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1. 21st Century Chess. Missing description Author: Nick Wolff.
2. 4 Armies. Four traditional armies with cardinals face off on the corners. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Patrick Riley.

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1. Arimaa. Uses same equipment as Chess, but designed to be difficult for computers. By Omar Syed and Aamir Syed.
2. Assimilation Chess. Play this variant in which pieces assimilate the powers of captured pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
3. Assimilation Chess. Increase your material by assimilating your opponent's pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.

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1. Bank Chess . Put your assets on the bank for later use! 6 Variants. Author: Karl Scherer. Inventor: Karl Scherer and Denis van Straten.
2. Bank Chess. Regular Chess only Drops come from Pocketings. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Karl Scherer.
3. 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.
4. Bedlam. Play this hybrid of Fusion Chess, Metamorph Chess, and Chessgi. By Fergus Duniho.
5. Bedlam. A hybrid of Metamorphin' Fusion Chess and Chessgi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
6. Benedict Chess . Instead of being captured, enemy pieces switch sides. By Dan Troyka.
7. Benedict Chess. Instead of being captured, enemy pieces switch sides. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
8. 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.
9. Besiege Chess. Double height chess board, where black is surrounded by white. (8x16, Cells: 128) By Köksal Karakus.
10. Beyond Chess (tm). Commercial variant with dynamic board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: David Crockett.
11. 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.
12. Black Hole Chess. Game with missing center and two extra spaces just behind the kings. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: David Short.
13. Black Hole Chess. Pieces moved to the center four squares of the board fall into your hand. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Karl Scherer.
14. Bomberman Chess. Two "bombs" and a "defuser" spice up this 10 x 8 game. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
15. Boolean Rithmomachia. Missing description (4x(4x4), Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
16. Bushi shogi. Shogi variant on a two-square board! Bushi means Samurai. By Georg Dunkel.
17. Bushi Shogi. Extremely small shogi variant played with cube pieces. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Georg Dunkel.

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1. 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.
2. The Central Squares. 3d chess variant where all three levels share their central squares. (3x(6x6), Cells: 100) By João Pedro Neto.
3. ChesK: Risk and Chess Combination. A combination of the classic chess and Risk. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Khalid Waheed.
4. Chess 68. FIDE Chess with setup inspired by Omega Chess, to allow two modest new corner pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
5. Chess Cubed. Played within a 4x4x4 cube. By Larry L. Smith.
6. Chess for Three. Traditional pieces, three players, on a triangular board. By James Killian Spratt.
7. 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.
8. Chess on a Longer Board with a few Pieces Added. Play this 8x10 game with three new pieces. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: David Howe.
9. 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.
10. Chessence of Jim Winslow. Movement is dictated by relation to friendly pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jim Winslow.
11. Clockwork Orange Chess. Captured pieces are replaced with non-capturing counterparts. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
12. Clockwork Orange Chess. Condition your opponent's pieces to be non-violent. By Fergus Duniho.
13. Coffee Chinese Chess. A freeware Java applet for playing Chinese Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Pham Hong Nguyen.
14. Color Chess. Freeware program playing variant on 36 colored squares. By Maarten Bodlaender.

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1. Dark Chess variants. Possible other rules for Dark(ness) Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Dennis Merritt and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dennis Merritt.
2. Diffusion Chess. Creative attempt by Alexander Munoz to combine Chess and Go. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Alexandre Muñiz.
3. Diplomatic Chess. The Diplomat replaces the King. (8x8, Cells: 64) and Derrick Fernandez.
4. Double Diamond. Pieces start diagonally across from one another and pawns move diagonally. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
5. Double EIGHTEEN-STONE chess. David Short combines his Double Chess with Jim Aikin's Eight-Stone Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: David Short.
6. Dragon Chess (tm). Commercial board game played on a large board with a new piece -- the Dragon. By Lex Parker.

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1. Eight-Stone Chess. Players can move neutral stones as well as pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jim Aikin.

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1. Fair-Chess. A chess variant to play with handicaps for different ratings. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Janevert Kaan.
2. Fair-Chess . A chess variant to play with handicaps for different ratings. By Janevert Kaan.
3. Falcon Chess 100. Falcon Chess played on an expanded board of a 100 squares with special Pawn rules. (12x10, Cells: 100) By George William Duke.
4. Fifo Chess. Multiple Occupier game where rule is that first one there is first one to be captured and to leave. "First In, First Out". Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
5. Four Handed Roman Chess. 4 player chess variant with additional new piece. By Mark Woodall.
6. Fusion Chess. Variant in which pieces may merge together or split apart. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
7. Fusion Chess. Play this variant in which pieces combine and split apart. By Fergus Duniho.
8. Fusion Diamond 41. A Fusion Chess variant played on a diamond shaped board of 41 squares. (Cells: 41) By Fergus Duniho.

