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- Set 3 of 10x8 chess mating problems. Missing description By Sam Trenholme.
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- 10 Minute Melee. Score as many points during 10 minutes of time with regular chessset. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Mason Green.
- 10 Minute Melee. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Mason Green.
- 10-contest: Voting for group A. Automated poll for the chess variant design contest celebrating 10 years CVP: Please vote!
- 10-contest: Voting for group B. Automated poll for the chess variant design contest celebrating 10 years CVP: Please vote!
- 10-contest: Voting for group C. Automated poll for the chess variant design contest celebrating 10 years CVP: Please vote!
- 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.
- 10-directional Chess. 10-directional pieces: an augmented Knight and a restricted Chancellor. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jörg Knappen.
- 10-directional Chess. Updated with rule-enforcing presets. By Nick Wolff.
- 10x8 Chess mating problems. 10x Chess mating problems. By Sam Trenholme.
- 10x8 Variants. Missing description By Jose Carrillo.
- 12 Sharp Chess. 4-player versions of 10-or-more-file variants on cross-shaped boards. (12x12, Cells: 108) By Charles Gilman.
- 12 Sharp Chess. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
- 123456 Chess. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff. Inventor: (zzo38) A. Black.
- 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.
- 125 Percent Shogi and 125 Percent Xiang Qi. 4-player versions of Oriental variants on cross-shaped boards. (15x15, Cells: 125) By Charles Gilman.
- 16 Seasons Chess. 4-player variant combining FIDE and Leap Chess pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
- 2 Level Guru Mahachaturaji. Enlarging the Guru Mahachatuaji board to go with the enlarged army. (2x(10x10), Cells: 200) By Charles Gilman.
- 2006 World Chess Variants Championship on-line. World Chess Variants Championship. By Stephen R. Stockman.
- 2007-2008 Chess Variants Design Contest. Chess variant inventors gather round! We're doing it again! Exact nature of contest to be determined with YOUR help!! By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- 21st Century Chess. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff.
- 2Choice Chess. You can tell opponent which pieces he can move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- 2Hit Shogi. Shogi with 2 hits to destroy a piece, and drop pieces at start. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- 2x2x16 Race Chess. Race Chess on a 2-level circular board with Crooked Bishops and Queens. (2x(2x16), Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
- 3 Level 4 Player Variants. Putting 4 players on a 3d board usually used for 2. (3x(8x8), Cells: 192) By Charles Gilman.
- 3 Player Chess. On a large (217 hexagon) board. By Dennis Matthews.
- 3 Strikes Chess. The first attack does not immediately remove pieces from the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
- 3 to the 5. A 6-player variant on 3 overlapping 9x9 boards. (5x(11x11), Cells: 455) By Charles Gilman.
- 3-player Honeycomb Chess. A variant on a hex-prism board with the hex boards as levels instead of ranks to allow three players. (5x(), Cells: 180) By Charles Gilman.
- 3D Chess. A true 3D version of chess. By Dan Beyer.
- 3d Minishogi. A variant originally devised for a contest that never materialised. (3x(3x5), Cells: 45) By Charles Gilman.
- 3D Shogi. Three dimensional version of Japanese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
- 3D Xiang Qi. Three dimensional version of Chinese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
- 3FewShogi Chess. Like Chess but 3 Shogi per side. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- 3to2. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
- 4 Armies. Four traditional armies with cardinals face off on the corners. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Patrick Riley.
- 4 Linepiece Fusion. Variants in which straight linepieces get to fuse with Crooked or Bent ones. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
- 4 Linepiece Hex Chess. Hex Chess with yet more kinds of radial path. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
- 44-squares chess variant design contest.. Our annual N-squares chess variant design competition. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 45 or 46 Cell Contest - 2007 Design Contest. Quick contest for 45 or 46 cells. Deadline for Submissions: November 30, 2007. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- 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.
- 6 Player Complex Allegiance Chess. Missing description By Kuyan Judith.
- 6 Ranks, remaining variants. Extrapolations from the Diana/Los Alamos/Haynie's Primary family of variants. (6x6) By Charles Gilman.
- 65 Square Chess. FIDE chess but pretend there's another square smack dab in the middle. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- 6hess. Each piece moves 6 times before disappearing. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- 84 Spaces Contest: Prizes. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- 8x8 adaptation. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
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- A9 HexaChess (Imperial Grand HexaChess). Large variant of Grand Hexachess. (Cells: 169) By Graeme C Neatham.
- A9 HexaChess Courier Preset. Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
- A9 HexaChess Zillions Zip . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
- Abecedarian Big Chess (ABChess). Buy-your-own-army variant on a big board; 26 piece types. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Glenn Overby II.
- Abecedarian Big Chess (ABChess) . Design-your-own chess armies on a big board. By Glenn Overby II.
- Abstract Chess. Pieces are represented by stacks of different heights. By João Pedro Neto.
- 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.
- Abstract Chess. Pieces are represented by stacks of different heights. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
- Accessory Chess. A drop variant with one or two external pieces per player (many to choose from). Zillions (zrf) program available. By M Winther.
- Accounting Chess . Modern Business Chess: win by capturing or indicting the opposing CEO (King), or bilking all of your Stockholders (Pawns). By Dan Troyka.
- 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.
- Achernar. ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
- Achernar . ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Achernar. ACHERNAR is a mix of the game ALTAIR and Western Chess. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Active King Chess. Each turn, one must move one's king in addition to moving other pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
- Actualized Potential Chess. Pieces exist where they are but also all along their routes or points of attack. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Adjutant Chess. Introducing the Adjutant that can slide like a queen, but on the same square colour only (with zrf). By M Winther.
- 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.
- Advanced wizard chess. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
- Advancement Chess. kevintucker88. By Freederick .
