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1. 10-directionaI Chess . Chess using the army invented by Jorg Knappen. It also includes his suggested variants of CwDA using his army. By Nick Wolff.
2. 2003 Multivariant compiled ZRF . All designs (except Extinction) to be used in upcoming tournament. Author: Glenn Overby II and Various.
3. 21st Century chess . A Zillions file to play an updating of Chess for the video game generation, on a 10x8 board with Barons and Jesters. Author: Peter Aronson.
4. 3-Dimensional Eight Level Chess . TRUE 3D Chess on an 8 x 8 x 8 board.
5. 3D Arimaa . 3D Arimaa - Arimaa meets Raumschach. By Tim O'Lena.
6. 3D Shogi. Three dimensional version of Japanese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
7. 3D Xiang Qi. Three dimensional version of Chinese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
8. 3D8L Chess . TRUE 3D Chess on an 8 x 8 x 8 board.
9. 3to2. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
10. 4 Armies . Each player controls two armies. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Patrick Riley.
11. 4-handed Chaturanga with dice. Missing description Author: M Winther.
12. 4-handed Shatranj. 4-handed Shatranj. Author: M Winther.

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1. A9 HexaChess Zillions Zip . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
2. Abagoren Chess. Old Bulgarian Chess variant for Zillions of Games. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
3. Abagoren Macedonian Chess . Missing description By Malcolm Webb.
4. ABC Chess. A variant with 8 armies of pieces generated by combining 1, 2 or 3 simpler pieces. By Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud.
5. Abecedarian Big Chess (ABChess) . Design-your-own chess armies on a big board. By Glenn Overby II.
6. Abstract Chess . Pieces are really by stacks of stones of different heights, with their move depending on the number of stones. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
7. Accounting Chess . Modern Business Chess: win by capturing or indicting the opposing CEO (King), or bilking all of your Stockholders (Pawns). By Dan Troyka.
8. Achernar . ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. By Roberto Lavieri.
9. Ajax Chess . Missing description By Jose Carrillo.
10. Al-ces . Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
11. Alapo . Game with abstract pieces. Reach opponents first row on 6 by 6 board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Johannes Tranelis.
12. Alekhine Chess. Named in honor of Alexander Alekhine, World Chess Champion 1927-1935, 1937-1946. By Michael Wortley Nolan.
13. Alice Chess . Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. Author: Pierre Tourigny. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
14. Alice Chess . New Alice Chess ZRF plays Alice Chess on two boards. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
15. Alice Raumshach . Combining the Raumschach and Alice chess variants. By Robert Price.
16. All in 1 . Missing description By Namik Zade.
17. All The Way Chess. Pieces must move as far as they can when moved. By Doug Chatham.
18. Almost Chess . One queen has combined rook and knight moves. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
19. Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. By Roberto Lavieri.
20. Amazone Chess . Queen may also move as a knight. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
21. Ambi-Chess . Large board with two kings, move a member of each of two armies each turn. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
22. American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
23. Amphibian Chess . Pieces capture by leaping when there's a square past the target, or by replacement when the target is on the edge. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
24. Amphora . Chess variant inspired by game of Stone Warriors on wine bottle shaped board with 40 squares. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
25. Annan Shogi . Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it (and similar variants). Author: Young-Hyun Joo.
26. Antarctic Chess or Predators and Penguins . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
27. Anti-Gravity Chess . Pieces that move repel other pieces. By João Pedro Neto.
28. Anti-King Chess . Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. By Peter Aronson.
29. Anti-Magnetic Chess . Pieces that move repel pieces like magnets. Author: João Pedro Neto.
30. Anti-Relay Tutti-Frutti Chess . Anti-relay is when a piece loses a movement capability it normally does have due to its position relative to another piece. By Michael Nelson.
31. Anywhere Chess . Pieces (except kings) can make teleport moves to any empty square on the board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
32. Arabian Nights Chess . Large modern variant of historic Shatranj, with more pieces and flying carpets. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Timothy R. Newton.
33. Arena Chess 42 . Game with two boards totaling 42-squares where pieces captured on the large board move to the small board. By David Howe.
34. Assimilation Chess . Increase your material by assimilating your opponent's pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
35. Assimilation Fusion Chess . A hybrid of Assimilation Chess and Fusion Chess. Pieces combine and split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
36. Asylum Chess . Includes new game that features dual path compound pieces: the Loony Snake Rook and the Insane Snake Bishop. By Charles Daniel.
37. Asylum Redux . Introducing the Loony Snake Rook and Insane Snake Bishop. Also starring the dangerous and superfast Ninja Pawns! By Charles Daniel.
38. Atlantean Barroom Shatranj . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
39. Atlantis Chess . Instead of moving, a player may remove an square from the edges of the board. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Gerben Dirksen.
40. AtTENdance Chess . Missing description By Erez Schatz.
41. Augmented Chess . Players give standard chess pieces small additional movement possibilities from predescribed set. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
42. Australian Football Chess. Game based on Australian Rules Football and Chess. By Robert Winkel.
43. Avalanche Chess . A popular chess variant, where you advance your opponents pawns. Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
44. AvantGarde Chess . A font-named variant that adds a Centaur and a Man to the standard setup. By Peter Aronson.
45. Avian Airforce . Experimental Rider/Leaper Army for Chess with Different Armies vs the Usual Four and Other Armies. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
46. Aviary . New pieces with shogi elements and a bird theme. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Daniel Hollombe.
47. Azchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
48. Azchessimp . Missing description By Namik Zade.
49. Azerbaijan Chess . http://zillions-of-games.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/79138?do=show;id=1659. By Namik Zade.
50. Azsymchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
51. Azsymchess pawns shuffler . Missing description By Namik Zade.
52. Azsymchess1024 . Missing description By Namik Zade.
53. Azsymchessdrop(Improved) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
54. Azsymdrop(Updated)) . Missing description By Namik Zade.

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1. Bach Dang Chess . Game on board of 88 squares, with Ships and other special pieces and rules. By Vu Q Vo.