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1. Game Courier. Web-based system for playing many different variants by email or in real-time. By Fergus Duniho.
2. Game Courier History. History of the Chess Variants Game Courier PBM system. By Fergus Duniho.
3. Ganymede Chess. Mark Hedden's idea for "a large chess variant with many weird pieces...which wouldn't seem too different from orthodox chess". Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Mark Hedden.
4. Giant Chess. 16 x 16 variant with lots of powerful pieces and the unique four square occupying Dev piece which is not easy to capture. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
5. Gigachess. Play this large 14x14 variant on Jocly. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Jérôme Choain. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
6. Gigachess. On 14 by 14 board with 20 different pieces. (14x14, Cells: 196) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
7. Gigachess. With 20 different pieces on a 14 x 14 board, this is the latest in a sequence from Shako to Tamerlane II to Perfect 12. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
8. A Glossary of Basic Chess Variant Terms. Missing description Author: John William Brown and The Chess Variant Pages.
9. Gothic Chess. A 10x8 variant using the same rules and equipment as Capablanca's Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Ed Trice.
10. Gothic Chess. Play this variation of Capablanca's Chess on Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Ed Trice.
11. Grand Cavalier Chess. Play Grand Cavalier Chess with Jocly. By Fergus Duniho.
12. Grand Cavalier Chess. The decimal version of Cavalier Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.
13. Gufuu Shogi . Tiny variant on a 2x3 board with four pieces. By Georg Dunkel.
14. Guide des échecs exotiques et insolites. French book describing many variants of chess. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.

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1. Half Chess of Ralph Betza. Exactly like halfling chess, only the knights are replaced by crabs, making them more compatible with half moving rider pieces. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
2. Hex Shogi 41. Hexagonal shogivariant on board with 41 spaces. By Fergus Duniho.
3. Hex Shogi 81. A hexagonal Shogi variant on an 81-space board. By Fergus Duniho.
4. Hex Shogi 91. A hexagonal Shogi variant on a 91-space board. By Fergus Duniho.
5. Hive: A Review. A review of the two-player strategy game called Hive. Author: David Howe.
6. Hostage Chess. Pieces taken are held hostage and can be exchanged against other pieces and then dropped. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) By John Leslie.
7. Hydra Chess . Captured pieces return. Regrown pieces will be of lesser value. By Karl Scherer.

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1. Imperial Chess. Play this large variant with new pieces and victory by capture of royal pieces! Author: Tony Quintanilla and James Killian Spratt. Inventor: James Killian Spratt.
2. Imperial Chess. Large variant with new pieces and victory by capture of royal pieces. (12x12, Cells: 144) By James Killian Spratt.
3. Invasion. A military inspired Chess variant played on an 84-squares board. (10x10, Cells: 84) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.

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1. Jester Chess. Featuring pieces that mimic last piece moved, archers that can either capture OR move. quadrapawns, and murray lions. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Thomas Havel.
2. Jumping Chess. Pieces capture by jumping. Board has extra edge squares making it 10x10. By Peter Aronson.
3. Jupiter (Revised). Missing description (16x16, Cells: 256) By Adrian King.
4. Jurassic Chess. Game with unusual movements, a river, and bridges. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Andrew Wong.

K

1. Karma Chess . A piece that has captured an opponent's piece is turned into one of better quality. By Karl Scherer.
2. Ki Shogi. Variant of Shogi played without a board, and pieces are cubes. By Larry L. Smith.
3. Ki Shogi. Variant of Shogi played without a board, and pieces are cubes. By Larry L. Smith.
4. Knight Court Chess. When you take an opponent's piece, he gets to drop it back on the board. Object: Checkmate knight. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jason D. Wittman.

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1. Ladder Chess. Non-competing 40 Square contest entry with scaling board. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
2. Leandro's Chess. You may make a non-capturing move with each of your pieces in one turn, or make a normal capturing move. By Tony Quintanilla.

M

1. Mad Elephant Chess. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
2. Magic Carpet Chess. Each player has a magic carpet to move a non-King to any empty square on the board. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Denis van Straten and Karl Scherer.
3. Metamorph Chess. Play this variant in which pieces frequently promote or demote. By Fergus Duniho.
4. Millennium Chu Shogi . http://pika.cs.nctu.edu.tw/lit/MillenniumShogi.zip. By Yu Ren Dong.
5. Modern Carrera's Chess. Play Modern Carrera's Chess with Jocly. Author: Fergus Duniho and The Jocly Team. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Sam Trenholme.
6. Modern Carrera's Chess. Play this modern version of Carrera's Chess on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Sam Trenholme.
7. Modest Proposals. An Introduction to Modest variants. By Tony Paletta.
8. Modest Proposals - Various Authors. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Paletta.
9. Mortal Chessgi. A Chessgi game in which captures reduce material. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
10. Mortal Chessgi. Play this Chessgi variant in which each capture decreases material. By Fergus Duniho.

