Inventors Starting with B

Rick Babcock [info] Alliance Chess. Two boards, four players, team wins by checkmating the primary player.
Christine Bagley-Jones [info] Capablanca Shatranj. Capablanca Chess with Chancellor and Archbishop replaced by Shatranj type pieces. (10x8, Cells: 80) Crazyhouse No Retreat Morphy Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Fairy Pieces Part 2. Showcasing 158 Fairy Pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
M G Balbo [info] Balbo's chess. Board with a strange shape designed to make Bishops stronger in relation to Rooks. (Cells: 68) Balbo's Chess. Odd-shaped board, bishops as powerful as knights. Balbo's Chess. Balbos Chess 2., more...
Bandai [info] Navia Dratp. An upcoming commercial chess variant with collectible, tradable pieces. (7x7, Cells: 49) Navia Dratp Photos. Actual photos of this soon-to-be released game!
Paul Barasi [info] Barasi Chess. Game named after inventor with Berolina pawns can also move backwards; other pieces can only move forwards. (8x8, Cells: 64) Barasi Schaak (Barasi Chess). Pionnen bewegen anders (Dutch Language) Barasi Chess. Pieces cannot move backwards; pawns are Berolina., more...
Kris Barski [info] Four File Chess. Variant on 4 by 10 board. (4x10, Cells: 40) Traffic Jam. Pieces try to reach other side of narrow board. (14x3, Cells: 40)
Aleksey Bartashnikov [info] AlterWay. Shareware program. Find a sequence of moves taking all black pieces. Blindfold. Shareware program. Visualize and remember a sequence of chess positions. Chess Mazes. Shareware program. Find a route for a piece that does not use an attacked square., more...
Andrew Bartmess [info] Star Trek 3-D Chess Rules. Charlie Roth's Revision of Star Trek 3D Chess. Star Trek 3D Chess for Tournaments. A variation of Star Trek 3D Chess designed for tournament play. Tridimensional Chess (Star Trek). Three-dimensional chess from Star Trek. (7x(), Cells: 64) (Recognized!)
Mark Bates [info] Sovereign Chess. Ten neutral armies can be activated on this 16 x 16 board. (16x16, Cells: 256)
Emmanuel Baud [info] EurasiaChess Shogi Graphics. Graphics of shogi pieces mixing European chess symbols & Japanese Kanji. Eurasia-Chess chessmen set for Chess-XiangQi-Shogi & Variants. for Chess, XiangQi, Shogi and other Chess variants. EurasiaChess: Photos of Chessmen Shogi Pieces adaptation. http://www.eurasia-chess.com., more...
Rushil Baweja [info] Ohm's Chess. A fun combination of Chess and Dota. (8x8, Cells: 64)
Charles Beaty [info] Total Chess. A type of three-dimensional chess from the 1940's which is played on four superimposed boards. (4x(8x8), Cells: 256) Total Chess . Missing description
Eric Beck [info] Nine-Queen Chess. Queens are placed instead of Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) Nine-Queen Chess. Queens are placed instead of Pawns.
Kevin Begley [info] Mammoth Chess. Large Variant. (10x10, Cells: 96)
Clément Begnis [info] Reformed Courier-Spiel. Begnis's attempt to reform the Courier-Spiel proposed by H.C. Albers in 1821. (12x8, Cells: 96) Reformed Courierspiel. Play this modern version of an historic game on Jocly.
Robert J. Bell [info] Chess Cubic. Chess board is a cube with each side a 4x4 grid. (6x(4x4), Cells: 96) Chessquarters. Variants obtained by rearranging the quarters of the chessboard. (Cells: 64) Crossover Chess. Two player variant with crossshaped board. (12x12, Cells: 64) , more...
Samuel H. Bell [info] Influence Chess. Pieces on the top or bottom layer influence which chess pieces may move on the middle layer. (3x(4x7), Cells: 84) Regulator Chess. Game on a 35 square board with a 7 square track on which a piece moves that determines how Knights and Bishops can move. (6x7, Cells: 42) Influence Chess . Pieces on the top or bottom layer influence which chess pieces may move on the middle layer., more...
Nick Bentley [info] Chess+. Players choose when and where to place their pieces behind the pawns.
Tony Berard [info] Fighting Chess. A reform to Chess that eliminates stalemate and strengthens some of the pieces.
J. Bertholomeau [info] Hexagonal chess - problem 3. Mate in two moves hexagonal chess problem.
K Berthomeau [info] Hexagonal chess - problem 4. Mate in two moves hexagonal chess problem.
Ralph Betza [info] 1st Email Championship Chess with Different Armies. Webpage of contest held in 2001/2002. 2x2x16 Race Chess. Race Chess on a 2-level circular board with Crooked Bishops and Queens. (2x(2x16), Cells: 64) 3d offset chess. Chess variants, invented by Ralph Betza, on non-cubic three dimensional boards., more...
