Different Opening Setups
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- 10-directionaI Chess . Chess using the army invented by Jorg Knappen. It also includes his suggested variants of CwDA using his army. By Nick Wolff.
- 10-directional Chess. Updated with rule-enforcing presets. By Nick Wolff.
- 123456 Chess. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: (zzo38) A. Black.
- 1st WWW Progressive Fischer Random Chess Championship. Missing description
- 2nd WWW Progressive Fischer Random Chess Championship. Missing description
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- Adams, Michael. An Interview about a Fischer Random Chess match.
- Advance Chess. Pawns begin on third and sixth ranks. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
- Ajax Random Chess. Pseudo-Fischer Random Chess with Ajax-Chessmen, and droping Ajax-Ministers. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
- Almost Chess . One queen has combined rook and knight moves. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Almost chess. One queen has combined rook and knight moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Amalgamated Chess. Missing description By James Gryphon.
- Andy's Chess. Missing description By andrewthepawn.
- Anti-Check Chess. Variation of Anti-King Chess II. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Kieran Child.
- Anti-King Chess . Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. By Peter Aronson.
- 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!) By Peter Aronson.
- Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect. Play it! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
- Anti-King Chess I. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
- Anti-King Chess II. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
- Anti-Prechess. The opponent must place your piece on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
- Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. Author: Dominique Leste and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
- Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dominique Leste.
- Argess. White and Black have different starting positions. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hector H. Carreño.
- Arimaa. Board game playable with standard chess set, hard for computers. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Omar Syed and Aamir Syed.
- Arimaa. Uses same equipment as Chess, but designed to be difficult for computers. By Omar Syed and Aamir Syed.
- Arktur. Two kings and randomized setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Riessen.
- Arrangement Chess. Swap king & queen before play begins. With mirrored kings and non-mirrored queens (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Arrangement Chess. The players take turns to relocate the king and the queen, thus enhancing opening ramification (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
- Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
- Assault&Siege. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ismael Santos.
- Assymetrical diagonal chess. Diaonal chess (well balanced) variant with 8 pawns per player. By Zbigniew Kokosiński.
- Augmented Different Knights. Knights receive different additional movement possibilities. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
- Aviation Chess. Legan's Aviation Chess, popular during WWI, featuring the Aviator piece (with zrf). By M Winther.
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- Backwards Stalemate Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
- Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. Author: M Winther. Inventor: Panos Louridas.
- Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Gary K. Gifford. Inventor: Panos Louridas.
- Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alex . Inventor: Panos Louridas.
- Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
- Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
- Baseline chess. Start chess with main pieces in different order on baselines. Overview of several variants. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 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) By Ken Regan.
- Basic Chess. Variable baseline chess without drawing lots. Restrict Rooks to a and h files, and King to d or e files. By Charles Daniel.
- Battle of Kings. You start with eight pawns. The rest chess pieces appear on the board during the game. By Вадря Покштя.
- Beginners Chess. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
- Beginners Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
- The Birth of Fischer Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Eric van Reem. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
- The Black Ghost. Black gets a teleporting Ghost piece that can not capture to balance White's first move advantage. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
- Bookie Chess. An online game generator which combines chess and gambling. By Tyler Wong.
- Brand X Random Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup. By Fergus Duniho.
- Burmese Chess. Sittuyin preset uses a mix of equivalent pieces from Alfaerie Set. By Charles Daniel.
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- Castling in Chess 960. New castling rules for Fischer Random Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
- Cerimon Chess. Recover pieces by checking with a like piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Chameleon Chess Redux. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adam Goss.
- Chaos Chess. Pieces are placed randomly everywhere on the board before the game starts. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Allen Jett.
- Chaos Chess. Random starting positions. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Allen Jett.
- Chaotenschach. Players start the game by making a secret setup on their own half of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jörg Knappen.
- Chaotic Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrik Hedman.
- Chaturanga with minor changes. A series of variants based on the (according to many) earliest form of Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
- Chazz. Only kings and pawns. Pawns can move backwards. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Chazz . Only kings and pawns. Pawns can move backwards. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
- Chazz. Only kings and pawns. Pawns can move backwards. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- CHESS 2000. Chess on 8 by 8 board with knight/rook and knight/bishop pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gerhard Josten.
