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SELECT * FROM `IndexEntry` LEFT JOIN Item USING (ItemID) WHERE `Type` = 'PBM' AND FIND_IN_SET(:'Historical',`Categories`) AND `IsHidden` = 0 AND `Item`.`IsDeleted` = 0 AND `Language` = 'English' ORDER BY `LinkText` ASC LIMIT 500 OFFSET 0
Archchess. Late 17th chess variant from Italy on large board with pieces which include modern queen and squirrel.
Burmese Chess. Sittuyin preset uses a mix of equivalent pieces from Alfaerie Set.
Cavalry Chess. All pieces have additional knight move except knights which get camel + zebra moves.
Chaturanga. Oldest known form of chess. (Recognized!)
Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion.
Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe.
The Duke of Rutland's Chess. Missing description
Gala. Historical German variant from the Middle Ages.
Grande Acedrex. Missing description
Great Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board.
Gustav III's Chess. Invented by King Gustav III of Sweden (1746-92).
Hiashatar. Mongolian Decimal Chess.
Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game.
Mimotaur Chess. Missing description
Nilakantha's Intellectual Game. 17th or 18th century Indian chess variation.
Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move.
Paulovits's Game. Istv.
Raumschach. "... (German for Space Chess) is one of the first three-dimensional chess variants and the first to survive until present".
Raumschach (rules enforcing). Play Raumschach on Game Courier, with rules enforced.
Romanchenko's Chess. FIDE Chess trainer Romanchenko shifted the FIDE board in the middle to help his students think for themselves.
Shatra. Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture.
Shatranj. The widely played historic Arabian game, predecessor of modern chess. (Recognized!)
Shatranj Al-Husun - Citadel Chess. Historical variant of Shatranj.
Shatranj Kamil. Shatranj Kamil or "Perfect Chess" a historical variant combining alfils, camels rooks and ferz.
Tamerlane Chess. Chess game said to have been favored, perhaps even invented, by ruler Timur the Lame in the 14th c.
Tenjiku Shogi. Four hundred year old, large, historical variant of Shogi.
Turkish Great Chess, variation II. Gollon's large historical variant.
Turkish Great Chess, variation III. John Gollon's third out of six variations on Great Chess.
Turkish Great Chess, variation IV. Play this variation of Great Chess by e-mail!