- Aieirping Chess. Missing description (29x14, Cells: 406) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- AIGO Chess. International chess with Cannon pieces added. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Feng Jun.
- AIGO Chess. Adds cannons to fianchetto positions of FIDE Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Feng Jun.
- Air Attack Chess. Missing description By Stephen R. Stockman.
- Aire. River variant on H-shaped board, some parts of camps further back than others. (8x12, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
- Ajax Chess. All pieces have can play one square in any direction, the Mastodon leaper complements the Knight. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jose Carrillo.
- Alapawn. A simplified, more chess-like version of Alapo 8x8. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Luis Bolaños Mures.
- Alapo 8x8. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Luis Bolaños Mures.
- Alekhine Chess. Named in honor of Alexander Alekhine, World Chess Champion 1927-1935, 1937-1946. By Michael Wortley Nolan.
- Alekhine Chess. A 14 x 8 game expands the sides of Capablanca-esque board, adds two pairs of marshalls and cardinals and an amazon in the middle. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Michael Wortley Nolan.
- Alfaerie Variant Chess Graphics: Expansion Set 4. More Alfaerie graphics! Author: Various.
- Alfaerie Variant Chess Graphics: Expansion Set 6. Missing description By Matthew La Vallee.
- Alibishogi. Variant with Shogi-style promotion and drops themed on Alibaba and 40 Thieves. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
- Aliens Vs Predators. Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Aliens vs Predators. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
- Aliens Vs Predators Episode II (L.Smith Version). Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
- All in 1 . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- All pieces of classic chesses. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90) By Daniil Frolov.
- Alpha Centauri. A very complex game, somewhat exotic, with some elements from Rococo. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
- 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.
- Altair . Take a look at this sample game of Altair! Author: Roberto Lavieri and Jorge Guerra. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
- Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. Author: Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
- Altair. Altair is a modern game with an oriental flavor. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Roberto Lavieri.
- Alternate Promotion Chess. Pieces promoted at one end of the board are promoted further at the other. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
- Alternative Chess. A drop variant with one single external piece per player (many to choose from). Zillions (zrf) program available. By M Winther.
- AltOrth Hex Chess. Hexagonal variant using pieces moving only one way along each orthogonal. (11x11, Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
- Amalgamated Chess. Missing description By James Gryphon.
- Amazon Grand Chess. A combination of Grand Chess and Amazon Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
- Amazon Grand Chess. A combination of Grand Chess and Amazon Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Namik Zade.
- Ambiguous Chess. A modest variant, similar to Refusal Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fabrice Liardet.
- American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
- American Chess. Large variant. Remove Generals from center columns to win. By Andy Thomas.
- Amiral Chess. Introducing the Amiral piece and the bounce-capture method on a Gustavian board (zrf available). By M Winther.
- 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.
- ancient chess. a antidevelopment of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Maxson.
- Ancient world war. Play this game on Game Courier. By Daniil Frolov.
- Ancient world war. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniil Frolov.
- Andernach. The capturing piece changes colors. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Stefanos Pantazis.
- Angels and Devils. Chess game where white has two Angels and black has two Devils. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Greg Strong.
- Anglis Qi. Xiang Qi and FIDE Chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
- Anglojewish Chess. Hexagonal Chess with pieces following curved paths. (Cells: 91) By Charles Gilman.
- 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.
- Antarctic Chess or Predators and Penguins . Missing description By Graeme C Neatham.
- Anti-Check Chess. Variation of Anti-King Chess II. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Kieran Child.
- 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.
- Anti-King Chess. Each player has both a King and an Anti-King to protect. Play it! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
- Anti-King Chess II. Win by putting your opponent's Anti-King out of check. Author: Fergus Duniho and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dominique Leste.
- Arch-Chancellor Chess. Uses Archbishops instead of Bishops and Chancellors instead of Knights. Author: Dominique Leste and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
- Archabbott Chess. Introduces the Archabbott piece which moves like Bishop + Wazir + Dabbaba. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
- Archbishop Chess. Replace one of the marshalls from birds chess with a cardinal and you have Dominique Leste's Archbishop Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dominique Leste.
- Archbishop Chess. Variation of Janus Chess and Bird's Chess with two Archbishops. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Dominique Leste.
- ArchCourier Chess. This game is Courier Chess expert Eric Greenwood's modernization of Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Eric V. Greenwood.
- Argess. White and Black have different starting positions. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hector H. Carreño.
- Arimaa. Board game playable with standard chess set, hard for computers. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Omar Syed and Aamir Syed.
- Arimaa. Uses same equipment as Chess, but designed to be difficult for computers. By Omar Syed and Aamir Syed.
- Armies of Faith 1: The Dawn of Civilisation. The first in of a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (3x(9x9), Cells: 243) By Charles Gilman.
- Armies of Faith 2: Later Antiquity. The second in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (5x(10x10), Cells: 245) By Charles Gilman.
- Armies of Faith 3: Assimilation. The third in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (5x(), Cells: 350) By Charles Gilman.
- Armies of Faith 4: Schism. The fourth in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (4x(8x8), Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
- Armies of Faith 5: Spiritual and Temporal. The fifth in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (4x(10x8), Cells: 320) By Charles Gilman.
- Armies of Faith 6: After Empire. The last in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (5x(), Cells: 370) By Charles Gilman.
- Armis. 100 square board with 15 piece types. By Armis Game.
- Assimilation Chess. Increase your material by assimilating your opponent's pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
- Assimilation Chess. Play this variant in which pieces assimilate the powers of captured pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
- Asteryx Chess. Preset for variant with asteryx shaped 43-space hexagonal board. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Jagger.
- Asteryx Chess. Hexagonal chess played on an asterisk-shaped board. (Cells: 43) By David Jagger.
- Asylum Chess. Fire-through rooks, mad leaping (camel-move) bishops and double-capture insane ninja knights with lion-like powers. By Charles Daniel.