- Chess 2000 . Chess on 8 by 8 board with knight/rook and knight/bishop pieces. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Gerhard Josten.
- Chess 25 (Fischer Placement Chess). Swap king and/or queen before play begins. Follows FRC rules (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Chess 4.5. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
- Chess Addresses. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Veli Toukomies.
- Chess with Reserves. Load your units during the game. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: E. Slater.
- Chess without pawns . Variant where only kings can take and no pawns are used. Author: Mats Winther. Inventor: Vladislav Rapetsky.
- Chess+. Players choose when and where to place their pieces behind the pawns. Author: Ola Sassersson. Inventor: Nick Bentley and Christian Freeling.
- Chess-Merels. Lining up three units in a row captures the last enemy unit moved. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Chess100. Piece positions are modestly randomized according to Arrangement Chess rules, castling is retained (+ zrf). By M Winther.
- Chess256. The pawns are randomized on the 2nd and 3rd rank. By M Winther.
- Chess400. Piece setup is randomized according to Configuration Chess rules, producing 400 modest, mostly non-mirrored, positions (+ zrf). By M Winther.
- Chess480. Fischer Random Chess with orthodox castling rules. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
- Chess484. Before play, certain pieces are regrouped, creating natural positions. Castling is retained (+ zrf). By M Winther.
- Chess64. The piece array is moderately randomized according to Relocation Chess rules, castling is retained. By M Winther.
- Chess960x3. Variant of Chess960. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hadi Aireche.
- Chessembly. Open Board Setup, Free Placement Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By JT K.
- 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. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: How-Hie Ling.
- 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. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: How-Hie Ling.
- ChessVariants.zrf. 17 variants in 1 file. By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Chigorin Chess. White has knights instead of bishops and a chancellor for his queen; black has bishops instead of knights. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Chigorin Chess. White has knights instead of bishops and a chancellor for his queen; black has bishops instead of knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
- Chimera Chess. The highlight of this chess variant are the Chimera pieces, which are substantially enhanced versions of the orthodox Knight. By Albert Lee.
- Church Chess. Seven Bishops replace all backrow pieces other than the King. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Citadel. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Coalition. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
- Configuration Chess. King and queen swap with other pieces before play begins - enormous variety! (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Configuration Chess. Some pieces are rearranged before play begins, thus enhancing opening ramification (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Confusion Chess 1b. Every piece is replaced by something roughly equivalent that moves strangely. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
- The Consuls. Chess with two Kings and Pawns that can capture as Bishop, Knight, and Rook on the enemy side. By Albert Lee.
- Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
- Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description By Jose Carrillo.
- Continental Chess. Continental Chess is Chess Variations with many types of pieces such as stepper, leaper, hopper and rider. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Siwakorn Songrag.
- Corner Chess II. Tony Paletta's modern version of Farmer's Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
- Corner Rooks Skirmish. All pieces except the Rooks are pushed forward a rank. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Corridor Chess. Setup by Tony Paletta. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
- Corridor Chess. FIDE but subtracting rook pawns and setting pieces up in house in middle. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
- Creative Chess. Load your own units as you like. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Marve Meirovitz.
- Crown Chess. Place your own units on the board, starting with the king,. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Crown Prince Chess. One Knight on each side is replaced by a Crown Prince. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Matthew Chrzaszcz and Derek Mota.
- Crown Prince Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Matthew Chrzaszcz.
- csipgs Chess. Design and buy new chess pieces during play. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
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- d4 d6 chess. Dice determine the number of steps you can move with your piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Maurice Dekker.
- Deployment. The initial setup of the pieces is open but hidden from the other player. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ronald Drinning.
- Descent Chess. Kaufmann's drop variant. Begins with only K + P + P. Recommendable! Author: M Winther. Inventor: Andreas Kaufmann.
- Descent Chess. Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andreas Kaufmann.
- Descent Chess Zillions file. . Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces. By Andreas Kaufmann.
- Diagonal chess (well balanced). Diagonal chess with 7 fortified pawns. By Zbigniew Kokosiński.
- Diagonal Quadrant Chess. Pieces start in two of the four by four quadrants of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ian Storz.
