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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32 In a given position, there are generally less possible moves than in the
33 orthodox games since you must capture.
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48 p Pieces generally transform when capturing.
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59 h3 Modified boundaries
61 p Boards which communicating sides.
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71 h3 Different pawn movements
73 p Everything is as in the orthodox game, but pawns move unusually.
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86 p Standard pieces versus a team of different pieces.
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101 h3 Inspired by ball games
103 p Variants involving a ball, abstract or not, which must cross the board.
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117 A large variety of fairy pieces can be defined.
118 Some very powerful like the Amazon, some rather weak like the Grasshopper.
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139 In the following variants, fairy (or not) pieces may
140 appear later in the game.
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151 h3 Several royal pieces
153 p In these games you must take care of two or more "kings".
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165 h3 Unorthodox captures
167 p Non-standard captures, but using known mechanisms.
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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.
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196 h3 Pieces changing side, shared pieces
198 p Pieces' owners (color) may change during the game
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213 h3 Incomplete information
216 Some speculation is required in these variants,
217 where some game informations are hidden.
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234 These games include random effects,
235 which can be funny, frustrating or both :)
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245 h3 Inpired by knight movement
248 Variants based on the knight move,
249 which augment or transform pieces' abilities.
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262 h3 Unusual initial setup
264 p Initial setup causes a lot of captures early in the game.
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275 h3 "Easy" variants: simple rules
278 Only minor changes are made to the orthodox rules,
279 resulting in a very similar game.
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290 p ...Or leading to a very different strategy:
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303 h3 Initially empty board
306 All pieces are progressively added from an empty board.
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318 p Pieces can be dropped on the board, either immediately or later in the game.
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333 h3 Immobilization, hypnotism
335 p Pieces can be paralyzed or controlled under certain circumstances.
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348 h3 Regional and historical variants
350 p (Partial) Game evolution in time and space.
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370 p The goal is to cross the board with your king.
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380 h3 Several moves in one turn
382 p In these variants, you can play two or more moves per turn.
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395 h3 Single powerful piece versus army
397 p Very few but powerful pieces against a full army.
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407 h3 Exchanging pieces positions
409 p Some or all pieces can be swapped.
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421 h3 Different objective
423 p Orthodox rules, but the goal is not checkmate (or not only).
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442 p Some games not chess related.
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461 These variants are not classified yet, generally because they are the only
462 one of their kind on this website.
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