Different Opening Setups

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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. By Nick Wolff.
2. 10-directional Chess. Updated with rule-enforcing presets. By Nick Wolff.
3. 123456 Chess. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: (zzo38) A. Black.
4. 1st WWW Progressive Fischer Random Chess Championship. Missing description
5. 2nd WWW Progressive Fischer Random Chess Championship. Missing description

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1. Adams, Michael. An Interview about a Fischer Random Chess match.
2. Advance Chess. Pawns begin on third and sixth ranks. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
3. Ajax Random Chess. Pseudo-Fischer Random Chess with Ajax-Chessmen, and droping Ajax-Ministers. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
4. Almost Chess . One queen has combined rook and knight moves. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
5. Almost chess. One queen has combined rook and knight moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
6. Amalgamated Chess. Missing description By James Gryphon.
7. Andy's Chess. Missing description By andrewthepawn.
8. Anti-Check Chess. Variation of Anti-King Chess II. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Kieran Child.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect. Play it! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. Anti-Prechess. The opponent must place your piece on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
15. Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. Author: Dominique Leste and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
16. Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dominique Leste.
17. Argess. White and Black have different starting positions. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hector H. Carreño.
18. Arimaa. Board game playable with standard chess set, hard for computers. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Omar Syed and Aamir Syed.
19. Arimaa. Uses same equipment as Chess, but designed to be difficult for computers. By Omar Syed and Aamir Syed.
20. Arktur. Two kings and randomized setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Riessen.
21. Arrangement Chess. Swap king & queen before play begins. With mirrored kings and non-mirrored queens (with zrf). By M Winther.
22. Arrangement Chess. The players take turns to relocate the king and the queen, thus enhancing opening ramification (with zrf). By M Winther.
23. Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
24. Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
25. Assault&Siege. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ismael Santos.
26. Assymetrical diagonal chess. Diaonal chess (well balanced) variant with 8 pawns per player. By Zbigniew Kokosiński.
27. Augmented Different Knights. Knights receive different additional movement possibilities. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
28. Aviation Chess. Legan's Aviation Chess, popular during WWI, featuring the Aviator piece (with zrf). By M Winther.

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1. Backwards Stalemate Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
2. Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Gary K. Gifford. Inventor: Panos Louridas.
3. Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alex . Inventor: Panos Louridas.
4. Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. Author: M Winther. Inventor: Panos Louridas.
5. Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
6. Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
7. Baseline chess. Start chess with main pieces in different order on baselines. Overview of several variants. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
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) By Ken Regan.
9. 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.
10. Battle of Kings. You start with eight pawns. The rest chess pieces appear on the board during the game. By Вадря Покштя.
11. Beginners Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
12. Beginners Chess. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
13. The Birth of Fischer Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Eric van Reem. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
14. 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.
15. Bookie Chess. An online game generator which combines chess and gambling. By Tyler Wong.
16. Brand X Random Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup. By Fergus Duniho.
17. Burmese Chess. Sittuyin preset uses a mix of equivalent pieces from Alfaerie Set. By Charles Daniel.

