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Contest

1. 84 Spaces Contest. Missing description Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
2. Game Courier Tournament #1. A multi-variant tournament played on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. Game Courier Tournament #2. Sign up for our 2nd multi-variant tournament to be played all on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. Game Courier Tournament #3. Vote for which games should be in the third Game Courier tournament. Author: Fergus Duniho.
5. Game Courier Tournament #4: An Introductory Semi-Potluck. A tournament to feature games good for introducing people to Chess variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.
6. Rules for the 84 Spaces Contest. Contest held in 2002. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
7. Three Player Chess. Commercial Chess variant for three players. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert Zubrin.
8. Voting on the contest to design a 10-chess variant. Voting rules and grouping of the games in four sets. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.

Craft

1. Chess Variant Construction Set. Missing description Author: Fergus Duniho.
2. Hexagonal chess: Make Your Own 91-Space Hexagonal Board. Files and directions for making a hexagonal chess board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. Ribbon Boards. Make light, handsome, reshapable Chess variant boards out of Christmas ribbons. Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. Shogi: Cut-Out Symbolic Shogi Pieces. Make your own Shogi set. Author: Fergus Duniho.

DTP

1. Diagram Designer. Lets you display diagrams without uploading any graphics. By Fergus Duniho.
2. The Nishiki-teki font's Chess variant characters. A listing of Chess variant piece characters in the Nishiki-teki font. Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. Unicode Fonts with Chess Piece Images. Images of how the Unicode Chess piece characters are displayed in different fonts. Author: Fergus Duniho.