2. Bachelor Chess . Win by mating your opponent, or marrying off your King. By Doug Chatham.
3. Back-to-Back Chess . Both sides start "Back-to-Back", seperated by an uncrossable line on a specially-shaped 100 square board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul Kreutzer.
4. Balaklava Chess . All non-royal units can make non-capturing knight moves. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Gianluca Vecchi.
5. Balbo's Chess . Board with a strange shape designed to make Bishops stronger in relation to Rooks. Author: Andrew Juell. Inventor: M G Balbo.
6. Ball's AKA Military Chess . Variant on 10x10 board with military-themed short-range pieces where the goal is to occupy one of your opponent's center squares. Author: Marek14 .
7. Bank Chess . Put your assets on the bank for later use! 6 Variants. Author: Karl Scherer. Inventor: Karl Scherer and Denis van Straten.
8. Barasi chess . Game named after inventor with Berolina pawns can also move backwards; other pieces can only move forwards. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Paul Barasi.
9. Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. Author: M Winther. Inventor: Panos Louridas.
10. Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
11. Bastille Chess . Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. Author: Peter Aronson.
12. Battle Chieftain Chess . Warriors and a king fight on a board with walls and holes. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Craig Daniel.
13. Beastmaster Chess . Large chess variant with a fantasy theme, emphasizing leaping pieces. By Glenn Overby II.
14. Beautiful Sun Chess (Meiriqi) . 10x10 blend of FIDE, Shogi, and Xiangqi influences. By Glenn Overby II.
15. Bedlam . A hybrid of Metamorphin' Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
16. Beginners Chess. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
17. Bellows Chess . The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
18. Benedict Chess . Instead of being captured, enemy pieces switch sides. By Dan Troyka.
19. Besiege Chess . Large variant with White on either side, Black in center. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
20. Bifocal Chess . A game without capture : win by checkmate with a neutral piece! By Antoine Fourrière.
21. Big Battle . Large (10x10), commercial variant. Author: David Milne. Inventor: M. K. Morrison.
22. Big Chess . Chess variant on a 14 by 8 square board with extra Pawns, Knights and Bishops. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
23. Big Outer Chess . Large variant with concentric circles on the board, so there is less concentration on the center. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Peter Blanchard.
24. Big Pawn Chess . Missing description By Ken Franklin.
25. BigBangChess . Chess with an expanding and contracting board. By Graeme C Neatham.
26. Bilateral Chess . Game on 12x8 board adding Lions, switching Cannons, Wizards and pushing Elephants, but keeping the standard array in the middle. By Antoine Fourrière.
27. Birds and Ninjas . Featuring the Flying Bombers that fly over to capture, and the short-range Ninja Guards that capture two enemy pieces at once. By Charles Daniel.
28. 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.
29. Black Holes . On 5 by 8 board with holes as pieces which also can be used for transport. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Juraj Lörinc.
30. The Blindly Game . Missing description By Namik Zade.
31. Blizzard Chess . Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry (with all patch levels). Author: Alfred Pfeiffer. Inventor: Blarney.
32. Blizzard Chess. Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Blarney.
33. BlockChess. Decimal variant with standard pieces starting out in the corners. By Ronald W Brierley.
34. BomberChess . A pawn may be exploded, removing pieces on all 8 adjacent squares. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Adam Norberg.
35. Bomberman . Variant on 8 by 10 board with bombs and diffusers. Author: Jens Markmann.
36. Boolean Rithmomachia . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
37. Booster Chess . Pawns push friendly pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Tony Paletta.
38. Border Wars . Game played on the 42 edges of a grid, with elements of Shogi and XiangQi. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
39. Border Wars II . Game played on line edges with Shogi-like aspects. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
40. Borg Queen. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
41. Bottleneck Chess . Most pieces start the game locked up in two bottleneck parts of the board. By Köksal Karakus.
42. Brett rules . Different mobility of queens, rooks, and bishops and a different winning condition. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Juraj Pivovarov.
43. Brett Rules . Different mobility of queens, rooks, and bishops and a different winning condition. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Juraj Pivovarov.
44. The Bridge41 . 41 square board with bridge in the middle. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Hubert Lamontagne.
45. British Chess ZRF . ZRF for British-themed variant with a royal Queen + Lions, Unicorns & Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.
46. Brotherhood Chess . A piece cannot capture one of its own kind. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Gianluca Vecchi.
47. Bughouse Chess. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. Author: Karl Scherer.
48. Burmese Chess. Missing description Author: M Winther.
49. Bushi Shogi. Extremely small shogi variant played with cube pieces. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Georg Dunkel.
50. By Rook Or By Crook . Chess in the round on a hexagonal board with 42 trapezoidal squares. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jeff Rients.
51. Byelorussian Cheskers . Crossover between chess and Russian draughts. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: N. N. Grushevsky.
52. Byzantine Chess . A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. Author: Robert Price.

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1. Cambodian Chess . Mysterious 9x9 "Cambodian" Chess game that seems unknown in Cambodia. Author: Ivan Derzhanski.
2. Cannibal Chess . Pieces get the powers of a piece they take. Author: Marek14 .
3. Cannon Chess . Played on a 9x9 Shogi board, feature various types of 'Cannon' pieces. Inventor: Peter Michaelsen.
4. Cannon Shogi . Played on a 9x9 Shogi board, feature various types of 'Cannon' pieces. Inventor: Peter Michaelsen.
5. Cannons and Crabs . A variant on a 7x6 board with Crabs (improved Pawns), and Cannons (leapers). Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
6. Cannons of Chesstonia . Cannons launch a Pawn, Wazir, Ferz and Stone to increase strategical and tactical play. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
7. Canonical Chess Variants . A family of chess variants that blends Xiang Qi and Western Chess. By Tony Paletta.
8. Canopus . Most pieces movements are range-limited. The game play is violent and tense, but fluid. By Roberto Lavieri.
9. Capablanca Shatranj. Capablanca Chess with Chancellor and Archbishop replaced by Shatranj type pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
10. Capablanca's chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Jose Raul Capablanca.
11. Captain Spalding Chess . Find an Elephant in your Pajamas. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
12. Capture-the-flag Chess . A translation of the classic children's game to a 42-square board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Thomas Cameron.
