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Dartboard Chess. circular all-three-compounds variant, with different orthogonal ranges on different files. (5x20, Cells: 100)
Darts chess. Darts are thrown to decide with which piece to move.
- Dave's Example Game. This is Dave Howe's example of a user-posted game. (2x2, Cells: 4)
David Pritchard. Death notice.
- Davis Variation of Suicide Chess. Win by checkmate or by loosing your pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- DCP.WOZ Chess. Large variant with unorthodox pieces. (9x10, Cells: 90)
De Vasa Chess. Play this hexagonal variant on a rhombus board with Jocly.
Dead Ringers Chess. Double chess game with twin pieces that are captured simultaneously.
- Dead Ringers Chess. Double chess game with twin pieces that are captured simultaneously. (2x(8x8), Cells: 64)
Dead Square 
. When pieces take, the square becomes impassible and all surrounding pieces disappear.
Dead Square Chess. Captures destroy both units, the square, and all neighbors.
- Dealer's Chess. Armies are chosen by dealing special cards. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Decay Shogi. Pieces decay if held too long. (9x9, Cells: 81)
- Deception Chess. Each piece has two identities, Cloak and concealed Base.
- Decima . Missing description
- Decima. Variant on 10 by 10 board where you win when you have 10 points on the 10th row. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Decima. Variant on 10 by 10 board where you win when you have 10 points on the 10th row.
- Decimaka. Game where pieces promote on making a capture.
- Decimaka (revised). Game where pieces promote on making a capture. (10x10)
- Decimal Four-Player Chess I. Checkmate either opposing teammate for the win.
- Decimal Four-Player Chess II. Checkmate either oppoenent for the win.
- Decimal Four-Player Chess III. Checkmate either opponent for the win.
- Decimal Four-Player Chess IV. Checkmate either opponent for the win.
- Decimal Quadruple Besiege. Army based on Échecs De L'Escalier arranged on enlarged Quadruple Besiege board. (20x20, Cells: 200)
- Decisive Chess. Chess, but replacing draw rules with win/loss rules.
- Deep Blue versus Kasparov. White and Black each have their own way of winning.
- Defender Pawn Chess. Pawns can move (but not capture) any distance backwards.
- Defensive Chess. White king is not royal, and Red units (except king) cannot go beyond the midline. If White has not won by 50 moves, Red wins.
- Delayed Chess. Only see your opponent's moves that are two moves old.
- Delegating Chess . 84 square variant in which pieces delegate moving powers.
- Delegating Chess. 84 square variant in which pieces delegate moving powers. (7x12, Cells: 84)
- Delegating Chess. 84 square variant in which pieces delegate moving powers.
- Delirious Bughouse. Miscellaneous rules added to Bughouse. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128)
- Delta PI. Commercial chess variant with science fiction theme.
- Delta-Nabla Chess. Chess translated to a triangular grid as naturally as possible.
- Delta88 Chess. trigonal chess using an hexagonal-lattice board.
- Delta88 Chess. Chess on a Trigonal Board. (11x8, Cells: 88)
- Delta88 Chess . Missing description
- Deluxe Chess. http://hometown.aol.com/taurusgaming/index.html.
- Demi Chess. Play this half-sized Chess variant on Jocly.
- Demi chess. Chess on a 4 by 8 board. (4x8, Cells: 32)
- Demi Chess . Chess on a 4 by 8 board.
- Demi Chess. Weak short range pieces with less symmetry than some more familliar pieces.
- Demi-Chess . Chess on a 4 by 8 board.
- DemiChess. Most pieces have about half the strength as in normal chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- DemiChess Revisited. Updated information on DemiChess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- DemiRifleChess. Rifle Chess where most pieces have about half the strength as in normal chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- The Demon Game. 10 x 10 game with extra Capablanca pieces.
- The Demon Game. Missing description (10x10, Cells: 100)
- The Demon Game. Larry Smith 10 x 10 game with extra Capablanca pieces.
- Demotion Chessgi. a Chessgi variant which is limited to 32 turns by demotions and the removal of Pawns.
- Demotion Chessgi . Chessgi variant limited to 32 turns by demotions and the removal of Pawns.
- Deneb. Special pieces and winning conditions. (7x9, Cells: 63)
- Deneb . Special pieces and winning conditions.
- Deneb. Now you can play Deneb on the Play-By-Mail system!
- Deneb Play-By-Mail game. Observe this game being played in the Invent and Play contest! Turn 4.
Denver Chess Club Chigorin Chess Tournament. I'm sponsoring my first local chess variants tournament.
- Deployment. The initial setup of the pieces is open but hidden from the other player. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Deployment Chess. Place units on markers which disappear if crossed by a friend.
- Dervish Chess . Large variant with a great variety of pieces.
- Dervish Chess. Large variant with a great variety of pieces.
- Dervish Chess. Large variant with a great variety of pieces. (11x11, Cells: 121)
- Descent Chess. Kaufmann's drop variant. Begins with only K + P + P. Recommendable!
- Descent Chess. Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Descent Chess Zillions file. . Start with a King and two Pawns, then move or drop one of the remaining pieces.
