20:
1028:
1464:
1450:
1507:
1671:
1657:
1643:
1614:
1600:
1557:
1550:
1521:
1500:
1486:
1400:
673:
666:
659:
652:
645:
638:
631:
624:
609:
602:
595:
588:
581:
574:
567:
560:
289:
282:
275:
268:
261:
254:
247:
240:
225:
218:
211:
204:
197:
190:
183:
176:
716:
685:
164:
133:
1664:
1650:
1636:
1621:
1607:
1593:
1586:
1571:
1564:
1543:
1536:
1514:
1493:
1471:
1457:
1443:
1436:
1421:
1414:
1407:
1393:
1386:
545:
538:
531:
524:
517:
510:
503:
496:
481:
474:
467:
460:
453:
446:
439:
432:
417:
410:
403:
396:
389:
382:
375:
368:
353:
346:
339:
332:
325:
318:
311:
304:
4354:
813:
While some regional variants have historical origins comparable to or even older than chess, the majority of variants are express attempts by individuals or small groups to create new games with chess as a starting point. In most cases the creators are attempting to create new games of interest to
79:
Many chess variants are designed to be played with the equipment of regular chess. Most variants have a similar public-domain status as their parent game, but some have been made into commercial proprietary games. Just as in traditional chess, chess variants can be played over the board,
1324:, who authored several books on the topic. Most significantly, he compiled an encyclopedia of variants which outlined thousands of different games. Following Pritchard's death in 2005, the second edition of the encyclopedia was completed and published by John Beasley under the title
1784:
which depicts a war between two races of
Martian. An appendix fully defines the rules of the game. More commonly specifics of fictional variants are not detailed in the original works, though several have been codified into playable games by fans. An example of this is
1300:
means that move notation needs to include the level number, as well as the rank and file—N2g3 means a knight move to the g3 square on the second level. When fairy chess pieces are used, notation requires assigning letters for those pieces.
1068:
have been devised to systematically describe the movement of these. A distinguishing feature of several chess variants is the presence of one or more fairy pieces. Physical models of common fairy pieces are sold by major chess set suppliers.
118:
catalogues around two thousand, with the preface noting that—since creating a chess variant is relatively trivial—many were considered insufficiently notable for inclusion.
1743:
was developed in 2003 to be deliberately resistant to computer analysis while easy for human players, though computers were able to comprehensively surpass human players by 2015.
1795:. On-screen play was not conducted to any specific rules, but a comprehensive rulebook has been since developed. Another well known example of fictional chess-like game are the
42:"International" or "Western" chess itself is one of a family of games which have related origins and could be considered variants of each other. Chess developed from
833:
preparation in chess. Several variants introduce complications to the standard game, providing an additional challenge for experienced players, for example in
1064:" which is used more broadly across writings about chess variants to describe chess pieces with movement rules other than those of the standard chess pieces.
1739:
computer to play it, with a victory over a beginner player the first instance of a computer winning a chess-like game against human opposition. Conversely,
791:
made in other regions. These related games are considered chess variants, though the majority of variants are, expressly, modifications of chess. The basic
2905:
2226:
2118:
2147:
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have professional circuits as well as many organised tournaments for amateurs, play of chess variants is predominately on a casual basis.
1201:
has seen prize-funded unofficial world championship tournaments with top grandmasters and experts of the game on chess.com and lichess.
4134:
4396:
3691:
5060:
4149:
4109:
1786:
1179:
tournaments were played at the height of the variant's popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. Chess960 has also been the subject of
4129:
754:
in India. Over time, as the game spread geographically, modified versions of the rules became popular in different regions. In
4124:
2579:
2552:
2530:
2065:
1750:
has not yet been achieved, some variants have been found to be simple enough to be solved though computer analysis. The 5Ă—5
814:
chess enthusiasts or a wider audience. Variants normally have the same public domain status as chess, though a few (such as
4833:
3681:
2449:
1272:
917: – players cannot see the pieces of their opponent, and have to deduce or guess where they are likely to be
799:
before this involves many variants, with the most popular modifications spreading and eventually forming the modern game.
4069:
3932:
3922:
3686:
4207:
3677:
3672:
2487:
3000:
4144:
4044:
3937:
3907:
4114:
4104:
4022:
3912:
2662:
2657:
1271:
is able to play almost any variant correctly programmed within it to a reasonable standard. Some variants, such as
1078:
2425:
4692:
4099:
4089:
2610:
1832:
Fictional chess variants can involve fantastical or dangerous elements that cannot be implemented in real life.
1735:, a 6Ă—6 variant, was created in 1956 expressly for computers, its simplicity meant that it was possible for the
1176:
4938:
4902:
4094:
4084:
4079:
2747:
2709:
2562:
2540:
2518:
1791:
1321:
1314:
768:
was a popular variant in medieval Europe, which had a significant impact on the "main" variant's development.
