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• Set 3 of 10x8 chess mating problems. Missing description By Sam Trenholme.
• Chu Seireigi. Variant of Chu Shogi playable with drops. Author: A. M. DeWitt and François Houdebert. Inventor: A. M. DeWitt.
• Hectochess. 10x10 variant that can be played with 2 mismatched Chess sets. Author: A. M. DeWitt and François Houdebert. Inventor: A. M. DeWitt.
• Seireigi. Variant of standard Shogi with promotable Gold Generals, as well as more varied and animalistic promotions. Author: A. M. DeWitt and François Houdebert. Inventor: A. M. DeWitt.
  1. "Ninth-Ray" Jetan. Missing description (5x20, Cells: 100) By donald henry.

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  1. 007 Chess. A variant where you also move your opponents pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Edward Jackman.
  2. 007 Chess. 007 Chess involves three move per turn, including one of your opponent's pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Edward Jackman.

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  1. 10 Minute Melee. Score as many points during 10 minutes of time with regular chessset. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Mason Green.
  2. 10 Minute Melee. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Mason Green.
  3. 10-directionaI Chess . Chess using the army invented by Jorg Knappen. It also includes his suggested variants of CwDA using his army. By Nick Wolff.
  4. 10-directional Chess. 10-directional pieces: an augmented Knight and a restricted Chancellor. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jörg Knappen.
  5. 10-directional Chess. Updated with rule-enforcing presets. By Nick Wolff.
  6. 100 other games to play on a chessboard. Out of print book describing 100 games playable on a chessboard. Author: Stephen Addison.
  7. 100 Square Chess Variant Contest. Missing description
  8. 100 Squares for Chess and Damante . Small book describing some decimal variants. By Vernon Rylands Parton.
  9. 10x10 game with some popular pieces. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 104) By Daniil Frolov.
  10. 10x10 Multiple Knot Chess. Board in `mathematical shape'.
  11. 10x8 Chess mating problems. 10x Chess mating problems. By Sam Trenholme.
  12. 10x8 Variants. Missing description By Jose Carrillo.
  13. 12 Augmenters Chess. Each piece's movement capabilities is increased by ~4 squares. By Andrew L Smith.
  14. 12 Sharp Chess. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
  15. 12 Sharp Chess. 4-player versions of 10-or-more-file variants on cross-shaped boards. (12x12, Cells: 108) By Charles Gilman.
  16. 123456 Chess. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: (zzo38) A. Black.
  17. 123456 Chess. Uses 2 dices for each player and 2 checkers for each player, in addition to normal chess pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  18. 125 Percent Shogi and 125 Percent Xiang Qi. 4-player versions of Oriental variants on cross-shaped boards. (15x15, Cells: 125) By Charles Gilman.
  19. 16 Seasons Chess. 4-player variant combining FIDE and Leap Chess pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
  20. 16Chess. Game with 4 royal pieces. By Zhedric Meneses.
  21. 1st Email Championship Chess with Different Armies. Missing description
  22. 1st WWW Progressive Fischer Random Chess Championship. Missing description
  23. 2 Jewels. Larger version of Pink Panther Chess with second jewel and common Thieves. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
  24. 2 Pronged Chess. Each player makes "simultaneous" moves with 2 different pieces. By John Whelan.
  25. 21st Century Chess. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff.
  26. 21st Century chess . A Zillions file to play an updating of Chess for the video game generation, on a 10x8 board with Barons and Jesters. Author: Peter Aronson.
  27. 21st Century Chess. An updating of Chess for the video game generation, on a 10x8 board with Barons and Jesters. (10x8, Cells: 80)
  28. 2Choice Chess. You can tell opponent which pieces he can move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  29. 2Hit Shogi. Shogi with 2 hits to destroy a piece, and drop pieces at start. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  30. 2nd Checkmate Chess. Winning is not the first checkmate, but the second one. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lev Grigoriev.
  31. 2nd WWW Progressive Fischer Random Chess Championship. Missing description
  32. 3 Player Chess. On a large (217 hexagon) board. By Dennis Matthews.
  33. 3 Strikes Chess. The first attack does not immediately remove pieces from the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
  34. 3-Player Chess I. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 75) By Bn Em.
  35. 38-Challenge: Index page. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
  36. 39-Challenge: Index page. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
  37. 3FewShogi Chess. Like Chess but 3 Shogi per side. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  38. 3to2. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
  39. 3to2. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
  40. 3x3 Chess. A complete analysis of Chess on a three by three board with FIDE pieces. Inventor: Kirill Kryukov.
  41. 4 Armies. Each player controls two armies. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Patrick Riley.
  42. 4 Armies . Each player controls two armies. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Patrick Riley.
  43. 4 Faces. 2d multiplayer variant based on a feature of Tunnelshogi. (9x9, Cells: 45) By Charles Gilman.
  44. 4 Kings Quasi-Shatranj. Each side has 4 Kings, all pieces are short range. By Kevin Pacey.
  45. 4 Kings Quasi-Shatranj. Each side has 4 Kings, all pieces are short range. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Kevin Pacey.
  46. 4 Linepiece Fusion. Variants in which straight linepieces get to fuse with Crooked or Bent ones. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
  47. 4 Linepiece Hex Chess. Hex Chess with yet more kinds of radial path. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
  48. 4 Player Chess. Commercial four player chess variant.
  49. 4-handed Chaturanga with dice. Missing description Author: M Winther.
  50. 4-handed Shatranj. Shatranj for Four. Author: M Winther.
  51. 4-Player Pothole Chess. Bulldozers and cars and other vehicles are pieces in 4-player chess variant. (7x7, Cells: 39) and Seth Blanchard. and Seth Blanchard.
  52. 4-way chess by Taurus games. Commercial fourhanded chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Stephen R. Stockman.
  53. 40-squares chess variant design contest.. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
  54. 40-squares chess variant design contest: Winners. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
  55. 41-squares chess variant design contest. Contest rules. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
  56. 41-squares chess variant design contest.. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
  57. 42-squares chess variant design contest.. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
  58. 43-squares chess variant design contest.. Missing description Author: Glenn Overby II and Hans L. Bodlaender.