Dan Beyer [info] 3D Chess. A true 3D version of chess. Diagonal 3D Chess. Missing description (8x(8x8), Cells: 512) Interactive 3D Chess Program. Missing description
Bi-Triad [info] Renezans Chess. 9x9 game with gnus and central powerup square.
RICHARD BIELE [info] VERO Chess. Standard chess with a twist.
Henry Bird [info] Bird's Chess. Chess variant on 10 by 8 board from 19th century England. (10x8, Cells: 80) Bird's Chess. Large variant by the grandmaster.
BiTriad [info] Renezans Chess. Proprietary game, 9x9, in which the occupant of the center. Renezan's Chess . Proprietary game, Bi Triad, 1993. Inspired by Wildebeest Chess.
(zzo38) A. Black [info] TeX Chess . Chess program (including many variants) in TeX. 123456 Chess. Uses 2 dices for each player and 2 checkers for each player, in addition to normal chess pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) 2Choice Chess. You can tell opponent which pieces he can move. (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
S. S. Blackburn [info] Blackburne's Proposal. QR becomes a marshall, QB becomes a pegasus, and KB becomes a queen are enhanced.
Peter Blanchard [info] Big Outer Chess. Large variant with concentric circles on the board, so there is less concentration on the centre. (12x12, Cells: 148) Big outer chess . Large variant with concentric circles on the board, so there is less concentration on the center.
Seth Blanchard [info] 4-Player Pothole Chess. Bulldozers and cars and other vehicles are pieces in 4-player chess variant. (7x7, Cells: 39) Assassination Chess. On a 10 by 10 board with teleporters and assassins. (10x10, Cells: 100)
Blarney [info] Blizzard Chess. What would Chess be like if it had been developed by the computer industry? Blizzard Chess. Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry. Blizzard Chess . Chess, as if it had been developed by the software industry (with all patch levels).
Zoltan Blazsik [info] No-Chess. Forbid one move to your opponent each turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) No Chess . Forbid one move to your opponent each turn.
Andrew Blechinger [info] Canyon Chess. Small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules. (8x8, Cells: 44) Canyon Chess. Play this small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules!
Gabriel F. Bobadilla [info] Neoclassical Chess. The opening moves are selected through a random ballot.
Hans L. Bodlaender [info] Invent-and-Play. A design contest and a small PBEM tournament, combined! Chess font: Chess Utrecht . Stylized chess font, true type. shat2diag2: a tool to make uncheckered chess and fairy / variant. A tool to make uncheckered chess and fairy / variant chess diagrams., more...
Maarten Bodlaender [info] Color Chess. Chess variant on board with 39 squares with five different colors. (6x6, Cells: 36) Inside-out chess. With two kings per player and squares with a square inside. (6x6, Cells: 44) Color Chess. Freeware program playing variant on 36 colored squares.
C. George Boeree [info] Hobbit Chess . Two variants, 8x8 and 9x9, using hobbits as superpawns. Mêlée. Variant on 9 by 9 board with 9 different pieces and castle square that must be occupied. (9x9, Cells: 81) Pinwheel Chess . Four-player, all-against-all variant played on a pinwheel-shaped board., more...
Stefan Bogdanski [info] Bollwerk 178. Occupying the opponent’s end field with a piece or a bomb.
Christian Boineau [info] Donkan. Game with three pieces per player where you can win by moving the king to a castle (French Language)
Luis Bolaños Mures [info] Alapawn. A simplified, more chess-like version of Alapo 8x8. (8x8, Cells: 64) Alapo 8x8. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Braves' Chess. Solves the problem of draws in chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
Paul Bonham [info] Option Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
Jan Boogert [info] Schada. A crossover between Chess and Draughts from the 1930's. (8x8, Cells: 64)
John E. Bosley [info] Mutation Chess. Pieces that capture become the type of piece they captured. (8x8, Cells: 64) Mutation Chess. Units other than kings transform into whatever they capture. Queens do not move to give check.
R. Bosma [info] Bosma chess. King that is attacked three or more times is not considered to be in check. Fairy chess problem theme.
Tim Bostick [info] Insect Chess. On a 12x12 board. All pieces are insect and arachnid representations, with some unique pieces. (12x12, Cells: 144) Kung Fu Chess. On a 14x10 board, the pieces in this variant are based on Kung Fu martial arts styles of combat. (14x10, Cells: 140) Insect Chess . On a 12x12 board. All pieces are insect and arachnid representations, with some unique pieces., more...
Jean-Yves Boulay [info] The Toddler. Large variant with powerful pieces and an intricate net of protections. (11x11, Cells: 121) The Toddler. Large variant with powerful pieces and an intricate net of protections.
