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   2   a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/what.html") What is a chess variant?
   3   | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
   4   a(href="https://www.chessvariants.com/why.html") Why play chess variants?
   5
   6 p
   7   a(href="/#/variants/Chess960") Chess960
   8   | &nbsp;variant allows to play under standard rules, with a random
   9   | (or not) symmetric (or not) initial position.
  10
  11 h3 Simplified games to learn chess
  12
  13 p Variants with very few different pieces, and a simplified goal.
  14 -
  15   var varlist = [
  16     "Bishopawns",
  17     "Discoduel",
  18     "Knightpawns",
  19     "Pawns",
  20     "Pawnsking",
  21     "Rookpawns"
  22   ]
  23 ul
  24   for v in varlist
  25     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
  26
  27 h3 Forced captures
  28
  29 p.
  30   In a given position, there are generally less possible moves than in the
  31   orthodox games since you must capture.
  32 -
  33   var varlist = [
  34     "Arena",
  35     "Capture",
  36     "Interweave",
  37     "Losers",
  38     "Suicide"
  39   ]
  40 ul
  41   for v in varlist
  42     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
  43
  44 h3 Transformations
  45
  46 p Pieces generally transform when capturing.
  47 -
  48   var varlist = [
  49     "Absorption",
  50     "Cannibal"
  51   ]
  52 ul
  53   for v in varlist
  54     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
  55
  56 h3 Modified boundaries
  57
  58 p Boards which communicating sides.
  59 -
  60   var varlist = [
  61     "Circular",
  62     "Cylinder"
  63   ]
  64 ul
  65   for v in varlist
  66     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
  67
  68 h3 Different pawn movements
  69
  70 p Everything is as in the orthodox game, but pawns move unusually.
  71 -
  72   var varlist = [
  73     "Berolina",
  74     "Diamond"
  75   ]
  76 ul
  77   for v in varlist
  78     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
  79
  80 h3 Different armies
  81
  82 p Standard pieces versus a team of different pieces.
  83 -
  84   var varlist = [
  85     "Colorbound",
  86     "Horde",
  87     "Orda"
  88   ]
  89 ul
  90   for v in varlist
  91     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
  92
  93 h3 Inspired by ball games
  94
  95 p Variants involving a ball, abstract or not, which must cross the board.
  96 -
  97   var varlist = [
  98     "Ball",
  99     "Football",
 100     "Rugby"
 101   ]
 102 ul
 103   for v in varlist
 104     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 105
 106 h3 New pieces
 107
 108 p.
 109   A large variety of fairy pieces can be defined.
 110   Some very powerful like the Amazon, some rather weak like the Grasshopper.
 111 -
 112   var varlist = [
 113     "Eightpieces",
 114     "Grand",
 115     "Grasshopper",
 116     "Omega",
 117     "Perfect",
 118     "Schess",
 119     "Shako",
 120     "Tencubed",
 121     "Wildebeest"
 122   ]
 123 ul
 124   for v in varlist
 125     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 126
 127 h3 Several royal pieces
 128
 129 p In these games you must take care of two or more "kings".
 130 -
 131   var varlist = [
 132     "Coregal",
 133     "Twokings",
 134     "Antiking1",
 135     "Antiking2"
 136   ]
 137 ul
 138   for v in varlist
 139     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 140
 141 h3 Unorthodox captures
 142
 143 p Non-standard captures, but using known mechanisms.
 144 -
 145   var varlist = [
 146     "Enpassant",
 147     "Rifle",
 148     "Zen"
 149   ]
 150 ul
 151   for v in varlist
 152     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 153
 154 p.
 155   Captures are generally achieved without replacement. That is to say,
 156   you don't replace the enemy piece on its square to capture it.
 157 -
 158   var varlist = [
 159     "Allmate1",
 160     "Allmate2",
 161     "Baroque",
 162     "Dynamo",
 163     "Fugue",
 164     "Rococo",
 165     "Maxima"
 166   ]
 167 ul
 168   for v in varlist
 169     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 170
 171 h3 Pieces changing side
 172
 173 p Pieces' owners (color) may change during the game
 174 -
 175   var varlist = [
 176     "Benedict",
 177     "Checkered1",
 178     "Checkered2",
 179     "Pacifist1",
 180     "Pacifist2"
 181   ]
 182 ul
 183   for v in varlist
 184     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 185
 186 h3 Incomplete information
 187
 188 p.
 189   Some speculation is required in these variants,
 190   where some game informations are hidden.
