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H. G. Muller wrote on Mon, May 1, 2023 03:12 PM UTC:

It is of little use to ask such questions one day in advance, when there is only a slim chance anyone would see it in time at all, and even less to fix something on the presentation if that would be needed. Deciding it one week in advance seems more reasonable.

I can already suggest a few candidates for the coming months; in particular some variants for which there exists a community that is actually playing it, and for which equipment can be ordered. Which is such a remarkable feat in itself that I think it deserves some attention:

  • Superchess: many wooden pieces in Staunton style can be ordered, and there a yearly championship for over-the-board play is organized.
  • Paco Shako: a specially designed plastic set which allows pairing of pieces on a single square can be ordered; there also seems to be a site where people can play it on-line.
  • Musketeer Chess: many beautiful fairy pieces are available in plastic, such as Lion, Camel, Rhino. Dragon...

As for historic games:

  • Tenjiku Shogi: a large Japanese games from the Edo era, for which there is a yearly correspondence championship
  • Chu Shogi: a variant that already exists since 1350 AD, for which there still exists an official association in Japan, who also have a website for on-line play (I think).

As a recent invention that became popular in a very short time on chess.com, there is

  • Duck Chess

One of my personal favorites is, remarkable because of its complete asymmetry:

  • Spartan Chess

Metamachy is also a good variant, but I agree that we should not have too many variants by the same inventor shortly after each other. But we should certainly keep it in mind for the future.


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