- Asylum Chess . Includes new game that features dual path compound pieces: the Loony Snake Rook and the Insane Snake Bishop. By Charles Daniel.
- Asylum Chess. 3 new unique pieces: fire-through rooks, double-capture knights, leaping bishops. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Daniel.
- Asylum Redux. Two new pieces: dual path sliding Zebra + Bishop and a dual path sliding Camel + Rook. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Daniel.
- Asylum Redux. Featuring dual path Zebra / Camel crooked sliders compounded with Bishop / Rook. By Charles Daniel.
- Ataturk Chess. Players may announce a different piece to be royal. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
- Atlantean Barroom Shatranj. Atlantean Barroom Shatranj Rules. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.
- 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.
- Atlantean Coffee House Shatranj. Grand Hexagonal Shatranj - the short-range project goes six-sided. (13x13, Cells: 127) By Graeme C Neatham.
- Atlantean Coffee House Shatranj. Grand Shatranj on a Hex board. By Graeme C Neatham.
- AtTENdance Chess . Missing description By Erez Schatz.
- Attendance Chess. 10 piece types that can move to 10 squares each, mostly. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Erez Schatz.
- Australian Football Chess. Game based on Australian Rules Football and Chess. By Robert Winkel.
- AvantGarde Chess . A font-named variant that adds a Centaur and a Man to the standard setup. By Peter Aronson.
- Avon. Four-player game; two players sharing the White and two the Black pieces. (8x10, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
- AVP Episode 2. Very creative and fun contemporaneous take on Maharaja Chess. By Namik Zade.
- Azchess. Variant of Grand Chess in which one amazon is added to each side. By Namik Zade.
- Azchess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
- Azchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- 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.
- Azchessimp . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Azerbaijan Chess . http://zillions-of-games.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/79138?do=show;id=1659. By Namik Zade.
- Azerbaijan Chess. http://zillions-of-games.com/cgi-bin/zilligames/submissions.cgi/73747?do=show;id=1659. By Namik Zade.
- AzsymChess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
- Azsymchess . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Azsymchess pawns shuffler . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Azsymchess1024 . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Azsymchessdrop(Improved) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Azsymdrop(Updated)) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
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- BacCanCat. 4-player variant with Cannons and Arrows, Cathedralling, and alternative ways to win. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
- Bachelor Kamil. Play by E-mail! Combines ideas from Bachelor Chess and Wildebeest Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Charles Gilman. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
- Bachelor Kamil. Combines ideas from Bachelor Chess and Wildebeest Chess. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
- Bachelor Nearlydouble. Applying the Nearlydouble principle to Bachelor Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Charles Gilman.
- Bachelor Nimrod. Small variant with one each of distinctive Nimrod pieces, and of Knight. (6x6, Cells: 36) By Charles Gilman.
- Backwards Stalemate Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
- Baladãna. The way figures can move is dynamic, determined by their 'powers'. By Martin Miller.
- Bank Chess . Put your assets on the bank for later use! 6 Variants. Author: Karl Scherer. Inventor: Karl Scherer and Denis van Straten.
- Bank Chess. Regular Chess only Drops come from Pocketings. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Karl Scherer.
- Barbershop Quartet. Toroidal Variant with Dual Direction Bishops. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Bario Shogi. A shogi game with pieces that can be change typed. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
- Barion. A variant of the chess variant Bario. By M Winther.
- Base Pieces and Templates.. Missing description By Claudio Martins Jaguaribe.
- Baseball Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By George William Duke.
- Baseball Chess 2. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By George William Duke.
- Baseball Chess Hits & HomeRuns. Missing description By George William Duke.
- Basic Bestiary. Like Wildeurasian Bestiary but without the Hopping-capture pieces. (13x12, Cells: 156) By Charles Gilman.
- 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.
- Basilisk Chess. Introducing the Basilisk cannon, with standard pieces (zrf exists). By M Winther.
- Bastille Chess. Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Bastille Chess . Win by clearing your opponent's fortress. Author: Peter Aronson.
- Battery Chess. Chess on a Battery shaped board, with lots of batteries. (5x10, Cells: 46) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Battery Chess. Battery Chess on the Game Courier. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Battle Chieftain Chess. Warriors and a king fight on a board with walls and holes. (10x11, Cells: 84) By Craig Daniel.
- Battle Chieftain Chess . Warriors and a king fight on a board with walls and holes. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Craig Daniel.
- Battle Line. A military-style variant with 48 pieces per side. By Joe Joyce.
- Battle of the Six Armies. Construction of board and pieces to play B6A. By Graeme C Neatham.
- Battle Room Chess. Win by getting four of your pieces in or around your enemy's gate. By John Smith.
- Beastmaster Chess. Large chess variant with a fantasy theme, emphasizing leaping pieces. (8x11, Cells: 84) By Glenn Overby II.
- Beastmaster Chess . Large chess variant with a fantasy theme, emphasizing leaping pieces. By Glenn Overby II.
- Beautiful Sun Chess (Meiriqi). A 10x10 blend of FIDE, Shogi, and Xiangqi influences. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Glenn Overby II.
- Beautiful Sun Chess (Meiriqi) . 10x10 blend of FIDE, Shogi, and Xiangqi influences. By Glenn Overby II.
- Bedlam. A hybrid of Metamorphin' Fusion Chess and Chessgi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
- Bedlam. Play this hybrid of Fusion Chess, Metamorph Chess, and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
- Beginners Chess. Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
- Belfry Chess. Introducing the belfry catapult. By M Winther.
- Bellows Chess. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Bellows Chess. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Bellows Chess . The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
- Benedict Chess . Instead of being captured, enemy pieces switch sides. By Dan Troyka.
- Benedict Chess. Instead of being captured, enemy pieces switch sides. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Dan Troyka.
- Benedict Chess. Instead of being captured, enemy pieces switch sides. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
- 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.
