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- The showpiece script. A script for displaying individual piece images with some modifications. By Fergus Duniho.
- Fluidity chess. No displacement capture: all non-royal pieces take by dissecting or bypassing. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
- Fergana. The clash of empires on Fergana Valley. (Cells: 168) By Florin Lupusoru.
- Equalized Shatranj. Basic weak moves of ancient pieces are compensated by their numbers. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
- Morphing Chess IV. Pieces are based on the color of the squares reached. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gerd P. Degens.
- Morphing Chess III. A game with upgrades and downgrades. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gerd P. Degens.
- Morphing Chess II. A game with upgrades and downgrades. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gerd P. Degens.
- Morphing Chess. A game with a morph zone,. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gerd P. Degens.
- Trafalgar Chess. 8 extra Pawns in two columns mimic the famous Battle of Trafalgar. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Florin Lupusoru.
- Torus Chess (The Shape of Space). xenos1984. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Manuel Hohmann. Inventor: Jeff Weeks.
- Fearsome Chess. Fear is the main rule on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Florin Lupusoru.
- Grand Tamerlane. tony_quintanilla. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: John Davis.
- Symmetric Chess. 9x8 variant with two queens flanking the king usig the Bishops Conversion Rule. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Carlos Cetina.
- Transformer (conquer style). Pawns mutate into higher-value pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gerd P. Degens.
- Heavy Shako. 10x10 variant inspired by Yangsi and Shako, made by Eric Silverman. Author: A. M. DeWitt. Inventor: Eric Silverman and Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Wild Rose Chess. Pokshtya. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Вадря Покштя.
- Pyramid Chase. Chase on a pyramid, 561 hexagons. By Florin Lupusoru.
- Transformer. Pawns mutate into higher-value pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gerd P. Degens.
- fortress. Missing description (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Ben M Reiniger.
- Neoteric Different Pawns Random Chess. Really different pawns are shuffled in asynchronous way on pawn rows. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
- Black Swan. Pieces are replaced by Black Swans with unpredictable outcomes. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Florin Lupusoru.
- Colorbound Chess. Armies of colorbound pieces are divided into attacking and defending halves. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
- Macrochess. Missing description Author: Daniil Frolov and Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Robert Potter.
- Queens (conquer style). degenschess66. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gerd P. Degens.
- Scramble. 36 pieces scrambled on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Florin Lupusoru.
- Manticore. Moves one space orthogonally, then slides outward as a Bishop. Author: Bn Em. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Dai Kagamigi. Even larger version of Kagamigi, with pieces biased toward the center. (15x15, Cells: 225) By Bob Greenwade.
- Wild Samarkand. This is a Game Courier preset for Wild Samarkand, one of the variants from the Timurid Family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Wild Babur. This is a Game Courier preset for Wild Babur, one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Wild Mirza. This is a Game Courier preset for Wild Mirza, one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Wild Timurid. This is a Game Courier preset for Wild Timurid, one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Timurid Mirza. This is a Game Courier preset for Timurid Mirza, one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Timurid Babur. This is a Game Courier preset for Timurid Babur, one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Timurid. This is a Game Courier preset for Timurid (std), one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Omega Chess. New presets using the fairychess include file. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Timurid Samarkand. This is a Game Courier preset for Timurid Samarkand, one of the variants from the Timurid family. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- SPQR. The perfect battle formation of Roman infantry. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Florin Lupusoru.
- Nostromo. As Ripley, save astronauts from the Alien. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ilya Yudovski.
- Chu Kagamigi. Larger extension of Kagamigi, with pieces biased toward the center. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Bob Greenwade.
- Paramount Parafigures. An army where some pieces are triply-divergent. (8x8, Cells: 64) By HaruN Y.
- Lively chess. reniferoi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Piotr Smagacz.
- Nasty Neighbours (conquer style). The goal of the game is to conquer the opponent's army and to add it to your own army. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Gerd P. Degens.
- The Crab: ffNbsN. Missing description By Ralph Betza.
- KingSwap!. A solitaire swap puzzle to escort your lazy King. (5x5, Cells: 25) By Vincent Bugica.