- Diagonal Quadrant Chess. Different setup and pawn moves. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ian Storz.
- Diamondback Chess. Pieces start in corners. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Mike Schneider.
- Diplomatic Chess. The Diplomat replaces the King. (8x8, Cells: 64) and Derrick Fernandez.
- 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) Author: Charles Daniel.
- Displacement Chess 2. Chess with flexible castling, reverse symmetry and no opening theory. By Charles Daniel.
- Displacement Chess 2 . Chess with minor modifications and no opening theory! By Charles Daniel.
- Divided Forces Chess. Half of your army starts on the other side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) and David Howe.
- DoGod Random. Pawns and pieces dispersed on first and second ranks. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
- Doublebarrel Chess. Introducing the Doublebarrel piece, a lethal cannon relative with amazing tactical capabilities (Zillions file downloadable). By M Winther.
- Douglas Modern chess. A chess variant with a more interesting start position, leading to more action. By Ian Douglas.
- Dr. Who Chess. Variant based on the popular TV seiries. By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
- Dragon Chess. Regular chess army against a single, 3x3, unwieldy but powerful piece. By kittytac.
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- E-Chess. The chess pieces appear on the board during the game. By Вадря Покштя.
- Elkrider Chess. Elkrider plus regular pieces. The Elkrider moves like a Nightrider if standing on white squares, otherwise it moves like a Rook. By M Winther.
- Enep. An experimental variant with enhanced knights and an extra pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Aurelian Florea.
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- Fabulous Flying Kittens. Toroidal board using three warp lines with 8 corners tied together. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Fabulous Flying Kittens. Toroidally interwoven board using same number of squares and pieces as FIDE Chess. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Fair-Chess. A chess variant to play with handicaps for different ratings. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Janevert Kaan.
- Fianchetto Chess. Bishops and Rooks exchange starting squares. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jack Middleman.
- Fianchetto Chess . Rooks and bishops switched in opening setup. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jack Middleman.
- Fianchetto Chess. Rooks and bishops switched in opening setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Roger Cooper. Inventor: Jack Middleman.
- Fischer Random Chess. Play Bobby Fischer's randomized Chess variant on Game Courier. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
- Fischer Random Chess. Random symmetric starting positions. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
- Fischer Random Chess . David A. Wheeler's page on Fischer Random Chess. Author: David A Wheeler. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
- Fischer Random Chess . Play from a random setup. Author: Pierre Tourigny. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
- Fischer Random Chess. Play from a random setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Terumi Kaneyasu and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
- Fischer Random Chess. Manual Procedure for Generating Piece Placements. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Fischer Random Chess News. News on Fischer Random Chess. Author: Modest Solans. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
- Fischer-Benko Chess. Three pieces are placed randomly, the other five by the players. By Davor Vujacic.
- Fool's Chess. One pawn is replaced by a Fool. By Danny Van den Berghe.
- Freak Chess. Bishops on starting square, other pieces start on random squares and place your King on your first turn. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: D. S. Ellis.
- Free Placement. Game starts with players alternatingly placing pieces on board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roger Cooper.
- Free Placement Chess. Choose your own starting position. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Roger Cooper.
- Free Placement chess . Game starts with players alternatingly placing pieces on board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Roger Cooper.
- FreePawnChess. Chess with more powerful pawns. By Ronald W Brierley.
- French Revolution Chess. Short game with your pawns facing the enemy. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- French Revolution Chess . Advanced pawns threaten the noble pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- French revolution chess. Advanced pawns threaten the noble pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
- FullBoard Chess . Missing description By Ken Franklin.
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- Give & Take Chess. After setting up pieces, players must capture each turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Mark Thompson.
- Gladiator Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Fisher.
- Goodchess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Este.
- Grand Alamos Chess. FIDE, but with an initial setup reminiscent of Grand Chess. By Jeff Cornell.
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- Half-Random Chess. Three pieces are placed randomly, the other five by the players. By Davor Vujacic.
- 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) By Tomas Forsman.
- Hero Chess. The king's pawn is replaced by a unit which mimics the move of any friendly unit on the board. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tomas Forsman.