  59. 4x16 Race Chess Revisited. New version of race chess on circular 4 by 16 board. (16x4, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
  60. 52Chess. A piece may teleport to the square corresponding to a drawn card. By Kevin Pacey.
  61. 6 by 10 Pawnless Half variants. Pawnless variants rearranging non-Pawn ranks of variants with 10 ranks by 10 or more files onto just 6 files. (6x10, Cells: 60) By Charles Gilman.
  62. 6 Ranks, remaining variants. Extrapolations from the Diana/Los Alamos/Haynie's Primary family of variants. (6x6) By Charles Gilman.
  63. 64 triangles. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniil Frolov.
  64. 6hess. Each piece moves 6 times before disappearing. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
  65. 8-Piece Chess. (Queen's Army chess, all 8 Back Rank Pieces different). By JT K.
  66. 84 Spaces Contest. 84 Spaces Contest begins! Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
  67. 8x8 adaptation. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
  68. 8x8 Heart Chess. Chessboard in form of heart.
  69. 8x8 Hyperbolic Chess. Mathematician Missoum has a board based on hyperbola.
  70. 8x8 Reversible Stairs-Chess. Chessboard looks like stairs.
  71. 8x8 Spider Web Spiral Chess. Board in shape of spider web.
  72. 9x9 Squares Rotating Chess. Usual set of pieces in different setup and changed movement on 9 by 9 board. (9x9, Cells: 81)

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  1. A Chaturanga Problem by Bas de Haas. Mate in two moves, following Chaturanga rules. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Bas de Haas.
  2. A9 HexaChess (Imperial Grand HexaChess). Large variant of Grand Hexachess. (Cells: 169) By Graeme C Neatham.
  3. A9 HexaChess Courier Preset. Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
  4. A9 HexaChess Zillions Zip . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
  5. AAUUGHH! Chess. After every move, there's a 1 in 18 chance of the rules switching to another in a list of variants. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adam Norberg.
  6. Abagoren Macedonian Chess . Missing description By Malcolm Webb.
  7. Abalonian Chess. johnnyluken. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Johnny Luken.
  8. ABC Chess. A variant with 8 armies of pieces generated by combining 1, 2 or 3 simpler pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud.
  9. ABC Chess. A variant with 8 armies of pieces generated by combining 1, 2 or 3 simpler pieces. By Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud.
  10. Abecedarian Big Chess (ABChess) . Design-your-own chess armies on a big board. By Glenn Overby II.
  11. Abecedarian Big Chess (ABChess). Buy-your-own-army variant on a big board; 26 piece types. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Glenn Overby II.
  12. Aberg's variation of Capablanca's Chess. Play this variation on the Play-by-Email system! Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Hans Aberg.
  13. Aberg's variation of Capablanca's Chess. Different setup and castling rules. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Hans Aberg.
  14. Absolute checkless chess. No piece may cross a square where it gives check. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
  15. Absorption Chess. Capturer gains movement abilities. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  16. Absorption Chess. Pieces gain the powers of a piece they take. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Michiel de Bondt.
  17. Absorption Chess II. Capturer gains movement abilities. This applet extends this to kings and pawns. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  18. Abstract Chess. Pieces are represented by stacks of different heights. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
  19. Abstract Chess . Pieces are really by stacks of stones of different heights, with their move depending on the number of stones. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
  20. Abstract Chess. Pieces are represented by stacks of different heights. By João Pedro Neto.
  21. Accelerated Chess. Two non-capturing moves, or one capturing move, each turn. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
  22. Accelerated Chess. White makes one move at first and then each player makes either a capturing move or two non-capturing moves. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
  23. Accelerated Constable-Spiel. Chess on a 16x8 board with an assortment of pieces. (16x8, Cells: 128) By Kevin Pacey.
  24. Accelerated Constabulary Chess. Chess on an 8x10 board with several compound piece types added. (8x10, Cells: 80) By Kevin Pacey.
  25. Accessory Chess. A drop variant with one or two external pieces per player (many to choose from). Zillions (zrf) program available. By M Winther.
  26. Accessory Chess (with Divaricator). Drop chess with external piece. The Divaricator can capture by withdrawing in an oblique angle (+zrf). By M Winther.
  27. Accounting Chess . Modern Business Chess: win by capturing or indicting the opposing CEO (King), or bilking all of your Stockholders (Pawns). By Dan Troyka.
  28. Accounting Chess. Modern Business Chess: win by capturing or indicting the opposing CEO (King), or bilking all of your Stockholders (Pawns). (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
  29. Achernar. ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. By Roberto Lavieri.
  30. Achernar. ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
  31. Achernar . ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. By Roberto Lavieri.
  32. Ackanomic Party Chess. Multiplayer chess inside a `Nomic' game. Author: Uri Bruck.
  33. Ackanomic PartyChess. Multiplayer chess inside a `Nomic' game. Author: Uri Bruck.
  34. Action Man's Chess. A small (5x6) board and simple pieces ensures lots of easy-to-understand action. (5x6, Cells: 30) By Francois Tremblay.
  35. Active Chess. Two queens, 9x8. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: G. Kuzmichov.
  36. Active King Chess. Each turn, one must move one's king in addition to moving other pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
  37. Actualized Potential Chess. Pieces exist where they are but also all along their routes or points of attack. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
  38. Actuated Rotating Center Chess. Center rotates, you choose when and how. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: A. E. Farebrother and W. H. Rawlings.
  39. Adams, Michael. An Interview about a Fischer Random Chess match.
  40. Adjutant Chess. Regular chess with extended castling, and extra corner squares. Makes new strategies possible (+zrf). By M Winther.
  41. Adjutant Chess. Introducing the Adjutant that can slide like a queen, but on the same square colour only (with zrf). By M Winther.
  42. Adjutant Chess (with Adjutants). The Adjutant, besides sliding on the diagnals, can slide on the orthogonals by ignoring the other colour (+zrf). By M Winther.
  43. Advance Chess. Pawns begin on third and sixth ranks. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
  44. Advanced Chess. Pawns move in a similar fashion to the pieces they start in front of. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Este.
  45. Advanced Wizard Chess. Chess variant on 10 by 10 board with fantasy chess pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Paul E. Newton. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Andrew P. Newton.
  46. Advanced wizard chess. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
  47. katana Advertising. katana. (Recognized!)