- Desert Benedict Chess. A hybrid of Desert Chess by Uwe Wiedemann and Benedict Chess by W.D Troyka.
- Desert Dust. Large variant with Arabian-themed pieces. (12x12, Cells: 144)
- Desert Oasis Chess. A large variant with 2 types of repeat jumpers, plus Knights, and Camels. (12x12, Cells: 144)
- Desert Pub Chess. A game where Desert Wazirs & Desert Ferz capture by jumping. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Desert Pub Chess. A game with Desert Ferz and Desert Wazirs which make muliple captures by jumping.
- Desertion Chess. When you move next to opposing pieces, they desert to your side; win by converting or capturing all opposing pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Desertion Chess. When you move next to opposing pieces, they desert to your side; win by converting or capturing all opposing pieces.
- Desertion Chess . When you move next to opposing pieces, they desert to your side; win by converting or capturing all opposing pieces.
- Destiny Chess. Each turn before you move, flip a coin to see if you switch pieces with your opponent.
- Detente 007. You move three times in sequence, the middle one being an enemy unit.
- Devingt Chess. Game Courier to play Devingt Chess, on a 10x10 board with Sages (=Camels).
- Devingt Chess. Decimal chess with 20 pieces per side including Sages (moving as Camels).
- Diagonal 3D Chess. Missing description (8x(8x8), Cells: 512)
- Diagonal Chess. Board turned 45 degrees. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Diagonal Chess . Board turned 45 degrees.
- Diagonal chess (well balanced). Diagonal chess with 7 fortified pawns.
- Diagonal Oblong Chess. The board is an oblong in diagonal direction. By Shi Ji. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Diagonal Oblong Chess . The board is an oblong on diagonal direction. By Shi Ji.
- Diagonal pawn chess. Pawns always move diagonally, whether capturing or not.
- Diagonal Quadrant Chess. Pieces start in two of the four by four quadrants of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Diagonal Quadrant Chess. Different setup and pawn moves.
Diagram Designer. Lets you display diagrams without uploading any graphics.
- Diagram Editor with scalable graphics. An easy-to-use tool for drawing boards and pieces of any size and color.
- Diagram Maker. Zillions of Games file for creating chess problem diagrams.
- Diagram Maker. Zillions of Games file for creating chess problem diagrams.
Diagrammatic Shogi Pieces. Icons of shogi pieces in diagram style.
- Diamond Chess. Normal set and board, different setup and pawn moves.
- Diamond Chess . Chess variant on diamond shaped board with 40 squares.
- Diamond Chess. Chess on a Diamond board.
- Diamond Chess. Based on orthodox chess but rotated 45 degrees (invented in 1886). (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Diamond Chess. Chess variant on diamond shaped board with 40 squares. (Cells: 40)
- Diamond Chess 306. A large variant inspired by Tony Paletta's PARACHESS and Fergus Duniho's ASSIMILATION FUSION CHESS.
- Diamond Chess 306. Missing description (22x24, Cells: 306)
- Diamond Chess II. Game on diamond-shaped board with 98 triangular cells.
- Diamond Ring Chess. Courier-style pieces to diamond-shaped camps on a toroidal wraparound board. (12x12, Cells: 144)
- Diamondback Chess. Pieces start in corners. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Diana. Chess on a 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36)
- Diana . Chess on a 6 by 6 board.
- Diana Chess . Chess on a 6 by 6 board.
- Diana Chess. Miniature chess game from the late 1800's.
- Dice Chess. Die roll determines which type of piece is moved.
- Dice chess (wikipedia rules). Dice chess using 2 dice, wikipedia rules.
- Dice Chess I. Move the unit indicated by the roll of a six-sided die.
- Dice Chess V. If you cannot move the unit shown on the six-sided die,.
- Dice Landing Chess. Few pieces in play at the opening. Roll a dice to get other pieces joining the game. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Dice Mate Chess. No capture; checkmate only happens if roll of the dice is favorable.
- Dice Mate Chess. No capture; checkmate only happens if roll of the dice is favorable. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Dice-Money Chess. Earn money if you do what is written on the dice. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Diceless Chessgammon. Move all pieces off the opponents side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Dienbienphu Chess. Unequal armies chess variant: FIDE chess against Quang Trung Chess.
- Different Armies. Various black armies versus the standard white army.
- Different Armies Chess . Missing description
- Different moving pieces . Missing description
- Different Pawns Random Chess. Missing description
- Diffusion Chess. Creative attempt by Alexander Munoz to combine Chess and Go.
- Diffusion Chess. Pieces start out in groups and must continually break apart into smaller groups. Played on a GO board. (19x19, Cells: 361)
Dilaram's Legacy. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. Easy shatranj problem with a story about two kings and their kingdoms attached to it.
- Dilaram's problem. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. Famous old shatranj problem.
- Dimachaer Chess.
Introducing the Dimachaer, a bifurcation piece that always lands on the diagonal second leg (zrf available).
- Dimachaer Chess. The Dimachaer is a gladiator bifurcation piece that must collide to move (+zrf).