- Besiege Chess. Double height chess board, where black is surrounded by white. (8x16, Cells: 128) By Köksal Karakus.
- Besiege Chess. Each side has two sets of armies, the black ones are in the middle and whites on top and bottom. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
- Beyond Chess (tm). Commercial variant with dynamic board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: David Crockett.
- Beyond Omega. Large abstract variant with radial and oblique pieces requiring rotation. (15x15, Cells: 225) By Charles Gilman.
- Bifocal Chess. A game without capture : win by checkmate with a neutral piece! (9x9, Cells: 81) By Antoine Fourrière.
- Bifocal Chess . A game without capture : win by checkmate with a neutral piece! By Antoine Fourrière.
- Bifocal Chess. A game without capture : win by checkmate with a neutral piece! By Antoine Fourrière.
- Big Chess. Ordinary chess pieces on an elongated 8 x 14 board with three times as many bishops and two times as many knights. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
- Big Pawn Chess . Missing description By Ken Franklin.
- Bigsiege Chess. Combining the length of Besiege Chess with the width of Doublewidth Chess. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
- Bilateral Chess. Game on 12x8 board adding Lions, switching Cannons, Wizards and pushing Elephants, but keeping the standard array in the middle. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Antoine Fourrière.
- Bilateral Chess . Game on 12x8 board adding Lions, switching Cannons, Wizards and pushing Elephants, but keeping the standard array in the middle. By Antoine Fourrière.
- Binary 1010. Pieces alternate with their binary counterpart in regard to turning off and on. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Gary K. Gifford.
- Biparite Chess. Small chess variant with two phases. (5x7, Cells: 43) By Timothy R. Newton.
- Birds and Ninjas. Two simple checkmate problems for the game. By Charles Daniel.
- Birds and Ninjas. Strategically rich chess-like game with powerful dual range orthogonal flying pieces, and short-range diagonal leapers. (10x10, Cells: 104) By Charles Daniel.
- Birds and Ninjas. Immaculately balanced game features pieces with unique fly-over capture ability and short-range diagonal leapers. By Charles Daniel.
- Birds and Ninjas . Featuring the Flying Bombers that fly over to capture, and the short-range Ninja Guards that capture two enemy pieces at once. By Charles Daniel.
- Bishogi. An attempt to take the FIDE army further towards Shogi than Chessgi does. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
- The Bishop Adjustment Rule. Missing description By Jose Carrillo.
- Bishop Knight Morph Factor. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
- Bishop Knight Morph Factor. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Black Hole Chess. Pieces moved to the center four squares of the board fall into your hand. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Karl Scherer.
- Black Hole Chess. Game with missing center and two extra spaces just behind the kings. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: David Short.
- Bland Chess. Chess with no diagonal moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Bland Chess. Chess, but with no diagonal movements (aside from that built within the Knight). Author: Gary K. Gifford.
- Bland Chess 46. Orthogonal moves only on a board with 46 squares. (6x8, Cells: 46) Author: (zzo38) A. Black. Inventor: (zzo38) A. Black and Gary K. Gifford.
- Bland Chess 46. A 46 square variant of Bland Chess. Allows for War Machine, Knight, and/or Modern War Machine use. Author: Gary K. Gifford. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford and (zzo38) A. Black.
- BlindChess. A blindfold program (optional board), good for training (DOS freeware). By M Winther.
- The Blindly Game . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Blizzard Chess . Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry (with all patch levels). Author: Alfred Pfeiffer. Inventor: Blarney.
- Blizzard Chess. Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Blarney.
- Blizzard Chess. What would Chess be like if it had been developed by the computer industry? By Blarney.
- BlockChess. Decimal variant with standard pieces starting out in the corners. By Ronald W Brierley.
- Blocschach. Not only is the size of the back rank squared, so is its composition. (8x(8x8), Cells: 512) By Charles Gilman.
- Blue Chess. White and Black have additional, differing victory conditions. Author: Ed Friedlander.
- Blue Chess or Deep Blue Vs. Kasparov Chess. Tribute to a famous game with three shades of blue and different options for each player to achieve a win. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Blue Chip Chess. A chip, moved each turn by the players, denotes a square where pieces may not go to. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Neal Turner.
- Blue Chip Chess. Fun variant where each turn you get to create an off-limits square for your opponent . Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Neal Turner.
- Blue Chip Chess. Missing description By Neal Turner.
- Blue Queen on 64 and 80. Blue Queen belongs to both sides. By George William Duke.
- Bluff Chess. Players moving their pieces into danger may risk losing the game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robbie Manson.
- Blunderbuss Chess. Pieces are poorer shots than in Rifle Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
- Board Image Utility. A web based application being developed on the Chess Variants Wiki that creates images of CV boards and positions. By Graeme C Neatham.
- Bodyguard Chess. A 9x9 variant, with a Bodyguard and two Kwaggas per side (zrf available). By M Winther.
- Bombardier Chess. Introducing the Bombardier, combining a rook with a camelrider (zrf exists). By M Winther.
- Bomberman Chess. Two "bombs" and a "defuser" spice up this 10 x 8 game. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Boolean Rithmomachia. Missing description (4x(4x4), Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
- Boolean Rithmomachia . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
- BordahBee. A two-move, two-board game with restrictions for the second move according to the first move. By Gary K. Gifford.
- BordahBee, A Two-Board Game (two 8x8 boards). Missing description (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) By Gary K. Gifford.
- Border Wars . Game played on the 42 edges of a grid, with elements of Shogi and XiangQi. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
- Border Wars II . Game played on line edges with Shogi-like aspects. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jared B. McComb.
- Borg Queen. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
- Borg Queen. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. (7x(), Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
- Brand X Random Chess. Play Chess with a randomized setup. By Fergus Duniho.
