Items Authored by Tony Quintanilla
Craft
- Chess Variant Set Construction. Describes a chess variant set made with ceramic tiles and wooden cubes. By Tony Quintanilla.
Game
- Bellows Chess. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Camel and Rhino Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Chameleon. Chess variant on board of 41 colored squares, where pieces change type depending on color of square the move to. (7x7, Cells: 41) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Grand Tamerlane. John Davis invented this variation of Mideast Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: John Davis.
- Heroes Hexagonal Chess. Hexagonal variant with special Hero piece which enhances other pieces. (Cells: 84) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Heroes Hexagonal Chess version 2. Updated version of Heroes Hexagonal Chess in 91 hexes. (Cells: 91) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Jetan Jeddara. Large Jetan variant, with new pieces. (16x12, Cells: 192) Author: Tony Quintanilla and James Killian Spratt. Inventor: James Killian Spratt.
- Leandro's Chess. You may make a non-capturing move with each of your pieces in one turn, or make a normal capturing move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Lions and Dragons Chess. Hexagonal variant. Dragons carry a ball to the goal while Wizards avoid capture. (Cells: 84) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Net Chess. Variant of InterGrid Chess. Move between intersections. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Oblique. Variant with board with 40 squares turned 45 degrees. (Cells: 40) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Pool Chess. Queens and Bishops bounce 90 degrees off the board edge. (8x12, Cells: 96) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Francisco Quintanilla.
- Ready Chess. Pieces cannot capture right after capturing, they have to be restored first. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Shifting Sands Chess. Special squares -- which can be dropped and moved -- change the types of pieces that land on them. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Star Pool Chess. Large variant of Makruk, with a center non-square that acts as a bridge. (Cells: 84) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson and Tony Quintanilla.
- Switching Chess. In addition to normal moves, switch with an adjacent friendly piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Take Over Chess. Jump across pieces to take them over from your opponent. (7x7, Cells: 41) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Tiled Squares Chess. Drop tiles to create the board as you play. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
Graphics
- Isle of Lewis Chess Men. Missing description Author: Tony Quintanilla.
PBM
- Agincourt. Decimal variant with Archers. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Charles W. Stinson.
- Amazon Grand Chess. A combination of Grand Chess and Amazon Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Namik Zade.
- 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 II. Win by putting your opponent's Anti-King out of check. Author: Fergus Duniho and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
- Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. Author: Dominique Leste and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
- Bachelor Kamil. Play by E-mail! Combines ideas from Bachelor Chess and Wildebeest Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Charles Gilman. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
- Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Gary K. Gifford. Inventor: Panos Louridas.
- Bellows Chess. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Camel and Rhino Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Canyon Chess. Play this small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Andrew Blechinger and Jarry Vega.
- Catapults of Troy. Large variant with a river, catapults, archers, and trojan horses! Author: Gary K. Gifford and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Chasm Chess. Berolina Pawns, reflecting Bishop and Queen, and a chasm in the board! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Danielle Allen.
- Deneb. Now you can play Deneb on the Play-By-Mail system! Author: Roberto Lavieri and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
- Deneb Play-By-Mail game. Observe this game being played in the Invent and Play contest! Turn 4. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
- Dervish Chess. Large variant with a great variety of pieces. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Benoit Dauphin.
- Elephant Hunt. Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Freederick .
- English Random Chess. Play this game with standard chessmen on a 10x10 board, with randomized piece setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Benjamin Clarke.
- Existentialist Chess. Play this game on a 10x10 board with many different pieces. Author: Tony Quintanilla and David Short. Inventor: David Short.
- Falcon Chess. Play Falcon Chess on Game Courier! Author: George William Duke and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: George William Duke.
- Gala. Historical German variant from the Middle Ages. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Gast's Chess. Large 1969 variant using the Cardinal (Guard) and the Chancellor (Archer). Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: John W. Gast.
- General and Arch-General Chess. Variations of Bird's Chess. Author: Dominique Leste and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
- Go. Preset for Go and Go-Chess variants. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Grand Tamerlane Chess. Variation of Mideast Chess by John Davis. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: John Davis.