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1. Castling in Chess 960. New castling rules for Fischer Random Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
2. Cerimon Chess. Recover pieces by checking with a like piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)
3. Chameleon Chess Redux. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adam Goss.
4. Chaos Chess. Pieces are placed randomly everywhere on the board before the game starts. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Allen Jett.
5. Chaos Chess. Random starting positions. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Allen Jett.
6. Chaotenschach. Players start the game by making a secret setup on their own half of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jörg Knappen.
7. Chaotic Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrik Hedman.
8. Chaturanga with minor changes. A series of variants based on the (according to many) earliest form of Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
9. Chazz. Only kings and pawns. Pawns can move backwards. (8x8, Cells: 64)
10. Chazz . Only kings and pawns. Pawns can move backwards. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
11. Chazz. Only kings and pawns. Pawns can move backwards. Author: Ed Friedlander.
12. CHESS 2000. Chess on 8 by 8 board with knight/rook and knight/bishop pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gerhard Josten.
13. Chess 2000 . Chess on 8 by 8 board with knight/rook and knight/bishop pieces. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Gerhard Josten.
14. Chess 25 (Fischer Placement Chess). Swap king and/or queen before play begins. Follows FRC rules (with zrf). By M Winther.
15. Chess 4.5. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
16. Chess Addresses. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Veli Toukomies.
17. Chess with Reserves. Load your units during the game. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: E. Slater.
18. Chess without pawns . Variant where only kings can take and no pawns are used. Author: Mats Winther. Inventor: Vladislav Rapetsky.
19. Chess+. Players choose when and where to place their pieces behind the pawns. Author: Ola Sassersson. Inventor: Nick Bentley and Christian Freeling.
20. Chess-Merels. Lining up three units in a row captures the last enemy unit moved. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
21. Chess100. Piece positions are modestly randomized according to Arrangement Chess rules, castling is retained (+ zrf). By M Winther.
22. Chess256. The pawns are randomized on the 2nd and 3rd rank. By M Winther.
23. Chess400. Piece setup is randomized according to Configuration Chess rules, producing 400 modest, mostly non-mirrored, positions (+ zrf). By M Winther.
24. Chess480. Fischer Random Chess with orthodox castling rules. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
25. Chess484. Before play, certain pieces are regrouped, creating natural positions. Castling is retained (+ zrf). By M Winther.
26. Chess64. The piece array is moderately randomized according to Relocation Chess rules, castling is retained. By M Winther.
27. Chess960x3. Variant of Chess960. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hadi Aireche.
28. Chessembly. Open Board Setup, Free Placement Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By JT K.
29. 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.
30. 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.
31. ChessVariants.zrf. 17 variants in 1 file. By (zzo38) A. Black.
32. 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.
33. 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.
34. Chimera Chess. The highlight of this chess variant are the Chimera pieces, which are substantially enhanced versions of the orthodox Knight. By Albert Lee.
35. Church Chess. Seven Bishops replace all backrow pieces other than the King. Author: Ed Friedlander.
36. Citadel. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
37. Coalition. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
38. Configuration Chess. Some pieces are rearranged before play begins, thus enhancing opening ramification (with zrf). By M Winther.
39. Configuration Chess. King and queen swap with other pieces before play begins - enormous variety! (with zrf). By M Winther.
40. Confusion Chess 1b. Every piece is replaced by something roughly equivalent that moves strangely. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
41. The Consuls. Chess with two Kings and Pawns that can capture as Bishop, Knight, and Rook on the enemy side. By Albert Lee.
42. Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
43. Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description By Jose Carrillo.
44. 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.
45. Corner Chess II. Tony Paletta's modern version of Farmer's Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
46. Corner Rooks Skirmish. All pieces except the Rooks are pushed forward a rank. Author: Ed Friedlander.
47. Corridor Chess. Setup by Tony Paletta. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
48. Corridor Chess. FIDE but subtracting rook pawns and setting pieces up in house in middle. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
49. Creative Chess. Load your own units as you like. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Marve Meirovitz.
50. Crown Chess. Place your own units on the board, starting with the king,. Author: Ed Friedlander.
51. Crown Prince Chess. One Knight on each side is replaced by a Crown Prince. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Matthew Chrzaszcz and Derek Mota.
52. Crown Prince Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Matthew Chrzaszcz.
53. csipgs Chess. Design and buy new chess pieces during play. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.

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1. d4 d6 chess. Dice determine the number of steps you can move with your piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Maurice Dekker.
2. Deployment. The initial setup of the pieces is open but hidden from the other player. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ronald Drinning.
3. Descent Chess. Kaufmann's drop variant. Begins with only K + P + P. Recommendable! Author: M Winther. Inventor: Andreas Kaufmann.
4. Descent Chess. Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andreas Kaufmann.
5. Descent Chess Zillions file. . Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces. By Andreas Kaufmann.
6. Diagonal chess (well balanced). Diagonal chess with 7 fortified pawns. By Zbigniew Kokosiński.
7. 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.
8. Diagonal Quadrant Chess. Different setup and pawn moves. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ian Storz.
9. Diamondback Chess. Pieces start in corners. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Mike Schneider.
10. Diplomatic Chess. The Diplomat replaces the King. (8x8, Cells: 64) and Derrick Fernandez.
11. 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.
12. Displacement Chess 2. Chess with flexible castling, reverse symmetry and no opening theory. By Charles Daniel.
13. Displacement Chess 2 . Chess with minor modifications and no opening theory! By Charles Daniel.
14. Divided Forces Chess. Half of your army starts on the other side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) and David Howe.
15. DoGod Random. Pawns and pieces dispersed on first and second ranks. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
16. Doublebarrel Chess. Introducing the Doublebarrel piece, a lethal cannon relative with amazing tactical capabilities (Zillions file downloadable). By M Winther.
17. Douglas Modern chess. A chess variant with a more interesting start position, leading to more action. By Ian Douglas.
18. Dr. Who Chess. Variant based on the popular TV seiries. By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
19. Dragon Chess. Regular chess army against a single, 3x3, unwieldy but powerful piece. By kittytac.