- Dimension X. Unusual transdimensional pieces interact with FIDE Chess.
- Dimension X. Chess on two planes - one with the usual chess pieces, the other with spooky trans-dimensional pieces with strange interactions. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128)
- Dimension X, Problem # 7. An endgame problem for Dimension X, after Pawn g5-g6 who wins?
- Dimensionalized. 3D version of checkers, chess and shogi.
- Diminuendo Chess. Hexagonal variant: captured pieces are dropped in the center and diminished, not removed. (7x8, Cells: 43)
- Dino-Czars . Battle between rival dinosaurs on a board of 42 triangles, where facing counts.
- Dino-Czars. Battle between rival dinosaurs on a board of 42 triangles, where facing counts. (Cells: 42)
- Diplomacy chess. Simultaneously selected moves are only carried out when they do not conflict.
- Diplomat Chess . Round-board variant with a Diplomat to suborn opponents.
- Diplomat Chess. Round-board variant with a Diplomat to suborn opponents. (Cells: 43)
- Diplomatic Chess. The Diplomat replaces the King. (8x8, Cells: 64)
Diplomatic Mission. Cooperative chesslike game; commercial game.
- Dipole Chess. A cross between Chess and the game Dipole by Mark Steere. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Directed Alice Chess III. 3-board Alice.
- Directed Alice III. a 3-board Alice Chess variant.
Discochess. Distributed Chess.
- Discreet Kriegspiel. Kriegspiel with no information about pawn captures or checks; win by capturing the opposing king.
- The Disguised King. Unknown pawn becomes royal piece. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Disguised King I. A secret royal pawn must be protected.
- Disguised King II. Win by capturing the secret royal pawn.
- Disintegration Chess. Win by disintegrating 3 Kings and having 1 left. (5x9, Cells: 45)
- Disintegration Chess. Pre-set for the game of disintegrating kings, rooks, fye'tins, and pawns.
- Displaced Grid Chess. A Grid Chess variant that allows kings to visit corners, etc.
- Displacement Chess 2. The most logical step for the evolution of standard Chess: flexible castling and interchange of king and queen for one side. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Displacement Chess 2. Chess with flexible castling, reverse symmetry and no opening theory.
- Displacement Chess 2 . Chess with minor modifications and no opening theory!
- Divergent Chess . All pieces capture different than they move without capturing.
- Divergent Chess. All pieces capture different than they move without capturing. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Divergent Dreamers. Army for Chess with Different Armies where pieces can only move when it has a neighbour. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Divided Forces Chess. Half of your army starts on the other side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Djambi. Four player variant with different taking rules and special central square. (9x9, Cells: 1)
- Djambi. Four-player all-against-all game with unusual pieces; also known as Machiavellian Chess.
- Dlyouk Janggi. Program that plays this Korean Chess Variant. (Link.).
- Do Sho Chess. Chess with Shogi pieces added. (14x8, Cells: 112)
- Do-or-die Chazz. Pawns that can move backward and kings only on 5 by 8 board. (8x5, Cells: 40)
- Do-or-die Chazz . Pawns that can move backward and kings only on 5 by 8 board.
- Do-or-die Chess . Chess on 5 by 8 board: three rows removed.
- Do-or-die Chess. Chess on an 8-by-5 board. Three ranks have been removed. (8x5, Cells: 40)
- Dobutsu Shogi. The smallest Shogi variant made for kids to learn Shogi. (3x4, Cells: 12)
Dodl schach: photo's. Photo's of a very small chess variant set.
- Dodl-schach . A truly small variant.
- Dodl-schach. A truly small variant. (6x4, Cells: 24)
- Dodl-schach. Photo's of Dodl-schach: a very small chess variant.
- Dodo Chess. From a special setup, be the first to have your king reach the last row. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Dodo Chess. Win by getting your king to the opposite side.
- DoGod Random. Pawns and pieces dispersed on first and second ranks.
- Dollar Chess . Almost 1-Dimensional Variant on a Dollar sign-shaped board.
- Domination Chess. Win by occupying the center.
- Don't Cross Midnight. Chess on a rotating planet; units may not cross the International.
- Donkey Chess. Grand Chess with Donkeys instead of Knights. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Doppelganger BordahBee. A combination of BordahBee and Doppelganger Chess.
- Doppelganger Chess. Pieces have their "doubles" (Doppelgangers). Capture an opponent's piece to make both disappear... uses a FIDE chess set.
- Doppelganger Chess. Pieces and their doppelgangers are connected for capture and promotion! (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Doppleganger Bordahbee & DB Extreme. A cross between Doppelganger and Bordahbee - Choose the "normal" or "extreme" variant (with twice the capture power). (2x(8x8), Cells: 128)
- Double Alternate Chess. Game played on two boards with object to checkmate either King.
- Double Chess. Play two Orthochess games at the same time, moving in either each move.
- Double Chess. FIDE Chess x 2(with extra queen replacing what would be an extra king).
- Double chess. Two sets of pieces on 16 by 12 board. (16x12, Cells: 192)
- Double Chess . On 16 by 8 board.
