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2 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/what.html") What is a chess variant? | |
3 | | | |
4 | a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/why.html") Why play chess variants? | |
5 | ||
6 | p | |
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. | |
10 | ||
038113d0 | 11 | h3 Simplified games to learn chess |
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12 | |
13 | p Variants with very few different pieces, and a simplified goal. | |
14 | - | |
15 | var varlist = [ | |
16 | "Bishopawns", | |
17 | "Discoduel", | |
6c00a6e5 | 18 | "Dobutsu", |
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19 | "Knightpawns", |
20 | "Pawns", | |
21 | "Pawnsking", | |
23681c83 | 22 | "Queenpawns", |
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23 | "Rookpawns" |
24 | ] | |
25 | ul | |
26 | for v in varlist | |
27 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
28 | ||
29 | h3 Forced captures | |
30 | ||
31 | p. | |
32 | In a given position, there are generally less possible moves than in the | |
33 | orthodox games since you must capture. | |
34 | - | |
35 | var varlist = [ | |
36 | "Arena", | |
37 | "Capture", | |
737a5daf | 38 | "Losers", |
3955246a | 39 | "Monocolor", |
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40 | "Suicide" |
41 | ] | |
42 | ul | |
43 | for v in varlist | |
44 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
45 | ||
46 | h3 Transformations | |
47 | ||
48 | p Pieces generally transform when capturing. | |
49 | - | |
50 | var varlist = [ | |
51 | "Absorption", | |
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52 | "Cannibal1", |
53 | "Cannibal2" | |
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54 | ] |
55 | ul | |
56 | for v in varlist | |
57 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
58 | ||
59 | h3 Modified boundaries | |
60 | ||
61 | p Boards which communicating sides. | |
62 | - | |
63 | var varlist = [ | |
64 | "Circular", | |
65 | "Cylinder" | |
66 | ] | |
67 | ul | |
68 | for v in varlist | |
69 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
70 | ||
71 | h3 Different pawn movements | |
72 | ||
73 | p Everything is as in the orthodox game, but pawns move unusually. | |
74 | - | |
75 | var varlist = [ | |
76 | "Berolina", | |
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77 | "Diamond", |
78 | "Vchess" | |
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79 | ] |
80 | ul | |
81 | for v in varlist | |
82 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
83 | ||
84 | h3 Different armies | |
85 | ||
86 | p Standard pieces versus a team of different pieces. | |
87 | - | |
88 | var varlist = [ | |
89 | "Colorbound", | |
1e8a8386 | 90 | "Empire", |
737a5daf | 91 | "Horde", |
1e8a8386 | 92 | "Orda", |
3de62e0a | 93 | "Shinobi", |
493f0eff | 94 | "Spartan", |
1e8a8386 | 95 | "Synochess" |
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96 | ] |
97 | ul | |
98 | for v in varlist | |
99 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
100 | ||
101 | h3 Inspired by ball games | |
102 | ||
103 | p Variants involving a ball, abstract or not, which must cross the board. | |
104 | - | |
105 | var varlist = [ | |
106 | "Ball", | |
107 | "Football", | |
108 | "Rugby" | |
109 | ] | |
110 | ul | |
111 | for v in varlist | |
112 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
113 | ||
114 | h3 New pieces | |
115 | ||
116 | p. | |
117 | A large variety of fairy pieces can be defined. | |
118 | Some very powerful like the Amazon, some rather weak like the Grasshopper. | |
119 | - | |
120 | var varlist = [ | |
493f0eff | 121 | "Capablanca", |
737a5daf | 122 | "Eightpieces", |
0fb43db7 | 123 | "Fullcavalry", |
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124 | "Grand", |
125 | "Grasshopper", | |
dbc79ee6 | 126 | "Hoppelpoppel", |
737a5daf | 127 | "Omega", |
beda3dd0 | 128 | "Ordamirror", |
737a5daf | 129 | "Perfect", |
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130 | "Shako", |
131 | "Tencubed", | |
132 | "Wildebeest" | |
133 | ] | |
134 | ul | |
135 | for v in varlist | |
136 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
137 | ||
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138 | p. |
139 | In the following variants, fairy (or not) pieces may | |
140 | appear later in the game. | |
141 | - | |
142 | var varlist = [ | |
143 | "Musketeer", | |
144 | "Schess", | |
145 | "Titan" | |
146 | ] | |
147 | ul | |
148 | for v in varlist | |
149 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
150 | ||
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151 | h3 Several royal pieces |
152 | ||
153 | p In these games you must take care of two or more "kings". | |
154 | - | |
155 | var varlist = [ | |
156 | "Coregal", | |
157 | "Twokings", | |
158 | "Antiking1", | |
159 | "Antiking2" | |
160 | ] | |
161 | ul | |
162 | for v in varlist | |
163 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
164 | ||
165 | h3 Unorthodox captures | |
166 | ||
167 | p Non-standard captures, but using known mechanisms. | |
168 | - | |
169 | var varlist = [ | |
170 | "Enpassant", | |
171 | "Rifle", | |
172 | "Zen" | |
173 | ] | |
174 | ul | |
175 | for v in varlist | |
