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These pages describe Chess variants that can be played with the general game playing engine Ai Ai@@rUPXJ

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• Alice Chess. Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) (Recognized!) (1)
• Amazons. Queens fire arrows to make squares unpassable. Last player that moves wins. (10x10, Cells: 100) (1)
• ArchCourier Chess. This game is Courier Chess expert Eric Greenwood's modernization of Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) (1)
• Arimaa. Board game playable with standard chess set, hard for computers. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
• Berolina Chess. Different moving pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) (1)
• Cannon Shogi and Cannon Chess. Played on a 9x9 Shogi board, feature various types of 'Cannon' pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) (1)
• Cannon Shosu Shogi. Variant of Shosu Shogi with Dogs and Cannons. (1)
• Capablanca's chess. An enlarged chess variant, proposed by Capablanca. (10x8, Cells: 80) (Recognized!) (1)
• Carrera's Chess. Large chess variant from 17th century Italy. (10x8, Cells: 80) (1)
• Cashew Shogi. Many pieces must promote on capture, and some can multi-capture. (13x13, Cells: 169) (1)
• Cavalier Chess. All pieces except queens have some kind of knight-movement. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
• Caïssa Britannia. British themed variant with Lions, Unicorns, Dragons, Anglican Bishops, and a royal Queen. (10x10, Cells: 100) (1)
• Chess. The rules of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) (1)
• Chess. The most popular of Chess variants, Chess itself. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
• Chess with Different Armies. Betza's classic variant where white and black play with different sets of pieces. (Recognized!) (1)
• Chess with Mixed Pawns. Four normal and four Berolina pawns per player. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
• Chess+. Players choose when and where to place their pieces behind the pawns. (1)
• Chessgi. Drop the pieces you take from your opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
• Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. (12x12, Cells: 144) (Recognized!) (1)
• Courier de los Combinados. A cross between Courier de la Dama and Wildebeest Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) (1)
• Crazyhouse. A two-player version of Bughouse. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) (1)
• Dai Dai Shogi. Historical large Shogi variant. (17x17, Cells: 289) (1)
• Dai Shogi. Large armies including a multi-capturing Lion battle each other on a big board. (15x15, Cells: 225) (1)
• Double Chess 16 x 8. On 16 by 8 board. (16x8, Cells: 128) (1)
• The Duke of Rutland's Chess. Large variant from 18th century England. (14x10, Cells: 140) (1)
• Elven Chess. 10x10 variant with 4 new pieces, of which one can double-capture. (10x10, Cells: 100) (1)
• Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) (1)
• Expanded Chess. An attempt at a logical expansion of Chess to a 10x10 board. (1)
• Extinction chess. Win by making your opponents pieces of one type extinct. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) (1)
• Fischer Random Chess. Play from a random setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) (1)
• Futashikana Shogi. Expanded version of Shosu Shogi played on an 11x11 board. (1)
• Gess. A Chess variant played on a Go board where pieces are collections of go stones. (18x18, Cells: 324) (1)
• Gigachess. On 14 by 14 board with 20 different pieces. (14x14, Cells: 196) (1)
• Gigachess II. Evolution of Gigachess (2001). (1)
• Glinski's Hexagonal Chess. Chess on a board made out of hexagons. (Cells: 91) (Recognized!) (1)
• Grand Betza. A tribute to Ralph Betza on a 10x10 board with pawns on the third rank as in Grand Chess. (1)
• Grand Cavalier Chess. The decimal version of Cavalier Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) (1)
• Grand Chess. Christian Freeling's popular large chess variant on 10 by 10 board. Rules and links. (10x10, Cells: 100) (Recognized!) (1)
• Grande Acedrex. A large variant from 13th century Europe. (12x12, Cells: 144) (1)
• Great Shatranj. Great Shatranj. (10x8, Cells: 80) (1)
• Gross Chess. A big variant with a small learning curve. (12x12, Cells: 144) (1)
• Half Chess. Pieces have approximately half their usual movement possibilities. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
• Heavy Chess. A high-density chess-variant-variant. (1)
• Heavy Shako. 10x10 variant inspired by Yangsi, made by Eric Silverman and Jean-Louis Cazaux. (1)
• Hectochess. 10x10 variant that can be played with 2 mismatched Chess sets. (1)
• Hishigata Shogi. Variation of Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi (ultra large Shogi). (19x19, Cells: 361) (1)
• Janggi - 장기 - Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) (1)