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4139:
4074:
3655:
3417:
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1141:
840:
The table below details some, but not all, of the ways in which variants can differ from the orthodox game:
4389:
3493:
2973:
1995:
2126:
5001:
4882:
4243:
4192:
3902:
821:
The variations from chess may be done to address a perceived issue with the standard game. For example,
5339:
5329:
4827:
4787:
4316:
4294:
4202:
4187:
3851:
3803:
3798:
3788:
3456:
3134:
2978:
2155:
1959:
Many Chess variants, particularly those called Modest variants, can be played with a regular Chess set.
1720:
its inexperienced opponent in the first instance of a computer defeating a human at a chess-like game.
1293:
1217:
5334:
5036:
4812:
4248:
4182:
4032:
3927:
3776:
2407:
1971:
1845:
1100:
1317:
from 1997. This outlined and introduced multiple variants, as well as containing in-depth analyses.
1140:, notable for works across a wider range of board games, have created chess variants. These include
4963:
4224:
4197:
4039:
3761:
3154:
3149:
3106:
3005:
2253:
1244:
1184:
934:
4973:
2840:
2277:
5442:
5420:
5260:
5088:
5031:
4892:
4547:
4382:
4333:
3863:
3528:
1338:
1264:
981:
2874:
4877:
4409:
3917:
3846:
3144:
2990:
2895:
2740:
2672:
1857:
1065:
908:
808:
111:
5179:
4907:
4822:
4802:
4049:
3972:
3858:
3558:
3553:
3240:
2963:
2922:
2704:
1848:" depicts "Live Chess", which introduces potentially lethal electric currents into the game.
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Play in most chess variants is sufficiently similar to chess that games can be recorded with
1205:
89:
4872:
5397:
4792:
4441:
4431:
3766:
3703:
3662:
3623:
3405:
3395:
3325:
3139:
3070:
2995:
2880:
2679:
1777:
1772:
860:
822:
107:. Fairy chess variants tend to be created for problem composition rather than actual play.
81:
5006:
1330:
A recent overview of historical and some modern variants was published under the title of
8:
5314:
4662:
4522:
4214:
3994:
3746:
3633:
3603:
3573:
3545:
3518:
3461:
3362:
3330:
3290:
3245:
2958:
2900:
2775:
2723:
2718:
2645:
2603:
2201:
1297:
1191:
1131:
3756:
5413:
5138:
4978:
4948:
4759:
4642:
4457:
4436:
4321:
4219:
3962:
3771:
3412:
3300:
3263:
2912:
2780:
2386:
939:
914:
834:
24:
2385:
Mhalla, Mehdi; Prost, Frederic (2013-07-26). "Gardner's
Minichess Variant is solved".
1463:
1449:
5407:
5381:
5113:
4897:
4728:
4718:
4687:
4682:
4304:
4177:
3989:
3947:
3878:
3830:
3813:
3793:
3645:
3583:
3523:
3498:
3345:
3310:
3305:
3285:
3273:
3116:
3084:
3050:
3030:
2867:
2861:
2822:
2689:
2575:
2548:
2526:
2506:
2502:
2483:
2094:
2061:
1506:
1296:, although additions to this are often required. For example, the third dimension in
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1248:
1236:
1221:
1061:
1032:
868:
2480:
A World of Chess: Its
Development and Variations Through Centuries and Civilizations
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1670:
1656:
1642:
1613:
1599:
1556:
1549:
1520:
1499:
1485:
1399:
19:
5041:
4943:
4933:
4754:
4632:
4552:
4531:
4462:
4299:
4172:
4014:
3957:
3868:
3818:
3667:
3613:
3608:
3598:
3513:
3434:
3424:
3400:
3367:
2939:
2853:
2627:
2227:"The Chess Variant Pages: Fairy-Max: an AI for playing user-defined Chess variants"
1732:
1709:
1096:
1053:, rather than being intended for full games. This field of composition is known as
1036:
992:
942: – pits a regular chess army versus a large army consisting only of
818:) are proprietary, and the materials for play are released as commercial products.
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796:
739:
1731:
A few chess variants have been the subject of significant computational analysis.
