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Chaos Chess. Pieces are placed randomly everywhere on the board before the game starts. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Peter Riesen wrote on Tue, Apr 1, 2008 07:58 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
I thought about something like this, too (but a few years later). 
I like it very much, because the random factor can give less experienced players better chances in a single game and because it's simply crazy.

Because of that I added it to my site, where it can soon be played live (along with other chessvariants/games) against other players, of course I mentioned by whom and when it was invented. 

I would be honoured to play a game with its inventor. Anybody else may contact me, too: peter_riesen@hotmail.com

Insane. Pieces change to random type when they move. With program playing this variant.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Peter Riesen wrote on Fri, Apr 4, 2008 03:45 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
I was looking for some chess variants which give less experienced players better chances and are a lot of fun. I think both conditions apply to Insane, that's why I added it to my site, where it can soon be played live (along with other chessvariants/games) against other players; of course I mentioned by whom and when it was invented. It would be nice to play a game with its inventor. For more information: peter_riesen@hotmail.com

Peter Riesen wrote on Sat, Apr 5, 2008 12:00 PM UTC:
Hello Rich, it's a nice idea to adjust a game so that the weaker player has a (small) advantage, although Insane already is very crazy and one of the chessvariants which sometimes give the weaker player chances (like the inventor says).

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Peter Riesen wrote on Wed, Apr 23, 2008 04:07 PM UTC:
Here you can play some chess variants against live opponents: Differentboards.com

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