2 a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/what.html") What is a chess variant?
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4 a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/why.html") Why play chess variants?
7 a(href="/#/variants/Chess960") Chess960
8 | variant allows to play under standard rules, with a random
9 | (or not) symmetric (or not) initial position.
11 h3 Simplified games to learn chess
13 p Variants with very few different pieces, and a simplified goal.
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31 In a given position, there are generally less possible moves than in the
32 orthodox games since you must capture.
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47 p Pieces generally transform when capturing.
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57 h3 Modified boundaries
59 p Boards which communicating sides.
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69 h3 Different pawn movements
71 p Everything is as in the orthodox game, but pawns move unusually.
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84 p Standard pieces versus a team of different pieces.
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95 h3 Inspired by ball games
97 p Variants involving a ball, abstract or not, which must cross the board.
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111 A large variety of fairy pieces can be defined.
112 Some very powerful like the Amazon, some rather weak like the Grasshopper.
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130 h3 Several royal pieces
132 p In these games you must take care of two or more "kings".
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144 h3 Unorthodox captures
146 p Non-standard captures, but using known mechanisms.
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158 Captures are generally achieved without replacement. That is to say,
159 you don't replace the enemy piece on its square to capture it.
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175 h3 Pieces changing side
177 p Pieces' owners (color) may change during the game
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190 h3 Incomplete information
193 Some speculation is required in these variants,
194 where some game informations are hidden.
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210 These games include random effects,
211 which can be funny, frustrating or both :)
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221 h3 Inpired by knight movement
224 Variants based on the knight move,
225 which augment or transform pieces' abilities.
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237 h3 Unusual initial setup
239 p Pawns and / or pieces are switched, which result in a very different game.
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249 h3 "Easy" variants: simple rules
252 Only minor changes are made to the orthodox rules,
253 resulting in a very similar game.
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263 p ...Or leading to a very different strategy:
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274 //h3 Initially empty board
277 //"Crown chess" (place all units at move 1)
281 p Pieces can be drop on the board, either immediately or later in the game.
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297 p Pieces can be paralyzed under certain circumstances.
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307 h3 Regional and historical variants
309 p (Partial) Game evolution in time and space.
318 //Chinese chess (TODO)
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325 p The goal is to cross the board with your king.
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335 h3 Several moves in one turn
337 p In these variants, you can play two or more moves per turn.
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350 h3 Exchanging pieces positions
352 p Some or all pieces can be swapped.
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363 h3 Different objective
365 p Orthodox rules, but the goal is not checkmate (or not only).
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380 These variants are not classified yet, generally because they are the only
381 one of their kind on this website.
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