Game Courier Presets
- Cagliostro's Chess. Savio Cagliostro of Okeechobee Florida invented this variant in latter quarter of 20th c. Adds extra cardinal and amazon to capa. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Savio Cagliostro.
- Caïssa Britannia. Play this British-themed game with royal Queens plus Lions, Unicorns, and Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.
- Camel and Rhino Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Camel Decimal Chess. Game Courier preset for Camel Decimal Chess, a 10x10 chess with Camels. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Camelrider Chess. P. Aronson's big-board variant with regular pieces and Camelriders. Author: M Winther. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
- Cannon Shosu Shogi. Variant of Shosu Shogi with Dogs and Cannons. By A. M. DeWitt.
- Cannonrider Chess. The Cannonrider moves differently depending on square colour: on white squares as a Nightrider; else as a Chinese Cannon. By M Winther.
- Cannons and Crabs. Small board, cannons (alibaba-guards) and some centralized crabs (sergeant pawns) - promotion only to cardinal or marshall... Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: David Short.
- Cannons of Chesstonia. Cannons on the sides of the board can "fire" new pieces into the game. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Canonness Chess. Chess with Cannons and Canonesses (Vaos) on a differently shaped board. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Canyon Chess. Play this small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Andrew Blechinger and Jarry Vega.
- Capablanca Random Chess. Randomized setup for Capablanca chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Reinhard Scharnagl.
- Capablanca Shatranj. Where Cardinal and Marshall are replaced by their moderate short range leaper counterparts. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Capablanca's Chess. Play Capablanca's Chess on the Play-by-Mail system! Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jose Raul Capablanca.
- Cardinal Chess. Just like the usual Western contemporary, only replacing Mad Queen with Bishop Knight compound. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Vitya Makov.
- Carnage. Combines Rococo type gameplay with Chess on a large board with augmented knights and ninja pawn drops. By Charles Daniel.
- Carrousel Chess. Circular chess using reflecting bishops & squirrels, not Bs & Ns. By Kevin Pacey.
- Castle Chess. As Fide-chess, but with extended castle: the king may jump three squares (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Cataclysm. Large board variant with exciting, strategical play, and many powerful short-range pieces. By Greg Strong.
- Catapults of Troy. Large variant with a river, catapults, archers, and trojan horses! Author: Gary K. Gifford and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Cavalier Chess. All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. By Fergus Duniho.
- Cavalry Chess. All pieces have additional knight move except knights which get camel + zebra moves. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Frank Maus.
- CCC - The Clash of Civilizations Chess. ...two Chess Armies made from (some of) the most popular pieces used in Western and Eastern Chess games. By Namik Zade.
- CCChess - shuffle version. A few different imaginings of CCChess. By Namik Zade.
- CCCHess,Demon Vs Super Symchess. Pieces from Demon Chess face off against those from Super Symchess. By Namik Zade.
- CDA Variant: Fighting Fizzies. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
- CDA: Demi-Rifle Army. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- CDA: Meticulous Mashers. ...every piece very nearly matches the corresponding piece from FIDE-chess, both in value and in general characteristics. - RB. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- CDA: Pizza Kings. Experimental CDA army, submitted half in jest, with pieces whose movement imitates their shape. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: John Lawson.
- CDA: Spacious Cannoneers. Spacious pieces combine with Vao and Pao pieces for Betzan Chess with Different Armies Variant. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Cellular Chess. Play Cellular Chess at Game Courier. By Carlos Cetina.
- Centaur Chess. All pieces except Pawns move backwards as a Knight. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Centennial Chess. 10x10 Variant that adds Camels, Stewards, Rotating Spearmen and Murray Lions to the standard mix. Author: David Howe. Inventor: John William Brown.
- Center of Attention. FIDE Chess but with an additional winning condition: Move your king unchecked into a center square. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Johan Richter.
- Cetina Random Chess. Missing description By Carlos Cetina.
- Cetran Chess 2. Missing description By Carlos Cetina.
- CGNP chess. A game with Knightly Pawns. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Champagne Chess. Chess on a 12x8 board with ferfils and dragons added. By Kevin Pacey.
- Chasm Chess. Berolina Pawns, reflecting Bishop and Queen, and a chasm in the board! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Danielle Allen.
- Chaturanga. Oldest known form of chess. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Checkers. The most popular game besides Chess played on the same board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Chesimals I. This game introduces "Chess Animals", independent groups of chess pieces that act as one large multi-square piece. By Joe Joyce.
- Cheskers. Fun and simple crossover between chess and checkers invented by professor Solomon W. Golomb. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Solomon W. Golomb.
- 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.
- Chess 1010. Game with 40 pieces. By Kevin Pacey.
- Chess 25 (Fischer Placement Chess). Swap king and/or queen before play begins. Follows FRC rules (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Chess 68. FIDE Chess with setup inspired by Omega Chess, to allow two modest new corner pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Chess 9x9. Exciting variant combining classical pieces with Amazons, Camels and Dragon Horses. By Carlos Cetina.
- Chess on a 12 by 12 board. Doug Vogel has placed the standard 32 chess pieces in the center of a 12x12 board. Author: David Paulowich. Inventor: Doug Vogel.
- Chess on a Larger Board with not so few Pieces Dropped Preset. Play this game with an interesting mix of Orthochess and Exotic pieces, some of which start in-hand! By Antoine Fourrière.
