Items Invented by Peter Aronson
Game
Amphora. Chess variant inspired by game of Stone Warriors on wine bottle shaped board with 40 squares. (Cells: 40) By Peter Aronson.
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.
Chaturanga 4-84. An Updating of Chaturanga for Four Players with modern pieces and an 84-square board. (10x10, Cells: 84) By Peter Aronson.
Chess with Cyclical Armies. Whenever a piece moves, it changes to another type of piece of vaguely similar value. By Peter Aronson.
Chess with Ultima, Rococo and Supremo Pieces. A series of variants with the Orthochess array transplanted to a 10x10 board and various exotic pieces added. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Peter Aronson and Ben Good. Inventor: Peter Aronson and George Dekle.
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.
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.
Double-Ended Chess. Captures are by withdrawal and approach. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Every Man a Pawn. Each piece has the powers of a Pawn (except promotion) in addition to its normal powers. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Fanorona Chess. Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. (5x9, Cells: 45) By Peter Aronson.
The Fighting Fizzies. An Experimental Army for Chess with Different Armies. By Peter Aronson.
Golem Chess. Variant where the Queen is replaced by the Golem, a piece that must be captured twice to remove it from play. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and Ben Good.
Gothic Isles Chess. Fictional historic variant, with Dragons, Wizards and Champions. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Halfgi. A hybrid of Chessgi and Ralph Betza's Half Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
Hopgi. Small-board variant of Chessgi with an L-shaped board, linked pairs of Kings, where all pieces can move like a Mao-hoppers. (7x7, Cells: 43) By Peter Aronson.
Horus. Game with Royal Falcons where all pieces start off board and most captures return pieces to owner's hand. (7x7, Cells: 44) By Peter Aronson.
Illusionary Piece Chess. A piece and a Pawn on each side are more powerful, but can not offer check or prevent bare King. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Interweave. Game with elements of Checkers and Ultima where all pieces are colorbound and only capture pieces on the other color. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Jumping Chess. Pieces capture by jumping. Board has extra edge squares making it 10x10. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Peter Aronson.
Lilliputian Monochromatic Alice Chess. All pieces are colorbound, and switch boards rather than switching color. (2x(6x7), Cells: 84) By Peter Aronson.
Little Dragon Chess. Modern small variant of Xiangqi on board of 41 squares. (5x7, Cells: 41) By Peter Aronson.
Mad Elephant Chess. Pawns can be turned into Elephants; Elephants can promote to Mad Elephants, and Mad Elephants can trample lines of pieces. By Peter Aronson.
Mad Scientist Chess. Fetch me the Pawn, Igor! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Mulligan Stew Chess. 42-Square Swapping-Mage Teleporting-Assassin Dual-Color-Bound-King Limited-Double-Move Leaping-Pawn Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Peter Aronson.
Narrow Chess. Variant on 2 by 20 board. (2x20, Cells: 40) By Peter Aronson.
Not-Particularly-New Chess. A fairly restrainted variant on a 9x8 board, with Cardinals, Unicorns and Jesters. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Peter Aronson.
Pachessi. Race and chess game on board formed by removing 3 by 3 square from center of 7 by 7 square. (7x7, Cells: 40) By Peter Aronson.
PieceEater Chess. Yet another game with an indestructible randomly-wandering neutral piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Potential/Demotion Chess. Pieces may move like lower-ranked piece, but when doing so, become that lower ranked piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Prisoner's Escape. Free your Prisoner by getting it to an unattacked square -- a small board version of Anticheckmate Chess. (7x8, Cells: 44) By Peter Aronson.
Rococo. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
Rolling Kings. Kings must move along a predetermined path. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Royal Amazon Chess. Queens are replaced by Royal Amazons. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Ruddigore Chess. Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Separate Realms Chess. Pieces capture like normal FIDE pieces, but have limited moves that only take them to part of the board when not capturing. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson and Michael Nelson.
Snark Hunt. Variant with unequal armies on board with 41 squares, inspired by a poem of Lewis Carroll's. (6x8, Cells: 41) By Peter Aronson.