• Judkin's Shogi. Small shogi variant on 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36) (1)
• Large Variants in the Historic North European Style. Missing description () (1)
• Lions and Unicorns Chess. With the 16 standard pieces and 4 powerful leapers. (10x8, Cells: 80) (1)
• Maasai Chess. Large CV with 48 pieces per side, of 20 types including both regular and rapid Pawns. (1)
• Macadamia Shogi. Pieces promote on capture to multi-capturing monsters. (13x13, Cells: 169) (1)
• Macrochess. Missing description (12x12, Cells: 144) (1)
• Maka Dai Dai Shogi. Pieces promote on capture, some to multi-capturing monsters. (19x19, Cells: 361) (1)
• Makruk (Thai chess). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) (1)
• Marseillais Chess. Move twice per turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) (1)
• Metamachy. Large game with a variety of regular fairy pieces. (1)
• Mighty-Lion Chess. Normal Chess augmented with a hard-to-trade Lion super-piece that can make double-captures. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
• Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!) (1)
• Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
• Navia Dratp. An upcoming commercial chess variant with collectible, tradable pieces. (7x7, Cells: 49) (1)
• Nutty Shogi. Pieces jump over many others, and a Fire Demon burns neighbors. (13x13, Cells: 169) (1)
• Obento Chess. 12x12 Chess variant with Shogi-style promotions and bent sliding pieces. (12x12, Cells: 144) (1)
• Opulent Chess. A derivative of Grand Chess with additional jumping pieces (Lion and Wizard). (10x10, Cells: 100) (1)
• Paulovits's Game. Paulovits's chess variant, c. 1890, featuring leaping pieces Pasha and General (with zrf). (1)
• Perfect 12. 36 pieces per player on 12 by 12 board. (12x12, Cells: 144) (1)
• Progressive Chess. Several variants where white moves one time, black twice, white three times, etc. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) (1)
• Quantum Chess. Chess with a quantum mechanical twist. (1)
• Quinquereme Chess. Large variant with a new piece, the Quinquereme. (12x12, Cells: 144) (1)
• Sac Chess. Game with 60 pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) (1)
• Shatranj Kamil (64). Modern Shatranj based variant on 8 by 8 board with new pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
• Sho Shogi. Historic predecessor of shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81) (1)
• Shogi. The Japanese form of Chess, in which players get to keep and replay captured pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!) (1)
• Shosu Shogi. 10x10 Shogi variant with Queens and more powerful promoted pieces. (1)
• Simplified Chess. Missing description (8x7, Cells: 56) (1)
• Simplified chess. Simple subset of the chess rules. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
• Sissa. Variant on 9 by 9 board with Sissa's. (9x9, Cells: 81) (1)
• Symmetric Sissa. Variant on 9 by 9 board with symmetric setup and two Sissa's (generalized Knight-like sliders). (9x9, Cells: 81) (1)
• Tags Listing. A listing of the tags used on our pages. (1)
• Tai Shogi. Very large Shogi variant. (1)
• TenCubed Chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board with combination pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) (1)
• Tenjiku Shogi. Fire Demons burn surrounding enemies, Generals capture jumping many pieces. (16x16, Cells: 256) (1)
• Terachess II. An unrealistic summit on a very large board of 16x16 squares and 128 pieces. (1)
• Teramachy. A chess variant between Metamachy and Terachess. (1)
• Tori Shogi. Tori Shogi, or Bird Shogi. A variant of Japanese Chess on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49) (1)
• Twin-board Ecumenical Chess. Ecumenical Chess with extra Pawns, on two FIDE boards joined together on one or more edges. (Cells: 128) (1)
• Unicorn Chess. 10x10 variant with a new piece that moves as a Bishop or a Nightrider. (10x10, Cells: 100) (1)
• Unicorn Great Chess. Lions have been added to Unicorn Chess! (10x10, Cells: 100) (1)
• Very Heavy Chess. A lot of firepower with all compounds of classical chess pieces. (1)
• Viking Chess. Armies start side-by-side on a 12 x 7 board. (12x7, Cells: 84) (1)
• Wa Shogi. Game with many different rather weak pieces, with or without drops. (11x11, Cells: 121) (1)
• Wildebeest Decimal Chess. A Wildebeest Chess adaptation to the decimal board. (1)
• Xiangqi: Chinese Chess. Links and rules for Xiangqi (Chinese Chess). (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) (1)
• Yangsi. A very playable chess variant with 12 different pieces on a 10x10 board. (1)
• Zanzibar-S. A game in between Metamachy and Zanzibar-XL with 36 pieces per side. Preferred by some to the -XL version. (1)
• Zanzibar-XL. Further step after Metamachy. 80 pieces of 19 different pieces, with historical lineage. (1)

Parents

• Game Engine - Software capable of playing multiple Chess variants

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