Items Invented by K��ksal Karakus

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1. Al-Ces. Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Köksal Karakus.
2. Besiege Chess. Double height chess board, where black is surrounded by white. (8x16, Cells: 128) By Köksal Karakus.
3. Bottleneck Chess. Most pieces start the game locked up in two bottleneck parts of the board. (Cells: 41) By Köksal Karakus.
4. Giant Chess. 16x16 board with the same pieces as Turkish Chess, but also the "Dev" piece which takes up four squares. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Köksal Karakus.
5. Hans 40 Gift Chess. Pieces are digits or letters and move like their form on 5 by 8 board. (5x8, Cells: 40) By Köksal Karakus.
6. Ice Age Chess. Every 20th move, the board freezes and ice cubes appear on almost every empty square. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Köksal Karakus.
7. Perfect Chess. On 8 by 8 board with combination pieces. By Köksal Karakus.
8. Primitive Chess. Short-range major pieces and no pawns, but a piece like an apprentice for each major piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Köksal Karakus.
9. Torus Chess. Large chess variant on torus shaped board. (16x8, Cells: 128) By Köksal Karakus.
10. Transpose Chess. Board is turned 90 degrees. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Köksal Karakus.
11. Turkish Chess. 8x10 board with different combination pieces, Vao and Pao. (8x10, Cells: 80) By Köksal Karakus.

Java

1. Besiege Chess. Large variant with White on either side, Black in center. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
2. Ice Age Chess. Blocks of ice cover the board at intervals. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
3. Perfect Chess. Rook, bishop, knight, plus each of the four compounds ("perfect"). Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
4. Transpose Chess. Sideways board, promote your pawns quickly. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.

PBM

1. Active King Chess. Each turn, one must move one's king in addition to moving other pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
2. Al-Ces. Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
3. Besiege Chess. Each side has two sets of armies, the black ones are in the middle and whites on top and bottom. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
4. En Passant Chess. All pieces have the en passant option. Koksal Karakus version. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
5. Giant Chess. 16 x 16 variant with lots of powerful pieces and the unique four square occupying Dev piece which is not easy to capture. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
6. Perfect Chess. Like Tutti Frutti Chess but with a different array. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
7. Torus Chess. Besiege Chess re-visualized, specifically as Torus Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
8. Turkish Chess. The small version of Giant Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.

Website

1. Koksal Karakus's Blog on Chess Variants. Missing description By Köksal Karakus.

Zillions

1. Al-ces . Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
2. Besiege Chess . Large variant with White on either side, Black in center. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
3. Bottleneck Chess . Most pieces start the game locked up in two bottleneck parts of the board. By Köksal Karakus.
4. Hans 40 Gift Chess . Pieces are digits or letters and move like their form on 5 by 8 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
5. Perfect Chess . On 8 by 8 board with combination pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
6. Primitive Chess . Short-range major pieces and no pawns, but a piece like an apprentice for each major piece. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
7. Torus Chess . Large chess variant on torus shaped board. By Köksal Karakus.
8. Transpose Chess . Sideways board, promote your pawns quickly. By Köksal Karakus.
9. Turkish Chess . 8x10 board with different combination pieces, Vao and Pao. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.

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4 'Java Program' entries listed	8 'Play by mail item' entries listed
1 'Website' entry listed	12 'Large board' entries listed
4 'Small board' entries listed	4 'Unorthodox shaped board' entries listed
1 'Circular shaped board' entry listed	3 'In a category all its own' entries listed

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