- Hero Chess II. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Hero Chess III. Also called Superhero Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tomas Forsman.
- Hidden Random Chess. This is a two-player game that incorporates the element of chance in chess. By Prussia General.
- 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.
- Hopper-Elk Chess. Pieces can hop over an enemy pawn and land directly behind it. The Elk moves differently depending on square colour. By M Winther.
- Horseman's Chess. Game where pieces mount and dismount. By Frank MacCrory.
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- IAGO Chess System. http://abstractgamers.org/wiki/iago-chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
- Interview with Michael Adams. An Interview about a Fischer Random Chess match.
- Interview with Peter Leko. An interview about a Fischer Random Chess match.
- Iron Guard. Non-capturable guard replaces White queen. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Iron Guard Chess. Instead of a queen, white has an Iron Guard who can move only to adjacent diagonal squares and cannot be captured. Author: Douglas Silfen.
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- Jedi Chess. Maharajah and the Sepoys modified with a Star Wars theme. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dave Leigh.
- Jinn Chess. Pieces start off the board, and game is divided into a placement phase and a traditional play phase. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gyozo Nagy.
- Journalist's Chess. Journalist is movable to any position but no capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
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- King to Bunker Leap. Play this exciting version of Pre-Chess using new king safety rules. By Charles Daniel.
- King to Bunker Leap . Includes Shuffle Chess and pre-Chess with new “bunker leap” king safety rules. By Charles Daniel.
- 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) By Charles Daniel.
- King's Corner Chess. Random setup with kings in opposite corners. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- King's Leap Chess. Variants with Chancellors (Knight+Rook) and old Russian Queens (Knight+Queen). By David Paulowich.
- King's speech. 360 random positions with the King always exposed and vulnerable. By Davor Vujacic.
- Kingchess. Players may drop groups of unplaced pieces instead of moving. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jury Adonin.
- Kingmaker Chess. The first pawn to reach the opposite rank promotes to the enemy king. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
- Knightmate-Relay Chess . Played with a royal-knight and special movement rules for pieces a knight's move away. By Peter Aronson.
- Knights of the Round Table. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adam Goss.
- Kuniegit. Each player has two knights and two warriors on standard chess board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Danny Purvis.
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- Lancelot. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stan Druben.
- Lao Tzu Chess. www.schemingmind.com. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
- Legan's Chess . Normal set and board, different setup and pawn moves. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: L. Legan.
- Legan's Chess. Normal set and board, different setup and pawn moves. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: L. Legan.
- Legler's Chess. Modest 1926 variant using an Archbishop and a Chancellor. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer. Inventor: Hugo Legler.
- Legler's Chess . Modest 1926 variant using an Archbishop and a Chancellor. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Hugo Legler.
- Leko, Peter. An interview about a Fischer Random Chess match.
- Leo Chess. The Queen is replaced by a Leo, which must leap over a screen to capture. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- LiQi . Very Strong Chss. By Larry L. Smith.
- LiQi. Very Strong Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
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- Madness of Kings Chess. The Kings are, simply put, insane!! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Magna Carta Chess. lack has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
- Magna Carta Chess. Black has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
- Magna Carta Chess. Black has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
- Makruk. Play the traditional Chess variant of Thailand on Game Courier. Author: Jose Carrillo.
- Makruk Library. Missing description Author: Jose Carrillo.
- Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
- Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Christina Ziolkowski Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
- Medusa Chess II. Non-capturing medusas petrify enemy units. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Meta Chess. Game where players decide how the pieces move and where they go. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
- Meteoric Chess. A sober but lively drop chess variant with standard pieces (zrf available). By M Winther.
- mettamorphachess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Eric S. Clayton.
- Michael's Chess. An elaboration of Lord Dunsany's Chess with varying Pawn sides. By Roger Cooper.
- Mighty-Lion Chess. Normal Chess augmented with a hard-to-trade Lion super-piece that can make double-captures. (8x8, Cells: 64) By H. G. Muller.
- Modern Chess960. chess960 with piece placement by players and orthodox castling. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Piotr Smagacz.
- Mongredian Chess. Both bishops on queenside, both knights on kingside. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Monster Chess Variants. A Discussion of the value of Double-Move pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ralph Betza.