  48. Afterlife Chess. A game based on Ancient Egyption mythology, played on four boards totaling 42 squares. (Cells: 42) By Luiz Carlos Campos.
  49. Agincourt. Decimal variant with Archers. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Charles W. Stinson.
  50. Agincourt. Decimal variant with Archers. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles W. Stinson.
  51. Aieirping Chess. Missing description (29x14, Cells: 406) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  52. AIGO Chess. International chess with Cannon pieces added. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Feng Jun.
  53. Air Attack Chess. Missing description By Stephen R. Stockman.
  54. Aire. River variant on H-shaped board, some parts of camps further back than others. (8x12, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
  55. Airplane Chess. R. W. Schmittberger's Airplane Chess on the Game Courier. Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
  56. Airplane Chess. Schmittberger's big-board variant featuring the very mobile Airplane (with zrf). By M Winther.
  57. Airplane Chess. Airplanes move as queens any distance, capturing by landing just beyond an enemy unit. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
  58. Ajax Bigamous Chess. Bigamy meets Ajax Orthodox Chess! (9x8, Cells: 72) By Jose Carrillo.
  59. Ajax Chess. All pieces have can play one square in any direction, the Mastodon leaper complements the Knight. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jose Carrillo.
  60. Ajax Chess . Missing description By Jose Carrillo.
  61. Ajax Falcon Chess. Ajax Chess on a 10x8 board with two Ajax Falcon drops. (10x8, Cells: 100) By Jose Carrillo.
  62. Ajax Modern Random Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Jose Carrillo.
  63. Ajax Orthodox Chess. Orthodox Chess with Ajax-Chessmen, and droping Ajax-Ministers. By Jose Carrillo.
  64. Ajax Orthodox Chess. Orthodox Chess with Ajax-Chessmen, and droping Ajax-Ministers. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
  65. Ajax Random Chess. Pseudo-Fischer Random Chess with Ajax-Chessmen, and droping Ajax-Ministers. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
  66. Ajax Xiangqi. The Ajax 'effect' meets Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Jose Carrillo.
  67. Ajax-Capablanca Chess. Ajax-Chessmen on a 10x8 Capablanca Board! (10x8, Cells: 80) By Jose Carrillo.
  68. Akenhead's Chess. Chinese pieces and Berolina pawns. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: J. Akenhead.
  69. Al-ces . Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
  70. Al-Ces. Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Köksal Karakus.
  71. Al-Ces. Variant on 10 by 10 board with 30 pieces per player. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
  72. Alapawn. A simplified, more chess-like version of Alapo 8x8. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Luis Bolaños Mures.
  73. Alapo . Game with abstract pieces. Reach opponents first row on 6 by 6 board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Johannes Tranelis.
  74. Alapo. Simplified game. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Johannes Tranelis.
  75. Alapo. Game with abstract pieces. Reach opponents first row on 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Johannes Tranelis.
  76. Alapo. A small chesslike game. Author: Ben M Reiniger. Inventor: Johannes Tranelis.
  77. Alapo 8x8. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Luis Bolaños Mures.
  78. Alekhine Chess. Named in honor of Alexander Alekhine, World Chess Champion 1927-1935, 1937-1946. By Michael Wortley Nolan.
  79. Alfaerie Variant Chess Graphics: Expansion Set 5. Many new designs, several shogi variant based pieces. Author: Various.
  80. Alfil. Jumps two diagonally. Arabic for the elephant. Author: Fergus Duniho.
  81. Alibaba Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Thomas .
  82. Alibabante Chess II. Game with Alibabantes. (10x10, Cells: 100) By HaruN Y.
  83. Alibishogi. Variant with Shogi-style promotion and drops themed on Alibaba and 40 Thieves. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
  84. Alice Chess. Looking-glass boards. Extremely popular variant. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
  85. Alice Chess. Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Edward Jackman and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
  86. Alice Chess . Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. Author: Pierre Tourigny. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
  87. Alice Chess . New Alice Chess ZRF plays Alice Chess on two boards. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
  88. Alice chess against normal chess.. Alice's Army. By Ralph Betza.
  89. Alice Chess II. Alice Chess with armies starting on opposite boards. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
  90. Alien and Predators Symmetric. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  91. Aliens Vs Predators. Missing description By Namik Zade.
  92. Aliens vs Predators. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
  93. The All Around Allstars. A set of chess pieces with different movement, that can be matched against `The Fabulous FIDEs'. By Ralph Betza.
  94. All pieces of classic chesses. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90) By Daniil Frolov.
  95. All pieces of classic chesses. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
  96. All the King's Men. Remake of Parker Brothers game Smess, but with a serious look. Arrows on squares determine the directions pieces can move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe. Inventor: Perry Grant and Reuben Klamer.
  97. All The Way Chess. Pieces must move as far as they can when moved. By Doug Chatham.
  98. All the Way Chess. Pieces must move as far as they can when moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Doug Chatham.
  99. All-In Chess. You may move either side's units. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Chris Taylor.
  100. All-mate Chess. Pieces are captured by having them `checkmated'. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Chris Taylor.
  101. All-Mate Chess. Capture a piece only by rendering it unable to avoid FIDE capture. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Chris Taylor.
  102. All-round King. Things you must do with the king changes during the game: normal king transfors into ani-king and others. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniil Frolov.
  103. Alliance Chess. Two boards, four players, team wins by checkmating the primary player. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Mark Liptak and Rick Babcock.
  104. Allthought Chess. Variant of Thinktank Chess with Berolina Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Frank Maus.
  105. Almost chess. One queen has combined rook and knight moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  106. Almost Chess . One queen has combined rook and knight moves. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  107. Almost Chess. The queen may move as a knight or rook but not as a bishop. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  108. Alpaca Chess. Introducing the weak but interesting Alpaca, which hops one or two steps rookwise (with zrf). By M Winther.
  109. Alpaca Chess. An Alpaca, worth two pawns, is added to the standard piece context (with zrf). By M Winther.
  110. Alpha Centauri. A very complex game, somewhat exotic, with some elements from Rococo. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
  111. Alseid Chess. Introducing the Alseid, which moves like a queen but cannot capture. Instead it can kidnap piece behind a screen (zrf exists). By M Winther.