13. Cardmate . Chess variant on board with 100 squares, inspired by card games. By Ivan Derzhanski.
14. Carnage . Features new pieces that attack by detonation, withdrawal, approach, and immobilization. By Charles Daniel.
15. Carrera Drop Chess. Game with extra cannons. By Namik Zade.
16. Castle Chess . White must prevent black from castling. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
17. Castle Siege Chess . Byzantine Chess merged with 6x6 chess board. By Richard VanDeventer.
18. Catapults of Troy . Large variant with a river, catapults, archers, and trojan horses! Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
19. Cavalier Chess . All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. By Fergus Duniho.
20. Cavalry Chess . A once popular variant from the 1920's where every piece has additional jumping moves. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Frank Maus.
21. Cazaux Chess. Some chess variants invented by Jean-Louis Cazaux, along with some others. By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
22. CC chess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
23. CCC-FF . Missing description By Namik Zade.
24. CCC-FF(updated) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
25. CCC-FF(updated) with zrf.file. Missing description By Namik Zade.
26. CCChess new generations. Missing description By Namik Zade.
27. CCChess-FF(In-Yan variant). Missing description By Namik Zade.
28. Centaur Chess . All pieces except Pawns move backwards as Knights. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
29. Centaur Royal and Double Centaur Royal . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
30. Centennial Chess . 10x10 Variant that adds Camels, Stewards, Rotating Spearmen and Murray Lions to the standard mix. Author: David Howe. Inventor: John William Brown.
31. The Central Squares . 3d chess variant where all three levels share their central squares. By João Pedro Neto.
32. Chakra . Variant with fairy pieces and transmitters that can transport pieces. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
33. Chameleon . Chess variant on board of 41 colored squares, where pieces change type depending on color of square the move to. By Tony Quintanilla.
34. Chameleon Chess . Each player has a King and 11 Chameleons whose moves are determined by the type of square they are on. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: P. D. Magnus.
35. The Chance Game . Missing description By Namik Zade.
36. Changling Chess. Rooks become Bishops and Bishops become Rooks when moved. By Karl Scherer.
37. Charge Chess . Pieces must move forwards or sideways until they hit the last row. By Jeremy Pflasterer.
38. Chaturaji modern-variant (4-handed Chaturanga without dice) . Missing description By Emmanuel Baud.
39. Chaturanga . Oldest known form of chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
40. Chaturanga . Version with fancy graphics. Author: David Howe.
41. Chaturanga . Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
42. Chaturanga 10x10. Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
43. Chaturanga 4-84 . An Updating of Chaturanga for Four Players with modern pieces on an 84-square board. By Peter Aronson.
44. Chaturanga-Shatranj-Senterej . Oldest known version of Chess plus Arabic Chess plus a guess at Ethiopian Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
45. Chazz . Only kings and pawns. Pawns can move backwards. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
46. Cheapmate Chess . Mate your opponent with an illegal move. Author: Gary Baydo. Inventor: Robert Price.
47. Cheapmate Chess . Mate your opponent with an illegal move. By Robert Price.
48. Cheer Chess. All pieces are boosted by sideline Cheerers. By Ken Franklin.
49. Cheshire Cat Chess . When a unit leaves a square, the square vanishes. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
50. Chesica . Game from the 19th Century combining elements of Checkers and Chess. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Frederick S. Copley.
51. Cheskers . Cross-variant between chess and checkers. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Solomon W. Golomb.
52. Cheskers and Grand Cheskers . Cross-variant between chess and checkers, with variants on larger boards. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Solomon W. Golomb.
53. Chesquerque . Variant played on a quadruple Alquerque board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: George Dekle.
54. Chess - The Speed Game . Chess on a 5 by 6 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: ? denOude.
55. Chess 2000 . Chess on 8 by 8 board with knight/rook and knight/bishop pieces. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Gerhard Josten.
56. Chess 68 . 8 x 8 board with 4 extra corner squares, two extra piece types.
57. Chess Battle . Military-themed Chess variant on a large board, invented in the Soviet Union in 1933. Author: Roger Norling. Inventor: A. S. Yurgelevich.
58. Chess Cubed. Played within a 4x4x4 cube. By Larry L. Smith.
59. Chess II . Two extra files with two additional pieces (princes) on each side. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jesse A. Obligacion.
60. Chess in the Fast Lane . The 64-squares of a regular Chess board are grouped into 41 "regions" producing a small board that looks full size. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Francois Tremblay.
61. Chess Olympic . Kings, Queens and Pawns have additional moves, and victory is by capture instead of checkmate. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Redzo Kolakovic.
62. Chess on a 12 by 12 Board . Orthodox chess but with additional squares around the setup. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Doug Vogel.
63. Chess on a Board with 37 Squares . Game with full Chess arrays minus a Pawn on a 37 square board without any corners. Author: Andrew Juell. Inventor: Alfred Pfeiffer.
64. Chess on a Larger Board with not so few Pieces Dropped . Game with an interesting mix of Orthochess and Exotic pieces, some of which start in-hand. By Antoine Fourrière.
65. Chess on a Longer Board with a few Pieces Added . On a 10 row by 8 column board, with three new pieces. By David Howe.
66. Chess on a Soccer Ball . Chess played on the 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons of a soccer ball. By David Cannon.
67. Chess on the Rainbows. Players must retain a piece on all 6 colors of a 6-color board.
68. Chess Soccer . Chess Soccer game on a 9x9 board with no Pawns, no Captures, two goals and one ball. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
69. Chess with Batteries . Special Battery piece which augments the powers of other pieces. By Roberto Lavieri.
70. Chess with Cyclical Armies . Whenever a piece moves, it changes to another type of piece of vaguely similar value. By Peter Aronson.