Game

1. Alice Chess. Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Edward Jackman and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
2. Anemic Chess. A more anemic version of Chess that replaces riders with weaker short-range pieces. Author: Claudio Martins Jaguaribe and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Claudio Martins Jaguaribe.
3. Anti-Chess. Lose all your pieces to win. Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. Assimilation Chess. Increase your material by assimilating your opponent's pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
5. Assimilation Fusion Chess. A hybrid of Assimilation Chess and Fusion Chess. Pieces combine and split apart. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
6. Balbo's chess. Board with a strange shape designed to make Bishops stronger in relation to Rooks. (Cells: 68) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: M G Balbo.
7. Bedlam. A hybrid of Metamorphin' Fusion Chess and Chessgi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
8. Caïssa Britannia. British themed variant with Lions, Unicorns, Dragons, Anglican Bishops, and a royal Queen. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.
9. Carrera's Chess. Large chess variant from 17th century Italy. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: D. Pietro Carrera.
10. Cavalier Chess. All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
11. Chaturanga. The first known variant of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho.
12. Chess for Three. A 3-player variant on an unusual board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
13. Chess Variants Training. A site that helps you improve at Chess variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.
14. Clockwork Orange Chess. Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
15. Crazyhouse. A two-player version of Bughouse. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
16. Demotion Chessgi. a Chessgi variant which is limited to 32 turns by demotions and the removal of Pawns. By Fergus Duniho.
17. Double Moves. Move your opponent's pieces after moving your own. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Ronald Drinning.
18. Doubles Chess. A four-player game for two teams on an unusual board. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Rick Gillespie and Henry Rolling.
19. Eight Stone Chess Photographs. Additional photo's of set of Eight Stone Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
20. Embassy Chess. A 10x8 variant based on Grand Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Hill.
21. Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.
22. Experiments in Symmetry. Several experimental games to test whether perfect symmetry makes a game better. By Fergus Duniho.
23. Extra Move Chess. Double-move variant based on limitations of Zillions of Games. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
24. Fischer Random Chess. Play from a random setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Terumi Kaneyasu and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
25. Fusion Chess. Variant in which pieces may merge together or split apart. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
26. Fusion Chessgi. A hybrid of Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
27. Fusion Diamond 41. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. (Cells: 41) By Fergus Duniho.
28. Gothic Chess. A 10x8 variant using the same rules and equipment as Capablanca's Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Ed Trice.
29. Grand Cavalier Chess. The decimal version of Cavalier Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.
30. Gross Chess. A big variant with a small learning curve. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Fergus Duniho.
31. Grotesque Chess. A variant of Capablanca's Chess with no unprotected Pawns. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Fergus Duniho.
32. Halfgi. A hybrid of Chessgi and Ralph Betza's Half Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
33. Hex Shogi. A new family of hexagonal Shogi variants. By Fergus Duniho.
34. Hex Shogi 41. Hexagonal shogivariant on board with 41 squares. (Cells: 41) By Fergus Duniho.
35. Hex Shogi 81. A hexagonal Shogi variant on an 81-space board. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Fergus Duniho.
36. Hex Shogi 91. A hexagonal Shogi variant on a 91-space board. (Cells: 91) By Fergus Duniho.
37. Holywar. Variant with 6 by 6 board with four additional corner squares. (6x6, Cells: 40) By Fergus Duniho.
38. Interdependent Chess. A 42 square variant in which pieces borrow capturing ability from other pieces. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Fergus Duniho.
39. Janggi: Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and Jean-Louis Cazaux.
40. Kamikaze Mortal Shogi. Send your Kamikazes on suicide missions in this Shogi variant. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
41. King's Run. An entry for the 32-turn contest that is based on Logan's Run. By Fergus Duniho.
42. Lion Chess. Replaces the riders in Chess with hoppers. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
43. Mammoth Chess. Large Variant. (10x10, Cells: 96) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Begley.
44. Metamorph Chess. Variant in which pieces transform by fixed rules into other pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
45. Metamorphin' Assimilation Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
46. Metamorphin' Fusion Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
47. Mini Thunder Chess. A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Fergus Duniho.
48. Mortal Chessgi. A Chessgi game in which captures reduce material. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
49. Mortal Shogi. A Shogi variant in which pieces aren't all immortal. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
50. Quantum Chess. Chess meets Quantum Physics. Author: Fergus Duniho.
51. Sentai Chess. Chess variant inspired by Power Rangers; precursor to Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
52. Shatranji. A hybrid of Shatranj and Chessgi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
53. Shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
54. Smegi. Arrows on squares show where pieces can go - crossover between Smess and Shogi. (5x8, Cells: 40) By Fergus Duniho.
55. Smess. British name of Smess, a Parker Brothers game in which arrows on squares determine the directions pieces may move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe. Inventor: Perry Grant.
56. Spherical chess. Sides of the board are considered to be connected to form a sphere. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alessandro Castelli and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Don Miller and Leo Nadvorney.
57. ST3DRoth. Charlie Roth's Revision of Star Trek 3D Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Charles Roth and Andrew Bartmess.
58. Stanley Random Chess . Missing description Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Austin Lockwood.
59. Star Trek 3D Chess for Tournaments. A variation of Star Trek 3D Chess designed for tournament play. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jens Meder and Andrew Bartmess.
60. Storm the Ivory Tower. A Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Fergus Duniho.
61. Three Player Hex Shogi 91. a hexagonal Shogi variant for three players. (Cells: 91) By Fergus Duniho.
62. Thunder Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (8x8x64) By Fergus Duniho.
63. Traitor Chess. Some of your pieces are traitors and can suddenly be controlled by your opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: João Pedro Neto and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
64. Tridimensional Chess (Star Trek). Three-dimensional chess from Star Trek. (x7, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Andrew Bartmess.
65. Univers Chess. A Carrera's Chess variant based on Bruno Violet's Universal Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Fergus Duniho.
66. Voidrider Chess. A 43 square variant with movable spaces. (7x9, Cells: 43) By Fergus Duniho.
67. Wormhole Chess. When a piece leaves a square, it `folds' together. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
68. Xiangqi (象棋): Chinese Chess. Links and rules for Xiangqi (Chinese Chess). (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
69. Yáng Qí. Yankee ingenuity adds new power to Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Fergus Duniho.

Graphics

1. Abstract Chess Pieces. Icons of chess and chess variant pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho.
2. Diagrammatic Shogi Pieces. Icons of shogi pieces in diagram style. Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. Iconographic Chinese Pieces. Icons of Xiangqi pieces in Western style. Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. Motif Piece Set. Icons of chess and chess variant pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho.
5. Motif Shogi Pieces. Motif style Shogi pieces made from photos of wood. Author: Fergus Duniho.
6. National Standard Chinese Pieces for Chinese Chess and Variants. Icons for pieces of Xiangqi and variants using the official Red China standard font. Author: Fergus Duniho.
7. Traditional Chinese Pieces for Chinese Chess and Variants. Icons of pieces for Xiangqi and variants using a Chinese font. Author: Fergus Duniho.
8. Western Shogi Pieces. Icons of shogi pieces in western style. Author: Fergus Duniho.
9. Xorix Shogi Pieces. Hexadecimal, diagrammatic pieces for Xorix Shogi. Author: Fergus Duniho.

Java

1. Coffee Chinese Chess. A freeware Java applet for playing Chinese Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Pham Hong Nguyen.

