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192 public variants

Harbranj

harbranj

Harbranj - A hybrid between Chess and Shatranj invented by A. M. DeWitt. Full rules: chessvariants.com

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Videocatter
Board
8 × 8
Games
19

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Default starting positionRNBQKBNRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRNBQKBNR

Harbranj v0

harbranj7

Harbranj — A hybrid between Chess and Shatranj invented by A. M. DeWitt. Full rules: chessvariants.com

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Board
8 × 8
Games
11

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Default starting positionRNEGKENRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRNEGKENR

Prügelpreußen

prussianpawns

Casual play recommended, variant is solved, no draws exist. Also called "Bauernkloppe" or "Pawn Brawl" the variant is usally used in education to teach zugzwang and pawn structures, despite being solved it is suprisingly competitve and complicated. The Rules: There are only pawns on the board, first to reach backrank wins, if you cant move you loose.

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SchachLinus
Board
8 × 8
Games
100

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Default starting positionPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

Absolute Chess

allwhitepromote
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King_Keeg
Board
8 × 8
Games
50

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Default starting positionRNBQKBNRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRNBQKBNR

Gothamchess

gothamchess

Levy Rosman

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Orca
Board
8 × 8
Games
96

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Default starting positionRNBQKBNRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRNBQKBNR

16 Manns vs Chess Army

manns_horde_
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Videocatter
Board
8 × 8
Games
28

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Default starting positionRNBQKBNRPPPPPPPPCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Royal Party

royal_party_

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

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Videocatter
Board
8 × 8
Games
40

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Default starting positionRNBQKBNRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRNBQKBNR

GuerrilaChess

chessgg

Black has normal army without pawns but White has defensive walls along with only a single amazon..

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Hailstorm
Board
8 × 8
Games
32

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Default starting positionRNBQKBNRKA

Maze Hills

mzerace

Reach the hills!!

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Hailstorm
Board
12 × 10
Games
30

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Default starting positionNKNNKN

Maze war hills

mazeflanks

Full army maze game..

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Hailstorm
Board
12 × 10
Games
18

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Default starting positionKKRRNNBBQQRRNNBBNNRR

Way-558

way558_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
Board
8 × 8
Games
13

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Way-445

way445_v1

This game is an expanded tic-tac-toe on a 5x5 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 4 pieces in a line. 0.0 depth 30.

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alvr634
Board
5 × 5
Games
13

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Enneachess

enneachess_v2

A 9x9 variant of chess where the white side has a general (centaur) and the black side has an archbishop.

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CouchTomato87
Board
9 × 9
Games
4

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Default starting positionRNBAKQNBRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRBNQKGBNR
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Orca
Board
8 × 8
Games
16

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Default starting positionRNBQKBNRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRNBQKBNR

Empire MirrorX

empiremirrorx

See https://blog.silverview.buzz/variants/empire

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sagig72
Board
8 × 8
Games
24

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Default starting positionTECDKCETPPPSSPPPPPPSSPPPTECKDCET

Spartan MirrorX

spartanmirrorx

See https://blog.silverview.buzz/variants/spartan

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gbtami
Board
8 × 8
Games
19

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Default starting positionLGKCCKWLHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHLWKCCKGL

ThatRoyal

queenforaking
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King_Keeg
Board
8 × 8
Games
12

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Default starting positionRNBQKBNRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRNBQKBNR

Atomic Cabalbanca

atomiccapashift2026

Capablanca Atomic Chess that combines the Capablanca Chess and Atomic Chess. To balance the intense tactical gameplay, all pawns start advanced one square forward.

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Chesstester
Board
10 × 8
Games
53

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Default starting positionRNBAKQCBNRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRNBAKQCBNR

Amazon for Queen-2B Variant

amazonchess_v2b

Amazon for a Queen

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King_Keeg
Board
8 × 8
Games
30

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Default starting positionRNBAKBNRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPRNBQKBNR

ShiftedLeft

itstrulyshiftedleft
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King_Keeg
Board
8 × 8
Games
10

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Default starting positionJSDFKHRRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPJSDFKHRR

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