Authors Starting with B

• Eli Bachmutsky [info] Complexity of Large Variants. Some comments about the complexity of large chess/checkers variants.
• Christine Bagley-Jones [info] Capablanca Shatranj. Capablanca Chess with Chancellor and Archbishop replaced by Shatranj type pieces. (10x8, Cells: 80) Chaturanga - Four Kings - Double Mate. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Crazyhouse No Retreat Morphy Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
• Tamás Bajusz [info] Dobutsu Shogi. The smallest Shogi variant made for kids to learn Shogi. (3x4, Cells: 12)
• Bruce Balden [info] Raumschach. The classical variant of three-dimensional chess: 5 by 5 by 5. (5x(5x5), Cells: 125) (Recognized!)
• 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...
• Harald Bartel [info] Nuclear Chess. Program that plays Nuclear Chess on Linux or Mac OS X.
• Sean Bass [info] Meta-chess Digital Edition. Digital Copy of 'Meta-chess' by John W Brown.
• 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)
• Gary Baydo [info] Sneaky. A WinBoard Compatible Chess Engine that plays Cheapmate Chess. Cheapmate Chess . Mate your opponent with an illegal move. Zip Chess . After the first move, Pawns can advance any distance.
• John Beasley [info] Circular Chess World Championship 2000. Article from Variant Chess. The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants. Second edition of the Encyclopedia of Chess Variants, now arranged by category. Hierarchical Chess article. Article from Variant Chess, August 2004., more...
• Bob Bekker [info] Chinees Schaak Pagina. Nederlandstalige website over Xiangqi (Chinees Schaken) (Dutch Language)
• R. C. Bell [info] Board and Table Games (From Many Civilizations). Missing description Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations. Missing description
• 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)
• Eric Bentzen [info] Chess Font: Chess Berlin 1.1 . True type chess font. En Passant - website of the Nørresundby Chess Club. Much information on programs for chess publishing, chess programs, etc.
• Ralph Betza [info] Physical design of a 3d chess board. On how to design a three dimensional chess board. 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
• RICHARD BIELE [info] VERO Chess. Standard chess with a twist.
• H. E. Bird [info] Chess History and Reminiscences. Project Gutenberg eBook version of this public domain book (large!).
• Henry Bird [info] In Memoriam: Stan Goldovski. In Memoriam.
• (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...
• 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)
• 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?
• Zoltan Blazsik [info] No-Chess. Forbid one move to your opponent each turn. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Andrew Blechinger [info] Canyon Chess. Small variant with Marshalls and Archbishops and some new rules. (8x8, Cells: 44)
• Gabriel F. Bobadilla [info] Neoclassical Chess. The opening moves are selected through a random ballot.
• Marijke K. Bodlaender-Groote [info] The Chessplayers: a small statue. Photo of a small statue of two chessplayers. Chess Players Statue (Photo). Missing description
• Annefleur R. Bodlaender [info] Trioschaak set: Photo's. Three player chess variant set from the Netherlands.
• Hans L. Bodlaender [info] 1st Email Championship Chess with Different Armies. Webpage of contest held in 2001/2002. 38-Challenge: Index page. Missing description 39-Challenge: Index page. Missing description, more...
• K. B.A. Bodlaender [info] Historische Schaakvarianten Special. Nummer van tijdschrift van Motiefgroep Schaken over schaakvarianten (Dutch Language) Review of `Guide des echecs exotiques & insolites'. Review of French book about Chess variants.
• Maarten Bodlaender [info] 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.
• Stefan Bogdanski [info] Bollwerk 178. Occupying the opponent’s end field with a piece or a bomb.
• 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...
• 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)
• Joseph Boyer [info] Hexagonal chess - problem 1. Missing description Books of Joseph Boyer. Missing description
• Philip John Brady [info] Peanut Chess. Hexagonal chess variant with board in shape of peanut. (Cells: 38)
• Ronald W Brierley [info] BlockChess. Decimal variant with standard pieces starting out in the corners. FreePawnChess. Chess with more powerful pawns.
• Daniel Brown [info] J-Chess. Variant on 10 by 8 board with jesters. (10x8, Cells: 80)
• John William Brown [info] Cutout Pieces for Centennial and Millennial Chess. Pictures to print for making your own Centennial and Millennial Chess set. Jester Chess Cutouts. Pieces to print to make your own Jester Chess set. Centennial Chess. 10x10 Variant that adds Camels, Stewards, Rotating Spearmen and Murray Lions to the standard mix. (10x10, Cells: 100) , more...
• Steven A Brown [info] Steven Brown Variant. Black may castle out of check. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Uri Bruck [info] Ackanomic Party Chess. Multiplayer chess inside a `Nomic' game. Ackanomic PartyChess. Multiplayer chess inside a `Nomic' game. Cross-Eyed Chess. Two player variant on cross-shaped board. (12x12, Cells: 84) , 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...
• Vincent Bugica [info] KingSwap!. A solitaire swap puzzle to escort your lazy King. (5x5, Cells: 25)
• 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)
• Mathew M. Burke [info] String Chess. A one-dimensional variant with a fairy theme.
• 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...
• Paul Byway [info] Modern Courier Chess. An attempt to reform the courier game by emulating the development of modern chess. Modern Courier Chess article. An article from Variant Chess discussing the game. (12x8, Cells: 96) Modern Courier Chess, Sample Game. Sample Game with analysis, from Variant Chess.