E

1. E-Chess. The chess pieces appear on the board during the game. By Вадря Покштя.
2. 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.
3. Enep. An experimental variant with enhanced knights and an extra pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Aurelian Florea.

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1. Fabulous Flying Kittens. Toroidal board using three warp lines with 8 corners tied together. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
2. Fabulous Flying Kittens. Toroidally interwoven board using same number of squares and pieces as FIDE Chess. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
3. Fair-Chess. A chess variant to play with handicaps for different ratings. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Janevert Kaan.
4. Fianchetto Chess. Bishops and Rooks exchange starting squares. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jack Middleman.
5. Fianchetto Chess . Rooks and bishops switched in opening setup. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jack Middleman.
6. Fianchetto Chess. Rooks and bishops switched in opening setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Roger Cooper. Inventor: Jack Middleman.
7. Fischer Random Chess. Play Bobby Fischer's randomized Chess variant on Game Courier. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
8. Fischer Random Chess. Random symmetric starting positions. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
9. Fischer Random Chess . David A. Wheeler's page on Fischer Random Chess. Author: David A Wheeler. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
10. Fischer Random Chess . Play from a random setup. Author: Pierre Tourigny. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
11. Fischer Random Chess. Play from a random setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Terumi Kaneyasu and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
12. Fischer Random Chess. Manual Procedure for Generating Piece Placements. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
13. Fischer Random Chess News. News on Fischer Random Chess. Author: Modest Solans. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
14. Fischer-Benko Chess. Three pieces are placed randomly, the other five by the players. By Davor Vujacic.
15. Fool's Chess. One pawn is replaced by a Fool. By Danny Van den Berghe.
16. 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.
17. Free Placement. Game starts with players alternatingly placing pieces on board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roger Cooper.
18. Free Placement Chess. Choose your own starting position. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Roger Cooper.
19. Free Placement chess . Game starts with players alternatingly placing pieces on board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Roger Cooper.
20. FreePawnChess. Chess with more powerful pawns. By Ronald W Brierley.
21. French Revolution Chess . Advanced pawns threaten the noble pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Hans L. Bodlaender.
22. French revolution chess. Advanced pawns threaten the noble pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
23. French Revolution Chess. Short game with your pawns facing the enemy. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hans L. Bodlaender.
24. FullBoard Chess . Missing description By Ken Franklin.

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1. Give & Take Chess. After setting up pieces, players must capture each turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Mark Thompson.
2. Gladiator Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Fisher.
3. Goodchess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Este.
4. Grand Alamos Chess. FIDE, but with an initial setup reminiscent of Grand Chess. By Jeff Cornell.

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1. Half-Random Chess. Three pieces are placed randomly, the other five by the players. By Davor Vujacic.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Hero Chess II. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
5. Hero Chess III. Also called Superhero Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tomas Forsman.
6. Hidden Random Chess. This is a two-player game that incorporates the element of chance in chess. By Prussia General.
7. Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
8. Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
9. 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.
10. Horseman's Chess. Game where pieces mount and dismount. By Frank MacCrory.

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1. IAGO Chess System. http://abstractgamers.org/wiki/iago-chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
2. Interview with Michael Adams. An Interview about a Fischer Random Chess match.
3. Interview with Peter Leko. An interview about a Fischer Random Chess match.
4. Iron Guard. Non-capturable guard replaces White queen. Author: Ed Friedlander.
5. 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.

J

1. Jedi Chess. Maharajah and the Sepoys modified with a Star Wars theme. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dave Leigh.
2. 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.
3. Journalist's Chess. Journalist is movable to any position but no capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.