71. Chess with Different Armies . Massive version of Chess with Different Armies with index page and many experimental armies. Author: Peter S. Hatch. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
72. Chess with Different Armies . Play chess but with different types of armies. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
73. Chess with Different Armies . Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
74. Chess with Different Armies . Play chess but with different types of armies. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
75. Chess with Different Periods . A Turn-related variant of Los Alamos Chess. Players may play with many modest variants. By Yu Ren Dong.
76. Chess with Ultima, Rococo and Supremo Pieces . A series of variants with the Orthochess array transplanted to a 10x10 board and various exotic pieces added. By Peter Aronson.
77. Chess without pawns . Variant where only kings can take and no pawns are used. Author: Mats Winther. Inventor: Vladislav Rapetsky.
78. Chess37 . A chess variant on a board with 37 squares where pieces outside of the center 9 squares move like Kings. Author: Andrew Juell. Inventor: David Howe.
79. Chessapawn . Game where all pieces move forward and a win is by promoting. By Robert Price.
80. Chessence . Variant on a 9 x 6 board with 8 missing squares, immobile Kings, and 9 pieces whose movement depends on their spatial relation. Author: Alfred Pfeiffer. Inventor: Jim Winslow.
81. Chesseract . Four dimensional chess variant. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
82. Chessgi . Captured units become yours to drop onto the board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
83. Chessling . Variant where the board starts empty and each player can move or drop a piece, and the goal is capture of all opposing pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: How-Hie Ling.
84. ChessNim. Drop chess pieces and reduce the number of unattacked squares on the board. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Alfred Pfeiffer.
85. Chessopoly . Board with a hole in the middle where pawns move clockwise. Author: Andrew Juell. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
86. ChessVariants.zrf. 17 variants in 1 file. By (zzo38) A. Black.
87. Chigorin Chess. White has knights instead of bishops and a chancellor for his queen; black has bishops instead of knights. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
88. Chinese Checkers Chess . Some pieces may make multiple jumps as in Chinese Checkers. By Ken Franklin.
89. Chosen Chess. Move a piece you chose last turn, then choose a piece to move next turn. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Gianni Cottogni.
90. Chu Shogi . Shogi variant on 12 by 12 board.
91. Chu Shogi Western . Missing description Author: Christine Bagley-Jones.
92. Cincinnati 4-Way Chess . Four player chess variant from Cincinnati. Author: Robert Price.
93. Circular Chess . Chess on a round board with modern pieces. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Dave Reynolds.
94. Circular Perspective Chess . Pieces must travel through a central point to get to the opponent's side of the board. Author: Andrew Juell.
95. Citadel Shatranj . A variant of Shatranj, played on a ten by ten board with four extra citadel. Author: Marek14 .
96. The Clash of Civilizations Chess (Updated) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
97. Clash of Command . Chesslike game with pieces that change and leave behind other pieces on special board.
98. The Clash of Continents Chess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
99. Cleopatra Chess . No captures, but your Cleopatra (Queen) can seduce opposing pieces to your side. By Dan Troyka.
100. Clockwork Orange Chess . Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. By Fergus Duniho.
101. Cobra Chess . Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces, including the Cobra. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Derick Peterson.
102. Coherent Chess . Variant on 9 by 9 board with special knights. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
103. Colossus . With twice the number of Rooks, Bishops and Knights. Also includes 5 new variants with exotic pieces. By Charles Daniel.
104. Combination Chess . Pieces give their movement capabilities to friendly pieces in their zone of influence. By David Howe.
105. Combining Knightmare Chess . When a single piece other than a Pawn or a King captures, it combines with that piece into a Knightmare either side may move. By Peter Aronson.
106. Commando Pawn Chess . Once a Pawn crosses the midpoint of the board, it moves like a Berolina Pawn. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Tony Paletta.
107. Confusion Chess1b . Every piece is replaced by something roughly equivalent that moves strangely. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
108. Convergent Chess . Attack king directly or move to its home square on board with 40 squares. By A.J. Winkelspecht.
109. Coregal Chess . Both kings and queens are royal. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
110. Counsellor Chess . Variant on 12 by 8 board that adds Elephants and Counsellors. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: R. Douglas Wells.
111. Countdown Queens. Each queen can make at most 7 moves in the whole game.
112. Courier 'de la Dama' . Courier Chess with a Modern Queen and other changes for more dynamic play. By Nuno Cruz.
113. Courier Chess . A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. Author: Francis Monkman.
114. Courier-Spiel . This is a more modern variant of Courier Chess in 19th. By Yu Ren Dong.
115. Courrier Chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
116. Courtyard . Variant on 5 by 8 board. Author: Marek14 .
117. Coward Chess . King captures usual/moves a sq. only by switching places. By Ken Franklin.
118. Cows and Butterflies . A simple Chess-like game of exchanges and promotions. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jennifer Aronson.
119. Crazy 38's . On strange board with 38 squares. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Ben Good.
120. Crazyhouse . A two-player version of Bughouse. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
121. Crazyhouse No Retreat Morphy Chess. Normal Crazyhouse except pieces cannot move backwards. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
122. CrazyWar. CrazyWar is normal Crazyhouse with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
123. Cross Chess . Game played on a cross-shaped board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Leigh Miller.
124. Cross-Eyed Chess . Two player variant on cross-shaped board. Author: Dan Troyka. Inventor: Uri Bruck.
125. Cross3D Chess . 3D Chess game where pieces are arranged in a cross shape. By Stephane Burkhart.
126. Crowded Angle 10x10 Chess . Variant where pieces are set up in a L-shape on a 10x10 board. By Uwe Wiedemann.
127. Cuarenta . Played only of the light-colored squares of a 9 by 9 board. By Mark Thompson.
128. Cuban Chaturang. 10x10 variant from Havana with Vampire Bats that move as King, Knight or Zebra. Author: Ivan Derzhanski. Inventor: German A. Mentz.