- Moscow King Chess. Board starts empty. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- MRC64. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
- MRC64. Modern Random Chess 64. By Jose Carrillo.
- Multiple Formations. A proposal to add a set of formations to Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
- Multiple of 10 Checkmate. Variant where you can only checkmate or be checkmated on move 10, 20, 30, ect.. By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
- Multiple of 10 Checkmate. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
- Musketeer Chess. Adding 2 newly designed extra pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Zied Haddad.
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- Near Chess. This is a variant of Skirmish Chess designed to be friendlier to newbies. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
- Neoclassical Chess. The opening moves are selected through a random ballot. By Gabriel F. Bobadilla.
- NeoSchaak. Load your own units, onto the first two ranks, as you like during the game. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Neoteric Chess. Pieces are swapped before play begins. An external piece is introduced (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Neutral King Chess . V.R. Parton's game where two armies share a King both must try to mate. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Neutral King Chess. V.R. Parton's game where two armies share a King both must try to mate. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Neutral King Chess. V.R. Parton's game where two armies share a King both must try to mate. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Neutral King Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- New Chess. Drop-chess with pawn relocation. Standard pieces and rules. Ideal for avoiding opening theory. By M Winther.
- Nine-Queen Chess. Queens are placed instead of Pawns. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Eric Beck.
- Nine-Queen Chess. Queens are placed instead of Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Eric Beck.
- Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer.
- Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
- Nonary Chess. King or queen are optionally swapped with a bishop before play begins (with zrf). By M Winther.
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- Odds Chess. Ways of giving a weaker opponent better odds. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Roger Cooper.
- Odds Chess . Ways of giving a weaker opponent better odds. Author: Roger Cooper.
- Official Football Chess. Variant from the 1960's with pieces replaced by football players. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Orda Chess. Asymmetric variant where one army has pieces that move like knights but capture differently. By Daniel Lee.
- Orphic Chess. Before the King is dropped the pieces can only capture. A very tactical and fast variant. By M Winther.
- OverKnight Chess. Pawns are replaced by Knights, which promote. Author: Tony Quintanilla
- OverKnight Chess. Pawns are replaced by Knights, which promote. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- OverKnight Chess. Pawns are replaced by Knights, which promote. Author: Ed Friedlander.
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- Palace Ninja Guards . A pair of short-range diagonal leapers and four extra squares are added to the standard chessboard and pieces. By Charles Daniel.
- Palace Ninja Guards. A pair of short-range diagonal leapers and four extra squares are added to the standard chessboard and pieces. By Charles Daniel.
- Paloma Chess. Game with Royal Queen, promotable Kings, and an unusual array. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Becca Rabong.
- Paloma Chess. Game with Royal Queen, promotable Kings, and an unusual array. (8x8, Cells: 64) and Becca Rabong. Inventor: Becca Rabong.
- Paradigm Chess30. Chess with Dragon Bishop and 30 positions. By Craig Willenberg and Lourenzo Van Niekerk.
- Patt-schach (Stalemate chess). Players start with an illegal move from a stalemated position. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Paulowich's Chancellor Chess . A proposal to play chancellor chess with chancellors and queens in the corner on 8 by 8 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: David Paulowich.
- 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) By David Paulowich.
- Pawn Blackhole Chess. Each side is split into two and grouped into corners. Pawns play towards the center. Author: Nemo Thorx. Inventor: Nemo Thorx and Adam Corbally.
- Pawn Massacre Chess. Black pieces start behind white pawns and vice versa. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud.
- Pawn Massacre Chess. Non-pawn pieces swap initial ranks. By Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud.
- Pawn Odds Chess. White starts without the king's bishop's pawn. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Pawn-Only Chess. Training chess variant. Only pawns, first promotion wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Pavel Tikhomirov.
- Pawn-Only Chess . Training chess variant. Only pawns, first promotion wins. Author: Marek14 .
- Pawns-to-Kings Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrik Hedman.
- Peasant Revolt. Modest variant with unequal setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: George Whelan.
- Peasant Revolt. Modest variant with unequal setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: George Whelan. Inventor: R. L. Frey.
