Reference Pages on the Rules of Chess
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10x8 Variants. Missing description
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Anatomy of a Preset: Chess. Detailed explanation of the code used to enforce the rules of Chess in Game Courier.
Average Game Ratings. An ordered list of the ratings for the games on this site.
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Betza Notation. A primer on the leading shorthand for describing variant piece moves.
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Castling Rules in Chess Variants. An investigation of castling rules in chess and chess variants.
Chess FAQ. Frequently asked chess questions.
Chess Rules for Kids. An illustrated guide to the rules of chess for children.
Chess Variant Inventors. Find out which inventors have the most games listed here.
A Chess Variant Making Off.. Missing description
Chess Variant Pages Rating System. Missing description
Chess Variants PBM Instructions. Help page for the Chess Variants Play-by-Mail system.
Chess Variants Query. More options for searching in these pages.
The Concise Guide to Chess Variants. Missing description
Copyright and the Chess Variant Pages. Missing description
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DUAL RING Tournament Format. Tournament format for handling uneven number of players.
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Editors. Information on the people that run this site.
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Falcon Chess: Background and Patent Text Excerpts. With background summary of chess variants.
Favorite Games. Chess variants favorited by our members.
Favorite Games of their Inventors. What the Chess variant inventors here consider their best work.
Feedback to the Chess Variant Pages - How to contact us. Including information on editors and associate authors of the website.
Fischer Random Chess. Manual Procedure for Generating Piece Placements.
From Stalemate to Checkmate. Missing description
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GAME Code Tutorial. Tutorial on how to program a game for Game Courier.
Game Courier Developer's Guide. Learn how to design and program Chess variants for Game Courier.
Game Courier History. History of the Chess Variants Game Courier PBM system.
Game Courier User's Guide. How to play games with the CV Play-by-Mail system.
Games by Groupings. Missing description
Generating Random Positions. How to generate random positions?
A Glossary of Basic Chess Variant Terms. Missing description
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Helping us Maintain this Site. Information on how you can help us maintain this site.
Hexagonal chess - names of squares. Missing description
Hexagonal Chess Notation. Article discussing Hexagonal Chess notation.
How to Design and Post Your Own Game. A reference for those who want to post their own games here.
How to Enforce Rules in Game Courier. A tutorial on programming a rule-enforcing preset in the GAME Code language.
How to Make Your Game Display Legal Moves in Game Courier. A Game Courier Tutorial.
How to play chess on the internet?. Information on online playing of chess.
How to Program Multi-Move Variants for Game Courier. A tutorial with examples borrowed from code for Marseillais Chess and Extra Move Chess.
How to Program Piece Drops for Game Courier. A tutorial on including Shogi-style piece drops in a Game Courier preset.
How to Program Variants with Multi-Move Pieces in Game Courier. A tutorial on how to create variants with multi-move pieces in them.
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Interactive diagrams. Diagrams that interactively show piece moves.
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Janggi - opening setups. Explanation of setup for Korean chess.
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Kriegspiel - Cincinnati Style. A description of Kriegspiel as played in Cincinnati in the 1970's, with a discussion of why those particular rules were used.
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List of Chess Variants. This is a large listing of chess variants.
The Lotus Board. Notation and Directional Concepts.
Lotus Boards. Configurations for Future Chess Variant Contests.
Lotus chess: Chess Pieces in the Lotus Environment. Missing description
Lotus chess: Chess Pieces in the Lotus Environment. With information on additional pieces.
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Mega Doom Chess Project. Missing description
Miscellaneous Chess FAQ. Some answers to some frequently asked questions about chess and trivia.
Modern Chess Principles. Missing description
Mutators. Article discussing the concept of Mutators.
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Nemoroth Notation. A notation and diagram scheme to be used when playing The Game of Nemoroth by mail or e-mail.
Ninety-one and a Half Trillion Falcon Chess Variants. Missing description
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Operations on Trafalgar Ocean. Missing description
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PASGL 312 Notation. A way to represent PASGL 312 Chess board positions.
Phased clocks. a set of Clocks for timing Games.
Play-test applet for chess variants. Applet you can play your own variant against.
Plutonian Test Chess. Fictitious Variant for Testing Purposes.
Preferred format of HTML code. Our guidelines on writing HTML code for submissions to our site.
Privacy Policy. What information we keep about you and how we protect your privacy.
Programming Piece Movement in Game Courier. A tutorial on two different ways to program piece movement in Game Courier.
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Questions and answers: Shogi. Questions and answers about Shogi (Japanese Chess).
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Repairs required. Missing description
Reverse Symmetry. Missing description
Rule Zero. A base or starting rule set for most Chess variants.
Rules of Chess: Castling FAQ. Frequent asked questions about castling.
Rules of Chess: Check, Mate, and Stalemate. Answers to frequently asked questions.
Rules of Chess: En passant capture FAQ. Answers to some questions about the en passant capture rule.
Rules of Chess: Kings and check. Answers to frequently asked questions on the rules of chess regarding kings and check.
Rules of Chess: Knights. FAQ on therules of chess regarding knights.
Rules of Chess: Pawns FAQ. Rules of promotion and movement of pawns explained.
The Rules of Chess: Perpetual Check. Explanation of perpetual check with an animated diagram.
Rules of Chess: Queen FAQ. Soms answers on questions on the rules of chess, regarding queens.
Rules of Chess: The 50 moves rule. Answer to a frequently asked question on the rules of chess.
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Schoolbook openings #1. Missing description
Shogi FAQ. Questions and answers about Shogi (Japanese Chess).
Submission Illustration - Plutonian Chess. Fictitious Variant for Testing Purposes.
Summary of Game variations, Clock times and other Information. Missing description
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Tags Listing. A listing of the tags used on our pages.
The Chess Variants Game Courier FAQ. Answers to various questions about Game Courier.
The Concise Guide to Chess Variants. Brief descriptions or definitions of terms, phrases and named related to Chess variants.
The Fairychess Include File for Game Courier - A Tutorial. How to use the fairychess include file to program games for Game Courier.
The History of Chess Variants. A brief history of Chess variants from Chaturanga to the 21st century.
TigerChess extras. Missing description
TigerPad. Missing description
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What is a Chess variant?. An essay on what distinguishes a Chess variant from other games.
Where Can I Play Chess Variants?. Collected resources on where to play Chess variants.
Which Chess Variants are Best?. Our collected resources for helping you find the best Chess variants.
Who is Responsible for the Chess Variant Pages?. The editors, past editors, contributors, and inventors behind this site.
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Xiangqi FAQ. Missing description
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Your Neighbors. Find members of this site who live in your neighborhood.
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