Joseph Boyer [info] Football Chess. A Football/Soccer game played with Chess pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) Grasshopper Chess. Each player has eight additional grasshoppers. Lion Chess. Replaces the riders in Chess with hoppers., more...
David Bradley [info] Fibonacci Chess. Players can make multiple moves per turn, the number determined by the fast growing Fibonacci sequence. (8x8, Cells: 64)
Philip John Brady [info] Peanut Chess. Hexagonal chess variant with board in shape of peanut. (Cells: 38) Peanut Chess . Hexagonal chess variant with board in shape of peanut.
Henk Breugem [info] Blackjack chess. Win also if the value of pieces you have is exactly 21 points. (8x8, Cells: 64) Corner-square chess. Taking is only allowed when your king is on a cornersquare. (8x8, Cells: 64) The Disguised King. Unknown pawn becomes royal piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
Ronald W Brierley [info] BlockChess. Decimal variant with standard pieces starting out in the corners. FreePawnChess. Chess with more powerful pawns.
Dan Brown [info] PI. Commercial multiplayer chess variant for 2 - 12 players. Pi. Commercial multiplayer chess variant, obtained by putting multiple curved and straight boards together.
Daniel Brown [info] J-Chess. Variant on 10 by 8 board with jesters. (10x8, Cells: 80)
David L. Brown [info] Friend. Moves as any friendly piece that guards it. Orphan. Moves like a piece that attacks it.
John William Brown [info] Cutout Pieces for Centennial and Millennial Chess. Pictures to print for making your own Centennial and Millennial Chess set. Centennial Chess. 10x10 Variant that adds Camels, Stewards, Rotating Spearmen and Murray Lions to the standard mix. (10x10, Cells: 100) Flip Chess and Flip Shogi. Pieces have two sides with different movements on board of 38 squares. (7x6, Cells: 38) (Recognized!), more...
Steven A Brown [info] Steven Brown Variant. Black may castle out of check. (8x8, Cells: 64)
Bob Bruce [info] Bank of Scotland -- Main Branch. Progressive Variant where each check earns the player an extra move, and check ends turn. 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.
Uri Bruck [info] Cross-Eyed Chess. Two player variant on cross-shaped board. (12x12, Cells: 84) Hourglass Chess. 38-Square board in shape of Hourglass. (7x6, Cells: 38) Large Nahbi Chess. Missing description (10x12, Cells: 120) , more...
Joost Aan de Brugh [info] Gnu. Simple game featuring the Gnu as promotee. (5x10, Cells: 50) Hepta. Hexagonal clan-based game played with Icehouse pieces. (Cells: 174) Neutron 45. Variant of the game Neutron on a 45-squared board. (7x7, Cells: 45) , more...
Yakov Brusky [info] Brusky's Hexagonal Chess. Hexagonal adaptation of Chess with horizontal ranks. (8x12, Cells: 84) Brusky's Hexagonal Chess. Hexagonal variant from the 1960's. Brusky Chess. Play this wide hexagonal variant with Jocly.
Tony Buczo [info] Buczo's Chess. Large board game with extra Knights and underpromotion available on 8th and 9th ranks.
Vincent Bugica [info] KingSwap!. A solitaire swap puzzle to escort your lazy King. (5x5, Cells: 25)
Kenneth Bulmer [info] Jikaida. A large variant, taken from A Sword for Kregen by Kenneth Bulmer. (12x18, Cells: 361)
William F. Bultas [info] Chivalrous Attrition. Two knights jump over and may not go to visited squares. (8x8, Cells: 64) Ridderlijke uitputtingsslag (Chivalrous Attrition). Paarden zetten op nog niet bezochte velden, totdat dit niet meer mogelijk is (Dutch Language)
Andreas Bunkahle [info] Chess/Aces. A large Chess variant based on modern FIDE chess pieces as well as on traditional ancient pieces. (12x8, Cells: 96)
Stephane Burkhart [info] 3to2: A 3D flavour in orthodox chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Beginners Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Companion Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
Edgar Rice Burroughs [info] Jetan. Martian Chess. Jetan. Martian Chess, coming from the book The Chessmen of Mars. (10x10, Cells: 100) The Game of Jetan. Extensive discussion of various versions of the rules of Jetan. (10x10, Cells: 100) , more...
E. F. Burtzev [info] Russian Symmetrical Chess. Russian 9x9 variant.
E. F. Burtzev [info] Russian Symmetrical Chess. Rusian 9x9 variant with symmetrical setup and Pawns that get more powerful halfway across the board.
Albert Buttner [info] Konigsritter. Four-player game on curiously-shaped board with one player having a different army than the others.
Paul Byway [info] Modern Courier Chess . An attempt to reform the courier game by emulating the development of modern chess. Troitzky Chess. Troitzky Chess by Paul Byway, standard pieces on irregular board (with zrf). Modern Courier Chess. Missing description, more...