  112. Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
  113. Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. Author: Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
  114. Altair . Take a look at this sample game of Altair! Author: Roberto Lavieri and Jorge Guerra. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
  115. Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. By Roberto Lavieri.
  116. Alternate Promotion Chess. Pieces promoted at one end of the board are promoted further at the other. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
  117. Alternating Chess III. Each side alternates between moving pawn and piece. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  118. Alternation Chess. You alternate your moves with a partner. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  119. Alternative Chess. A drop variant with one single external piece per player (many to choose from). Zillions (zrf) program available. By M Winther.
  120. AlterWay. Shareware program. Find a sequence of moves taking all black pieces. By Aleksey Bartashnikov.
  121. AltOrth Hex Chess. Hexagonal variant using pieces moving only one way along each orthogonal. (11x11, Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
  122. AltOrth with Further Piece Types. Extending the AltOrth interpretation of hex cells to further variants. (11x11, Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
  123. AltOrth with Hopping and Crooked pieces. Extending the AltOrth interpretation of hex cells to further variants. (11x11, Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
  124. Amalgamated Chess. Missing description By James Gryphon.
  125. Amalgamated Chess. Incorporates some aspects of historical variants, but uses only usual equipment. (8x8, Cells: 64) By James Gryphon.
  126. The Amazon Army. One player has an Amazon (a queen with knights move) and handicapped rooks. By Ralph Betza.
  127. Amazon Chess. Well known old variant with amazons instead of Queens in FIDE Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho.
  128. Amazon Chess. Play this game in which the Queen can also move as a Knight on Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jérôme Choain.
  129. Amazon Chess. The queen may also move as a knight. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  130. Amazon chess. Queen may also move as a knight. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
  131. Amazon Grand Chess. A combination of Grand Chess and Amazon Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Namik Zade.
  132. Amazon Grand Chess. A combination of Grand Chess and Amazon Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
  133. Amazon Knights Chess. The queen may also move as a knight, and rooks and bishops. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  134. Amazone Chess . Queen may also move as a knight. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
  135. Amazonia. 11x11 board with Pawns that promote to Princesses in the middle of the board. By Albert Lee.
  136. Amazons. Queens fire arrows to make squares unpassable. Last player that moves wins. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Pegg Jr.. Inventor: Walter Zamkauskas.
  137. Amazons. Queens fire arrows to make squares unpassable. Last player that moves wins. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Walter Zamkauskas.
  138. Amazons. Amazons and a computer version. Inventor: Walter Zamkauskas.
  139. Ambi-Chess . Large board with two kings, move a member of each of two armies each turn. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
  140. Ambi-Chess. Large board with two kings, move a member of each of two armies each turn. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
  141. Ambi-Chess II. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
  142. Ambiguous Chess. A modest variant, similar to Refusal Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fabrice Liardet.
  143. American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
  144. American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
  145. American Chu Shogi Association. Missing description Author: Joseph Peterson.
  146. American Kriegspiel. With help of a referee, 2 players move w/o knowing the moves of the opponent, but know where P's can capture & what enemy fo. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  147. Amiral Chess. Introducing the Amiral piece and the bounce-capture method on a Gustavian board (zrf available). By M Winther.
  148. Amoeba. Small variant with 38 movable squares. (7x7, Cells: 38) By Jim Aikin.
  149. Amoeba. Jim Aikin's Amoeba on the Game Courier. Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
  150. Amontillado. Pieces have combined `halfling' powers, going half the usual distance. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
  151. Amphibian Chess . Pieces capture by leaping when there's a square past the target, or by replacement when the target is on the edge. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
  152. Amphora. Chess variant inspired by game of Stone Warriors on wine bottle shaped board with 40 squares. (Cells: 40) By Peter Aronson.
  153. Amphora . Chess variant inspired by game of Stone Warriors on wine bottle shaped board with 40 squares. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
  154. An-Qi. Played on the squares of half a Xiangqi board but using all the pieces. (8x4, Cells: 32)
  155. Analysis of 3x3 Chess. A complete analysis of Chess on a three by three board with FIDE pieces. Inventor: Kirill Kryukov.
  156. ancient chess. a antidevelopment of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Maxson.
  157. Ancient Chess. Site dedicated to the history and evolution of Chess! Author: Rick Knowlton.
  158. Ancient world war. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniil Frolov.
  159. Ancient world war. Play this game on Game Courier. By Daniil Frolov.
  160. Andernach. The capturing piece changes colors. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Stefanos Pantazis.
  161. Andernach Chess. Pieces change side when taking. Author: Stefanos Pantazis.
  162. Andromi. Game with simple rules. Inventor: Ronald D. Planesi.
  163. Andy's Chess. Missing description By andrewthepawn.
  164. Anemic Chess. A more anemic version of Chess that replaces riders with weaker short-range pieces. Author: Claudio Martins Jaguaribe and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Claudio Martins Jaguaribe.
  165. Anemic Chess. Rule-Enforcing Preset for Jaguaribe's short-range variant. Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Claudio Martins Jaguaribe.
  166. Angel Chess. 9x8 board. Angels (Q+N) are difficult to exchange. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: L. P. D'Autremont.
  167. Angel Chess. D'Autremont's very aggressive variant featuring Amazons that cannot be exchanged (with zrf). Author: M Winther. Inventor: L. P. D'Autremont.
  168. Angels and Devils. Chess game where white has two Angels and black has two Devils. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Greg Strong.
  169. Anglis Qi. Xiang Qi and FIDE Chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
  170. Anglojewish Chess. Hexagonal Chess with pieces following curved paths. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
  171. Annan Shogi. Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it. (9x9, Cells: 81)
  172. Annan Shogi . Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it (and similar variants). Author: Young-Hyun Joo.
  173. Annihilation I. Capture all non-royal units without checking the king. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  174. Annihilation II. Capture all enemy units except the uncapturable king. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  175. Announcement Circular Chess World Championship 2004. Missing description
  176. Antarctic Chess or Predators and Penguins. Penguins seek safety at the ice-pack's centre. Can the Predators stop them? (Cells: 295) By Graeme C Neatham.
  177. Antarctic Chess or Predators and Penguins . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
  178. Anti-Check Chess. Variation of Anti-King Chess II. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Kieran Child.
