamerlane Chess. Old Persian large-board game, widely-played in medieval times. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Tamerlane Chess set. Photo of home made set of historic chess variant. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Tamerlane chess: ms 7322 version. Information on historic variant of Tamerlane chess. (11x10, Cells: 112) Author: Ivan Derzhanski.
- Tenjiku Shogi. Play this large historical Shogi variant on Jocly. Author: H. G. Muller.
- Tenjiku Shogi. Four hundred year old, large, historical variant of Shogi. Author: A. M. DeWitt.
- Tenjiku Shogi. Fire Demons burn surrounding enemies, Generals capture jumping many pieces. (16x16, Cells: 256) Author: H. G. Muller.
- Tori Shogi. Bird Shogi. Author: Eduard Werner. Inventor: Ohashi Soei.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation II. Gollon's large historical variant. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: John Ayer and John Gollon.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation II. Gollon's large historical variant. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation III. John Gollon's third of six variations on Great Chess. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: John Ayer and John Gollon.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation III. John Gollon's third out of six variations on Great Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation IV. John Gollon's fourth variation. This completes the set of 6. (14x14, Cells: 168) Author: John Ayer.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation IV. Play this variation of Great Chess by e-mail! Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
- Two Large Shatranj Variants. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.
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- Vierschach. 19th Century 4-player game where allies start off at right angles to each other. (14x14, Cells: 160) Author: Jörg Knappen. Inventor: G. Arthur Lutze.
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- Wa Shogi. Large Shogi variant from the 17th century or earlier. Author: Douglas Silfen.
- Wa Shogi. Game with many different rather weak pieces, with or without drops. (11x11, Cells: 121) Author: H. G. Muller.
- Waider's three-handed chess. Missing description (Cells: 126) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Waider.
- The Water wheel. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. A shatranj problem with an ingenious construction. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Wazir. Moves one square orthogonally. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Alberto Monteiro.
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- Xiangqi (象棋): Chinese Chess. Links and rules for Xiangqi (Chinese Chess). (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
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