- Peasant Revolt Chess. Eight pawns vs. three knights and pawn. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: R. L. Frey.
- Pierre Menard's Chess Variant. As described by Jorge Luis Borges. By Jeff Rients.
- Pink Chess. White has two Kings, black two Queens as royal pieces. By H. G. Muller.
- Placement. Only kings start on board; other pieces are dropped to home square and then moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Walter Weiss.
- Placement Chess. King and queen are swapped before play begins, generating FRC subset (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Placement Chess. King and queen are swapped with another piece, except rook, and creating a new mirrored position (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Placement Random Chess (Chess 20). The piece setup is randomized following Placement Chess rules, generating 20 modest Fischer Random positions. By M Winther.
- Prime.Ministers Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
- The Princess and The Warrior . Pieces' moves are limited by their current rank except for the two new pieces. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
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- Quang Trung Chess (4th edition). Variant with standard equipment, with different moving pieces, and elements of Xiangqi and FIDE-chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Vu Q Vo.
- Quapent. Missing description By Joe Watson.
- Quarter Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrik Hedman.
- Queen of the Night Chess. An over powered game on the Standard Board. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Queens Left Chess. Black king and queen reverse position in setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
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- R-Chess . Captured pieces are held in reserve and then dropped. By Marcello Netto.
- Racing Kings. Missing description By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Radioactive Queen Chess. White has a little diff in setup, but great diff in the game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
- Random Pawns. Randomly select your Pawns' movement and capture abilities. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gavin King.
- 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) By Roger Cooper.
- Randomscorpions Chess. The Scorpions are randomly distributed on the 2nd and 3rd rank. Otherwise regular setup. By M Winther.
- Real chess. Players start with placing their major pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: E. I. Csaszar.
- Reduced Endgame Chess. Two kings and six pawns are used for practicing endgames. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe.
- Reduced Endgame Chess . Two kings and six pawns are used for practicing endgames. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
- Regement Random Chess. Pieces are relocated to create a modest setup that most chessplayers will feel at home in (+ zrf). By M Winther.
- Regiment Chess. Black determines king position, white can swap the queen before play begins (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Relative Lumberjack. Pieces move the same as other pieces in its file. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Smith.
- Relocation Chess. Swap a pair of your own pieces before you begin. With Fischer Random castling rules. By M Winther.
- Relocation Chess. A remarkably easy method of rearranging the standard array of pieces (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Retro Chess. A chess game progresses backwards from an empty board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Mike Smolowitz.
- Rettah. Different setup and powerfull king. Taking obligatory when in check. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Vu Q Vo. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Rettah Chess. King can move as any piece but must capture its attacker. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Rolling Kings . Kings must move along a predetermined path. By Peter Aronson.
- Rolling Kings. Kings must move along a predetermined path. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
- Royal Magician Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- 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! Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Royal Magician's Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
- Royal Queens Chess . Game with full board and all pieces are sliders or immobile and victory is by capture of all 8 opposing Queens. Inventor: Derek Nalls.
- Ruddigore Chess . Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece. By Peter Aronson.
- Ruddigore Chess. Play this Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece! Author: Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
- 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) By Peter Aronson.
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- Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate. Author: Tony Quintanilla
- Schach-B. One selected from among the Fischer Random boards, also known as Fischer Random position # 542. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: M Winther.
- Secret Stallmate. Both players win if stalemated, but information is secret and setup is random. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Separate. Queens start trapped behind enemy lines. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Brian Wong.
- Separate . Queens start trapped behind enemy lines. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Brian Wong.
- Simplified Makpong. Makruk variant. By Henk Drost.
- Sixteen Pawns. Trade a queen for 8 extra pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ralph Betza. Inventor: M. de Kemur.
- Skirmish Chess. Pawns start on the 3rd and 6th ranks with no double-move, pieces on the 2nd and 7th ranks. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
- Skirmish Chess. Tony Paletta Modest proposal as separate link for discussion. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Rich Hutnik. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
- Skirmish Chess . Pawns start on the 3rd and 6th ranks with no double-move, pieces on the 2nd and 7th ranks. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Tony Paletta.