- Braves' Chess. Solves the problem of draws in chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Luis Bolaños Mures.
- Breakthrough Chess. Pieces must "break through" a zone of neutral blocks. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Brigadier Chess. Introducing the powerful Brigadier piece on a 68-square Gustavian board. By M Winther.
- British Chess ZRF . ZRF for British-themed variant with a royal Queen + Lions, Unicorns & Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.
- Brookschach. 3d variant with three unconconventional subsets of Queen move. (6x(6x6), Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.
- Brouhaha. Like Chess, but it really brings the ruckus! (8x8, Cells: 72) By Greg Strong.
- Brouhaha. Preset for Brouhaha, a game that brings the ruckus! By Greg Strong.
- Buccaneer Chess. Introducing the Buccaneer and the bounce-move, whereby the piece bounces diagonally away from its course (zrf available). By M Winther.
- Burmese Chess. Sittuyin preset uses a mix of equivalent pieces from Alfaerie Set. By Charles Daniel.
- Bushi shogi. Shogi variant on a two-square board! Bushi means Samurai. By Georg Dunkel.
- Bushi Shogi. Extremely small shogi variant played with cube pieces. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Georg Dunkel.
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- Cagliostro's Chess. Savio Cagliostro of Okeechobee Florida invented this variant in latter quarter of 20th c. Adds extra cardinal and amazon to capa. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Savio Cagliostro.
- Caïssa Britannia. Play this British-themed game with royal Queens plus Lions, Unicorns, and Dragons. By Fergus Duniho.
- Caïssa Britannia. British themed variant with Lions, Unicorns, Dragons, Anglican Bishops, and a royal Queen. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.
- Caliph Qi. Extension of Isis with compound colourbound pieces and overlapping royal-accessible areas. (6x9) By Charles Gilman.
- Camel and Rhino Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. By Tony Quintanilla.
- Camel and Rhino Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Tony Quintanilla.
- Camelrider Chess. P. Aronson's big-board variant with regular pieces and Camelriders. Author: M Winther. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
- Cannonless Xiang Qi variants. A look at stronger variations of pre-cannon Xiangqi. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
- Cannono. Pieces move by bifurcation, but capture normally. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Smith.
- Cannonrider Chess. The Cannonrider moves differently depending on square colour: on white squares as a Nightrider; else as a Chinese Cannon. By M Winther.
- Cannons and Crabs. Small board, cannons (alibaba-guards) and some centralized crabs (sergeant pawns) - promotion only to cardinal or marshall... Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: David Short.
- Cannons of Chesstonia . Cannons launch a Pawn, Wazir, Ferz and Stone to increase strategical and tactical play. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Cannons of Chesstonia. Cannons on the sides of the board can "fire" new pieces into the game. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Cannons of Chesstonia. Cannons launch a Pawn, Wazir, Ferz and Stone to increase strategical and tactical play. (12x8, Cells: 80) By Gary K. Gifford.
- Canoness Chess. Chess with Cannons and Canonesses (Vaos) on a differently-shaped board. (10x10, Cells: 88) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Canonical Chess Variants . A family of chess variants that blends Xiang Qi and Western Chess. By Tony Paletta.
- Canonical Chess Variants. A family of chess variants that blends Xiang Qi and Western Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Tony Paletta.
- Canonness Chess. Chess with Cannons and Canonesses (Vaos) on a differently shaped board. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Canopus . Most pieces movements are range-limited. The game play is violent and tense, but fluid. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Canopus. Most pieces movements are range-limited. The game play is violent and tense, but fluid. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Roberto Lavieri.
- Canvasser. Compound of Rook and Camel. By Charles Gilman.
- Canyon Chess. Play this small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Andrew Blechinger and Jarry Vega.
- Canyon Chess. Small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules. (8x8, Cells: 44) By Andrew Blechinger and Jarry Vega.
- Capablanca Random Chess. Randomized setup for Capablanca chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Reinhard Scharnagl.
- Capablanca Random Chess. Randomized setup for Capablanca chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Reinhard Scharnagl.
- Capablanca Shatranj. Where Cardinal and Marshall are replaced by their moderate short range leaper counterparts. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Capablanca Shatranj. Capablanca Chess with Chancellor and Archbishop replaced by Shatranj type pieces. (10x8, Cells: 80) By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Capablanca Shatranj. Capablanca Chess with Chancellor and Archbishop replaced by Shatranj type pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Capture the Scepter. Checkmate the king or capture the scepter located on opposing king's home square. Features extra-mobile sliding pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Daniel.
- Card Bet Chess. Betting chess with cards telling you which moves are OK. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Carnival of the Animals. A nearly-FIDE variant with Eurofighter Pawns (first implementation on an 8x8 board) dice (two aside for preference) which mutate. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
- Cascudo. On 44-square hexagonal board with turns consisting of cascade of moves. (Cells: 44) By David Jagger.
- Cassandra Chess. Prophesy the doom of opposing pieces two turns in advance to capture them. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
- Castalia Chess. Introducing the Castalia, which moves like a queen but cannot capture. Instead it can magnetically dislocate pieces (zrf exists). By M Winther.
- Castling in Chess 960. New castling rules for Fischer Random Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
- Castlingmost Chess. All movement in this variant is a form of castling. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
- Cataclysm. Large board variant with exciting, strategical play, and many powerful short-range pieces. By Greg Strong.
- Cataclysm. Large board game with short-range pieces designed to be dramatic without being overly complicated or dragging on too long. (12x16, Cells: 192) By Greg Strong.
- Catapults of Troy. Large variant with a river, catapults, archers, and trojan horses! (8x11, Cells: 88) By Gary K. Gifford.
- Catapults of Troy . Large variant with a river, catapults, archers, and trojan horses! Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Catapults of Troy. Large variant with a river, catapults, archers, and trojan horses! Author: Gary K. Gifford and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
- Cavalier Chess. All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. By Fergus Duniho.