 191 -
 192   var varlist = [
 193     "Apocalypse",
 194     "Dark",
 195     "Hidden",
 196     "Hiddenqueen",
 197     "Synchrone"
 198   ]
 199 ul
 200   for v in varlist
 201     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 202
 203 h3 Random factors
 204
 205 p.
 206   These games include random effects,
 207   which can be funny, frustrating or both :)
 208 -
 209   var varlist = [
 210     "Chakart",
 211     "Dice"
 212   ]
 213 ul
 214   for v in varlist
 215     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 216
 217 h3 Inpired by knight movement
 218
 219 p.
 220   Variants based on the knight move,
 221   which augment or transform pieces' abilities.
 222 -
 223   var varlist = [
 224     "Balaklava",
 225     "Knightmate",
 226     "Knightrelay1",
 227     "Knightrelay2"
 228   ]
 229 ul
 230   for v in varlist
 231     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 232
 233 h3 Unusual initial setup
 234
 235 p Pawns and / or pieces are switched, which result in a very different game.
 236 -
 237   var varlist = [
 238     "Upsidedown",
 239     "Pawnmassacre"
 240   ]
 241 ul
 242   for v in varlist
 243     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 244
 245 h3 "Easy" variants: simple rules
 246
 247 p.
 248   Only minor changes are made to the orthodox rules,
 249   resulting in a very similar game.
 250 -
 251   var varlist = [
 252     "Coronation",
 253     "Pocketknight"
 254   ]
 255 ul
 256   for v in varlist
 257     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 258
 259 p ...Or leading to a very different strategy:
 260 -
 261   var varlist = [
 262     "Antimatter",
 263     "Atomic",
 264     "Checkless"
 265   ]
 266 ul
 267   for v in varlist
 268     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 269
 270 //h3 Initially empty board
 271 //
 272 //Parachute
 273 //"Crown chess" (place all units at move 1)
 274
 275 h3 Repositioning
 276
 277 p Pieces can be drop on the board, either immediately or later in the game.
 278 -
 279   var varlist = [
 280     "Clorange",
 281     "Crazyhouse",
 282     "Madhouse",
 283     "Rampage",
 284     "Recycle",
 285     "Teleport"
 286   ]
 287 ul
 288   for v in varlist
 289     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 290
 291 h3 Immobilization
 292
 293 p Pieces can be paralyzed under certain circumstances.
 294 -
 295   var varlist = [
 296     "Koopa",
 297     "Madrasi"
 298   ]
 299 ul
 300   for v in varlist
 301     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 302
 303 h3 Regional and historical variants
 304
 305 p (Partial) Game evolution in time and space.
 306 -
 307   var varlist = [
 308     "Makruk",
 309     "Minishogi",
 310     "Shatranj",
 311     "Shogi",
 312     "Sittuyin"
 313   ]
 314   //Chinese chess (TODO)
 315 ul
 316   for v in varlist
 317     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 318
 319 h3 Kings race
 320
 321 p The goal is to cross the board with your king.
 322 -
 323   var varlist = [
 324     "Racingkings",
 325     "Royalrace"
 326   ]
 327 ul
 328   for v in varlist
 329     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 330
 331 h3 Several moves in one turn
 332
 333 p In these variants, you can play two or more moves per turn.
 334 -
 335   var varlist = [
 336     "Doublemove1",
 337     "Doublemove2",
 338     "Monster",
 339     "Progressive"
 340   ]
 341 ul
 342   for v in varlist
 343     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 344
 345 h3 Exchanging pieces positions
 346
 347 p Some or all pieces can be swapped.
 348 -
 349   var varlist = [
 350     "Suction",
 351     "Swap",
 352     "Switching"
 353   ]
 354 ul
 355   for v in varlist
 356     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 357
 358 h3 Different objective
 359
 360 p Orthodox rules, but the goal is not checkmate (or not only).
 361 -
 362   var varlist = [
 363     "Extinction",
 364     "Threechecks",
 365     "Kinglet",
 366     "Koth"
 367   ]
 368 ul
 369   for v in varlist
 370     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]
 371
 372 h3 Miscelleanous
 373
 374 p.
 375   These variants are not classified yet, generally because they are the only
 376   one of their kind on this website.
 377 -
 378   var varlist = [
 379     "Alice",
 380     "Ambiguous",
 381     "Bicolour",
 382     "Doublearmy",
 383     "Forward",
 384     "Freecapture",
 385     "Gridolina",
 386     "Hamilton",
 387     "Magnetic",
 388     "Monochrome",
 389     "Parachute",
 390     "Takenmake",
 391     "Wormhole"
 392   ]
 393 ul
 394   for v in varlist
 395     li #[a(href="/#/variants/"+v) #{v}]