  179. Anti-Chess. Lose all your pieces to win. Author: Fergus Duniho.
  180. Anti-Gravity Chess. A newly-moved unit repels the nearest unit along each. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
  181. Anti-Gravity Chess . Pieces that move repel other pieces. By João Pedro Neto.
  182. Anti-Gravity Chess. Pieces that moved repel pieces like magnets. (8x8, Cells: 64) By João Pedro Neto.
  183. Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) By Peter Aronson.
  184. Anti-King Chess . Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. By Peter Aronson.
  185. Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect. Play it! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
  186. Anti-King Chess I. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
  187. Anti-King Chess II. Win by putting your opponent's Anti-King out of check. Author: Fergus Duniho and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
  188. Anti-King Chess II. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect; Anti-Kings are in check when not attacked. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
  189. Anti-Magnetic Chain Chess. Pieces that moved must have a chain of `anti-magnetic interaction' with their own king. (8x8, Cells: 64) By João Pedro Neto.
  190. Anti-Magnetic Chess. Like colors attract, opposites repel, along orthogonal lines. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
  191. Anti-Magnetic Chess . Pieces that move repel pieces like magnets. Author: João Pedro Neto.
  192. Anti-Magnetic Chess. Pieces that moved repel and attract pieces like magnets. (8x8, Cells: 64) By João Pedro Neto.
  193. Anti-Magnetic Chess. Four anti-magnetic chessproblems. By Ben Good.
  194. Anti-Magnetic Chess. Some AntiMagnetic Chess Games. By João Pedro Neto.
  195. Anti-Prechess. The opponent must place your piece on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
  196. Anti-Relay Chess. Anti-relay is when a piece loses a movement capability it normally does have due to its position relative to another piece. By Michael Nelson.
  197. Anti-Relay Tutti-Frutti Chess . Anti-relay is when a piece loses a movement capability it normally does have due to its position relative to another piece. By Michael Nelson.
  198. Anticipation Chess. Commit after moving to which kind of unit you will move next. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Raymond Pink.
  199. Antimage Chess. Some pieces can rifle capture, but there's Antimage from Chess Evolved Online that immune to rifle capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By HaruN Y.
  200. Antimatter Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Claudio Martins Jaguaribe.
  201. Antipodean Chess. Captured units move, if possible, to the square four ranks and four files away. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  202. Antipodean Chess II. Captured units move, if possible, to the square four ranks and four files away. This can queen a pawn. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  203. Anywhere Chess . Pieces (except kings) can make teleport moves to any empty square on the board. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
  204. Anywhere Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
  205. Anywhere Chess and Variations. Pieces (except kings) can make teleport moves to any empty square on the board. With several variants. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Edward Jackman.
  206. Apocalypse. Small variant of knights and pawns; objective is to take all pawns. Author: Ben M Reiniger. Inventor: C. S. Elliott.
  207. Apocalypse Mini-Chess. Miniature version with four horsemen. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: C. S. Elliott.
  208. Apothecary Chess-Classic. Large Board variant obtained trough tinkering with known games. By Aurelian Florea.
  209. Apothecary Chess-Classic. Large board variant obtained through tinkering with known games. By Aurelian Florea.
  210. Apothecary Chess-Modern. Large Board variant obtained trough tinkering with known games. By Aurelian Florea.
  211. Apothecary Chess-Modern. Large board variant obtained through tinkering with known games. By Aurelian Florea.
  212. Arabian Nights Chess . Large modern variant of historic Shatranj, with more pieces and flying carpets. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Timothy R. Newton.
  213. Arabian Nights Chess. Large modern variant of historic Shatranj, with more pieces and flying carpets. (11x9, Cells: 84) Author: Paul E. Newton. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Timothy R. Newton.
  214. Arabian Nights Chess. Paul Newton's game on the Game Courier. Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Timothy R. Newton.
  215. Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. Author: Dominique Leste and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
  216. Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dominique Leste.
  217. Archabbott Chess. Introduces the Archabbott piece which moves like Bishop + Wazir + Dabbaba. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
  218. Archbishop Chess. Variation of Janus Chess and Bird's Chess with two Archbishops. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Dominique Leste.
  219. Archchess. Large chess variant from 17th century Italy. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
  220. Archchess. Late 17th chess variant from Italy on large board with pieces which include modern queen and squirrel. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
  221. ArchCourier Chess. This game is Courier Chess expert Eric Greenwood's modernization of Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Eric V. Greenwood.
  222. Archimedes Chess. Capture by attacking an enemy unit with two of yours. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Philip M. Cohen.
  223. ArchMage Chess. 10x10 30v30 Fantasy Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Cyrus Arturas.
  224. Archoniclastic Chess. Pieces are augmented on squares of their color. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
  225. Arena Chess. Entry in the 32-move-maximum contest. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Kiska.
  226. Arena Chess. 32-turn variant in which pieces must initially move into a special area, and then always make capturing moves. By Jeff Kiska.
  227. Arena Chess 42. A non-competing entry in the 42 Squares contest. (Cells: 42) By David Howe.
  228. Arena Chess 42 . Game with two boards totaling 42-squares where pieces captured on the large board move to the small board. By David Howe.
  229. Argess. White and Black have different starting positions. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hector H. Carreño.
  230. Arimaa. Board game playable with standard chess set, hard for computers. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Omar Syed and Aamir Syed.
  231. Arimaa. Uses same equipment as Chess, but designed to be difficult for computers. By Omar Syed and Aamir Syed.
  232. Arktur. Two kings and randomized setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Riessen.
  233. Arktur Chess. Random first ranks, two kings. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Peter Riessen.
  234. Armis. 100 square board with 15 piece types. By Armis Game.
  235. Armor Chess. Personal shields protect pieces from one of the 8 directions. Author: Ben M Reiniger and Vladimir . Inventor: Vladimir .
  236. Arnhem Chess. Game on board of 38 squares. (6x7, Cells: 38) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
  237. Arrangement Chess. The players take turns to relocate the king and the queen, thus enhancing opening ramification (with zrf). By M Winther.
  238. Arrangement Chess. Swap king & queen before play begins. With mirrored kings and non-mirrored queens (with zrf). By M Winther.
  239. Arrow Pawn Chess. Pawns do not promote but have expanded moves. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: R. Persson.