Jocly

1. Capablanca's Chess. Play Capablanca's Chess with Jocly. Author: The Jocly Team and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jose Raul Capablanca.
2. Cavalier Chess. Play Cavalier Chess with Jocly. By Fergus Duniho.
3. Embassy Chess. Play Embassy Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Hill.
4. Grand Cavalier Chess. Play Grand Cavalier Chess with Jocly. By Fergus Duniho.
5. Grand Chess. Play Grand Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho and The Jocly Team. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
6. Grotesque Chess. Play Grotesque Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho and The Jocly Team. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
7. Modern Carrera's Chess. Play Modern Carrera's Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho and The Jocly Team. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Sam Trenholme.
8. Univers Chess. Play Univers Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho and The Jocly Team. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.

Misc

1. Chess Variant Pages: Privacy Policy. Missing description Author: Fergus Duniho.
2. Chess Variant Pages: Terms of Service. What is expected of members and visitors. Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. Featured Chess Variants. Chess Variants Featured in our Page Headers. Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. First GC Tournament Approval Poll Results. The latest results of the approval poll for selecting the games to be played in the first Game Courier tournament. Author: Fergus Duniho.
5. Game Courier. Web-based system for playing many different variants by email or in real-time. By Fergus Duniho.
6. Game Courier Settings Files. Keep track of all the settings files you have written for Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
7. Games for Game Courier. The many games you can play online with Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
8. Homepage. Homepage of The Chess Variant Pages. Author: Fergus Duniho.
9. Login. Sign in to the Chess Variant Pages. Author: Fergus Duniho.
10. On Designing Good Chess Variants. Design goals and design principles for creating Chess variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.