176 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
177 | ||
178 | p. | |
179 | Captures are generally achieved without replacement. That is to say, | |
180 | you don't replace the enemy piece on its square to capture it. | |
181 | - | |
182 | var varlist = [ | |
183 | "Allmate1", | |
184 | "Allmate2", | |
185 | "Baroque", | |
186 | "Dynamo", | |
187 | "Fugue", | |
8ca6042e | 188 | "Interweave", |
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189 | "Rococo", |
190 | "Maxima" | |
191 | ] | |
192 | ul | |
193 | for v in varlist | |
194 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
195 | ||
493f0eff | 196 | h3 Pieces changing side, shared pieces |
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197 | |
198 | p Pieces' owners (color) may change during the game | |
199 | - | |
200 | var varlist = [ | |
201 | "Benedict", | |
202 | "Checkered1", | |
203 | "Checkered2", | |
493f0eff | 204 | "Otage", |
737a5daf | 205 | "Pacifist1", |
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206 | "Pacifist2", |
207 | "Pacosako" | |
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208 | ] |
209 | ul | |
210 | for v in varlist | |
211 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
212 | ||
213 | h3 Incomplete information | |
214 | ||
215 | p. | |
216 | Some speculation is required in these variants, | |
217 | where some game informations are hidden. | |
218 | - | |
219 | var varlist = [ | |
220 | "Apocalypse", | |
221 | "Dark", | |
222 | "Hidden", | |
223 | "Hiddenqueen", | |
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224 | "Synchrone1", |
225 | "Synchrone2" | |
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226 | ] |
227 | ul | |
228 | for v in varlist | |
229 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
230 | ||
231 | h3 Random factors | |
232 | ||
233 | p. | |
234 | These games include random effects, | |
235 | which can be funny, frustrating or both :) | |
236 | - | |
237 | var varlist = [ | |
238 | "Chakart", | |
239 | "Dice" | |
240 | ] | |
241 | ul | |
242 | for v in varlist | |
243 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
244 | ||
245 | h3 Inpired by knight movement | |
246 | ||
247 | p. | |
248 | Variants based on the knight move, | |
249 | which augment or transform pieces' abilities. | |
250 | - | |
251 | var varlist = [ | |
252 | "Balaklava", | |
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253 | "Knightmate1", |
254 | "Knightmate2", | |
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255 | "Knightrelay1", |
256 | "Knightrelay2" | |
257 | ] | |
258 | ul | |
259 | for v in varlist | |
260 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
261 | ||
262 | h3 Unusual initial setup | |
263 | ||
493f0eff | 264 | p Initial setup causes a lot of captures early in the game. |
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265 | - |
266 | var varlist = [ | |
493f0eff | 267 | "Doublearmy", |
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268 | "Upsidedown", |
269 | "Pawnmassacre" | |
270 | ] | |
271 | ul | |
272 | for v in varlist | |
273 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
274 | ||
275 | h3 "Easy" variants: simple rules | |
276 | ||
277 | p. | |
278 | Only minor changes are made to the orthodox rules, | |
279 | resulting in a very similar game. | |
280 | - | |
281 | var varlist = [ | |
282 | "Coronation", | |
493f0eff | 283 | "Freecapture", |
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284 | "Pocketknight" |
285 | ] | |
286 | ul | |
287 | for v in varlist | |
288 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
289 | ||
290 | p ...Or leading to a very different strategy: | |
291 | - | |
292 | var varlist = [ | |
293 | "Antimatter", | |
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294 | "Atomic1", |
295 | "Atomic2", | |
493f0eff | 296 | "Brotherhood", |
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297 | "Checkless" |
298 | ] | |
299 | ul | |
300 | for v in varlist | |
301 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
302 | ||
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303 | h3 Initially empty board |
304 | ||
305 | p. | |
306 | All pieces are progressively added from an empty board. | |
307 | - | |
308 | var varlist = [ | |
309 | "Parachute", | |
310 | "Screen" | |
311 | ] | |
312 | ul | |
313 | for v in varlist | |
314 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
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315 | |
316 | h3 Repositioning | |
317 | ||
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319 | - |
320 | var varlist = [ | |
321 | "Clorange", | |
322 | "Crazyhouse", | |
323 | "Madhouse", | |
324 | "Rampage", | |
325 | "Recycle", | |
73fbcfc8 | 326 | "Shogun", |
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327 | "Teleport" |
328 | ] | |
329 | ul | |
330 | for v in varlist | |
331 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
332 | ||
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737a5daf | 334 | |
493f0eff | 335 | p Pieces can be paralyzed or controlled under certain circumstances. |
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336 | - |
337 | var varlist = [ | |
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338 | "Hypnotic", |