K

1. King to Bunker Leap. Play this exciting version of Pre-Chess using new king safety rules. By Charles Daniel.
2. King to Bunker Leap . Includes Shuffle Chess and pre-Chess with new “bunker leap” king safety rules. By Charles Daniel.
3. 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.
4. King's Corner Chess. Random setup with kings in opposite corners. Author: Ed Friedlander.
5. King's Leap Chess. Variants with Chancellors (Knight+Rook) and old Russian Queens (Knight+Queen). By David Paulowich.
6. King's speech. 360 random positions with the King always exposed and vulnerable. By Davor Vujacic.
7. Kingchess. Players may drop groups of unplaced pieces instead of moving. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jury Adonin.
8. Kingmaker Chess. The first pawn to reach the opposite rank promotes to the enemy king. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
9. Knightmate-Relay Chess . Played with a royal-knight and special movement rules for pieces a knight's move away. By Peter Aronson.
10. Knights of the Round Table. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adam Goss.
11. Kuniegit. Each player has two knights and two warriors on standard chess board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Danny Purvis.

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1. Lancelot. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stan Druben.
2. Lao Tzu Chess. www.schemingmind.com. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
3. Legan's Chess . Normal set and board, different setup and pawn moves. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: L. Legan.
4. Legan's Chess. Normal set and board, different setup and pawn moves. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: L. Legan.
5. Legler's Chess. Modest 1926 variant using an Archbishop and a Chancellor. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer. Inventor: Hugo Legler.
6. Legler's Chess . Modest 1926 variant using an Archbishop and a Chancellor. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Hugo Legler.
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. Author: Ed Friedlander.
9. LiQi . Very Strong Chss. By Larry L. Smith.
10. LiQi. Very Strong Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.

M

1. Madness of Kings Chess. The Kings are, simply put, insane!! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
2. 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.
3. 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.
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) By Charles Gilman.
5. Makruk. Play the traditional Chess variant of Thailand on Game Courier. Author: Jose Carrillo.
6. Makruk Library. Missing description Author: Jose Carrillo.
7. Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
8. Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Christina Ziolkowski Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
9. Medusa Chess II. Non-capturing medusas petrify enemy units. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
10. Meta Chess. Game where players decide how the pieces move and where they go. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
11. Meteoric Chess. A sober but lively drop chess variant with standard pieces (zrf available). By M Winther.
12. mettamorphachess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Eric S. Clayton.
13. Michael's Chess. An elaboration of Lord Dunsany's Chess with varying Pawn sides. By Roger Cooper.
14. 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.
15. Modern Chess960. chess960 with piece placement by players and orthodox castling. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Piotr Smagacz.
16. Mongredian Chess. Both bishops on queenside, both knights on kingside. Author: Ed Friedlander.
17. Monster Chess Variants. A Discussion of the value of Double-Move pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ralph Betza.
18. Moscow King Chess. Board starts empty. Author: Ed Friedlander.
19. MRC64. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
20. MRC64. Modern Random Chess 64. By Jose Carrillo.
21. Multiple Formations. A proposal to add a set of formations to Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
22. Multiple of 10 Checkmate. Variant where you can only checkmate or be checkmated on move 10, 20, 30, ect.. By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
23. Multiple of 10 Checkmate. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
24. Musketeer Chess. Adding 2 newly designed extra pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Zied Haddad.

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1. Near Chess. This is a variant of Skirmish Chess designed to be friendlier to newbies. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Rich Hutnik.
2. Neoclassical Chess. The opening moves are selected through a random ballot. By Gabriel F. Bobadilla.
3. NeoSchaak. Load your own units, onto the first two ranks, as you like during the game. Author: Ed Friedlander.
4. Neoteric Chess. Pieces are swapped before play begins. An external piece is introduced (with zrf). By M Winther.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Neutral King Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
8. 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.
9. New Chess. Drop-chess with pawn relocation. Standard pieces and rules. Ideal for avoiding opening theory. By M Winther.
10. Nine-Queen Chess. Queens are placed instead of Pawns. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Eric Beck.
11. Nine-Queen Chess. Queens are placed instead of Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Eric Beck.
12. Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
13. Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer.
14. Nonary Chess. King or queen are optionally swapped with a bishop before play begins (with zrf). By M Winther.