- Double Chess. On 16 by 8 board. (16x8, Cells: 128)
Double Chess. Sample game with analysis.
- Double Chess. Sample Games.
- Double Chess. More Sample Games.
- Double Cross Besiege. A spinoff from Besiege Chess using FIDE-size armies. (8x16, Cells: 96)
- Double Diamond. Irregular board with diagonal orientation. (9x9, Cells: 73)
- Double Diamond. Pieces start diagonally across from one another and pawns move diagonally.
- Double Diamond . Irregular board with diagonal orientation.
- Double Eight-directional Knight Shogi. Shogi with Western knights. Promoted knight = gold + Western knight.
- Double EIGHTEEN-STONE chess. David Short combines his Double Chess with Jim Aikin's Eight-Stone Chess.
- Double Hammer Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Double King Chess . With two kings on a 10 by 8 board.
- Double King Chess. With two kings on a 10 by 8 board. (10x8, Cells: 80)
- Double Knight Chess I. A second pair of knights replaces the bishops.
- Double Knight Chess II. A knight not capturing may move again at once.
- Double Move Chess #1. Move twice per turn, win by capture not checkmate.
- Double Move Chess #2. Move twice per turn, win by capture not checkmate, check or mate ends turn.
- Double Move Chess #3. Move twice per turn with the same piece.
- Double Move Double Chess. The game is played on a 8x16 chessboard with each player in control of two complete armies.
- Double Move Double Chess. Play this double move variant that uses two Chess sets with Game Courier. (8x16, Cells: 128)
- Double Moves. Move your opponent's pieces after moving your own.
- Double Skak. Four player chess variant on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Double Trouble Chess. White has only king and bishop but moves twice per turn.
- Double-Ended Chess. Captures are by withdrawal and approach. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Double-Ended Chess. Captures are by withdrawal and approach.
- Double-Pawn Chess . Pawns may combine into Double-Pawns which move twice a turn.
- Doublebarrel Chess. Introducing the Doublebarrel piece, a lethal cannon relative with amazing tactical capabilities (Zillions file downloadable).
- Doublecannon Chess. Introducing the Doublecannon piece, a strong cannon relative with breathtaking tactical capabilities (Zillions file exists).
- Doublecannon-Chess (8x10). A big-board variant featuring the amazing new piece, the Doublecannon (Zillions file downloadable).
- DoubleEIGHTEEN-STONEchess. Combines Eight-Stone Chess with Double Chess. (16x9, Cells: 144)
- Doublemove chess. Move twice per turn, with by King capture, not checkmate. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Doubles Chess. A four-player game for two teams on an unusual board.
- Doublestep Chess and Doubletime Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Doublestep Chess and Doubletime Chess . All pieces may move twice when moving.
- Doublewide Chess. A discussion of the variant where two complete chess sets (including two Kings per side) are set up on a doublewide board. (16x8, Cells: 128)
- DoubleWide Chess. Variant where two complete chess sets (including two Kings per side) are set up on a doublewide board.
- Doubly Nested Chess. A variant hiding FIDE Chess on a Dabbaba binding. (17x17, Cells: 285)
- Douglas Modern chess. A chess variant with a more interesting start position, leading to more action.
- Dovecote Chess. One small non-rules tweak generally changes the character and pace of gameplay. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Dr. Who Chess. Variant based on the popular TV seiries.
Dragon. (DragonChess) Combines King and bishop movements, and capturing from afar (between boards).
- Dragon. Combines pawn and knight movement, mainly as a problem piece, not found in variants.
- Dragon. Missing description (9x15, Cells: 135)
- Dragon Chess. Regular chess army against a single, 3x3, unwieldy but powerful piece.
- Dragon Chess (tm). Commercial board game played on a large board with a new piece -- the Dragon.
- Dragon Horse. Moves as Bishop or Wazir.
- Dragon King. Moves as Rook or Ferz. AKA Crowned Rook.
- Dragon Wars. Multiple types of Dragon duke it out. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- DragonChess . A three-dimensional fantasy variant.
- Dragonchess. A three-dimensional fantasy variant. (3x(12x8), Cells: 288) (Recognized!)
- Dragonchess. Commercial large chess variant. (16x10, Cells: 124)
- Dragonchess Games. Sample games of Dragonchess.
- A Dragonchess Page. Roberts Stevens' page on Dragonchess.
- Dragonet Chess. The Dragonet flies to any square queenwise, captures piece behind landing square (with zrf).
- Dragonfly. Christian Freeling's 7x7 Chessgi type variant. No Queens. Pawns don't drop.
- Dragonfly. Drop pieces you have taken on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49)
- Dragonfly Chess. Small version with pieces in hand.
- Dragons, Archers, and Oxen. Chess variant on a 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Dragoon Chess. An attempt to make Chess more strategic by making pieces more mobile.
- Drawless Chess . Simple rules are added to make draws impossible.