- Hanga Roa. Play Hanga Roa on Game Courier! Author: Tony Quintanilla and Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger. Inventor: Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger and Hernán Marcelo Domínguez Placencia.
- Heroes Hex Chess version 2. Hexagonal Chess with new movement rules on a "standard" 91 hex board. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Heroes Hexagonal Chess. Play this game from the 84-square contest on the Play-By-Mail system! By Tony Quintanilla.
- Hexes Chess. Hexes Chess now available for play on the Game Courier! Author: Mike Layfield and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Mike Layfield.
- Hexetera. Play Hexetera on the Game Courier! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
- Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
- Imperial Chess. Play this large variant with new pieces and victory by capture of royal pieces! Author: Tony Quintanilla and James Killian Spratt. Inventor: James Killian Spratt.
- Imposter Chess. Play this game! Exchange captured pieces in order to move Kings in different ways. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Laila W. Stefan. Inventor: Laila W. Stefan.
- Jetan Jeddara. Large variant of Jetan. Author: Tony Quintanilla and James Killian Spratt. Inventor: James Killian Spratt.
- Jetan Sarang. Play this large variation of Jetan! Author: James Killian Spratt and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: James Killian Spratt.
- Kobayashi Maru Variant of Star Trek 3-D Chess. A variant set of rules for playing chess using the 3 dimentional set featured on the TV series Star Trek. Author: Larry L. Smith and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Larry L. Smith.
- Leandro's Chess. You may make a non-capturing move with each of your pieces in one turn, or make a normal capturing move. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Mainzer Schach. 11 x 8 variant with two Januses and one Marshall, and different setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
- Mamra Chess. Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. Author: Tony Quintanilla and George Tsavdaris. Inventor: George Tsavdaris.
- Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
- More 10. Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
- Mythical Fantasy Conquest. Play this large variant with new fantasy pieces! Author: Lim Ther Peng and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Lim Ther Peng.
- Net Chess. Variant of InterGrid Chess. Move between intersections. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Nilakantha's Intellectual Game. 17th or 18th century Indian chess variation. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
- Nine-Queen Chess. Queens are placed instead of Pawns. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Eric Beck.
- Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
- Nuclear Chess. Play Nuclear Chess on the Play-By-Mail System! Author: Jason Shields and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Jason Shields.
- Nuclear Chess Play-By-Mail game. Examine this game! Author: Jason Shields and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Jason Shields.
- Outback Chess. Play this game with new pieces on plus-shaped board. Winner of the 84-square contest! Author: Tony Quintanilla and Timothy R. Newton. Inventor: Timothy R. Newton.
- OverKnight Chess. Pawns are replaced by Knights, which promote. Author: Tony Quintanilla
- Paloma Chess. Game with Royal Queen, promotable Kings, and an unusual array. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Becca Rabong.
- Peasant Revolt. Modest variant with unequal setup. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: George Whelan.
- Pillars of Medusa. Play this variation of Turkish Great Chess with two additional pieces, the Morph and the Medusa, on Game Courier . Author: Tony Quintanilla and Gary K. Gifford. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- 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.
- Polymorph Chess. Knights and Bishops can morph into each other or into combined pieces. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Greg Strong.
- Pool Chess. Queens and Bishops bounce 90 degrees off the board edge. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Francisco Quintanilla.
- Positional 3-D Chess. 3D games using position to determine how to move from board to board. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: George William Duke.
- Quinquereme Chess. Large variant with a new piece, the Quinquereme. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
- Ready Chess. Play this game, where pieces cannot capture right after capturing, they have to be restored first! By Tony Quintanilla.
- 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.
- Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate. Author: Tony Quintanilla
- Separate Realms Chess. Pieces capture like normal FIDE pieces, but have limited moves that only take them to part of the board when not capturing. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Michael Nelson and Peter Aronson.
- Shanghai Palace Chess. Play this blend of Chinese, Japanese and Western Chess on Game Courier! Author: Gary K. Gifford and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Star Pool Chess. Large variant of Makruk, with a center non-square that acts as a bridge. By Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson.