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

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Paloma Chess. Game with Royal Queen, promotable Kings, and an unusual array. (8x8, Cells: 64) and Becca Rabong. Inventor: Becca Rabong.
4. Paloma Chess. Game with Royal Queen, promotable Kings, and an unusual array. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Becca Rabong.
5. Paradigm Chess30. Chess with Dragon Bishop and 30 positions. By Craig Willenberg and Lourenzo Van Niekerk.
6. Patt-schach (Stalemate chess). Players start with an illegal move from a stalemated position. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Pawn Massacre Chess. Black pieces start behind white pawns and vice versa. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud.
11. Pawn Massacre Chess. Non-pawn pieces swap initial ranks. By Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud.
12. Pawn Odds Chess. White starts without the king's bishop's pawn. Author: Ed Friedlander.
13. Pawn-Only Chess. Training chess variant. Only pawns, first promotion wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Pavel Tikhomirov.
14. Pawn-Only Chess . Training chess variant. Only pawns, first promotion wins. Author: Marek14 .
15. Pawns-to-Kings Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrik Hedman.
16. Peasant Revolt. Modest variant with unequal setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: George Whelan.
17. Peasant Revolt. Modest variant with unequal setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: George Whelan. Inventor: R. L. Frey.
18. Peasant Revolt Chess. Eight pawns vs. three knights and pawn. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: R. L. Frey.
19. Pierre Menard's Chess Variant. As described by Jorge Luis Borges. By Jeff Rients.
20. Pink Chess. White has two Kings, black two Queens as royal pieces. By H. G. Muller.
21. 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.
22. Placement Chess. King and queen are swapped before play begins, generating FRC subset (with zrf). By M Winther.
23. Placement Chess. King and queen are swapped with another piece, except rook, and creating a new mirrored position (with zrf). By M Winther.
24. Placement Random Chess (Chess 20). The piece setup is randomized following Placement Chess rules, generating 20 modest Fischer Random positions. By M Winther.
25. Prime.Ministers Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
26. 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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1. 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.
2. Quapent. Missing description By Joe Watson.
3. Quarter Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrik Hedman.
4. Queen of the Night Chess. An over powered game on the Standard Board. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
5. Queens Left Chess. Black king and queen reverse position in setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.

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1. R-Chess . Captured pieces are held in reserve and then dropped. By Marcello Netto.
2. Racing Kings. Missing description By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
3. Radioactive Queen Chess. White has a little diff in setup, but great diff in the game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
4. Random Pawns. Randomly select your Pawns' movement and capture abilities. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gavin King.
5. 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.
6. Randomscorpions Chess. The Scorpions are randomly distributed on the 2nd and 3rd rank. Otherwise regular setup. By M Winther.
7. Real chess. Players start with placing their major pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: E. I. Csaszar.
8. Reduced Endgame Chess . Two kings and six pawns are used for practicing endgames. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
9. Reduced Endgame Chess. Two kings and six pawns are used for practicing endgames. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe.
10. Regement Random Chess. Pieces are relocated to create a modest setup that most chessplayers will feel at home in (+ zrf). By M Winther.
11. Regiment Chess. Black determines king position, white can swap the queen before play begins (with zrf). By M Winther.
12. Relative Lumberjack. Pieces move the same as other pieces in its file. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Smith.
13. Relocation Chess. Swap a pair of your own pieces before you begin. With Fischer Random castling rules. By M Winther.
14. Relocation Chess. A remarkably easy method of rearranging the standard array of pieces (with zrf). By M Winther.
15. Retro Chess. A chess game progresses backwards from an empty board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Mike Smolowitz.
16. Rettah. Different setup and powerfull king. Taking obligatory when in check. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Vu Q Vo. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
17. Rettah Chess. King can move as any piece but must capture its attacker. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
18. Rolling Kings . Kings must move along a predetermined path. By Peter Aronson.
19. Rolling Kings. Kings must move along a predetermined path. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
20. Royal Magician Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
21. Royal Magician's Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
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! Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
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. Inventor: Derek Nalls.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. 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.