129. Cube+ . Three dimensional chess variant with 38 squares. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jim Aikin.
130. Cycle Chess . Variant on a board with 39 cells, three of which are special. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Andy Kurnia.

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1. Dabbabante Chess. Variant played on a 10x10 board with Super Dabbabah pieces. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
2. Dai Dai Shogi. Extremely large Shogi variant invented in the 17th century. Author: Douglas Silfen and Eduard Werner.
3. Dark Chess . You can see all of your pieces, but only those of your opponent that you attack. Author: Andreas Kaufmann. Inventor: Jens Baek Nielsen.
4. Dart Chess . Chess on a 6x6 board with a new piece: the Dart. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Darren Izzard.
5. Dead Square . When pieces take, the square becomes impassible and all surrounding pieces disappear. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jason Shields.
6. Decima . Missing description By Michael Nelson.
7. Deep Blue versus Kasparov. White and Black each have their own way of winning.
8. Delayed Chess. Only see your opponent's moves that are two moves old. Author: Karl Scherer. Inventor: Peter Obermair.
9. Delegating Chess . 84 square variant in which pieces delegate moving powers. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
10. Delta88 Chess . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
11. Demi Chess . Chess on a 4 by 8 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Peter Krystufek.
12. Demi-Chess . Chess on a 4 by 8 board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Peter Krystufek.
13. Demotion Chessgi . Chessgi variant limited to 32 turns by demotions and the removal of Pawns. By Fergus Duniho.
14. Deneb . Special pieces and winning conditions. By Roberto Lavieri.
15. Dervish Chess . Large variant with a great variety of pieces. By Benoit Dauphin.
16. Descent Chess Zillions file. . Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces. By Andreas Kaufmann.
17. Desert Benedict Chess. A hybrid of Desert Chess by Uwe Wiedemann and Benedict Chess by W.D Troyka. By Rich Hutnik.
18. Desertion Chess . When you move next to opposing pieces, they desert to your side; win by converting or capturing all opposing pieces. By Uwe Wiedemann.
19. Diagonal Chess . Board turned 45 degrees. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: David Howe.
20. Diagonal Oblong Chess . The board is an oblong on diagonal direction. By Shi Ji. By Shi Ji.
21. Diagram Maker. Zillions of Games file for creating chess problem diagrams. Author: Ben Good.
22. Diamond Chess . Chess variant on diamond shaped board with 40 squares. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Bruce Mills.
23. Diamond Chess 306. A large variant inspired by Tony Paletta's PARACHESS and Fergus Duniho's ASSIMILATION FUSION CHESS. By David Cannon.
24. Diana . Chess on a 6 by 6 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: ? Hopwood.
25. Diana Chess . Chess on a 6 by 6 board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: ? Hopwood.
26. Different Armies. Various black armies versus the standard white army. By Roger Cooper.
27. Different Armies Chess . Missing description Author: João Pedro Neto. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
28. Different moving pieces . Missing description Author: Andrew Juell.
29. Dino-Czars . Battle between rival dinosaurs on a board of 42 triangles, where facing counts. By Clark Rodeffer.
30. Diplomat Chess . Round-board variant with a Diplomat to suborn opponents. By Carlos Martin-Fuertes.
31. Displacement Chess 2 . Chess with minor modifications and no opening theory! By Charles Daniel.
32. Divergent Chess . All pieces capture different than they move without capturing. By A.J. Winkelspecht.
33. Do-or-die Chazz . Pawns that can move backward and kings only on 5 by 8 board. Author: Marek14 .
34. Do-or-die Chess . Chess on 5 by 8 board: three rows removed. Author: Marek14 .
35. Dodl-schach . A truly small variant. Author: Marek14 .
36. Dollar Chess . Almost 1-Dimensional Variant on a Dollar sign-shaped board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
37. Double Alternate Chess. Game played on two boards with object to checkmate either King. Inventor: Ken Franklin.
38. Double Chess . On 16 by 8 board. Author: Sean Christopher Duggan. Inventor: David Short.
39. Double Diamond . Irregular board with diagonal orientation. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
40. Double King Chess . With two kings on a 10 by 8 board. Author: Marek14 .
41. Double-Ended Chess. Captures are by withdrawal and approach. By Peter Aronson.
42. Double-Pawn Chess . Pawns may combine into Double-Pawns which move twice a turn. By Peter Aronson.
43. Doublestep Chess and Doubletime Chess . All pieces may move twice when moving. Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
44. DragonChess . A three-dimensional fantasy variant. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
45. Drawless Chess . Simple rules are added to make draws impossible. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Michael D. Ward.
46. Drop Super Symchess (Updated) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
47. DropSSShess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
48. Dual Chess . A more Chess-like variant featuring the Marshall and the Cardinal. By Antoine Fourrière.
49. The Duel . Two hoppers eliminate squares as they go and compete against one another. By Namik Zade.
50. The Duel II . Missing description By Namik Zade.
51. Dueling Archbishops . Small chess variant on 2 by 3 board.
52. Duggan's Fantasy Chess (revised). Revised and Improved version of fantasy chess variant. By Sean Christopher Duggan.
53. The Duke of Rutland's Chess . Large variant from 18th century England. Author: Robert Price.
54. Duluth chess. 5 minor changes to Western Chess that can affect all stages of the game. By Jeff Johnson.
55. Dunkeys . Missing description By Namik Zade.
56. Dunsany Chess . 32 pawns play against a full set of pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Edward John Morton Drax Plunkett.
57. Dunsany's chess . 32 pawns play against a full set of pieces. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Edward John Morton Drax Plunkett.
58. Durerschess . Dürer's Chess is played on a tiling of tessellating pentagons and diamonds, first described by Albrecht Dürer in 1525. By David Cannon.