- Onslaught. Several pieces can capture only on the enemy half, favoring attack. (12x12, Cells: 144) By H. G. Muller.
- Seikaku Ni Wanai Shogi. Shogi with no strong pieces, but very strong promotions. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Lev Grigoriev.
- Champagne Chess. Chess on a 12x8 board with ferfils and dragons added. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Kevin Pacey.
- Parity Chess. Chess on a 12x8 board with Champions and FADs added. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Kevin Pacey.
- SOHO Chess. Chess on a 10x10 board with Champions, FADs, Wizards & Cannons. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Kevin Pacey.
- Wide SOHO Chess. Chess on a 12x10 board with Archbishops, Marshalls, Champions, FADs, Wizards & Cannons. (12x10, Cells: 120) By Kevin Pacey.
- Kagamigi. Shogi variant featuring pieces biased toward the center. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Bob Greenwade.
- Crossfire. A game with 'darts' and 'double darts' (crossfire). (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gerd P. Degens.
- Patchanka. This is the Game Courier preset for Patchanka, a variant with several bi-compound pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Patchanka. Decimal variant with several bi-compound pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
- Okapi Chess. Regular chess, except that Knights are replaced by Okapis. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Bob Greenwade.
- Penthouse. Game like Chess and Makruk but on the half of chessboard with drops and full chess set used. (4x8, Cells: 32) By Lev Grigoriev.
- Icon Clearinghouse 6. Part 6 focuses on my own original pieces and icons. By Bob Greenwade.
- Icon Clearinghouse 3. Part three features nobility, clergy, military, and related icons. By Bob Greenwade.
- Divergent Dreamers. Army for Chess with Different Armies where pieces can only move when it has a neighbour. (8x8, Cells: 64) By HaruN Y.
- Companion chess. reniferoi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Piotr Smagacz.
- Timurid. Evolution of timur chess. (12x12, Cells: 144) By François Houdebert.
- Ultimajor. Charmer. (8x8, Cells: 64) By HaruN Y.
- Knavish Chess. fix diagrams' over-replacement. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
- AltOrth with Further Piece Types. fix diagrams' over-replacement. (11x11, Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
- Bachelor Hunterbeest. fix diagrams' over-replacement. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
- Westfield Chess. fix diagrams' over-replacement. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Charles Gilman.
- Man and Beast 21: Lords High Everything-Else. fix diagrams, first pass. By Charles Gilman.
- Man and Beast 19: The Vice Squad. fix diagrams. By Charles Gilman.
- Man and Beast 14: Oddly Oblique. fix diagrams, first pass. By Charles Gilman.
- Man and Beast 13: Straight and Crooked Moving. fix diagrams' over-replacement. By Charles Gilman.
- Re-Ghost Chess. Quote deleted. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
- Heavenly Queen Chess. Queen’s motion is changed slightly but enough to make it unique. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
- Man and Beast 12: Alternative Fronts. fix diagrams' over-replacement. By Charles Gilman.
- Man and Beast 11: Long-nosed Generals. fix diagrams' over-replacement. By Charles Gilman.
- Man and Beast 09: Mighty Like a Rose. fix diagrams: Gilman mistakes? By Charles Gilman.
- Icon Clearinghouse 2. Part two features dozens of animal-based icons. By Bob Greenwade.
- Colorful Osmosis Chess. All basic pieces are colorbound or colorswitching and can create compounds. compou. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Michael Nelson.
- Colorful Osmosis Chess . Zillions file for playing Colorful Osmosis Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Michael Nelson.
- Icon Clearinghouse. A collection of chess icons for all to use in Interactive Diagrams and Game Courier setups. By Bob Greenwade.
- Kangaroo Chess. Row of kangaroos behind the pawns behind the pawns. (10x10, Cells: 100) By HaruN Y.
- Reproduction chess. The Queen is pregnant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Piotr Smagacz.
- Fluky Chess. Fast-paced mini-chess variant with dice. (5x5, Cells: 25) By Ilya Yudovski.
- Frog Chess with Manticore and Falcon. catugo. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Aurelian Florea.
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