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Modern Chess.
Fixed author's surname. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gabriel Vicente Maura.
PyChess
. A free, open-source chess server designed to play several chess variants. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho.
Desert Pub Chess.
A game where Desert Wazirs & Desert Ferz capture by jumping. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
Chess Variants Query.
"Jocly" added to "Type" menu. By (zzo38) A. Black.
Siege.
Missing description (10x8, Cells: 72) By Glenn Nicholls.
Duck Chess. A Duck that must be moved by both players can block your moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) By H. G. Muller.
Tamerlane II.
Updated game description. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Chess.
The most popular of Chess variants, Chess itself. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho.
Interactive diagrams.
Diagrams that interactively show piece moves. By H. G. Muller.
Elkrider Chess.
Elkrider plus regular pieces. The Elkrider moves like a Nightrider if standing on white squares, otherwise it moves like a Rook. By M Winther.
Elk Chess.
The double-barrelled Elk moves differently depending on square colour. By M Winther.
Variants playable against the diagram's AI.
Index of variants that can be played against the interactive diagram. By H. G. Muller.
Bovine Chess.
chess variant to illustrate new alternative notation for fairy pieces. By sam tenka.
Dynasty Chess.
Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ben M Reiniger.
Dream Chess 47.
Array diagram converted to new-style virtual single image. (7x7, Cells: 47) By Charles Gilman.
Dream Chess 46.
Array diagram converted to new-style virtual single image. (8x8, Cells: 46) By Charles Gilman.
Expanded Chess.
An attempt at a logical expansion of Chess to a 10x10 board. By Daniel Zacharias.
Enhanced Courier Chess.
Courier Chess with the weaker pieces enhanced. By Daniel Zacharias.
Epic Chess.
Massive attack chess on a board 10x10. By Вадря Покштя.
Dromedary Chess.
Pieces adjacent to the King can leap like a Dromedary (Camel). By M Winther.
Douglas Modern chess.
A chess variant with a more interesting start position, leading to more action. By Ian Douglas.
Doublecannon-Chess (8x10)
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A big-board variant featuring the amazing new piece, the Doublecannon (Zillions file downloadable). By M Winther.
Doublecannon Chess
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Introducing the Doublecannon piece, a strong cannon relative with breathtaking tactical capabilities (Zillions file exists). By M Winther.
Doublebarrel Chess
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Changed to 8x8 board. An interesting method of introducing an extra piece in the standard setup. By M Winther.
Clear of knights chess.
Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrik Hedman.
Claustrophobia.
Played utilizing 46 squares of a chessboard, using new unique pieces, all of which can be represented by the standard pieces. (5x8, Cells: 46) By Charles Daniel.
Crouching Stepper, Hidden Rider.
Array diagram converted to new-style virtual single image. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
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