- Cavalier Chess. Play Cavalier Chess with Jocly. By Fergus Duniho.
- CCC - The Clash of Civilizations Chess. ...two Chess Armies made from (some of) the most popular pieces used in Western and Eastern Chess games. By Namik Zade.
- CCC - The Clash of Civilizations Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
- CCC-FF(updated) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- CCChess - shuffle version. A few different imaginings of CCChess. By Namik Zade.
- CCChess Final Fight. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
- CCCHess,Demon Vs Super Symchess. Pieces from Demon Chess face off against those from Super Symchess. By Namik Zade.
- CDA Variant: Fighting Fizzies. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
- CDA: Demi-Rifle Army. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- CDA: Pizza Kings. Experimental CDA army, submitted half in jest, with pieces whose movement imitates their shape. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: John Lawson.
- CDA: Spacious Cannoneers. Spacious pieces combine with Vao and Pao pieces for Betzan Chess with Different Armies Variant. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Centaur Chess. All pieces except Pawns move backwards as a Knight. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Centaur Chess . All pieces except Pawns move backwards as Knights. By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- Centaur Chess. Pieces move backwards as Knight. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
- The Central Squares. 3d chess variant where all three levels share their central squares. (3x(6x6), Cells: 100) By João Pedro Neto.
- Cerimon Chess. Recover pieces by checking with a like piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Cetran Chess 2. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Carlos Cetina.
- Cetran Chess 2. Missing description By Carlos Cetina.
- CGNP chess. A game with Knightly Pawns. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- CGNP chess. A game with Knightly Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Champion. Moves one orthogonally or jumps two orthogonally or diagonally. Author: Ben Good and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Daniel Macdonald.
- The Chance Game . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Changi with diagonal pieces. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90) By Daniil Frolov.
- Changling Chess. Rooks become Bishops and Bishops become Rooks when moved. By Karl Scherer.
- Chaos Chess. Commercial chess variant with cards that modify chess rules.
- Chaotic Chess. Play Chess with dice and flip the dice each turn to mutate the pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Laurent Dubois.
- Charge Chess . Pieces must move forwards or sideways until they hit the last row. By Jeremy Pflasterer.
- Chariots. Standard pieces start as pairs with shared capabilities, but can separate and recombine. (10x10, Cells: 100) By David Jagger.
- Chasm Chess. Berolina Pawns, reflecting Bishop and Queen, and a chasm in the board! (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Danielle Allen Inventor: Danielle Allen.
- Chasm Chess. Berolina Pawns, reflecting Bishop and Queen, and a chasm in the board! Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Danielle Allen.
- Chaturaji modern-variant (4-handed Chaturanga without dice) . Missing description By Emmanuel Baud.
- Chaturanga - Four Kings - Double Mate. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Chaturanga 10x10. Two decimal variants: 'Shatranj Elephants' and 'Chaturanga'. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
- Chaturanga 4-84. An Updating of Chaturanga for Four Players with modern pieces and an 84-square board. (10x10, Cells: 84) By Peter Aronson.
- Chaturanga 4-84 . An Updating of Chaturanga for Four Players with modern pieces on an 84-square board. By Peter Aronson.
- Chaturanga with minor changes. A series of variants based on the (according to many) earliest form of Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
- Cheaters' Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
- Checker-capture Chess. Pieces can capture as in checkers game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Checkismate. Put the King in check to win. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andrew LeRoy.
- Cheer Chess. All pieces are boosted by sideline Cheerers. By Ken Franklin.
- Chelma. A cross between Chess and Halma. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Andy Lewicki.
- Chelma. A cross between Chess and Halma. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Lewicki.
- Chesimal Fusion I. Missing description (16x12) By Joe Joyce.
- Chesimals I. This game introduces "Chess Animals", independent groups of chess pieces that act as one large multi-square piece. By Joe Joyce.
- Chesimals: Autonomous Multi-unit Pieces. self-contained autonomous multi-square pieces. (16x12, Cells: 192) By Joe Joyce.
- ChesK: Risk and Chess Combination. A combination of the classic chess and Risk. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Khalid Waheed.
- Chess 4.5. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
- Chess 68. FIDE Chess with setup inspired by Omega Chess, to allow two modest new corner pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Chess 69. Variant on modified chessboard with 69 squares. By Gerd P. Degens.
- Chess Cubed. Played within a 4x4x4 cube. By Larry L. Smith.
- Chess Dial. Play starts with Shogi, then mutates into Xiang Qi, then FIDE Chess, then Shogi again! (9x10, Cells: 90) By John Smith.
- Chess Empire. Large four player chess variant. (20x20, Cells: 322) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Harry Jackson.
- Chess for Three. Traditional pieces, three players, on a triangular board. By James Killian Spratt.
- Chess Is Wild. Pieces acquire special moves in the inner 16 squares. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter E. Leyva.
- Chess Kingdom. 4-player variant, on a 20x20, plus-shaped board. Standard pieces. (20x20, Cells: 364) By Jeremy Cooper.
- Chess Latrunculi duo milia et septum. Chess with dragon horse and dragon king movements for bishops and rooks. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Gary K. Gifford.
- Chess Legions. Decimal variant with extra, exotic pieces. By Morien Wyn Jones.
- CHESS MORALITY XIV: Pleiadic Dialectic. 14th poem in Chess Moralities series. Author: George William Duke.
- Chess Morality XIX: Shadow-Chess. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
- Chess Morality XV: Piece Offering. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
- Chess Morality XVI: Body of Chess. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
- Chess Morality XVII: Turning Rhyme. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
- Chess Morality XVIII: The Falcon Heresies. Missing description Author: George William Duke.
- Chess Olympic . Kings, Queens and Pawns have additional moves, and victory is by capture instead of checkmate. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Redzo Kolakovic.