- Drawless Chess. Simple rules are added to make draws impossible. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Dream Chess 46. 46-squasre variant played from opposite corners of a FIDE board with the other corners removed. (8x8, Cells: 46)
- Dream Chess 47. 47-square variant played from opposite corners of a 7 by 7 board with the other corners removed. (7x7, Cells: 47)
- Dromedary Chess. Pieces adjacent to the King can leap like a Dromedary (Camel).
- Drop Chess. Players can select from nine chess armies on an 8x8 or 9x9 board. (9x9, Cells: 81)
- Drop Super Symchess (Updated) . Missing description
- Droppable Xiangqi. Another variant of Xiangqi with droppable pieces. (10x9, Cells: 90)
- DropSSShess . Missing description
- Drunken Nights. A toned down version of the Nutty Knights for Chess with different Armies. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Dual Chess. A more Chess-like variant featuring the Marshall and the Cardinal. (16x8, Cells: 100)
- Dual Chess. A more Chess-like variant featuring the Marshall and the Cardinal.
- Dual Chess . A more Chess-like variant featuring the Marshall and the Cardinal.
- Dual Direction Variants. Adding extra moves to pieces in historic forms of Chess.
DUAL RING Tournament Format. Tournament format for handling uneven number of players.
- dUchess. Chess on two levels. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128)
Duchess. For 2, 3, 4 or 6 players on a rose-shaped board.
- Duck Chess. A Duck that must be moved by both players can block your moves. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Duck Soup Chess. Pawns on
turnwise randomly determined colored squares cannot be taken. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- The Duel . Two hoppers eliminate squares as they go and compete against one another.
- Duel Chess. PBM Preset for 43-space variant played on two boards.
- Duel Chess. Captured pieces are sent to a separate Duel board to see who is eliminated and who returns. (2x(5x7), Cells: 43)
- The Duel II . Missing description
- Dueling Archbishops. Chess variant on 2 by 3 board. (2x3, Cells: 6)
- Dueling Archbishops. Chess game with only six cells but with a piece that morphs into four different forms.
- Dueling Archbishops . Small chess variant on 2 by 3 board.
- Duggan's Fantasy Chess. Game where usual pieces become mercenaries, horsemen, golems, assassins and adapts. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Duggan's Fantasy Chess (revised). Revised and Improved version of fantasy chess variant.
- Duggan's Fantasy Chess (revised). Revised and Improved version of fantasy Chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Duggan's Fantasy Chess Variant. A variant which makes the game more `playable`.
- Duke. Piece from RennChess that steps one orthogonally then slides diagonally, or slides diagonally then steps one orthogonally.
- The Duke of Rutland Chess. Play this large historic variant on Jocly.
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess . Large variant from 18th century England.
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess. Missing description
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess. Large variant from 18th century England. (14x10, Cells: 140)
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess. 14x10 version.
- Duluth Chess. 5 minor changes to Western chess that can affect all stages of the game.
- Duluth chess. 5 minor changes to Western Chess that can affect all stages of the game.
- Dune Chess. Chess variant based on the Dune novels of Frank Herbert.
- Dunkeys . Missing description
- Dunsany Chess . 32 pawns play against a full set of pieces.
- Dunsany's chess . 32 pawns play against a full set of pieces.
- Dunsany's Chess. 32 pawns play against a full set of pieces.
- Dunsany's Chess. One side has 32 pawns instead of the usual pieces.
- Duo Chess. Two boards, units moving freely to the corresponding squares.
- Duplication Chess. Twice per game, move a piece with duplication. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Dürer's Chess. Dürer's Chess, played on a board of 151 tessellating pentagons and diamonds. (Cells: 151)
- Durerschess . Dürer's Chess is played on a tiling of tessellating pentagons and diamonds, first described by Albrecht Dürer in 1525.
- Dutch Billiards Chess. Billiards chess with pocketed pieces returned to.
- Dutch Chess . Different objective and piece movements with orthodox chess set.
- Dutch Chess. Different objective and piece movements with orthodox chess set. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Dutch Chess. Pawns start on the back ranks and move as queens.
- Dutch translations on the Chess Variant Pages. Missing description
- Dynamic Bastardo. Cut-throat four-player variant with free setup.
- Dynamic Chess . Pieces move like closest piece left on the same rank.
- Dynamic Chess. Pieces move like closest piece left on the same rank.
- Dynamo Chess. Units push and pull one another. Some bugs may remain in the program.
- Dynamo Chess. Preset for Dynamo Chess.
- Dynamo Chess. You pull and push pieces around and off the board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Dynasty Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Dynasty Chess. Capture both king and queen, whose moves vary.
- E-Chess. The chess pieces appear on the board during the game.
- Each Piece Once Chess. Each turn, move as many as all your pieces, but only once!
- Earthquake Chess. An earthquake caused a kind of Z-form in the board. (8x8, Cells: 8)
- Earthquake Chess. Center of board runs down a fault.
- Easterhouse. Captured pieces switch between Xiang Qi and Shogi boards. (9x19, Cells: 171)
- Easy Chess. Java applet the plays chess.
- Échecs De L'Escalier. A double Capablanca-type variant with slightly enhanced Pawns. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- echess. (Micro) Evolutionary CHESS game.
- Echexs. Hexagonal variant for three players.