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1. Nahbi Chess. Preset for Nahbi Chess. By Uri Bruck.
2. Napoleonic Chess. Large chess variant with the `spirit of the Armies of the Napoleonic period'. Author: John Smith. Inventor: Tom Hartley.

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1. Paletta's Modest ARRAY variants. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Paletta.
2. Paletta's Modest CAPTURE RULE variants. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Paletta.
3. Paletta's Modest GOAL variants. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Paletta.
4. Paletta's Modest MOVEMENT RULE variants. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Paletta.
5. Paletta's Modest PAWN variants. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Paletta.
6. Paletta's Modest PIECE variants. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Paletta.
7. Paletta's Modest TURN variants. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Paletta.
8. Perfect 12. 12 different kinds of pieces on a 12 x 12 board: Is 12 "more perfect" than 10? Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
9. Perfect Chess. Like Tutti Frutti Chess but with a different array. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.

R

1. Recycle Chess. You may capture your own units and replace them on the board. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Robert Huber.
2. Recycle Chess. Players can capture and drop their own pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Huber.
3. Repatriation Chess. Pairs of captured units are returned to the board. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
4. River Chess. Win by getting a piece to the opposite side. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Karl Scherer.
5. River Chess . Get one of your pieces to the other side of the board. By Karl Scherer.

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1. Sentai Chess. Chess variant inspired by Power Rangers; precursor to Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
2. Shahrady. Chess with "passes". (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Вадря Покштя. Inventor: Victor Anatolyevich Kupchenko.
3. Shatranji. Chessgi with Shatranj pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
4. Shatranji. A hybrid of Shatranj and Chessgi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
5. Skirmish Chess. Tony Paletta Modest proposal as separate link for discussion. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Rich Hutnik. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
6. Stones and Relays. Pieces get to re-originate from neutral relay squares they attack. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
7. Superchess by Lim Ther Peng. Information on a book on a large chess variant. Inventor: Lim Ther Peng.

T

1. Take Over Chess. Jump across pieces to take them over from your opponent. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
2. Takeover Chess Play-By-Mail game. Examine this game played in the Invent and Play contest! Drawn. Author: Peter Aronson and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
3. Tamerlane II. Cazaux's modern take on Tamerlane Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
4. Three Player Hex Shogi 91. a hexagonal Shogi variant for three players. (Cells: 91) By Fergus Duniho.
5. Thunder Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (64x(8x8)) By Fergus Duniho.
6. Thunder Chess. Play this hybrid of Fusion, Assimilation, and Metamorph Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
7. Tim's 3D Chess. On a 5x5x5 board with two kings per player. Author: Kevin Pacey. Inventor: Tim O'Lena.
8. The Toddler. Large variant with powerful pieces and an intricate net of protections. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Jean-Yves Boulay.
9. The Toddler. Large variant with powerful pieces and an intricate net of protections. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Jean-Yves Boulay.
10. Torus Chess. Besiege Chess re-visualized, specifically as Torus Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Köksal Karakus.
11. Traitor Chess. Some of your pieces are traitors and can suddenly be controlled by your opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: João Pedro Neto and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
12. Two Kingdoms . A decimal variant with a more powerful knight, and an added Archer piece. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Nuno Cruz.
13. Typhoon (Revised) . Missing description By Adrian King.
14. Typhoon (Revised). Missing description (12x12, Cells: 144) By Adrian King.

U

1. Unicorn Chess. Unicorn Chess with one queen, two cardinalriders and two marshalls. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: David Paulowich.
2. Unicorn Great Chess. Lions have been added to Unicorn Chess! (10x10, Cells: 100) By David Paulowich.

V

1. Vortex Chess. Similar to Warp Point Chess only with "portals" that are more dynamic and split between the two players... Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Robert LeRoy.

W

1. Wild Tamerlane. Play this modern version of Tamerlane Chess on Jocly. Author: Jérôme Choain and Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
2. Wild Tamerlane Chess. A clash on a 11x11 board with pairs Queens and Eagles/Gryphons. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
3. Wild Tamerlane Chess. Game Courier Preset to play Wild Tamerlane Chess, a fury on 11x11 board. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
4. Wormhole Chess. When a piece leaves a square, it `folds' together. By Fergus Duniho.

X

1. XieXie . Xiangqi Computer Program XieXieMaster 1.0.10 released! and Eugenio Castillo.

Y

1. Yáng Qí. Westernized adaptation of Chinese Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
2. Yáng Qí. Yankee ingenuity adds new power to Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Fergus Duniho.

Z

1. Zag-Zag. Piece moves vertically or along ne-sw diagonal. By Derek Nalls.
2. Zag-Zig. Piece moves vertically or along nw-se diagonal. By Derek Nalls.
3. Zig-Zag. Piece moves horizontally or along ne-sw diagonal. By Derek Nalls.
4. Zig-Zig. Piece moves horizontally or along nw-se diagonal. By Derek Nalls.

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