  240. The Art of Shogi. Information on book on Shogi. Author: Tony Hosking.
  241. Ascending the Throne. When the king is lost, another piece becomes royal. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Terry H. Jones.
  242. Ascension. 6x6 board with two Kings that promote to royal Queens. By Albert Lee.
  243. Assassin Chess. Shoot chess without royalty and with pawns that cannot be shot by line movers. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jed Stone.
  244. Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
  245. Assassin Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel variant with unknown setups and special roles for knights and queen. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
  246. Assassination Chess. On a 10 by 10 board with teleporters and assassins. (10x10, Cells: 100) and Seth Blanchard. and Seth Blanchard.
  247. Assault Chess. Play twice; which can win as White against a weakened Red faster? Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
  248. Assault&Siege. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ismael Santos.
  249. Assideum. Game on 8 by 8 board with differenly moving pieces. Author: Doug Garand.
  250. Assimilation Chess. Increase your material by assimilating your opponent's pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
  251. Assimilation Chess . Increase your material by assimilating your opponent's pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
  252. Assimilation Chess. Play this variant in which pieces assimilate the powers of captured pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
  253. Assimilation Fusion Chess . A hybrid of Assimilation Chess and Fusion Chess. Pieces combine and split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
  254. Assimilation Fusion Chess. A hybrid of Assimilation Chess and Fusion Chess. Pieces combine and split apart. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
  255. Assymetrical diagonal chess. Diaonal chess (well balanced) variant with 8 pawns per player. By Zbigniew Kokosiński.
  256. Asteryx Chess. Preset for variant with asteryx shaped 43-space hexagonal board. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Jagger.
  257. Asteryx Chess. Hexagonal chess played on an asterisk-shaped board. (Cells: 43) By David Jagger.
  258. Asteryx Chess. Sample Game. By David Jagger.
  259. Asymmetric Chess. Chess with alternative units but classical types and mechanics. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dmitry Eskin.
  260. Ataturk Chess. Players may announce a different piece to be royal. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
  261. Atlantean Barroom Shatranj. Atlantean Barroom Shatranj Rules. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.
  262. Atlantean Barroom Shatranj. The most ambitious in a series of new games Joe Joyce is introducing with powerful short range compound double jumpers. By Joe Joyce.
  263. Atlantean Coffee House Shatranj. Grand Hexagonal Shatranj - the short-range project goes six-sided. (13x13, Cells: 127) By Graeme C Neatham.
  264. Atlantean Coffee House Shatranj. Grand Shatranj on a Hex board. By Graeme C Neatham.
  265. Atlantis Chess. Instead of moving, a player may remove an square from the edges of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gerben Dirksen.
  266. Atlantis Chess . Instead of moving, a player may remove an square from the edges of the board. Author: Doug Chatham. Inventor: Gerben Dirksen.
  267. Atlantis Chess. You may sink an edge square instead of moving a unit. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Gerben Dirksen.
  268. Atomic chess. Pieces explode when captured. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Nassah Bey Taher.
  269. Atomic Pawn Chess. One time in ten, a pawn explodes just after moving. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  270. AtTENdance Chess . Missing description By Erez Schatz.
  271. Attendance Chess. 10 piece types that can move to 10 squares each, mostly. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Erez Schatz.
  272. Attending Pawns. Pieces have their personal pawn assistent. By Terry H. Jones.
  273. Attrition Chess. Played on an 11x10 board, each player starts with 33 pieces. (11x10, Cells: 110) By Nathan James.
  274. Augmented Chess . Players give standard chess pieces small additional movement possibilities from predescribed set. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  275. Augmented Chess. Players give standard chess pieces small additional movement possibilities from predescribed set. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
  276. Augmented Different Knights. Knights receive different additional movement possibilities. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
  277. Augmented Half Chess. Pieces can go half as far, but then are augmented with additional movement possibilitie. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
  278. Australian Football Chess. Game based on Australian Rules Football and Chess. By Robert Winkel.
  279. Avalanche Chess. Advance the opponent's pawns. Popular variant. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  280. Avalanche chess. A popular chess variant, where you advance your opponents pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Edward Jackman. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  281. Avalanche Chess . A popular chess variant, where you advance your opponents pawns. Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  282. Avalanche Chess. A popular chess variant, where you advance your opponents pawns. (Recognized!) Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  283. Avalanche Chess 2. As before, except that the red king and queen are switched. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  284. AvantGarde Chess . A font-named variant that adds a Centaur and a Man to the standard setup. By Peter Aronson.
  285. Avatar Chess. Game with avatars that can assume any piece of chess, depending on the fields of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gerd P. Degens.
  286. Avatar Riff Riders. Overcome the reef on an Avatar basis. (11x11, Cells: 110) By Gerd P. Degens.
  287. Avian Airforce . Experimental Rider/Leaper Army for Chess with Different Armies vs the Usual Four and Other Armies. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
  288. Aviary . New pieces with shogi elements and a bird theme. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Daniel Hollombe.
  289. Aviary. New pieces with shogi elements and a bird theme. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniel Hollombe.
  290. Aviation Chess. Legan's Aviation Chess, popular during WWI, featuring the Aviator piece (with zrf). By M Winther.
  291. Aviation Chess. Knight pawns move and capture as bishops and can leap any number of units. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: L. Legan.
  292. Avon. Four-player game; two players sharing the White and two the Black pieces. (8x10, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
  293. Axis and Allies Chess. Diceless variant of Axis and Allies. By David A. Harrell.
  294. Azchess. Variant of Grand Chess in which one amazon is added to each side. By Namik Zade.
  295. Azchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
  296. Azchess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
  297. Azchess (absolute symmery pawn protection). Adds cannons to Az Chess and reverses the positions of some of the pieces to maximize pawn protection. By Namik Zade.
  298. Azerbaijan Chess . http://zillions-of-games.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/79138?do=show;id=1659. By Namik Zade.
  299. Azerbaijan Chess. http://zillions-of-games.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/73747?do=show;id=1659. By Namik Zade.
  300. Azsymchess1024 . Missing description By Namik Zade.

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  1. Baby Chess. Play this small 5x5 variant on Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jérôme Choain. Inventor: Martin Gardner.