Organization

1. NOST. kNights Of the Square Table. Author: Fergus Duniho.

PBM

1. Aberg's variation of Capablanca's Chess. Play this variation on the Play-by-Email system! Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Hans Aberg.
2. Al-Ces. Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
3. Alice Chess. Play this classic variant in which pieces switch between boards whenever they move. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
4. Anti-King Chess II. Win by putting your opponent's Anti-King out of check. Author: Fergus Duniho and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
5. Assimilation Chess. Play this variant in which pieces assimilate the powers of captured pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
6. Asteryx Chess. Preset for variant with asteryx shaped 43-space hexagonal board. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Jagger.
7. Bedlam. Play this hybrid of Fusion Chess, Metamorph Chess, and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
8. Berolina Chess. Classic variant with different moving pawns. Author: Fergus Duniho.
9. Big Board Chess. Play Big Board Chess online with Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Alfred Schönfelder.
10. Brand X Random Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup. By Fergus Duniho.
11. Caïssa Britannia. Play this British-themed game with royal Queens plus Lions, Unicorns, and Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.
12. Capablanca Random Chess. Randomized setup for Capablanca chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Reinhard Scharnagl.
13. Capablanca's Chess. Play Capablanca's Chess on the Play-by-Mail system! Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jose Raul Capablanca.
14. Cavalier Chess. All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. By Fergus Duniho.
15. Chaturanga. Oldest known form of chess. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
16. Checkers. The most popular game besides Chess played on the same board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
17. Chess. Play Chess online with other people, using Game Courier, a PBM system that works with any web browser on any computer. Author: Fergus Duniho.
18. Chess on the Dot. Play this adaptation of Chess to a spherical board on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Joshua Chou.
19. Chess with Different Armies. A Ralph Betza personal favorite: Features series of armies with approximately the same strength as the FIDE army. (Recognized!) Author: David Howe and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
20. Chessgi. Play this hybrid of Chess and Shogi. Author: Fergus Duniho.
21. Chinese Chess. Play Xiang Qi, the Chinese form of Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho.
22. Circular Chess. PBM Preset for Circular Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Dave Reynolds.
23. Clockwork Orange Chess. Condition your opponent's pieces to be non-violent. By Fergus Duniho.
24. Colossus. 10x10 chess with 4 Rooks, 4 Knights, 4 Bishops, 10 Pawns, 1 Queen and 1 King! Author: Charles Daniel and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Charles Daniel.
25. Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. Author: Fergus Duniho.
26. Crazyhouse. Play this two-player version of Bughouse. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
27. Cylindrical Chess. Sides of the board are supposed to be connected. Author: Antoine Fourrière and Fergus Duniho.
28. Delegating Chess. 84 square variant in which pieces delegate moving powers. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
29. Devingt Chess. Game Courier to play Devingt Chess, on a 10x10 board with Sages (=Camels). Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Leopold de Labrousse.
30. Double Chess. FIDE Chess x 2(with extra queen replacing what would be an extra king). Author: Fergus Duniho and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: David Short.
31. Duel Chess. PBM Preset for 43-space variant played on two boards. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Erez Schatz.
32. Embassy Chess. Play this modern Bird's Chess variant based on the setup of Grand Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Kevin Hill.
33. Episcopal Chess. Play this symmetric version of Chess online. By Fergus Duniho.
34. Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
35. Extinction Chess. Win by capturing every piece of the same type. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
36. Extra Move Chess. Move twice per turn with Extra Move Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
37. Fischer Random Chess. Play Bobby Fischer's randomized Chess variant on Game Courier. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
38. Fusion Chess. Play this variant in which pieces combine and split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
39. Fusion Diamond 41. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. By Fergus Duniho.
40. Go. Play Go with Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
41. Grand Cavalier Chess. Decimal variant with Cannons and Cavalier Chess pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
42. Grand Chess. Decimal variant with Cardinals and Marshalls. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
43. Great Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
44. Gross Chess. Play this 144 square variant online with Game Courier. By Fergus Duniho.
45. Grotesque Chess. Play this variant of Capablanca's Chess that leaves no Pawns unprotected. By Fergus Duniho.
46. Hex Shogi 41. Hexagonal shogivariant on board with 41 spaces. By Fergus Duniho.
47. Hex Shogi 81. A hexagonal Shogi variant on an 81-space board. By Fergus Duniho.
48. Hex Shogi 91. A hexagonal Shogi variant on a 91-space board. By Fergus Duniho.
49. Hexagonal Chess (Glinski). Chess on a board made out of hexagons. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Wladyslaw Glinski.
50. Hexagonal Chess (McCooey). Chess on a board, made out of hexes. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
51. Hexmate. A two-player variant on a hex board made up of 127, 3-color hexagons. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Michael A. Rouse.
52. Hostage Chess. Play this Chessgi-like game in which no pieces change sides. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: John Leslie.
53. Interdependent Chess. A 42 square variant in which pieces borrow capturing ability from other pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
54. Janus Chess. Play Janus Chess on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Werner Schoendorf.
55. Kamikaze Mortal Shogi. Send your Kamikazes on suicide missions in this Shogi variant. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
56. Korean Chess. Play Korea's regional Chess variant on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
57. Mad Chess (Steel=White). Chess variant with unequal armies on 10 by 10 board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
58. Mad Chess (Stone=White). Chess variant with unequal armies on 10 by 10 board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
59. Mad Queen Shogi. Play this new Chess/Shogi hybrid on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Larry L. Smith.
60. Marseillais Chess. Move twice per turn. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
61. Metamachy. Play this large game with a variety of regular fairy pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
62. Metamorph Chess. Play this variant in which pieces frequently promote or demote. By Fergus Duniho.
63. Miller's Spherical Chess. Play this early adaptation of Chess to a spherical board on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Don Miller.
64. Mini Thunder Chess. A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
65. Mir Chess. Play this variant that is mid-powered between Chess and Shatranj. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Paulowich. Inventor: David Paulowich.
66. Modern Carrera's Chess. Play this modern version of Carrera's Chess on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Sam Trenholme.
67. Mortal Chessgi. Play this Chessgi variant in which each capture decreases material. By Fergus Duniho.
68. Mortal Shogi. Play this Shogi variant in which pieces may die. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
69. Motorotor. Play this small variant with a rotating board. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Gavin King.
70. Musketeer Chess. A game that adds extra pieces to Chess, playable online with Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Zied Haddad.
71. Mystery Chess. An imperfect information variant you can play online with Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Ross Gillies.
72. Nadvorney's Spherical Chess. Play Nadnorney's adaptation of Chess to a spherical board on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Leo Nadvorney.
73. Omega Chess. This preset for Omega Chess enforces the rules and spots check, checkmate, and stalemate. Author: Fergus Duniho.
74. Pocket Mutation Chess. Take one of your pieces off the board, maybe change it, keep it in reserve, and drop it on the board later. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Michael Nelson.
75. Pocket Polypiece Chess. Play Pocket Polypiece Chess online with Game Courier. Author: Antoine Fourrière and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Antoine Fourrière.
76. 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.
77. Shatra. Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture. Author: Fergus Duniho.
78. Shatranj. The widely played historic Arabian game, predecessor of modern chess. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
79. Shatranji. Chessgi with Shatranj pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
80. Shogi. Play the Japanese form of Chess, in which captured pieces can be dropped back as your own. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
81. Smess. Play this old Parker Brothers game in which arrows direct movement. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Reuben Klamer.
82. Spacious Torus Chess. Toroidal 8 x 8 using "spacious" FIDE pieces which require the next square beyond to be empty to either move or capture. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jianying Ji.
83. Storm the Ivory Tower. Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess by email. By Fergus Duniho.
84. Templar Chess. Play Templar Chess on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
85. Thunder Chess. Play this hybrid of Fusion, Assimilation, and Metamorph Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
86. Transcendental Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Max Lawrence.
87. U-Chess. Play Unambiguous Three-Symbol Chess online. Author: Fergus Duniho.
88. Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. (Recognized!) Author: Antoine Fourrière and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
89. Unicorn Great Chess. Enjoyable game: Great Chess pawn structure encloses two half-ducks - "lions" - with exciting bishop-nightrider - "unicorn.". Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Paulowich.
90. Univers Chess. Play this Carrera's Chess variant with no unprotected Pawns on Game Courier. By Fergus Duniho.
91. Vegas Fun Chess. Play Chess with a pair of Chess dice. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: George Koltanowski.
92. Victorian Chess. Play Victorian Chess on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Paulowich and John Kipling Lewis.
93. Voidrider Chess. A 43 square variant with movable spaces. By Fergus Duniho.
94. Wildebeest Chess. Stars the Wildebeest which moves as knight or camel. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
95. Wormhole Chess. When a piece leaves a square, it `folds' together. By Fergus Duniho.
96. Xiang Hex. Play this hexagonal adaptation of Chinese Chess on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Larry L. Smith.
97. Xorix Shogi. Automated, rule-enforcing preset for playing Xorix Shogi on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: (zzo38) A. Black.
98. Yáng Qí. Westernized adaptation of Chinese Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
99. Yapsan's Spherical Chess. Play this early adaptation of Chess to a spherical board on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Peter Yapsan.