Star Pool Chess. Large variant of Makruk, with a center non-square that acts as a bridge. (Cells: 84) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson and Tony Quintanilla.
This Game is for the Birds. Game where pieces fly past obstacles and some pieces capture by pecking. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ralph Betza and John Lawson. Inventor: Ralph Betza and Peter Aronson.
Toe-to-Toe Chess. A variant of Sittuyin (Burmese Chess) with alternating setup, and powerful, short-range pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Toto40. Staircase board with fighting line in the middle, inspired by Totolospi game of Hopi Indians. (Cells: 40) By Peter Aronson.
Train Wreck Chess. Move your piece, then one of your opponent's, but only forward. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Transactional Chess. Moves are grouped into transactions, which are not visible to your opponent
until committed. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
White Elephant Chess. Four variants pitting the white Elephant army against black with the normal FIDE array. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
Java
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.
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.
PBM
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.
Camelrider Chess. P. Aronson's big-board variant with regular pieces and Camelriders. Author: M Winther. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
CDA Variant: Fighting Fizzies. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
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.
Falcon Chess Variants - Several. Some Different Setups with Falcon pieces, including with Capablanca pieces and Airplanes. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi and Peter Aronson.
Jumping Chess. Pieces capture by jumping. Board has extra edge squares making it 10x10. By Peter Aronson.
Prisoner's Escape. Object is to un-check your opponent; winner of first prize in 44 squares design contest. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
Rococo. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board (includes mirror array and Push-Pullyu variants). Author: Peter Aronson and Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
Rolling Kings. Play Rolling Kings online with Game Courier. Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
Ruddigore Chess. Play this Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece! Author: Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
Separate Realms Chess. Pieces capture like normal FIDE pieces, but have limited moves that only take them to part of the board when not capturing. Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Michael Nelson and Peter Aronson.
Star Pool Chess. Large variant of Makruk, with a center non-square that acts as a bridge. By Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson.
Piece
Rococo. Animated piece movement diagrams. By Peter Aronson and David Howe.
Piececlopedia
Rhino. A set of pieces which combine the movements of the Mao with that of the Wazir. By Peter Aronson.
Zillions
Amphora
. Chess variant inspired by game of Stone Warriors on wine bottle shaped board with 40 squares. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
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.
AvantGarde Chess
. A font-named variant that adds a Centaur and a Man to the standard setup. By Peter Aronson.
Chaturanga 4-84
. An Updating of Chaturanga for Four Players with modern pieces on an 84-square board. By Peter Aronson.
Chess with Cyclical Armies
. Whenever a piece moves, it changes to another type of piece of vaguely similar value. By Peter Aronson.
Chess with Ultima, Rococo and Supremo Pieces
. A series of variants with the Orthochess array transplanted to a 10x10 board and various exotic pieces added. 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.
Double-Ended Chess. Captures are by withdrawal and approach. By Peter Aronson.
Double-Pawn Chess
. Pawns may combine into Double-Pawns which move twice a turn. By Peter Aronson.
Every Man a Pawn. Each piece has the powers of a Pawn (except promotion) in addition to its normal powers. By Peter Aronson.
Fanorona Chess
. Variant played on a Fanorona board with capture by approach and by withdrawal. By Peter Aronson.
Feebback Chess
. Variant where pieces are "feeble backwards" -- backwards moves can not capture. By Peter Aronson.
The Fighting Fizzies
. An Experimental Army for Chess with Different Armies. By Peter Aronson.
Golem Chess
. Variant where the Queen is replaced by the Golem, a piece that must be captured twice to remove it from play. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and Ben Good.
Gothic Isles Chess
. Fictional historic variant, with Dragons, Wizards and Champions. By Peter Aronson.
Halfgi
. A hybrid of Chessgi and Ralph Betza's Half Chess. By Peter Aronson.
Hopgi
. Small-board variant of Chessgi with an L-shaped board, linked pairs of Kings, where all pieces can move like a Mao-hoppers. By Peter Aronson.
Horus
. Game with Royal Falcons where all pieces start off board and most captures return pieces to owner's hand. By Peter Aronson.
