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182 public variants

Counterintuitive chess

counterintuitive

Learn the piece movements by yourself.

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Rom142857
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8 × 8
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1

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Atomichouse

atomic-crazyhouse
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awa_0120
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8 × 8
Games
15

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Trapped

escpp
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Orca
Board
10 × 10
Games
22

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Default starting positionRNSQKSNRRNSQKSNR

TurnedTables

crazydoubled
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Orca
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8 × 8
Games
12

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Simple Snails vs Fabulous FIDEs

simple_snails_vs_fabulous_fides
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XMaxNas60rX
Board
8 × 8
Games
5

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Dragons vs Chess

dragons_vs_chess

Who wins Dragons or the Hunters? chess vs 4 Dragons

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rooks-pawn
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8 × 8
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12

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Default starting positionDDKDDPPPPPPPPRNBQKBNR

Rookback chess

rookback

Every piece (including pawns) can only move backwards as a rook. Diagonal backwards king movement is conserved.

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Rom142857
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8 × 8
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7

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Rookback chess

rookback2

Every piece (including pawns) can only move backwards as a rook.

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Rom142857
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8 × 8
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11

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Crazy Party

crazy_party_

All pieces move like a king, except for the queen, which moves only like a king. Pawns promote to a "queen." Also there are drops.

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Chesstester
Board
8 × 8
Games
6

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Crowned

crown
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Orca
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8 × 8
Games
10

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Doppelganger

doppelganger

You might have dementia

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Orca
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8 × 8
Games
16

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Mini-Cabalbanca

capablanca_small_

In this setup, rooks are replaced by the Archbishop and Chancellor, with pawns promoting to any of these active pieces (except a rook). You can castle with both Archbishop and Chancellor.

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Chesstester
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8 × 8
Games
8

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Atomic horde

atomic_horde

Atomic chess, but white have got 3 row of pawns and king against classic army.

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Chesstester
Board
8 × 8
Games
51

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Atomic party

atomic_party_

All pieces move like a king, except for the queen, which moves only like a king. Pawns promote to a "queen." Also there are explosions.

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Chesstester
Board
8 × 8
Games
58

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Makruk House

makhouse

Hybrid variant of makruk and crazyhouse

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gbtami
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8 × 8
Games
3

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Way-858

way858_v1

This game is an expanded tic-tac-toe on an 8x8 board. Players drop their pawns (p) onto the board from a reserve. These pieces only move two squares orthogonally or diagonally, or one square in any direction, without capturing. The winner connects 5 pieces in a line. 0.0 depth 20.

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alvr634
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8 × 8
Games
48

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Cannon Pawn Empire Chess

cannon_pawn_empirechess

See https://www.pychess.org/variants/empire . The Empire against The Kingdom! Empire's pawns are replaced by Cannon Pawns. Soldiers do not promote. Cannon Pawns can promote to chess Queens only (as in Empire). Cannon Pawns move as a king OR they can hop over any adjacent piece to either land on a vacant square behind it (move) or if that landing square is occupied by an enemy piece, the cannon pawn will capture it by displacement. All else is as in Empire.

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sagig72
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8 × 8
Games
7

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Default starting positionRNBQKBNRPPPPPPPPXXXSSXXXTECDKCET

Cannon Pawn Empire MirrorX

cannon_pawn_empire_mirrorx

See https://www.pychess.org/variants/empire . Pawns are replaced by Cannon Pawns. Soldiers do not promote. Cannon Pawns can promote to chess Queens only (as in Empire). Cannon Pawns move as a king OR they can hop over any adjacent piece to either land on a vacant square behind it (move) or if that landing square is occupied by an enemy piece, the cannon pawn will capture it by displacement.

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sagig72
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8 × 8
Games
4

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Default starting positionTECDKCETPPPSSPPPPPPSSPPPTECKDCET

Cannon Pawn Orda Mirror

cannon_pawn_orda_mirror

See: https://www.pychess.org/variants/ordamirror . The Hordes feature Cannon Pawns instead of regular pawns. Cannon Pawns can promote to chess Falcons only (as in Orda Mirror). Cannon Pawns move as a king OR they can hop over any adjacent piece to either land on a vacant square behind it (move) or if that landing square is occupied by an enemy piece, the cannon pawn will capture it by displacement. The Cannon Pawns start on rank 7 (not 6). All else is as in Orda Mirror, including Win by Checkmate or Campmate as in Orda Mirror.

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sagig72
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8 × 8
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0

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Default starting positionLHAFKAHLTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTLHAFKAHL

Cannon Pawn Orda

cannon_pawn_orda

See: https://www.pychess.org/variants/orda The Horde against the Kingdom. The Horde features Cannon Pawns instead of regular pawns. Cannon Pawns move as a king OR they can hop over any adjacent piece to either land on a vacant square behind it (move) or if that landing square is occupied by an enemy piece, the cannon pawn will capture it by displacement. The Cannon Pawns start on rank 7 (not 6). All else is as in Orda, including promotions (both pawn types can promote) and castling allowed to the FIDE Chess army. Win by Checkmate or Campmate as in Orda.

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sagig72
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8 × 8
Games
4

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