- Chess Olympic. Some pieces move differently. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Redzo Kolakovic.
- Chess on a 12 by 12 board. Doug Vogel has placed the standard 32 chess pieces in the center of a 12x12 board. Author: David Paulowich. Inventor: Doug Vogel.
- Chess on a Larger Board with not so few Pieces Dropped . Game with an interesting mix of Orthochess and Exotic pieces, some of which start in-hand. By Antoine Fourrière.
- Chess on a Longer Board with a few Pieces Added. On a 10 row by 8 column board, with three new pieces. (8x10, Cells: 80) By David Howe.
- Chess on a Longer Board with a few Pieces Added. Play this 8x10 game with three new pieces. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: David Howe.
- Chess on a Mass Transit System. Missing description By Doug Chatham.
- Chess on Steriods. Pieces increase their powers with those of the pieces they capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Cannon.
- Chess on the Rainbows. Six different colors light up the board. You have to keep a piece on each color throughout... Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Chess on the Rainbows. Players must retain a piece on all 6 colors of a 6-color board.
- Chess on Two Boards. Chess on Two Boards. (4x(4x(4x4)), Cells: 256) By Joe Joyce.
- Chess on Two Boards. Chess on Two Boards. By Joe Joyce.
- Chess Plus Plus Deck. Chess with special cards. Free!! By James Hutchings.
- Chess Variant Construction Set. Putting together a set of materials for playing several different Chess variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- A Chess Variant Making Off.. Missing description By Claudio Martins Jaguaribe.
- Chess Variant Pages Membership. Missing description Author: David Howe.
- Chess Variant Pages Rating System. Missing description By David Howe.
- Chess Variants Query. More options for searching in these pages. By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Chess with a Fool. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Chess with Batteries . Special Battery piece which augments the powers of other pieces. By Roberto Lavieri.
- Chess with Batteries. Special Battery piece which augments the powers of other pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Roberto Lavieri.
- Chess with Batteries . Sample game of Roberto Lavieri vs. Rhonan Lavieri. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Rhonan Lavieri. and Roberto Lavieri.
- Chess with Batteries . Sample game of Rhonan Lavieri vs. Roberto Lavieri. Author: Roberto Lavieri and Rhonan Lavieri. and Roberto Lavieri.
- Chess with checkers added. Add checkers in front of the pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Chess with Extra Bishops. FIDE Chess with Extra Pair of Bishops that Start from Same Square. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Chess with Promoters. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roberto Lavieri.
- Chess with Promoters. Each player has a piece which may promote the pieces of his opponent. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
- Chess with Quantum Bishops. Bishops move orthogonally along both paths and end up where a normal bishop would end up. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Chess with Terrain. Play Greg Strong's Chess with Terrain on Game Courier. By Greg Strong.
- Chess with Wizards. A Decimal Chess Variant with Antoine Fourri. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Chess With Wizards. Chess with Wizards on the Game Courier. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Chess++. Some pieces are made more powerful, some less. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Paul Keres.
- Chess/Aces. A large Chess variant based on modern FIDE chess pieces as well as on traditional ancient pieces. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Andreas Bunkahle.
- Chess256. The pawns are randomized on the 2nd and 3rd rank. By M Winther.
- Chess480. Fischer Random Chess with orthodox castling rules. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
- Chess8400. Fischer Random Chess ina 9x9 Board. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Jose Carrillo.
- Chess960.com. Talk about Chess960 with other members. By Calvin Jack Pomerantz.
- Chess960x3. Variant of Chess960. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Hadi Aireche.
- Chessence of Jim Winslow. Movement is dictated by relation to friendly pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jim Winslow.
- Chessicons . Set of chess piece and related chess icons. Author: Peter Wong.
- Chessma 84. Game with elements of Chess and Ultima on a board with two levels with special corner squares. (2x(10x10), Cells: 84) By Antoine Fourrière.
- Chessquarters. Variants obtained by rearranging the quarters of the chessboard. (Cells: 64) By Robert J. Bell.
- ChessV. Program for playing numerous Chess variants against your PC. Author: Greg Strong.
- Chess_AB. Pawns may move backwards; and may promote to captured pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Redzo Kolakovic.
- Chestria. Each player has 11 randomly selected pieces in this game of placement and flipping. (3x(5x5), Cells: 43) By Jared B. McComb.
- Cheversi. A mix of chess pieces and reversi-like strategy. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Lewicki.
- Cheversi Solitaire. Solitaire version of Cheversi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Lewicki.
- Chezzle. Chess-like game played with puzzle pieces. By Jarrod Aden.
- Chicken Chess. Combines Losing and Benedict Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Topher Gayle. Inventor: Topher Gayle and Tom Tracy.
- Chieftain Chess. Large variant using 4 royal pieces with command control, multi-piece moves and pieces that may shift direction as they move. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
- Chieftain Chess. Missing description (16x12, Cells: 192) By Joe Joyce.
- Chigorin Chess. Knights and Chancellor vs. Bishops and Queen. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
- Chinese Chess.. An strong Zillions implementation plus a description of the world's most popular game. By M Winther.
- Chogi. A step further further to shogi from chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Andy Maxson.
- Chogo-44. Game with pawns and kings with co-enclosure capture. Author: Jeff Rients. Inventor: David Jagger.
- Chogo44. Game with pawns and kings with co-enclosure capture. (7x8, Cells: 44) By David Jagger.
- Chutes and Ladders Chess. Game played on two boards with two sets with user placed and removed chutes and ladders connecting the boards. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
- Circular Chess, Improved. Circular Chess where Bishops and Queens are crooked, and all Pawns go in the same direction. (2x16, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
- The Clash of Civilization Chess (Shuffle Version). Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
- The Clash of Civilizations Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
- The Clash of Civilizations Chess (Updated) . Missing description By Namik Zade.