Photo

1. Bomberman Chess Photographs. Variant on 8 by 10 board with bombs and diffusers. Author: Fergus Duniho.
2. Cambaluc Chinese Chess Photos. A commercially produced Chinese Chess set with Staunton pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. Capablanca's Chess Photographs. Pictures of a set based on Capablanca's 8x10 variant. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jose Raul Capablanca.
4. Cavalier Chess Photographs. All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. By Fergus Duniho.
5. Courtyard Photographs. Photo's of constructed set of 40 squares variant. Author: Fergus Duniho.
6. Grand Cavalier Chess Photographs. Photo's of home made set of large chess variant. By Fergus Duniho.
7. Handmade Magnetic Chinese Chess Set. Photo's of Xiangqi set made from magnetic chess and checkers sets. Author: Fergus Duniho.
8. Holywar Photographs. Variant with 6 by 6 board with four additional corner squares. By Fergus Duniho.
9. Homemade Symbolic Shogi Pieces. Photos of pieces made from computer printed stickers on foam board. By Fergus Duniho.
10. House of Staunton Chess Variant Kits. Photos of Chess variant pieces sold by the House of Staunton. Author: Fergus Duniho.
11. Internationalized Chinese Chess. Photos of a commercial Staunton set for playing Xiangqi, Janggi, and Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho and John Davis.
12. Kings Court Photographs. Photo's of oblong 12 by 8 chess variant. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Sidney LeVasseur.
13. Korean Chess Photos. Photos of a traditional Korean Chess set on a homemade board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
14. Peter Ganine's Superba Set. Photos of the Superba (a.k.a. Gothic) pieces designed by Peter Ganine. Author: Fergus Duniho.
15. Philosophers Chess. Photo's of 40 squares chess variant. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Darren Izzard.
16. Smegi Photographs. Photo's of small chess variant, a hybrid of Smess and Shogi. By Fergus Duniho.
17. Xhess Photographs. Photo's of large chess variant. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Howe.
18. Xiangqi. Photos of a Chinese Chess set made from poker chips and posterboard tiles. Author: Fergus Duniho.