59. Dutch Chess . Different objective and piece movements with orthodox chess set. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
60. Dynamic Chess . Pieces move like closest piece left on the same rank. Author: Marek14 .

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1. Edge Chess . Pieces can stand on the edges of squares. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Mitch Martin.
2. Edgehog Chess . Three Chess variants featuring John Driver's edge-loving piece the Edgehog. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: John Driver.
3. Eight Stone Chess . On an 8 by 9 board with eight neutral stones. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
4. Eight Stone Chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
5. Elbow Room . Usual set of pieces and eight additional pawns per player on 8 by 16 board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
6. Elena . Chess on 5 by 6 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
7. Elena Chess . Chess on 5 by 6 board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
8. Elephant Hunt . Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. By Freederick .
9. Elevator. Three-dimensional chess variant with moving elevators and walking, vaulting and flying pieces. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Ben Good.
10. Emperor of China. A Chess and Halma mixed game. By Vincent Everaert.
11. Emperor Raumschach. Variant of Dr. Fredinand Maack's Raumschach. By Larry L. Smith.
12. Emulation Chess. Pieces have no move of their own, but move instead like adjacent pieces of either side. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Jason Shields.
13. En passant Chess. Orthodox chess on a shortened board of only 7 rows. Encourages more en passant moves.
14. Epsilon Eridani . A 44-square version of Achernar. By Roberto Lavieri.
15. Equestrian Chess . On diamond shaped board with reentry squares and different pieces.
16. ERB Jetan . Implements different possible rules for Jetan. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
17. Eric's 40-square Fiasco . Game on 5 by 8 board with three pieces that start in reserve. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Eric Richardson.
18. Eric's Great Chess . Modern variant on historic large chess variant. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
19. Espionage Chess . Spy can only be captured in turn after it has moved in 41-square variant. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
20. Etcetera . This variant has some elements of Chinese Chess. Also, pieces cannot capture pieces of their own type. By Roberto Lavieri.
21. Euchess . Grand chess variant on 10 by 10 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
22. EurasiaChess Shogi . Shogi and mini-Shogi with mixed chess-symbols&Japanese-Kanjis. Author: Emmanuel Baud.
23. Eurasian Chess . Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
24. Every Man a Pawn. Each piece has the powers of a Pawn (except promotion) in addition to its normal powers. By Peter Aronson.
25. Evolution Chess . Game where pieces add the abilities of pieces they capture. By Harvey Patterson.
26. Evolution Chess . 42-square game where each player starts with 20 Knights that evolve and a King.
27. Excelsior . At certain moments in the game, pieces are moved to an additional 5 by 4 area. Author: Dan Troyka. Inventor: Este.
28. ExCoCo Chess . Zip file containing zrf and images. By Graeme C Neatham.
29. Extended Half-Chess . Variant on 4 by 10 board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
30. Extra Move Chess ZRF . Double-move variant based on limitations of Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.

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1. Fair-Chess . A chess variant to play with handicaps for different ratings. By Janevert Kaan.
2. Fairy Pieces part 1 . zillions file with many shogi pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
3. Falcon Hexagonal Chess . Introducing the Hex Falcon. Author: Graeme C Neatham. Inventor: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
4. FallingSnow . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
5. Family Matters Chess . Chess variant of warring families on 41 and 64 square boards. By Tomas Forsman.
6. Fanorona Chess . Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. By Peter Aronson.
7. Fantasy Grand Chess . Variant of Grand Chess with different armies and fantasy theme. By Peter S. Hatch.
8. Feebback Chess . Variant where pieces are "feeble backwards" -- backwards moves can not capture. By Peter Aronson.
9. Feeble Chess . Very weak pieces, but still 'chess-like'. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
10. Feeble Los Alamos Chess . Los Alamos Chess using Feeble pieces. By David Howe.
11. The Fellowship of the Ring . White may win by carrying a 'ring' to the other side of the board. By Robert Price.
12. Fianchetto Chess . Rooks and bishops switched in opening setup. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jack Middleman.
13. Fidchell. Gary Gygax's Fidchell. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
14. The Fighting Fizzies . An Experimental Army for Chess with Different Armies. By Peter Aronson.
15. The Final Fight Chess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
16. First Contact. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
17. Fischer Random Chess . Play from a random setup. Author: Pierre Tourigny. Inventor: Robert J. Fischer.
18. Fish Chess . Pawns can move backwards without capturing. Author: Marek14 .
19. Five Tigers . A Chinese Chess variant with unequal armies. Author: Robert Price.
20. Flip Chess . Pieces have two sides with different movements on board of 38 squares. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John William Brown.
21. FlipChess. Chess variant in which pieces keep changing state. By M. El M. Messaoudi.
22. Flipworld . Pieces are on both sides of a disc. Author: Dan Troyka.
23. Flux 4x4x4 Chess . 3D variant where pieces, excepting the King, can only exist on the field for a specific number of turns at a time. By Larry L. Smith.
24. Flying Armies . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
25. Flying Armies2 . added 'MirChess32' zrf. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
26. Flying Chess . Some pieces can fly. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: David Eltis.
27. FlyingDaggers . Large variant with long leaping pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
28. Fool's Chess. One pawn is replaced by a Fool. By Danny Van den Berghe.
29. FoolsHexagonalChess zrf zip file . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
30. Football Chess . A Football/Soccer game played with Chess pieces. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Joseph Boyer.
31. Forchess . Four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Tom Rogers.
32. Forward Chess . Download these files to play Forward Chess with Zillions of Games! By Michael Nelson.
33. Fractal Chess . Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
34. Franklin Grand Chess . On 10 by 10 board with combination pieces and random setup. By Ken Franklin.
35. Free Choice Monadchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
36. Free Corners chess . In the corners of seven by seven board, three squares form together one field. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
37. Free Placement chess . Game starts with players alternatingly placing pieces on board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Roger Cooper.
38. Free-form 4x4x4 Chess . 3D variant based upon several ideas by V. R. Parton for Chess-play on smaller fields. By Larry L. Smith.