- Clash of the Civilizations Chess - new setup. Clash of theCivilizations -new setup. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Namik Zade.
- Classic Average. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Kuyan Judith.
- Classic sum - light version. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90) By Daniil Frolov.
- The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. Second edition of the Encyclopedia of Chess Variants, now arranged by category. Author: David B. Pritchard and John Beasley.
- Claustrophobia. Played utilizing 46 squares of a chessboard, using new unique pieces, all of which can be represented by the standard pieces. (5x8, Cells: 46) By Charles Daniel.
- Cleopatra Chess . No captures, but your Cleopatra (Queen) can seduce opposing pieces to your side. By Dan Troyka.
- Cleopatra Chess. Dan Troyka game, similar to Benedict Chess but with only one color-changing piece. Cleopatra "seduces" any piece she sees. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dan Troyka.
- Cleopatra Chess. No captures, but your Cleopatra (Queen) can seduce opposing pieces to your side. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
- Cleopatra Chess. No captures, but your Cleopatra (Queen) can seduce opposing pieces to your side. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Dan Troyka.
- Clockwork Orange Chess. Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
- Clockwork Orange Chess. Condition your opponent's pieces to be non-violent. By Fergus Duniho.
- Cobra Chess. Link featuring piece that occupies four squares at once, the cobra, moves like a rook but can leap over friendly pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Derick Peterson.
- Coffee Chinese Chess. A freeware Java applet for playing Chinese Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Pham Hong Nguyen.
- Coherent Chess. Coherent Chess on the Game Courier. Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
- Color Chess. Freeware program playing variant on 36 colored squares. By Maarten Bodlaender.
- Color Square Shogi. Shogi with color squares you place at beginning of game. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Colour Chess. Pieces paint the squares they leave, allowing other pieces to move as them. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Smith.
- Columbiad Chess.. Introducing the Columbiad, combining a cannon and a Cannonrider, on an H-board (zrf exists). By M Winther.
- Combined Arms Brigade Chess. New movement for traditional Chess pieces with a modern military theme. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Saleh Waziruddin.
- Combining Knightmare Chess. When a single piece other than a Pawn or a King captures, it combines with that piece into a Knightmare either side may move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
- Combining Knightmare Chess . When a single piece other than a Pawn or a King captures, it combines with that piece into a Knightmare either side may move. By Peter Aronson.
- Combo Modern Day Chess. Guard replaces the Queen. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Commedia dell'Arte Chess. A Pawnless variant with themed pieces on a 10x10 board with 5 square groups of 4 cells removed. (10x10, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
- Commodore Chess. Featuring the Commodore piece (also called Leo) on a Gustavian board. By M Winther.
- Communist Chess. When you capture an opponent's piece, you must destroy one of your own pieces of the same type. (8x8, Cells: 64) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Companion Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stephane Burkhart.
- Complete Permutation Chess. Game with all possible combinations of Falcon, Rook, Bishop and Knight on the back row. (16x8, Cells: 128) By Peter Aronson and George William Duke.
- Complete Permutation Chess. Carrera pieces given additional falcon movement ability are added to wide 8 row board. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: George William Duke and Peter Aronson.
- Complex Allegiance Chess. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 96) By Kuyan Judith.
- Complex Allegiance Chess (6 player). Missing description By Kuyan Judith.
- Compton Medieval Chess. Large variant with three new pieces. By Travis Compton.
- Conclave Ecumenical Chess. Large variant with wide variety of Rook and Bishop compounds. (9x12, Cells: 108) By Charles Gilman.
- Conditional Quantum Chess. You may move to two squares each turn, but only one is a real move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Smith.
- Connect Shoot Kill. A mix of dots and boxes with chess pieces.
- Connected Chess. Pieces are removed when they are no longer adjacent to any other piece. By Dan Troyka.
- Constable Chess. Introducing the Constable piece on an H-shaped board. A game for attacking players. With zrf. By M Winther.
- Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jose Carrillo.
- Contemporary Random Chess. Missing description By Jose Carrillo.
- Contest to design a 10-chess variant. Cebrating 10 years of Chess Variant Pages with a contest to design a chess variant. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Greg Strong.
- Contest to design a chess variant on a board with 44 squares. Our annual N-squares chess variant design competition. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Contest: the 9 Queens Problem. Put 9 queens and 1 or 2 pawns such that queens do not see each other. Send your solution before Feb 29, and win a book! Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
- Copper, Silver, Gold: An Indestructible Metallic Alloy. Game with indestructible metallic alloys. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
- Copycat Chess. New piece added which copies move of just-moved piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lim Ther Peng.
- A Cornucopia of 9x9 Corner variants. The title speaks for itself. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Charles Gilman.
- Corral Chess. Force the opponent to the center in this 45/46 Cell Contest entry. (2x(5x9), Cells: 46) By Doug Chatham.
- Corral Chess.. Force the opponent to the center in this 45/46 Cell Contest entry. By Doug Chatham.
- Correlator Chess. Introducing the Correlator which captures by correlating with the king (with zrf). By M Winther.
- Cotati Chess. Promotion of a Pawn wins the game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Evan Koch.
- Countdown. Ten player game with sf-theme. (10x(), Cells: 100) By Jared B. McComb.
- Countdown Queens. Each queen can make at most 7 moves in the whole game.
- Courier 'de la Dama'. Courier Chess with a Modern Queen and other changes for more dynamic play. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Nuno Cruz.
- Courier 'de la Dama' . Courier Chess with a Modern Queen and other changes for more dynamic play. By Nuno Cruz.
- Courier Chess (modified). Missing description (8x12, Cells: 96) By Eric V. Greenwood.
- Courier Chess - Modified. Fourth and Fifth Courier Chess variant modifications.... Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
- Courier Chess Moderno. A modern variant of the historical variant Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Jose Carrillo.
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