Piececlopedia

1. Alfil. Jumps two diagonally (see Alfil). Author: Fergus Duniho.
2. Alibaba. Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. Amazon. See Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. Bishop. Moves arbitrary number of unobstructed squares diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho.
5. Cannon. Moves like rook, but must jump when taking. Author: Fergus Duniho.
6. Cardinal. Moves as Bishop or as Knight. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe.
7. Centaur. Moves as Knight or Man. Also known as Centaur. Author: Fergus Duniho.
8. Champion. Moves one orthogonally or jumps two orthogonally or diagonally. Author: Ben Good and Fergus Duniho.
9. Chancellor. Fairy Chess name for Rook+Knight compound. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe.
10. Dragon Horse. Moves as Bishop or Wazir. Author: Fergus Duniho.
11. Dragon King. Moves as Rook or Ferz. Also known as Dragon King. Author: Fergus Duniho.
12. Ferz. Moves one diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
13. Honorable Horse. Moves forward as a Knight. Author: Fergus Duniho.
14. King. Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
15. Knight (a.k.a. Horse). Makes a (1,2)-jump. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
16. Leo. Moves on queen lines, but must jump once when taking. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: T. R. Dawson.
17. Lion (2). Moves on queen-lines but must jump exactly one piece. Appears in fairy chess problems. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
18. Man. Moves to any adjacent square, like a King, but not royal. Author: Sergey Sirotkin and Fergus Duniho.
19. Mao. Moves as knight but cannot jump. Author: Fergus Duniho and Ben Good.
20. Pawn. Moves straight forward, takes diagonally forwards, and can promote. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
21. Piececlopedia Guidelines. Missing description Author: Fergus Duniho.
22. Rook (a.k.a. Chariot). Moves across unobstructed orthogonal line. Author: Fergus Duniho.
23. Squirrel. Jumps two orthogonally, two diagonally, or like a knight. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.

Poll

1. Approval Poll for 1st Game Courier Tournament. Vote for the games you would like to play in a multivariant Game Courier tournament. Author: Fergus Duniho.
2. Approval Poll for Game Courier Tournament #3. Vote for which games you want in the third Game Courier tournament. Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. Fall 2005 Poll for New Recognized Variant. Vote for the new addition to the recognized Chess variants list for Fall 2005. Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. Game Courier Tournament #2 Approval Poll. Vote for which games you would like to play in the second Game Courier Tournament. Author: Fergus Duniho.
5. Game Courier Tournament #2 Preference Poll. Rank the candidates for the next Game Courier tournament in order of preference. Author: Fergus Duniho.
6. New Recognized Variant Poll for Spring 2006. Vote for our next new recognized variant before the end of Spring. Author: Fergus Duniho.
7. Poll for April 2005's Recognized Variant of the Month. Vote to select the Recognized Variant of the Month for April, 2005. Author: Fergus Duniho.
8. Poll for February 2005's Recognized Variant of the Month. Vote to select the Recognized Variant of the Month for February, 2005. Author: Fergus Duniho.
9. Poll for January 2005's Recognized Variant of the Month. Vote to select the Recognized Variant of the Month for January, 2005. Author: Fergus Duniho.
10. Poll for January 2006's Recognized Variant of the Month. Vote to select the Recognized Variant of the Month for January, 2006. Author: Fergus Duniho.
11. Poll for June 2006's Recognized Variant of the Month. Vote to select the Recognized Variant of the Month for June, 2006. Author: Fergus Duniho.
12. Poll for November 2004's Recognized Variant of the Month. Vote to select the Recognized Variant of the Month for November, 2004. Author: Fergus Duniho.
13. Poll for October 2004's Recognized Variant of the Month. Vote to select the Recognized Variant of the Month for October, 2004. Author: Fergus Duniho.
14. Preference Poll for 1st GC Tournament. Rank your preferences for which games you would like to play in the first Game Courier tournament. Author: Fergus Duniho.
15. Preference Poll for Third Game Courier Tournament. Sign up for the 3rd Game Courier tournament by voting in this poll. Author: Fergus Duniho.
16. Summer 2005 Poll for New Recognized Variant. Vote for the new addition to the recognized Chess variants list for Summer 2005. Author: Fergus Duniho.
17. Winter 2005 Poll for New Recognized Variant. Vote for the new addition to the recognized Chess variants list for Winter 2005. Author: Fergus Duniho.
18. Winter 2006 Poll for New Recognized Variant. Vote for the new addition to the recognized Chess variants list for Winter 2006. Author: Fergus Duniho.

Problem

1. Xiangqi problem. A complicated Xiangqi problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: C. K. Lai.

Program

1. BCMShogi. A versatile and customizable Shogi program. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Bernard C. Maerz.
2. ChessCraft. An Android app for playing Chess variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. HiddenLynx. A beautiful, user-friendly, Windows program for Chinese Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Mikko Oksalahti.
4. Qianhong. Chinese Chess for Windows. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jeremy Craner.
5. Zillions of Games. It can play an endless variety of abstract board games, and we have a large collection of Chess variants you can play on it. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jeff Mallett and Mark Lefler.

