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Glenn Overby II wrote on Thu, Aug 15, 2002 02:06 PM UTC:

I did a list of eight, trimmed from a first list of nearly 40, to show how
a set of games might feature a wide range of styles and options.  In
alphabetical order:

Chigorin Chess (Betza)...non-matching forces
Extinction Chess (Schmittberger)...new objective
Magician Chess (Whittle)...small board, new piece, board alteration
Not-particularly-new Chess (Aronson)...add-a-few-squares-and-new-piece(s)
genre
Sudden Death Chess (Chatham)...simple rule change with radical
implications
Take Over Chess (Quintanilla)...small board, different captures, new
piece
Triplets (Sobey)...multi-moves, alternate objective
ximeracak. (Overby)...sweeping piece changes to standard set

I share David's nervousness about larger games, although Modern Chess,
21st Century Chess, and Chess on a Longer Board With a Few Pieces Added
are on my long list.  So are Crazy 38s and Separate Realms (from other
people's lists).

I would like to feature some prizewinners from our contests, and while the
tournament should feature lesser-played designs it might not hurt to have
a better-known game or two in the mix.  Losing Chess is another I'd
consider for that role.