- Echexs. Hexagonal variant for three or six players.
- Echidna Chess. Introducing the Echidna, a repulsion piece with telekinetic capacities (with zrf).
- Echo Chess I. If possible, make a second move with a matching unit.
- Echo Chess II. If possible, make a second move with a matching unit.
- Echos. Transform your non-attacked, non-royal units as you like.
- Ecila. Six-dimensional analogue to Sphinx Chess.
- Eclipse Chess. Units in the eclipse zone cannot move or give check.
- Economy in Chess Variants. Several chess variants based on economic principles.
EconoSplurge. Chess Variant Set.
- An EconoSplurge Dragonchess Set. Dragonchess board with cheap felt squares and fancy wooden pieces. Includes stereoscopic photos.
- Ecumenical Chess. Set of Variants incorporating Camels and Camel compound pieces. (8x10, Cells: 80)
- Ecumenical Chess. Ecumenical Chess features three variants with camel-bishop, camel-rook knight-camel compounds.
- Ecumenical Eurasian Ninjachess. 3d variant on 10 by 5 by 5 board with many new pieces. (5x(5x10), Cells: 250)
- Ecutunnel and Ecumillstone. 3d versions of twin-board Ecumenical Chess, with a new front-rank piece. (4x(4x12), Cells: 192)
Ed Friedlander's Chess Variant Applets. Hundreds of Java Applets for Playing Chess Variants.
- Ed's Chess Applet. Missing description
- Edge Chess. Pieces can stand on the edges of squares.
- Edge Chess . Pieces can stand on the edges of squares.
- Edge of the World (EOTW) Chess. Pieces have momentum on 12 by 12 board. (12x12, Cells: 144)
- Edgehog. Moves as a Queen, but only to or from an edge.
- Edgehog Chess. Queens may move only to or from edges of the board.
- Edgehog Chess . Three Chess variants featuring John Driver's edge-loving piece the Edgehog.
- Edgehog Chess. Three Chess variants featuring John Driver's edge-loving piece the Edgehog. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- EDILÁN. EDILÁN has available facsimiles of many of the books of King Alfonso X, including his book on chess and other games.
- Editors. Information on the people that run this site.
- Edmarks' Strategy Challenges II Program. On their Website, you can download a demo that allows you to play the Jungle game against a human opponent on a PC.
- EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEX! Chess. A game designed to be as different to chess as possible while still being the same as chess. (1x72, Cells: 72)
Een paard voor een koninkrijk. Missing description
- Eight Kings. Each player has eight kings and wins by mate or stalemate one of the kings. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Eight Kings Chess. Checkmate any one of them to win.
- The Eight Queens problem. Put eight queens on the board such that no one attacks another.
- Eight Stone Chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics.
- Eight Stone Chess . On an 8 by 9 board with eight neutral stones.
- Eight Stone Chess Photographs. Additional photo's of set of Eight Stone Chess.
- Eight-Stone Chess. On an 8 by 9 board with eight neutral stones. (8x9, Cells: 72)
- Eight-Stone Chess. Players can move neutral stones as well as pieces.
- Eight-Stone Chess Pictures. Photo's of home made chess variant set for Eight-Stone Chess.
- Einstein-Grasshopper. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over changes type.
- Elbow Room . Usual set of pieces and eight additional pawns per player on 8 by 16 board.
- Elbow Room. Usual set of pieces and eight additional pawns per player on 8 by 16 board. (16x8, Cells: 128)
- Electrum Chess. All the Goldchess and Silverchess back-rank pieces in a single variant. (9x9, Cells: 81)
- Elena . Chess on 5 by 6 board.
- Elena Chess. Chess on 5 by 6 board. (5x6, Cells: 30)
- Elena Chess . Chess on 5 by 6 board.
- The Elephant. Jumps two diagonally (see Alfil).
- Elephant (Xiangqi). Moves two squares diagonally (non-jumping).
- Elephant Chess. Featuring the time-honoured Burmese Elephant.
- Elephant Chess Club. Webshop selling internationalized Xiangqi and Shogi sets.
- Elephant Hecatomb. Similar to Hecatomb Chess. (9x8, Cells: 72)
- Elephant Hunt . Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements.
- Elephant Hunt. Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements.
- Elephant Hunt. Ituri Forest Pygmi traditional game with chess-like elements. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Elephant_Shogi. A Traditional Shogi game with Elephants added. (11x9, Cells: 64)
- Elevator. Three-dimensional chess variant with moving elevators and walking, vaulting and flying pieces. (4x(8x8), Cells: 192)
- Elevator. Three-dimensional chess variant with moving elevators and walking, vaulting and flying pieces.
- Elevator Chess. Multiple boards with simultaneous games are linked through central elevator squares.
- Elite Chess. Elite Chess adds an Amazon to Capablanca's Game by adding one more row to the board.
- Elk Chess. The double-barrelled Elk moves differently depending on square colour.
- Elk Chess (with Scorpions). Poisonous Scorpion pawns combined with the restive Elk, that changes with the colour of the square.