  2. Babylonian Chess. Captures are determined by rolling dice. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Muhammad Hidayat.
  3. BacCanCat. 4-player variant with Cannons and Arrows, Cathedralling, and alternative ways to win. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
  4. Bach Dang Chess . Game on board of 88 squares, with Ships and other special pieces and rules. By Vu Q Vo.
  5. Bach Dang Chess. On board with 100 squares, with crafts and other special pieces and rules. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Vu Q Vo.
  6. Bachelor Chess . Win by mating your opponent, or marrying off your King. By Doug Chatham.
  7. Bachelor Chess. Play this game from the 42-square contest with the PBM system! By Doug Chatham.
  8. Bachelor Chess. Win by mating your opponent, or marrying off your King. (7x6, Cells: 42) By Doug Chatham.
  9. Bachelor Chess. All pieces promote. Win in the usual way or by joining king and queen. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Doug Chatham.
  10. Bachelor Hunterbeest. Hunterbeest without the Queen or Gnu - to start with... (9x8, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
  11. Bachelor Kamil. Play by E-mail! Combines ideas from Bachelor Chess and Wildebeest Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Charles Gilman. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
  12. Bachelor Kamil. Combines ideas from Bachelor Chess and Wildebeest Chess. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
  13. Bachelor Nearlydouble. Applying the Nearlydouble principle to Bachelor Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Charles Gilman.
  14. Bachelor Nimrod. Small variant with one each of distinctive Nimrod pieces, and of Knight. (6x6, Cells: 36) By Charles Gilman.
  15. Back-to-Back Chess. Both sides start "Back-to-Back", seperated by an uncrossable line on a specially-shaped 100 square board. (14x8, Cells: 100) By Paul Kreutzer.
  16. Back-to-Back Chess . Both sides start "Back-to-Back", seperated by an uncrossable line on a specially-shaped 100 square board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul Kreutzer.
  17. Backgammon Chess. Play backgammon and chess game together. (8x8, Cells: 88) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  18. Backlash. Play on two boards, but capturing on one board leads to a backlash on the other! By Greg Strong.
  19. Backlash. Play on two boards, but capturing on one board leads to a backlash on the other! (2x(8x8), Cells: 132) By Greg Strong.
  20. Backwards Stalemate Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
  21. Baladãna. The way figures can move is dynamic, determined by their 'powers'. By Martin Miller.
  22. Balaklava Chess. All non-royal units can make non-capturing knight moves. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Gianluca Vecchi.
  23. Balaklava Chess . All non-royal units can make non-capturing knight moves. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Gianluca Vecchi.
  24. Balaklava Chess. Many pieces have additional knight moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alessandro Castelli. Inventor: Gianluca Vecchi.
  25. Balanced Swap Chess. Move has second part where a swap is made on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By João Pedro Neto.
  26. Balbo's Chess. Odd-shaped board, bishops as powerful as knights. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: M G Balbo.
  27. Balbo's chess. Board with a strange shape designed to make Bishops stronger in relation to Rooks. (Cells: 68) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: M G Balbo.
  28. Balbo's Chess. Board with a strange shape designed to make Bishops stronger in relation to Rooks. Author: Gary K. Gifford. Inventor: M G Balbo.
  29. Balbo's Chess 2. Balbos Chess 2. Author: wdtr2. Inventor: M G Balbo.
  30. Ball's AKA Military Chess . Variant on 10x10 board with military-themed short-range pieces where the goal is to occupy one of your opponent's center squares. Author: Marek14 .
  31. Ballista Chess. game in which Ballistae give Pieces the ability to move across the Board. (9x8, Cells: 72) By NeodymiumPhyte.
  32. Bandit Chess. Missing description (9x7, Cells: 63) By Patrik Hedman.
  33. Bank Chess . Put your assets on the bank for later use! 6 Variants. Author: Karl Scherer. Inventor: Karl Scherer and Denis van Straten.
  34. Bank of Scotland -- Main Branch. Progressive Variant where each check earns the player an extra move, and check ends turn. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Bob Bruce and Bruce R Trone.
  35. Bank of Scotland -- Modern Branch. Progressive Variant where each check gives a player another move, and move is ended by check or move to defended square. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Bob Bruce and Bruce R Trone.
  36. Bankhouse Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
  37. Banner Xiangqi. Xiangqi with Banners (from the Game of Three Kingdoms) and simplified endgame rules. By A. M. DeWitt.
  38. Banner Xiangqi. Xiangqi with Banners (from the Game of Three Kingdoms) and simplified endgame rules. By A. M. DeWitt.
  39. Banzai Chess. Friendly pieces can be pushed and pushed pieces can bounce. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Vincenzo Rapisardi.
  40. Barasi Chess. Game named after inventor with Berolina pawns can also move backwards; other pieces can only move forwards. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Paul Barasi.
  41. Barasi chess . Game named after inventor with Berolina pawns can also move backwards; other pieces can only move forwards. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Paul Barasi.
  42. Barasi Chess. Pieces cannot move backwards; pawns are Berolina. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Paul Barasi.
  43. Barbershop Quartet. Toroidal Variant with Dual Direction Bishops. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
  44. Barca. Twelve animals fight over watering holes in nice looking commercial game. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Andrew Caldwell.
  45. Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. Author: M Winther. Inventor: Panos Louridas.
  46. Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Gary K. Gifford. Inventor: Panos Louridas.
  47. Bario. Pieces are undefined until they move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alex . Inventor: Panos Louridas.
  48. Bario Shogi. A shogi game with pieces that can be change typed. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
  49. Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
  50. Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
  51. Baroque Chess. Java applet that plays the game. Author: Jesse Plymale. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
  52. Baroque/Ultima. Game where each type of piece has a different capturing ability. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
  53. Baseball Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By George William Duke.
  54. Baseline chess. Start chess with main pieces in different order on baselines. Overview of several variants. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
  55. Baseline chess with Fischer rules. Start with dropping major pieces on baseline, a variant that uses rules from Fischer Random Chess but is not random. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ken Regan.
  56. Basic Bestiary. Like Wildeurasian Bestiary but without the Hopping-capture pieces. (13x12, Cells: 156) By Charles Gilman.
  57. Basic Chess. Variable baseline chess without drawing lots. Restrict Rooks to a and h files, and King to d or e files. By Charles Daniel.
