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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83 p Standard pieces versus a team of different pieces.
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94 h3 Inspired by ball games
96 p Variants involving a ball, abstract or not, which must cross the board.
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110 A large variety of fairy pieces can be defined.
111 Some very powerful like the Amazon, some rather weak like the Grasshopper.
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128 h3 Several royal pieces
130 p In these games you must take care of two or more "kings".
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142 h3 Unorthodox captures
144 p Non-standard captures, but using known mechanisms.
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156 Captures are generally achieved without replacement. That is to say,
157 you don't replace the enemy piece on its square to capture it.
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172 h3 Pieces changing side
174 p Pieces' owners (color) may change during the game
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187 h3 Incomplete information
190 Some speculation is required in these variants,
191 where some game informations are hidden.
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207 These games include random effects,
208 which can be funny, frustrating or both :)
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218 h3 Inpired by knight movement
221 Variants based on the knight move,
222 which augment or transform pieces' abilities.
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234 h3 Unusual initial setup
236 p Pawns and / or pieces are switched, which result in a very different game.
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246 h3 "Easy" variants: simple rules
249 Only minor changes are made to the orthodox rules,
250 resulting in a very similar game.
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260 p ...Or leading to a very different strategy:
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271 //h3 Initially empty board
274 //"Crown chess" (place all units at move 1)
278 p Pieces can be drop on the board, either immediately or later in the game.
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294 p Pieces can be paralyzed under certain circumstances.
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304 h3 Regional and historical variants
306 p (Partial) Game evolution in time and space.
315 //Chinese chess (TODO)
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322 p The goal is to cross the board with your king.
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332 h3 Several moves in one turn
334 p In these variants, you can play two or more moves per turn.
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346 h3 Exchanging pieces positions
348 p Some or all pieces can be swapped.
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359 h3 Different objective
361 p Orthodox rules, but the goal is not checkmate (or not only).
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376 These variants are not classified yet, generally because they are the only
377 one of their kind on this website.
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