- Suffocation Chess. FIDE setup with new capture. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Tarun Moni.
- Switching Chess. In addition to normal moves, switch with an adjacent friendly piece. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Take Over Chess. Jump across pieces to take them over from your opponent. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
- Takeover Chess Play-By-Mail game. Examine this game played in the Invent and Play contest! Drawn. Author: Peter Aronson and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
- TamerSpiel. Modern large chess variant with elements of historic chess variants. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Eric V. Greenwood. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
- Threatened Pawn Chess. Pawns start in threatened positions. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Sydney Schultz.
- Tiled Squares Chess. Play this game, where you drop tiles to create the board as you play! By Tony Quintanilla.
- Time Travel Chess. Play Time Travel Chess on the Game Courier! Author: Gary K. Gifford and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Towers Chess. Play Towers Chess on Game Courier. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Alex Wood.
- Triumvirate Chess. Uses three Knights. The last remaining opposing Knight must be checkmated as the King. and Tony Quintanilla.
- Trophy-Hunt Chess. Squirrels and Elephants instead of Kings, Queens and Bishops. Author: Tony Quintanilla
- Turkish Great Chess, variation II. Gollon's large historical variant. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation III. John Gollon's third out of six variations on Great Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation IV. Play this variation of Great Chess by e-mail! Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation V. Large variant with three new pieces. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation VI. Large variant adding an Archbishop and a General (Amazon). Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Savio Cagliostro.
- Wildeurasian Qi. Variant on 10 by 10 board combining ideas of several existing variants. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
- Wizard's War. Play this game with piece-creating Wizards and a board divided into arena and enchanted sections! Author: Tony Quintanilla and Michael Nelson. Inventor: Michael Nelson.
- Zone X. Chess with a special central Zone, a new piece, and new moves. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
Zillions
- Chameleon . Chess variant on board of 41 colored squares, where pieces change type depending on color of square the move to. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Chaturanga . Oldest known form of chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Chaturanga-Shatranj-Senterej . Oldest known version of Chess plus Arabic Chess plus a guess at Ethiopian Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Heroes Hexagonal Chess . Hexagonal variant with special Hero piece which enhances other pieces. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Hexes Chess . Hexes Chess requires fewer chess pieces and a smaller board than conventional chess, but increases the mobility of each piece. Author: Mike Layfield and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Mike Layfield.
- Leandros Chess . You may make a non-capturing move with each of your pieces in one turn, or make a normal capturing move. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Lions and Dragons Chess . Hexagonal variant. Dragons carry a ball to the goal while Wizards avoid capture. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Mobile Pawn Chess. Pawns have increased movement. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Net Chess . This game allows pieces to move to the grid intersections and between intersections. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Oblique . Variant with board with 40 squares turned 45 degrees. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Pool Chess . Queens and Bishops bounce 90 degrees off the board edge. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Francisco Quintanilla.
- Ready Chess . Pieces cannot capture right after capturing, they have to be restored first. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Shatranj . The widely played historic Persian game, predecessor of modern chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Shifting Sands Chess . Special squares -- which can be dropped and moved -- change the types of pieces that land on them. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Switching Chess. In addition to normal moves, switch with an adjacent friendly piece. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Take Over Chess . Jump across pieces to take them over from your opponent. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Tiled Squares Chess . Drop tiles to create the board as you play. By Tony Quintanilla.
ZSG
- Cavalier Zillions Saved Game . Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
- Extinction Chess . Download this file to see this game played in the 2003 Multivariant Tournament! Author: Michael Nelson and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
- Grand Chess . Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Michael Nelson. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
- Heroes Hexagonal Chess Zillions Saved Game . Download this file to see the sample game. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Glenn Overby II. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
- Jumping Chess Zillions Saved Game . Download this file to see a sample game. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
- Lions and Dragons Chess . Download this file to see this sample game. Author: Peter Aronson and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
- Star Pool Chess Zillions Saved Game . Download this file to see a saved game. By Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson.
- 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.
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