Reference

1. Average Game Ratings. An ordered list of the ratings for the games on this site. Author: Fergus Duniho.
2. Chess Variant Inventors. Find out which inventors have the most games listed here. Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. Chess Variants PBM Instructions. Help page for the Chess Variants Play-by-Mail system. Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. Favorite Games. Chess variants favorited by our members. Author: Fergus Duniho.
5. Favorite Games of their Inventors. What the Chess variant inventors here consider their best work. Author: Fergus Duniho.
6. GAME Code Tutorial. Tutorial on how to program a game for Game Courier. By Fergus Duniho.
7. Game Courier Developer's Guide. Learn how to design and program Chess variants for Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
8. Game Courier History. History of the Chess Variants Game Courier PBM system. By Fergus Duniho.
9. Game Courier User's Guide. How to play games with the CV Play-by-Mail system. Author: Fergus Duniho.
10. How to Design and Post Your Own Game. A reference for those who want to post their own games here. Author: Fergus Duniho.
11. How to Enforce Rules in Game Courier. A tutorial on programming a rule-enforcing preset in the GAME Code language. Author: Fergus Duniho.
12. How to Make Your Game Display Legal Moves in Game Courier. A Game Courier Tutorial. Author: Fergus Duniho.
13. How to Program Multi-Move Variants for Game Courier. A tutorial with examples borrowed from code for Marseillais Chess and Extra Move Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho.
14. How to Program Piece Drops for Game Courier. A tutorial on including Shogi-style piece drops in a Game Courier preset. Author: Fergus Duniho.
15. Preferred format of HTML code. Our guidelines on writing HTML code for submissions to our site. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
16. Privacy Policy. What information we keep about you and how we protect your privacy. Author: Fergus Duniho.
17. Programming Piece Movement in Game Courier. A tutorial on two different ways to program piece movement in Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
18. Rules of Chess: Check, Mate, and Stalemate. Answers to frequently asked questions. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
19. Rules of Chess: En passant capture FAQ. Answers to some questions about the en passant capture rule. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
20. Rules of Chess: Pawns FAQ. Rules of promotion and movement of pawns explained. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
21. Rules of Chess: The 50 moves rule. Answer to a frequently asked question on the rules of chess. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
22. Tags Listing. A listing of the tags used on our pages. Author: Ben M Reiniger and Fergus Duniho.
23. The Chess Variants Game Courier FAQ. Answers to various questions about Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
24. The Fairychess Include File for Game Courier - A Tutorial. How to use the fairychess include file to program games for Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
25. The History of Chess Variants. A brief history of Chess variants from Chaturanga to the 21st century. Author: Fergus Duniho.
26. What is a Chess variant?. An essay on what distinguishes a Chess variant from other games. Author: Fergus Duniho.
27. Where Can I Play Chess Variants?. Collected resources on where to play Chess variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.
28. Which Chess Variants are Best?. Our collected resources for helping you find the best Chess variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.
29. Who is Responsible for the Chess Variant Pages?. The editors, past editors, contributors, and inventors behind this site. Author: Fergus Duniho.
30. Your Neighbors. Find members of this site who live in your neighborhood. Author: Fergus Duniho.

Shop

1. Shop for Board Games. Selected board games and board game search results on Amazon. Author: Fergus Duniho.
2. Shop for Chess Books. Selected Chess books and Chess book search results from Amazon. Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. Shop for Chess Variants. Chess variant equipment and books from Amazon. Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. Shop for Games. Selected games and search results for games from Amazon. Author: Fergus Duniho.

Website

1. 81Dojo. The International Shogi Server. Author: Fergus Duniho.
2. Board Space. Website and app for playing abstract strategy board games. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. Fischer Random Chess email Club . Missing description Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. Play.Chessvariants.com. The subdomain for playing Chess variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.
5. Xiangqi Database. A large collection of Xiangqi games. Author: Fergus Duniho.
6. Xiangqi.com Chinese Chess. A server for playing Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) online. Author: Fergus Duniho.