  58. Basilisk Chess. Introducing the Basilisk cannon, with standard pieces (zrf exists). By M Winther.
  59. Bastardo. 4-player game.
  60. Bastardo. Cut-throat four-player variant. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  61. Bastardo for President. Cut-throat four-player variant where one of your pieces is secretly President and thus royal. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  62. Bastardo Hallowe'en. Halloween-themed cut-throat four-player variant. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  63. Bastille Chess. Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. (8x8, Cells: 64)
  64. Bastille Chess . Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. Author: Peter Aronson.
  65. Batak Chess. Indonesian culture where chess is very popular. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  66. Battery Chess. Battery Chess on the Game Courier. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
  67. Battery Chess. Chess on a Battery shaped board, with lots of batteries. (5x10, Cells: 46) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
  68. Battle Chess. Move as many of your units as you like, once each, each turn. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  69. Battle Chieftain Chess. Warriors and a king fight on a board with walls and holes. (10x11, Cells: 84) By Craig Daniel.
  70. Battle Chieftain Chess . Warriors and a king fight on a board with walls and holes. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Craig Daniel.
  71. Battle Line. A military-style variant with 48 pieces per side. By Joe Joyce.
  72. Battle of Kings. You start with eight pawns. The rest chess pieces appear on the board during the game. By Вадря Покштя.
  73. The Battle of the Animals. Simulated conflict between animal kingdoms. (7x9, Cells: 63) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Jean-Louis Cazaux.
  74. Battle of the Six Armies. Multiplayer with a trigonal board. (29x18, Cells: 378) By Graeme C Neatham.
  75. Battle of the Six Armies. Construction of board and pieces to play B6A. By Graeme C Neatham.
  76. Battle of titans. Missing description (3x(9x5), Cells: 135) By Daniil Frolov.
  77. Battle Room Chess. Win by getting four of your pieces in or around your enemy's gate. By John Smith.
  78. Battler Chess. Game with powerful King, and improved Bishops, Knights and Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Modest Solans.
  79. Bear Chess. Russian variant with new piece. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Mikhail Sosnovsky.
  80. Bear Chess. A popular Russian game; bears leap to second perimeter. Author: Ben M Reiniger. Inventor: Mikhail Sosnovsky.
  81. Beast Chess. Replace conventional pieces with those that look like animals. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Bob Greenwade.
  82. Beastmaster Chess . Large chess variant with a fantasy theme, emphasizing leaping pieces. By Glenn Overby II.
  83. Beastmaster Chess. Large chess variant with a fantasy theme, emphasizing leaping pieces. (8x11, Cells: 84) By Glenn Overby II.
  84. Beau Monde Chess. Large variant where pieces move with variations of the Queen move. (11x10, Cells: 100) By Sergey Sirotkin.
  85. Beautiful Beasts. A new team for Chess with Different Armies based on the Roc. By Jörg Knappen.
  86. Beautiful Sun Chess (Meiriqi) . 10x10 blend of FIDE, Shogi, and Xiangqi influences. By Glenn Overby II.
  87. Beautiful Sun Chess (Meiriqi). A 10x10 blend of FIDE, Shogi, and Xiangqi influences. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Glenn Overby II.
  88. Bede Chess. Missing description (9x11, Cells: 99) By Patrik Hedman.
  89. Bedlam. Play this hybrid of Fusion Chess, Metamorph Chess, and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
  90. Bedlam . A hybrid of Metamorphin' Fusion Chess and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
  91. Bedlam. A hybrid of Metamorphin' Fusion Chess and Chessgi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
  92. Beginners Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
  93. Beginners Chess. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
  94. Behemoth Chess. Chess with a randomly moving, uncapturable Behemoth piece that can capture multiple pieces in a turn. By Donald Seagraves.
  95. Behemoth Loop Chess. Pieces captured by a randomly moving Behemoth can be dropped later. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Thomas .
  96. Beirut Chess. One unit is secretly carrying a bomb. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jim Winslow.
  97. Belfry Chess. Introducing the belfry catapult. By M Winther.
  98. Bellows Chess. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. By Tony Quintanilla.
  99. Bellows Chess. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Tony Quintanilla.
  100. Bellows Chess . The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
  101. Ben 39. Pieces move on squares and corners of board with 37 fixed and two movable squares. (Cells: 39) By Ben Good.
  102. Benedict Chess . Instead of being captured, enemy pieces switch sides. By Dan Troyka.
  103. Benedict Chess. Instead of being captured, enemy pieces switch sides. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Dan Troyka.
  104. Benedict Chess. Instead of being captured, enemy pieces switch sides. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
  105. Bennekom Double Move Chess. Move twice per turn with the same piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
  106. Bennie Prince's Chess. Units not under attack may be removed and returned, one at a time. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  107. The Bermuda Chess Angle. Pieces can vanish in a central grid (The Bermuda Chess Angle) depending on dice-determined coordinates. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Gary K. Gifford.
  108. Berolina Chess. Pawns move diagonally and capture straight ahead. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  109. Berolina Chess. Classic variant with different moving pawns. Author: Fergus Duniho.
  110. Berolina Chess. Different moving pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Edmund Hebermann.
  111. Berolina Grid Chess. Combination of Berolina Chess and Grid Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
  112. Berolina Grid Chess. Popular with NOST. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  113. Berserker Pawns. Pawns may go berserk to protect their King and once per game in addition. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Terry H. Jones.
  114. Beryl Chess. Variant on board of 39 triangles. (Cells: 39) By Alexandre Muñiz.
  115. Besiege Chess . Large variant with White on either side, Black in center. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
  116. Besiege Chess. Large variant with White on either side, Black in center. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
  117. Besiege Chess. Double height chess board, where black is surrounded by white. (8x16, Cells: 128) By Köksal Karakus.
  118. Beyond Chess (tm). Commercial variant with dynamic board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: David Crockett.
  119. Beyond Omega. Large abstract variant with radial and oblique pieces requiring rotation. (15x15, Cells: 225) By Charles Gilman.
  120. Bicapture Chess. You may capture, and be checked by, your own units. Author: Ed Friedlander.
  121. Bid Chess. Players bid for special pieces or powers. By Roger Cooper.

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