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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100 h3 Inspired by ball games
102 p Variants involving a ball, abstract or not, which must cross the board.
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116 A large variety of fairy pieces can be defined.
117 Some very powerful like the Amazon, some rather weak like the Grasshopper.
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138 In the following variants, fairy (or not) pieces may
139 appear later in the game.
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150 h3 Several royal pieces
152 p In these games you must take care of two or more "kings".
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164 h3 Unorthodox captures
166 p Non-standard captures, but using known mechanisms.
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178 Captures are generally achieved without replacement. That is to say,
179 you don't replace the enemy piece on its square to capture it.
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195 h3 Pieces changing side, shared pieces
197 p Pieces' owners (color) may change during the game
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212 h3 Incomplete information
215 Some speculation is required in these variants,
216 where some game informations are hidden.
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233 These games include random effects,
234 which can be funny, frustrating or both :)
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244 h3 Inpired by knight movement
247 Variants based on the knight move,
248 which augment or transform pieces' abilities.
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260 h3 Unusual initial setup
262 p Initial setup causes a lot of captures early in the game.
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273 h3 "Easy" variants: simple rules
276 Only minor changes are made to the orthodox rules,
277 resulting in a very similar game.
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288 p ...Or leading to a very different strategy:
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301 h3 Initially empty board
304 All pieces are progressively added from an empty board.
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316 p Pieces can be drop on the board, either immediately or later in the game.
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332 h3 Immobilization, hypnotism
334 p Pieces can be paralyzed or controlled under certain circumstances.
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347 h3 Regional and historical variants
349 p (Partial) Game evolution in time and space.
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369 p The goal is to cross the board with your king.
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379 h3 Several moves in one turn
381 p In these variants, you can play two or more moves per turn.
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394 h3 Single powerful piece versus army
396 p Very few but powerful pieces against a full army.
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406 h3 Exchanging pieces positions
408 p Some or all pieces can be swapped.
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420 h3 Different objective
422 p Orthodox rules, but the goal is not checkmate (or not only).
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441 p Some games not chess related.
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460 These variants are not classified yet, generally because they are the only
461 one of their kind on this website.
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