- Elkrider Chess. Elkrider plus regular pieces. The Elkrider moves like a Nightrider if standing on white squares, otherwise it moves like a Rook.
- Elmore, Jeff. Website of Jeff Elmore: 3D Chess Sets and Instructions.
- Elven Chess. 10x10 variant with 4 new pieces, of which one can double-capture. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Elven Chess. Chu Shogi Lion, Dragon Horse, Dragon King, Guard on Grand Chess type setup.
- Elven Chess. Play this 10x10 variant with a double-capturing piece on Jocly.
- Embassy Chess. Play this modern Bird's Chess variant based on the setup of Grand Chess.
- Embassy Chess. A 10x8 variant based on Grand Chess. (10x8, Cells: 80)
- Embassy Chess. Play Embassy Chess with Jocly.
- Emperor Chess. The king may move to, and only to, any square under attack by.
- Emperor Chess. Large chess variant with a Commander (Queen + Knight), two Queens, and two Emperors (Bishop + Lame Dabbabah-rider) per side. (12x12, Cells: 144)
- Emperor of China. A Chess and Halma mixed game.
- Emperor of China. A cross between Chess and Halma.
- Emperor Raumschach. Variant of Dr. Fredinand Maack's Raumschach.
- The Emperor's Game. Variant on 10 by 10 board from 19th century Germany. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Emperor's Nobility 3d Latrunculi (EN3dL). 3d variant in which pieces can get promoted again and again. (5x(5x10), Cells: 250)
- Empire Chess. Asymmetric variant where one army has pieces that move like queens but capture differently.
- Empress. See Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight.
- Empress. Fairy Chess name for Rook+Knight compound.
- Empty Cube Chess. A variant using the faces of an 8x8x8 board with no triaxial moves. (8x(8x8), Cells: 296)
- Emulation Chess. Pieces have no move of their own, but move instead like adjacent pieces of either side.
- Emulation Chess. Pieces have no move of their own, but move instead like adjacent pieces of either side. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- En Passant - website of the Nørresundby Chess Club. Much information on programs for chess publishing, chess programs, etc.
- En Passant Chess. All pieces
can be taken en passant. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- En Passant Chess. All pieces can capture and be captured en passant.
- En passant Chess. Orthodox chess on a shortened board of only 7 rows. Encourages more en passant moves.
- En Passant Chess. All pieces have the en passant option. Koksal Karakus version.
- En Passant Chess of Ingo Althofer. This is just FIDE Chess, but with board contracted by one row. Try it out.
Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. This is THE reference book for chess variants!
- Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. Book that documents a wide variety of chess variants.
- Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. A review.
- Ender's Chess. Inspired by by the novel, "Ender's Game". (9x11, Cells: 83)
- Endgame. Players start out with 16 pawns and gain pieces via promotion. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Endgame analysis for Hexagonal Chess. Information from extensive computer analysis of Hexagonal chess endgames.
- Endgame statistics with fantasy pieces. Much computer generated information on endgames.
- Endgame statistics with fantasy pieces for three pieces. Much computer generated information on endgames.
- Endless Chess idea. Article about different ways to make cylinder chess board.
- Enemy Progressive chess. Make one normal move and an increasing number of moves with enemy pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Enep. An experimental variant with enhanced knights and an extra pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Energizer Chess. Chess on a normal board with an Archbishop and a Chancellor added.
- Energizer Chess. Chess on a normal board with an Archbishop and a Chancellor added. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- English Progressive Chess. White moves once, black twice, white three times, etc. Series ends when a check is given. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- English Progressive Chess. Missing description
- English Random Chess. Play this game with standard chessmen on a 10x10 board, with randomized piece setup.
- English Random Chess. Standard chessmen on a 10x10 board, with randomized piece setup. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Enhanced Courier Chess. Courier Chess with the weaker pieces enhanced.
- Enhanced Courier Chess. Courier Chess with the weaker pieces enhanced.
- Enhanced Pawn Chess (EPC). Pawn upgrading by extended capturing possibilities. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Enjoyable Hour Chess. Three-Dimensional Chess.
- Enlarged and Improved Chess. Early large-board variant from Holland.
- Enochian Chess. Four-player team variant of the Golden Dawn. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Entangled chess. Game inspired by the physical phenomenon of quantum entanglement. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Enthralling Chess. A 32-turn variant in which pieces are 'enthralled', and then 'liberated' (ie. removed from the board).
- Entourage Chess. Any piece (not pawn) adjacent to the king is also royal.
- Entropy Chess. Every move, you may move an enemy piece to an unattacked square. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Epic Chess. Massive attack chess on a board 10x10.
- Epiphany Chess. Three Kings.
- Episcopal Chess. Play this symmetric version of Chess online.
- Episcopal Chess. Capture both opposing bishops to win.
- Epsilon Eridani. 44-square version of Achernar. (9x5, Cells: 44)
- Epsilon Eridani . A 44-square version of Achernar.
- Equalized Shatranj. Basic weak moves of ancient pieces are compensated by their numbers. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Equestrian Chess. On diamond shaped board with reentry squares and different pieces. (Cells: 41)
- Equestrian Chess . On diamond shaped board with reentry squares and different pieces.