339 | "Isardam", | |
737a5daf | 340 | "Koopa", |
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341 | "Madrasi", |
342 | "Mesmer" | |
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343 | ] |
344 | ul | |
345 | for v in varlist | |
346 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
347 | ||
348 | h3 Regional and historical variants | |
349 | ||
350 | p (Partial) Game evolution in time and space. | |
351 | - | |
352 | var varlist = [ | |
7c482899 | 353 | "Janggi", |
1a8e3d26 | 354 | "Karouk", |
dbc79ee6 | 355 | "Makpong", |
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356 | "Makruk", |
357 | "Minishogi", | |
58851f7a | 358 | "Minixiangqi", |
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359 | "Shatranj", |
360 | "Shogi", | |
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361 | "Sittuyin", |
362 | "Xiangqi" | |
737a5daf | 363 | ] |
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364 | ul |
365 | for v in varlist | |
366 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
367 | ||
368 | h3 Kings race | |
369 | ||
370 | p The goal is to cross the board with your king. | |
371 | - | |
372 | var varlist = [ | |
373 | "Racingkings", | |
374 | "Royalrace" | |
375 | ] | |
376 | ul | |
377 | for v in varlist | |
378 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
379 | ||
380 | h3 Several moves in one turn | |
381 | ||
382 | p In these variants, you can play two or more moves per turn. | |
383 | - | |
384 | var varlist = [ | |
493f0eff | 385 | "Avalanche", |
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386 | "Doublemove1", |
387 | "Doublemove2", | |
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388 | "Progressive1", |
389 | "Progressive2" | |
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390 | ] |
391 | ul | |
392 | for v in varlist | |
393 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
394 | ||
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395 | h3 Single powerful piece versus army |
396 | ||
397 | p Very few but powerful pieces against a full army. | |
398 | - | |
399 | var varlist = [ | |
400 | "Maharajah", | |
401 | "Monster" | |
402 | ] | |
403 | ul | |
404 | for v in varlist | |
405 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
406 | ||
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407 | h3 Exchanging pieces positions |
408 | ||
409 | p Some or all pieces can be swapped. | |
410 | - | |
411 | var varlist = [ | |
493f0eff | 412 | "Joker", |
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413 | "Suction", |
414 | "Swap", | |
415 | "Switching" | |
416 | ] | |
417 | ul | |
418 | for v in varlist | |
419 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
420 | ||
421 | h3 Different objective | |
422 | ||
423 | p Orthodox rules, but the goal is not checkmate (or not only). | |
424 | - | |
425 | var varlist = [ | |
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426 | "Alapo", |
427 | "Castle", | |
428 | "Crossing", | |
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429 | "Extinction", |
430 | "Threechecks", | |
431 | "Kinglet", | |
493f0eff | 432 | "Koth", |
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433 | "Squatter1", |
434 | "Squatter2" | |
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435 | ] |
436 | ul | |
437 | for v in varlist | |
438 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
439 | ||
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440 | h3 Non-chess |
441 | ||
442 | p Some games not chess related. | |
443 | - | |
444 | var varlist = [ | |
7c05a5f2 | 445 | "Atarigo", |
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446 | "Avalam1", |
447 | "Avalam2", | |
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448 | "Emergo", |
449 | "Fanorona", | |
450 | "Gomoku", | |
451 | "Konane", | |
452 | "Yote" | |
453 | ] | |
454 | ul | |
455 | for v in varlist | |
456 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] | |
457 | ||
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458 | h3 Miscelleanous |
459 | ||
460 | p. | |
461 | These variants are not classified yet, generally because they are the only | |
462 | one of their kind on this website. | |
463 | - | |
464 | var varlist = [ | |
465 | "Alice", | |
f10a644e | 466 | "Align4", |
737a5daf | 467 | "Ambiguous", |
0b0f0335 | 468 | "Bario", |
737a5daf | 469 | "Bicolour", |
1006b211 | 470 | "Convert", |
b21e0e3a | 471 | "Copycat", |
91565c63 | 472 | "Evolution", |
737a5daf | 473 | "Forward", |
e023d747 | 474 | "Fusion", |
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475 | "Gridolina", |
476 | "Hamilton", | |
f0a812b7 | 477 | "Iceage", |
0f7762c1 | 478 | "Kingsmaker", |
737a5daf | 479 | "Magnetic", |
723262f9 | 480 | "Pandemonium", |
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481 | "Refusal1", |
482 | "Refusal2", | |
da9e846e | 483 | "Relayup", |
87f40859 | 484 | "Rollerball", |
1943de6b | 485 | "Selfabsorb", |
737a5daf | 486 | "Takenmake", |
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487 | "Wormhole1", |
488 | "Wormhole2" | |
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489 | ] |
490 | ul | |
491 | for v in varlist | |
492 | li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}] |