YouTube

1. How to Play Chess: The Rules. YouTube Video on How to Play Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho.

Zillions

1. 4 Armies . Each player controls two armies. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Patrick Riley.
2. Alice Chess . New Alice Chess ZRF plays Alice Chess on two boards. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
3. Assimilation Chess . Increase your material by assimilating your opponent's pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
4. Assimilation Fusion Chess . A hybrid of Assimilation Chess and Fusion Chess. Pieces combine and split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
5. Bedlam . A hybrid of Metamorphin' Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
6. Black Hole Chess . Variant on board with 100 squares with hole in middle of board, combination pieces and hiding squares for kings. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Short.
7. British Chess ZRF . ZRF for British-themed variant with a royal Queen + Lions, Unicorns & Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.
8. Cavalier Chess . All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. By Fergus Duniho.
9. Chessgi . Captured units become yours to drop onto the board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
10. Clockwork Orange Chess . Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. By Fergus Duniho.
11. Crazyhouse . A two-player version of Bughouse. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
12. Demotion Chessgi . Chessgi variant limited to 32 turns by demotions and the removal of Pawns. By Fergus Duniho.
13. Eurasian Chess . Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
14. Extra Move Chess ZRF . Double-move variant based on limitations of Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
15. Fusion Chess . Variant in which pieces may merge together or split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
16. Fusion Chessgi . A hybrid of Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
17. Fusion Diamond 41 . A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. By Fergus Duniho.
18. Grand Cavalier Chess . The decimal version of Cavalier Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
19. Gross Chess . Play this 144 square variant with Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
20. Hex Shogi . A new family of hexagonal Shogi variants. By Fergus Duniho.
21. Holy War . Variant with 6 by 6 board with four additional corner squares. By Fergus Duniho.
22. Hostage Chess . Pieces taken are held hostage and can be exchanged against other pieces and then dropped. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: John Leslie.
23. Interdependent Chess . A 42 square variant in which pieces borrow capturing ability from other pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
24. King's Run . An entry for the 32-turn contest that is based on Logan's Run. By Fergus Duniho.
25. Large Chess ZRF . ZRF for Capablanca's Chess plus variants: Bird's, Aberg's, Grotesque, Univers, Embassy, Janus, Archbishop, New Chancellor + more. Author: Fergus Duniho.
26. Magnetic Chess . Pieces that moved attract and repel pieces like magnets. Author: João Pedro Neto and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: João Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier.
27. Metamorph Chess . Variant in which pieces transform by fixed rules into other pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
28. Metamorphin Assimilation Chess . A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
29. Metamorphin Fusion Chess . A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
30. Mini Thunder Chess . A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
31. Mortal Chessgi . A Chessgi game in which captures reduce material. By Fergus Duniho.
32. Philosophers Chess . Chess variant on two small boards with usual and `philosophical' piece. Author: Fergus Duniho and Jens Markmann. Inventor: Darren Izzard.
33. Roman Chess . Commercial chess variant on 10x10 board with two non-royal kings added. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Mark Woodall.
34. Shogi . Westernized version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe and Fergus Duniho.
35. Shogi, Mortal Shogi, and Kamikaze Mortal Shogi . Optimized ZRFs for Japanese Chess and some recent variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.
36. Shogi, Mortal Shogi, and Kamikaze Mortal Shogi . Play Shogi and a couple variants with diminishing pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
37. Simple Marseillais Chess . Simplified version of Marseillais Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
38. Smegi . Arrows on squares show where pieces can go - crossover between Smess and Shogi. By Fergus Duniho.
39. Smess . Produced and sold in the early 70's by Parker Brothers. Arrows on squares determine direction pieces can move. Author: Fergus Duniho.
40. Squarcle Chess . Orthogonal pieces travel in square loops, diagonal pieces reflect. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Christan Hupp.
41. Storm the Ivory Tower . Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess with Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
42. Three Player Hex Shogi 91 . A hexagonal Shogi Variant for three players. By Fergus Duniho.
43. Thunder Chess . A hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
44. Touranian International . 10x10 Chess variant. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Lee Tomkow.
45. Unicorn Chess . 10x10 variant with a new piece that moves as a Bishop or a Nightrider. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Paulowich.
46. Voidrider Chess . A 43 square variant with movable spaces. By Fergus Duniho.
47. Wormhole Chess . When a piece leaves a square, it `folds' together. By Fergus Duniho.
48. Yang Qi . Yankee ingenuity adds new power to Chinese Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
49. Yáng Qí - Oriental Graphics . Yankee ingenuity adds new power to Chinese Chess. By Fergus Duniho.

Review

1. Review: Roundtable Chess. A review. Author: Fergus Duniho.

Script

1. All Games on Game Courier. A listing of Chess variants for Game Courier, ranked by number of times played. Author: Fergus Duniho.
2. Chess Variant Problems on Game Courier. Solve Chess Variants Problems Composed with Game Courier. By Fergus Duniho.
3. Game Courier Logs. View the logs of games played on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. Game Courier Ratings. Calculates ratings for players from Game Courier logs. Experimental. Author: Fergus Duniho.

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