- Equihopper. Jumps across a piece in any direction with the same distance before and after the hurdle. Cannot jump additional pieces on strai.
- Equinox chess. A game with well crafted openings.
- ERB Jetan . Implements different possible rules for Jetan.
- Eric's 40-square Fiasco . Game on 5 by 8 board with three pieces that start in reserve.
- Eric's 40-square Fiasco!. Game on 5 by 8 board with three pieces that start in reserve. (5x8, Cells: 40)
- Eric's Great Chess . Modern variant on historic large chess variant.
- Eric's Great chess. Modern variant on historic large chess variant. (10x8, Cells: 80)
- Eric's Great Chess. Eric Greenwood shortens by two rows the familiar ancient Great Chess board.
Ernest, James. An interview with James Earnest.
- Erosion Chess. Units erode after eight moves.
- Escalation Chess. Getting a unit captured lets you move twice on the next turn.
- Espionage chess. Spy can only be captured in turn after it has moved in 41-square variant. (7x7, Cells: 41)
- Espionage Chess . Spy can only be captured in turn after it has moved in 41-square variant.
- Essedar Chess. Introducing the Essedar, which captures orthogonally but moves by the collision method (zrf available).
- Essedar Chess. The Essedar is a bifurcation piece that moves by colliding (+zrf).
- Essentials of Chinese Chess and of Korean Chess
. (Link.).
- Etcetera. This variant has some elements of Chinese Chess. Also, pieces cannot capture pieces of their own type. (7x8, Cells: 56)
- Etcetera . This variant has some elements of Chinese Chess. Also, pieces cannot capture pieces of their own type.
- Ethiopian Chess. African variant with distinct mobilization phase.
- Euchess. Missing description
- Euchess . Grand chess variant on 10 by 10 board.
- Euchess. Grand chess variant on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Euqorab. Anti-Baroque. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Eurasia-Chess Chessmen Piece Set. for Chess, XiangQi, Shogi and other Chess variants.
- EurasiaChess Shogi . Shogi and mini-Shogi with mixed chess-symbols&Japanese-Kanjis.
- EurasiaChess Shogi Graphics. Graphics of shogi pieces mixing European chess symbols & Japanese Kanji.
- EurasiaChess: Photos of Chessmen Shogi Pieces adaptation. http://www.eurasia-chess.com.
- Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess.
- Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Eurasian Chess . Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess.
Eurasian Pawn piece. A hybrid European and Asian Pawn.
- Europan Chess. A 14x14 board with extra pieces. (14x14, Cells: 196)
- European Chess. A multiplayer, different armies form of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Every Man a Pawn. Each piece has the powers of a Pawn (except promotion) in addition to its normal powers.
- Every Man a Pawn. Each piece has the powers of a Pawn (except promotion) in addition to its normal powers. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Evo. Game with chess-variant elements.
- Evochess. Evolutionary chess. (12x12, Cells: 144)
- Evolution Chess . Game where pieces add the abilities of pieces they capture.
- Evolution Chess. Game where pieces add the abilities of pieces they capture. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Evolution Chess . 42-square game where each player starts with 20 Knights that evolve and a King.
- Evolution Chess. 42-square game where each player starts with 20 Knights that evolve and a King. (7x6, Cells: 42)
- Excelsior. At certain moments in the game, pieces are moved to an additional 5 by 4 area. (2x(8x8), Cells: 84)
- Excelsior . At certain moments in the game, pieces are moved to an additional 5 by 4 area.
- Exchanger Chess. Knights can move to a square.
- Exchequer. Commercial 3d chess variant on 4 by 4 by 4 board. (Link.).
- Exchequer 3D Chess. Expensive three dimensional chess variant.
- Exchess Set. New chess pieces that can be used in combination with Staunton chess pieces.
- Exclusive Chess. Mate is only allowed if there is a unique way to do so.
- ExCoCo Chess . Zip file containing zrf and images.
- ExCoCo Chess. EXtends and COmbines the COurier variants. (18x12, Cells: 216)
- ExCoCo Chess. Missing description
- Execute the Game. Pieces have unique abilities and uses dice-based combat.
- Exhausted King. Win by giving permanent check. . (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Exhaustive Ashtaranga. Enough of every piece from Courier Ashtaranga to cover the board between them. (12x8, Cells: 96)
- Exile Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Exinox Chess. Missing description
- Exinox Chess. Normal chess set, new type of pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Existentialist Chess. Play this game on a 10x10 board with many different pieces.
- Existentialist Chess. 10x10 board with many different pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Exotic Pieces. Menagerie of pieces, old and new. Have fun!
- Expanded Chess. 100 square chess with complementary pieces.
- Expanded Chess. An attempt at a logical expansion of Chess to a 10x10 board.
- Expanded Chess 256. The Chess experience upscaled to a larger board. (16x16, Cells: 256)
- Expanded Chinese Chess. Missing description (9x12, Cells: 108)
- Expansion chess. Get points per each your piece on other half of board to win. (8x8, Cells: 64)
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