Illusionary Piece Chess
. A piece and a Pawn on each side are more powerful, but can not offer check or prevent bare King. By Peter Aronson.
Interweave
. Game with elements of Checkers and Ultima where all pieces are colorbound and only capture pieces on the other color. By Peter Aronson.
Jumping Chess
. Pieces capture by jumping. Board has extra edge squares making it 10x10. By Peter Aronson.
Knightmate-Relay Chess
. Played with a royal-knight and special movement rules for pieces a knight's move away. By Peter Aronson.
Lilliputian Monochromatic Alice Chess
. All pieces are colorbound, and switch boards rather than switching color. By Peter Aronson.
Little Dragon Chess
. Modern small variant of Xiangqi on board of 41 squares. By Peter Aronson.
Mad Elephant Chess
. Pawns can be turned into Elephants; Elephants can promote to Mad Elephants, and Mad Elephants can trample lines of pieces. By Peter Aronson.
Mulligan Stew Chess
. 42-Square Swapping-Mage Teleporting-Assassin Dual-Color-Bound-King Limited-Double-Move Leaping-Pawn Chess. By Peter Aronson.
Narrow Chess
. Variant on 2 by 20 board. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Peter Aronson.
Not-particularly-new Chess
. A fairly restrainted variant on a 9x8 board, with Cardinals, Unicorns and Jesters. By Peter Aronson.
Pachessi
. Race and chess game on board formed by removing 3 by 3 square from center of 7 by 7 square. By Peter Aronson.
PieceEater Chess
. Yet another game with an indestructible randomly-wandering neutral piece. By Peter Aronson.
Potential/Demotion Chess
. Pieces may move like lower-ranked piece, but when doing so, become that lower ranked piece. By Peter Aronson.
Prisoner's Escape
. Free your Prisoner by getting it to an unattacked square -- a small board version of Anticheckmate Chess. By Peter Aronson.
Rhino Chess
. Collection of variants designed to demonstrate the Rhino family of pieces. By Peter Aronson.
Rococo
. A clear, aggressive Ultima variant on a 10x10 ring board. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
Rolling Kings
. Kings must move along a predetermined path. By Peter Aronson.
Royal Amazon Chess
. Queens are replaced by Royal Amazons. By Peter Aronson.
Ruddigore Chess
. Chessgi variant where you can capture your own pieces, and every other turn you must capture or sacrifice a piece. By Peter Aronson.
Sacred King Chess
. It is not legal to check your opponent's King, so victory is by stalemate or bare King. By Peter Aronson.
Separate Realms Chess
. Pieces capture like normal FIDE pieces, but have limited moves that only take them to part of the board when not capturing. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Michael Nelson and Peter Aronson.
Snark Hunt
. Variant with unequal armies on board with 41 squares, inspired by a poem of Lewis Carroll's. By Peter Aronson.
Star Pool Chess
. Large variant of Makruk, with a center non-square that acts as a bridge. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and Tony Quintanilla.
This Game is for the Birds
. Game where pieces fly past obstacles and some pieces capture by pecking. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza and Peter Aronson.
Toe to Toe Chess
. A variant of Sittuyin (Burmese Chess) with alternating setup, and powerful, short-range pieces. By Peter Aronson.
Too Many Elephants. All pieces can move leap two squares on the diagonals like Elephants/Alfils in addition to their normal move. By Peter Aronson.
Toto40
. Staircase board with fighting line in the middle, inspired by Totolospi game of Hopi Indians. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
Train Wreck Chess
. Move your piece, then one of your opponent's, but only forward. By Peter Aronson.
White Elephant Chess
. Four variants pitting the white Elephant army against black with the normal FIDE array. By Peter Aronson.
ZSG
Jumping Chess Zillions Saved Game
. Download this file to see a sample game. Author: Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson.
Rococo Zillions Saved Game
. Download this file to see this game played in the Multivariant Play by E-Mail Tournament. Author: Peter Aronson and John Lawson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and David Howe.
Star Pool Chess Zillions Saved Game
. Download this file to see a saved game. By Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson.
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