39. FreePawnChess. Chess with more powerful pawns. By Ronald W Brierley.
40. French Revolution Chess . Advanced pawns threaten the noble pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Hans L. Bodlaender.
41. fugthorp . Missing description By Freederick .
42. Fugue . Based on Ultima and Rococo this game has pieces that capture in unusual ways. By Michael Nelson.
43. Full Double Chess . 32 pieces each, including all combinations of the basic Chess pieces, on a 16x8 square board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
44. FullBoard Chess . Missing description By Ken Franklin.
45. Fun-In-A-Box Chess . Featuring Thing One and Thing Two from The Cat in the Hat. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Howe.
46. The Funny Games . Missing description By Namik Zade.
47. Fusion Chess . Variant in which pieces may merge together or split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
48. Fusion Chessgi . A hybrid of Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
49. Fusion Diamond 41 . A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. By Fergus Duniho.
50. Fussball Chess . Win by moving a piece to the starting square of the king of the opponent. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.

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1. G.U.E. 3D Chess. A 3D Chess game paying homage to those really great Zork adventures. By Larry L. Smith.
2. Gadsden's Toroidal Chess . Edges of the board are considered to be adjacent. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Richard Gadsden.
3. Gala . Historical German variant from the Middle Ages. Author: Michael Asher.
4. Geodesic Chess. Played on a spherical grid of hexagons and pentagons. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Jack V. Cheiky.
5. Gigachess . On 14 by 14 board with 20 different pieces. By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
6. Gladiators . Missing description By Namik Zade.
7. Glinski's Hexagonal Chess . Chess on a board made out of hexagons. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Wladyslaw Glinski.
8. Gnu . Simple game featuring the Gnu as promotee. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
9. Go-Moku with Chess Pieces . Missing description By Namik Zade.
10. Goal Box Chess . Game on 42 squares with no King and the goal of placing pieces into 2 special squares. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Kevin McPartland.
11. Gods on Pluto. Variant with weak pieces and Shogi-style drops. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
12. Gods on Pluto . Plays with extremely weak pieces, no pawns, and drops. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
13. Golem Chess . Variant where the Queen is replaced by the Golem, a piece that must be captured twice to remove it from play. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and Ben Good.
14. Gothic Evolution Chess . Missing description By Harvey Patterson.
15. Gothic Isles Chess . Fictional historic variant, with Dragons, Wizards and Champions. By Peter Aronson.
16. Grand Cavalier Chess . The decimal version of Cavalier Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
17. Grand Chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
18. Grand Rider Chess. All pieces except the king are riders. By Larry Wheeler.
19. Grand Shatranj . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
20. Grand Shogi. Normal Shogi, but with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
21. Grande Acedrex . Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
22. Grande Acedrex . A large variant from 13th century Europe. Author: Marek14 .
23. Gravity Chess . Pieces that moved attract pieces like magnets. By João Pedro Neto.
24. Great Shatranj . Shatranj style game on 10x8 board. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
25. Great Whale Shogi. Large board based on Whale and Wa Shogi. Author: Douglas Silfen. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
26. Grid Chess . Always move to a different 4 by 4 square part of the board. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Walter Stead.
27. Gross Chess . Play this 144 square variant with Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
28. Groundskeeper Chess . Missing description By Yu Ren Dong.
29. Guschess . Pieces can freely move in one of 38 areas on the board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Gustavo A. Vargas.

H

1. Hadean Chess . Play expanded chess with Ferz/Wazir Sorcerers, Ferz/Wazir Knights, Flying Warmachines. Flying Elephants and Ninja Pawns. By Charles Daniel.
2. Half Chess . On a 4 by 8 board without pawns. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: John Groeneman.
3. Halfgi . A hybrid of Chessgi and Ralph Betza's Half Chess. By Peter Aronson.
4. Halfling Chess . Game where all pieces (except Knights) are Halflings. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
5. Halloween Knight Court . Halloween-themed variant on a tiny board.
6. Hammer Chess . Minor pieces have increased movement possibilities. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jim Aikin.
7. Hanga Roa . Play Hanga Roa with Zillions of Games! Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger and Hernán Marcelo Domínguez Placencia.
8. Hans 38 Gift Chess . Eric Greenwood's chess on a board with 38 squares. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
9. Hans 40 Gift Chess . Pieces are digits or letters and move like their form on 5 by 8 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
10. Haynie's Hexagonal Chess . Experimental hexagonal chess variant. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Billy Haynie.
11. Haynie's High Power Fairy Chess . With orthodox chess set but different stronger movements for most pieces. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Billy Haynie.
12. Haynie's Oblong Chess . Variant on double size chess board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Billy Haynie.
13. Heaven . Pieces trying to reach a goalfield can only move if in reach of a friendly piece. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Rob Nierse.
14. Hepta . Hexagonal clan-based game played with Icehouse pieces. By Joost Aan de Brugh.
15. Herb Garden Chess . Variant on 7 by 12 board with additional combination pieces. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: William Overington.
16. Herculean Chess . Extended version of chess features the Flying Bishops, the Flying Chariots, Ninja Pawns, Augmented Knights and Zebras. By Charles Daniel.
17. Heroes Hexagonal Chess . Hexagonal variant with special Hero piece which enhances other pieces. By Tony Quintanilla.
18. Hex 39 . Hexagonal chess variant on small board with simple rules. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Torben Mogensen.
19. Hex Shogi . A new family of hexagonal Shogi variants. By Fergus Duniho.
20. Hexa Decimal . Larger hexagonal chess variant (Zillions of Rules file). By Joost aan de Brugh.
21. Hexagonal Arimaa. Hexagonal Arimaa - Based on McCooey's Hexagonal Chess. By Tim O'Lena.
22. Hexagonal Chess by Shafran . Half-century old hexagonal chess variant from Soviet Union. Author: Ivan Derzhanski. Inventor: Isaak Grigorevich Shafran.
23. Hexagonal Chess, Glinski's . Chess on a board made out of hexagons. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Wladyslaw Glinski.