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1. Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate. Author: Ed Friedlander.
2. Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate. Author: Tony Quintanilla
3. Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate. (8x8, Cells: 64)
4. Schach-B. One selected from among the Fischer Random boards, also known as Fischer Random position # 542. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: M Winther.
5. Secret Stallmate. Both players win if stalemated, but information is secret and setup is random. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
6. Separate. Queens start trapped behind enemy lines. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Brian Wong.
7. Separate . Queens start trapped behind enemy lines. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Brian Wong.
8. Simplified Makpong. Makruk variant. By Henk Drost.
9. Sixteen Pawns. Trade a queen for 8 extra pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ralph Betza. Inventor: M. de Kemur.
10. 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.
11. Skirmish Chess. Tony Paletta Modest proposal as separate link for discussion. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Rich Hutnik. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
12. 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.
13. Slide-shuffle. Variation of Shuffle Chess with special castling. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrick O'Neal.
14. Spherical Corner Chess. Game on a truly topologically spherical board with corner‐camp arrays. By Bn Em.
15. Squadron Chess. Uses only one type of piece besides the King. By Ken Franklin.
16. Strate-Go Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
17. Super-Chess. www.oteroideas.com. By Superuser .
18. Swedish Chess. Drop chess with regular pieces. Pieces dropped can relocate friendly pawns. By M Winther.

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1. 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.
2. Threatened Pawn Chess. Pawns start in threatened positions. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Sydney Schultz.
3. Threatened Pawn Chess. Pawns start in threatened positions. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Sydney Schultz.
4. Toe to Toe Chess . A variant of Sittuyin (Burmese Chess) with alternating setup, and powerful, short-range pieces. By Peter Aronson.
5. Toe-to-Toe Chess. A variant of Sittuyin (Burmese Chess) with alternating setup, and powerful, short-range pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
6. Torus Chess on a Standard Board. Torus Chess on a standard board with a unique setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Karl Fischer.
7. 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.
8. Total Symmetry Chess. 24 random balanced symmetrical starting positions. By Davor Vujacic.
9. Towers Chess. Win by pushing towers to the Kings' squares. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Alex Wood.
10. Towers Chess. Play Towers Chess on Game Courier. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Alex Wood.
11. Transcendental Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Max Lawrence.
12. Transcendental Chess. Play from random setup with a different setup for white and black. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Max Lawrence.
13. Transpose Chess. Sideways board, promote your pawns quickly. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
14. Transpose Chess . Sideways board, promote your pawns quickly. By Köksal Karakus.
15. Transpose Chess. Board is turned 90 degrees. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Köksal Karakus.
16. Triumvirate Chess. Uses three Knights. The last remaining opposing Knight must be checkmated as the King. and Tony Quintanilla.
17. Triumvirate Chess . Uses three Knights. The last remaining opposing Knight must be checkmated as the King. Author: Peter Aronson.
18. Triumvirate Chess. Uses three Knights. The last remaining opposing Knight must be checkmated as the King. (8x8, Cells: 64)
19. Trophy Hunt Chess. Squirrels and Elephants instead of Kings, Queens and Bishops. (8x8, Cells: 64)
20. Trophy Hunt Chess. Squirrels and Elephants instead of Kings, Queens and Bishops. Author: Ed Friedlander.
21. Trophy-Hunt Chess. Squirrels and Elephants instead of Kings, Queens and Bishops. Author: Tony Quintanilla

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1. Unachess. Add your units when and where you choose. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Miller.
2. Unachess. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Edward Jackman. Inventor: Jeff Miller and Edward Jackman.
3. Unachess II. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Edward Jackman.
4. Unachess II. Landing units may not check. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Edward Jackman.
5. Unachess III. Start with empty board and begin with dropping pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Edward Jackman.
6. Undecided Chess. Undecided Pawns change into orthodox pieces by moving like them. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
7. Undecided Chess . Pieces begin in an undecided state until they move. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
8. Undecided Chess. Undecided Pawns can change into pieces by moving like them. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
9. Upside Down Chess. Based on promoting pawns. Author: Ed Friedlander.
10. Upside-Down Chess. White starts at the upper two rows, black at the bottom. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
11. Upside-Down Chess . White starts at the upper two rows, black at the bottom. Author: Marek14 .
12. Using chess sets to play mini-sukoku (6x6). Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Karen Robinson.

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1. Vagabond Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrik Hedman.
2. 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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1. Weak!. Black has 7 knights, and 16 pawns, White the usual array. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ralph Betza.
2. Weak! . Black has 7 knights, and 16 pawns, White the usual array. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
3. Welbeck Kriegspiel. Players choose their own setups, unknown to opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hubert Philips.

X

1. ximeracak. . A fantasy variant designed for play with a standard set. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Glenn Overby II.
2. ximeracak.. A leaper-heavy fantasy variant designed for play with a standard set. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Glenn Overby II.
3. 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.
4. 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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