- Chess on a Longer Board with a few Pieces Added. Play this 8x10 game with three new pieces. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: David Howe.
- Chess on a Really Big Board. Play Ralph Betza's Huge Chess Variant with Game Courier.
- Chess on a Really Big Board. Game that introduced rose and knight-camel-zebra... Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Chess on the Dot. Play this adaptation of Chess to a spherical board on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Joshua Chou.
- Chess on the Rainbows. Six different colors light up the board. You have to keep a piece on each color throughout... Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Chess on Two Boards. Chess on Two Boards. By Joe Joyce.
- Chess vs checkers. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
- 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.
- Chess with Different Armies: Cylindrical Cinders. Ralph Betza variant, in which the White Pieces have the advantage of treating the board cylindrically. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Chess with Extended Castle. Standard chess with extended castle rule, effectuating greater opening variance (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Chess with Extra Bishops. FIDE Chess with Extra Pair of Bishops that Start from Same Square. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Chess with Promoters. Each player has a piece which may promote the pieces of his opponent. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
- Chess with Terrain. Play Greg Strong's Chess with Terrain on Game Courier. By Greg Strong.
- Chess With Wizards. Chess with Wizards on the Game Courier. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Chess100. Piece positions are modestly randomized according to Arrangement Chess rules, castling is retained (+ zrf). By M Winther.
- Chess256. The pawns are randomized on the 2nd and 3rd rank. By M Winther.
- Chess400. Piece setup is randomized according to Configuration Chess rules, producing 400 modest, mostly non-mirrored, positions (+ zrf). By M Winther.
- Chess484. Before play, certain pieces are regrouped, creating natural positions. Castling is retained (+ zrf). By M Winther.
- Chess64. The piece array is moderately randomized according to Relocation Chess rules, castling is retained. By M Winther.
- Chessence of Jim Winslow. Movement is dictated by relation to friendly pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jim Winslow.
- Chessgi. Play this hybrid of Chess and Shogi. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Chieftain Chess. Large variant using 4 royal pieces with command control, multi-piece moves and pieces that may shift direction as they move. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
- Chigorin Chess. Knights and Chancellor vs. Bishops and Queen. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Chinese Chess. Play Xiang Qi, the Chinese form of Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Chinese court. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
- Chogo-44. Game with pawns and kings with co-enclosure capture. Author: Jeff Rients. Inventor: David Jagger.
- Chu Seireigi. Variant of Chu Shogi playable with drops. (12x12, Cells: 144) By A. M. DeWitt.
- Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. Author: A. M. DeWitt.
- Circular Capa Chess. Play circular chess with added archbishops and chancellors on a 5x16 round board. By Kevin Pacey.
- Circular Chess. PBM Preset for Circular Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Dave Reynolds.
- Cleopatra Chess. Dan Troyka game, similar to Benedict Chess but with only one color-changing piece. Cleopatra "seduces" any piece she sees. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dan Troyka.
- Clockwork Orange Chess. Condition your opponent's pieces to be non-violent. By Fergus Duniho.
- Cobra Chess. Link featuring piece that occupies four squares at once, the cobra, moves like a rook but can leap over friendly pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Derick Peterson.
- Coherent Chess. Coherent Chess on the Game Courier. Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
- Coherent Chess (updated). http://www.chessvariants.org/large.dir/coherent.html. By Carlos Cetina.
- 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.
- Commodore Chess. Featuring the Commodore piece (also called Leo) on a Gustavian board. By M Winther.
- Complete Permutation Chess. Carrera pieces given additional falcon movement ability are added to wide 8 row board. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: George William Duke and Peter Aronson.
- Compound Chess. Chess on a 10x8 board with Sergeant pawns & armies of compound pieces. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Kevin Pacey.
- Compton Medieval Chess. Large variant with three new pieces. By Travis Compton.
- Configuration Chess. King and queen swap with other pieces before play begins - enormous variety! (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Congo. Demian Freeling's Congo on the Game Courier. Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Demian Freeling.
- Connected Chess. Pieces are removed when they are no longer adjacent to any other piece. By Dan Troyka.
- Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description By Jose Carrillo.
- Contramatic Chess. This king can walk right into check! The goal for this king is to get checkmated. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Corral Chess.. Force the opponent to the center in this 45/46 Cell Contest entry. By Doug Chatham.
- Corridor Chess. FIDE but subtracting rook pawns and setting pieces up in house in middle. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
- Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Courier Chess - Modified. Fourth and Fifth Courier Chess variant modifications.... Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
- Courier de los Combinados. Variant with the most Basic Combinations of Knight, Camel, FIDE pieces, with ferzes, wazirs and guards. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
- Courier-Spiel. More modern version of Courier Chess, with Queen added. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Crab Chess (Chess4). Blocked flank pawns are have an additional jump move to empty square (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Crazy 38's. Ben Good's Crazy 38's on the Game Courier. Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Ben Good.
- Crazyhouse. Play this two-player version of Bughouse. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Critters: Chesimals III. Chesimals redesigned. By Joe Joyce.
- Crooked Chess. Chess variant with pieces inspired by the Sissa piece. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Cube Shogi. Shogi with cube-shaped pieces. By John Smith.
- Culverin Chess. The Culverin is a cannon that can move like a king but must jump to capture (+zrf). By M Winther.
- Cylindrical Chess. Sides of the board are supposed to be connected. Author: Antoine Fourrière and Fergus Duniho.
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