24. Hexagonal Chess, McCooey's . Chess on a board, made out of hexes. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
25. Hexagonal Iss Jetan . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
26. Hexapawn . Martin Gardner's miniature game of three pawns vs the pawns. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Martin Gardner.
27. HexChess . Various hexagonal chess games, including Glinski's and McCooey's. Author: Jens Markmann.
28. 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.
29. Hexetera . Download Hexetera for ZOG! Also includes the game in squares: Etcetera! By Roberto Lavieri.
30. Hexmate . A two-player variant on a hex board made up of 127, 3-color hexagons. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Michael A. Rouse.
31. Highcastle Chess . All pieces can castle. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Ed Pegg Jr..
32. Hippodrome. Solitaire game using a small board. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Andy Lewicki.
33. Hitchhiker Chess . Get your Hitchhiker to the Restaurant at the other End of the Board; inspired by Douglas Adams' books. By Dan Troyka.
34. HiveQueen. Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
35. Holy Grail . With the extraordinary but deadly Serpent that mutates into the Flying Bomber, Raptor, Cannon, Vao, Stealth Gryphon and more! By Charles Daniel.
36. Holy War . Variant with 6 by 6 board with four additional corner squares. By Fergus Duniho.
37. Home Columns Chess. A piece cannot be captured when in its 'home' column. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ted Clancy.
38. Hopgi . Small-board variant of Chessgi with an L-shaped board, linked pairs of Kings, where all pieces can move like a Mao-hoppers. By Peter Aronson.
39. Hoppel-Poppel . Variant in which Knights capture as Bishops and Bishops capture as Knights. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
40. Hordes of Change . A chess variant inspired by Andernach Chess. By Joost aan de Brugh.
41. Horus . Game with Royal Falcons where all pieces start off board and most captures return pieces to owner's hand. By Peter Aronson.
42. Hostage Chess . Pieces taken are held hostage and can be exchanged against other pieces and then dropped. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: John Leslie.
43. Hourglass Chess . 38-Square board in shape of Hourglass. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Uri Bruck.
44. HP Minichess . Small chess variant that could be played against a pocket calculator. Author: Marek14 .
45. Huntsman Chess . Missing description By Yu Ren Dong.
46. Hydra Chess . Captured pieces return. Regrown pieces will be of lesser value. By Karl Scherer.
47. Hydrant Chess . Special rules govern how pieces move between four quadrants of the board. Author: Marek14 .
48. Hyperchess. A chess variant on a board representing 4-D space that closely parallels traditional Chess. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
49. Hypnotic Chess . You may move opposing pieces your pieces attack. By Dan Troyka.

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1. IAGO Chess ZRF file. ZRF file for IAGO Chess rules. By Rich Hutnik.
2. iChess . Missing description By Pangus Ho.
3. Illusionary Piece Chess . A piece and a Pawn on each side are more powerful, but can not offer check or prevent bare King. By Peter Aronson.
4. Imperial Cheops. Played on a pyramid field of thirteen 3x3x3 cubes. Inspired by a description in Frank Herbert's novel Dune. By Larry L. Smith.
5. Imperial Dragon . A variant of Xiangqi designed to appeal to western players. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul Fredrix.
6. Infantry Chess . Small chess variant with short range pieces. Author: Uri Bruck. Inventor: Erez Schatz.
7. Influence Chess . Pieces on the top or bottom layer influence which chess pieces may move on the middle layer. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Samuel H. Bell.
8. Insane . Pieces change to random type when they move. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jari Huikari.
9. Insane Ninja Chess . Featuring 2 pairs of powerful multi-directional leaping pieces capable of double capture. By Charles Daniel.
10. Insect Chess . On a 12x12 board. All pieces are insect and arachnid representations, with some unique pieces. By Tim Bostick.
11. Interdependent Chess . A 42 square variant in which pieces borrow capturing ability from other pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
12. InterGrid Chess . Pieces on corners and on centers of squares of 8 by 8 board. By David Howe.
13. Interweave . Game with elements of Checkers and Ultima where all pieces are colorbound and only capture pieces on the other color. By Peter Aronson.
14. Invasion . A military inspired Chess variant played on an 84-squares board. By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
15. Inverse Capture Chess . Pieces are captured the way they move. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
16. The Invisible Man . Missing description By Namik Zade.
17. Iron Guard Chess. Instead of a queen, white has an Iron Guard who can move only to adjacent diagonal squares and cannot be captured. Author: Douglas Silfen.
18. Island Chess. Some connections between squares are missing. By Karl Scherer.
19. Iss Jetan . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
20. Ito Shogi . Missing description Author: Malcolm Webb. Inventor: Jonathan H Rutherford.

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1. Jacks and Witches 84 . Variant on 84 squares with special pieces and special squares. By Antoine Fourrière.
2. Jai-Alai . A sports theme variant with three new pieces: the Superball, the Ball and the Diagball. By Roberto Lavieri.
3. Javelin Chess . Pieces backed up by an extra row of single-capture Spearmen. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
4. Jetan . Martian Chess, coming from the book The Chessmen of Mars. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
5. Jetan, ERB . Implements different possible rules for Jetan. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
6. Joko Urtaroak . Modern large version of Game of Four Seasons; four player chess variant. By Glenn Overby II.
7. Joshua's Chess . Missing description Author: Michael Nelson. Inventor: Joshua Nelson.
8. Joust . Two knights. Squares cannot be revisited. Author: Gerry Quinn.
9. Jumping Chess . Pieces capture by jumping. Board has extra edge squares making it 10x10. By Peter Aronson.

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1. K4 . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
2. K4Flying . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
3. Kamikaze Chess . Capturing pieces also are removed. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: B. G. Laws.
4. Kamikaze Chess. Capturing pieces also are removed. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: B. G. Laws.
5. Karma Chess . A piece that has captured an opponent's piece is turned into one of better quality. By Karl Scherer.

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