- Slide-shuffle. Variation of Shuffle Chess with special castling. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrick O'Neal.
- Spherical Corner Chess. Game on a truly topologically spherical board with corner‐camp arrays. By Bn Em.
- Squadron Chess. Uses only one type of piece besides the King. By Ken Franklin.
- Strate-Go Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
- Super-Chess. www.oteroideas.com. By Superuser .
- Swedish Chess. Drop chess with regular pieces. Pieces dropped can relocate friendly pawns. By M Winther.
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- The Black Ghost . Black gets a teleporting Ghost piece that can not capture to balance White's first move advantage. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Threatened Pawn Chess. Pawns start in threatened positions. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Sydney Schultz.
- Threatened Pawn Chess. Pawns start in threatened positions. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Sydney Schultz.
- Toe to Toe Chess . A variant of Sittuyin (Burmese Chess) with alternating setup, and powerful, short-range pieces. By Peter Aronson.
- Toe-to-Toe Chess. A variant of Sittuyin (Burmese Chess) with alternating setup, and powerful, short-range pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
- Torus Chess on a Standard Board. Torus Chess on a standard board with a unique setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Karl Fischer.
- 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! Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Karl Fischer.
- Total Symmetry Chess. 24 random balanced symmetrical starting positions. By Davor Vujacic.
- Towers Chess. Win by pushing towers to the Kings' squares. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Alex Wood.
- Towers Chess. Play Towers Chess on Game Courier. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Alex Wood.
- Transcendental Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Max Lawrence.
- Transcendental Chess. Play from random setup with a different setup for white and black. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Max Lawrence.
- Transpose Chess. Sideways board, promote your pawns quickly. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
- Transpose Chess . Sideways board, promote your pawns quickly. By Köksal Karakus.
- Transpose Chess. Board is turned 90 degrees. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Köksal Karakus.
- Triumvirate Chess. Uses three Knights. The last remaining opposing Knight must be checkmated as the King. and Tony Quintanilla.
- Triumvirate Chess . Uses three Knights. The last remaining opposing Knight must be checkmated as the King. Author: Peter Aronson.
- Triumvirate Chess. Uses three Knights. The last remaining opposing Knight must be checkmated as the King. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Trophy Hunt Chess. Squirrels and Elephants instead of Kings, Queens and Bishops. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Trophy Hunt Chess. Squirrels and Elephants instead of Kings, Queens and Bishops. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Trophy-Hunt Chess. Squirrels and Elephants instead of Kings, Queens and Bishops. Author: Tony Quintanilla
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- Unachess. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Edward Jackman. Inventor: Jeff Miller and Edward Jackman.
- Unachess. Add your units when and where you choose. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Miller.
- Unachess II. Landing units may not check. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Edward Jackman.
- Unachess II. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Edward Jackman.
- Unachess III. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Edward Jackman.
- Undecided Chess. Undecided Pawns change into orthodox pieces by moving like them. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Undecided Chess . Pieces begin in an undecided state until they move. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Undecided Chess. Undecided Pawns can change into pieces by moving like them. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Upside Down Chess. Based on promoting pawns. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Upside-Down Chess . White starts at the upper two rows, black at the bottom. Author: Marek14 .
- Upside-Down Chess. White starts at the upper two rows, black at the bottom. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Using chess sets to play mini-sukoku (6x6). Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Karen Robinson.
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- Vagabond Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrik Hedman.
- Viennese Chess, or Viennese Kriegspiel. Start with a secretly made setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Dr. Ritter von Korwin-Dzbanski.
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- Weak!. Black has 7 knights, and 16 pawns, White the usual array. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ralph Betza.
- Weak! . Black has 7 knights, and 16 pawns, White the usual array. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
- Welbeck Kriegspiel. Players choose their own setups, unknown to opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
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- ximeracak. . A fantasy variant designed for play with a standard set. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Glenn Overby II.
- ximeracak.. A leaper-heavy fantasy variant designed for play with a standard set. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Glenn Overby II.
- ximeracak. . Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament. Author: John Lawson and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Glenn Overby II.
- ximeracak. Zillions Saved Game. . Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament. Author: Peter Aronson and Michael Nelson. Inventor: Glenn Overby II.
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