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5239:
5133:
5068:
4708:
4602:
4587:
4542:
4503:
4478:
4264:
4238:
4059:
4054:
4004:
3942:
3751:
3726:
3711:
3508:
3466:
3449:
3350:
3268:
3230:
3208:
3193:
3124:
3101:
3060:
3055:
2934:
2917:
2757:
2053:
1870:
1194:
1127:
1108:
877:
755:
61:
3533:
3444:
863: – starting position randomly selected from 960 possible options
5123:
5103:
5093:
5078:
5073:
4807:
4517:
4488:
4483:
4363:
4279:
4027:
3873:
3736:
3731:
3568:
3563:
3429:
3387:
3357:
3186:
3129:
3017:
2985:
2951:
2944:
2929:
2890:
2885:
2812:
2807:
2652:
2596:
2031:
1878:
1751:
1726:
1313:
magazine was published from 1990 to 2010, being an official publication of the
1275:, are implausible or even impossible to play physically and exist primarily as
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1180:
1104:
956:
885:
844:
Some ways in which chess variants can differ from regular chess, with examples
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85:
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5436:
5297:
5224:
5219:
5169:
4867:
4723:
4713:
4657:
4637:
4537:
4511:
4338:
4328:
4311:
3984:
3967:
3894:
3783:
3741:
3721:
3503:
3485:
3476:
3439:
3372:
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3280:
3235:
3218:
3213:
3203:
3035:
2797:
1920:
1862:
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1153:
1145:
1092:
1027:
889:
830:
826:
765:
96:
1042:
Variants can themselves be developed into further sub-variants, for example
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5234:
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4928:
4887:
4677:
4672:
4667:
4652:
4627:
4597:
4592:
4493:
4358:
4284:
4269:
3999:
3825:
3808:
3716:
3650:
3593:
3588:
3320:
3315:
3255:
3198:
3089:
3045:
2817:
2802:
2792:
2728:
2694:
2667:
2635:
2361:
1944:
1812:
1808:
1759:
1260:
1252:
1232:
1115:
1050:
943:
899:
881:
873:
751:
5402:
5204:
5174:
5128:
5108:
5021:
5011:
4996:
4958:
4953:
4782:
4647:
4622:
4612:
4507:
3638:
3628:
3377:
3340:
3223:
2834:
2829:
2787:
2640:
1837:
1755:
1276:
1256:
1235:
are also able to play a handful of variants, for instance the version of
1149:
1137:
1123:
1119:
1084:
1054:
1043:
1003:
970:
960:
764:. Modifications made to this game in Europe resulted in the modern game.
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665:
658:
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623:
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573:
566:
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1183:, including in 2018 an "unofficial world championship" between reigning
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1542:
1535:
1513:
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1456:
1442:
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1420:
1413:
1406:
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1198:
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951:
928: – dice rolls determine which pieces can move on a turn
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44:
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2841:
973: – pieces switch between the two boards when they move
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The origins of the chess family of games can be traced to the game of
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2301:
2056:; Stefanovic, George (1992). "Sveti Stefan; First Press Conference".
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Some variations are created for the purpose of composing interesting
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facilitate the play of some variants in addition to orthodox chess.
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5272:
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and captures are replaced by fights to the death between them. The
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1713:
1088:
760:
56:
2391:
5309:
2699:
1802:
1309:
Various publications have been written regarding chess variants.
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1114:
Individuals notable for creating multiple chess variants include
779:
72:
2510:
2119:"Day 5 - Decisions, emotions, conclusions - Fischer Random 2018"
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and was developed into a real sport in the early 21st century.
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website includes a constantly expanding catalogue of variants.
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to combat what he perceived to be the detrimental dominance of
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50:
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is believed to be the origin of all games in the chess family.
39:. Such variants can differ from chess in many different ways.
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5164:
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1945:"Where Can I Find Equipment or Opponents for Chess Variants?"
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773:
66:
36:
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825:, which randomises the starting positions, was invented by
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1716:(white) and a chess beginner (black). MANIAC I managed to
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Chess variants have been invented in various fiction. In
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A few variants have had significant tournaments. Several
837:, where players cannot see the pieces of their opponent.
4353:
2588:
2342:
902: – objective is to lose all one's pieces
1894:
995: – playing board is 96 triangular cells
984: – playing board is in three dimensions
2499:
2074:
2012:
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were not standardized until the 19th century, and the
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have been programmed to support many chess variants.
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facilitate live play of popular variants, including
48:, from which other members of this family, such as
35:is a game related to, derived from, or inspired by
16:
Games related to, derived from or inspired by chess
2450:"Star Wars' Holochess Game Was Really Thought Out"
2426:"22 Games of Chess in Fantasy and Science Fiction"
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1762:managed to weakly solve this as a win for white.
110:There are thousands of known chess variants (see
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1351:
127:
2095:"Chess Variant Kits from the House of Staunton"
2060:. International Chess Enterprises. p. 17.
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2336:
1326:The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants.
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2568:The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
1017: – the captured pieces can be
116:The Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
1765:
2478:Cazaux, Jean-Louis; Knowlton, Rick (2017).
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1006: – played with four players
758:, a slightly modified form became known as
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1996:"A Glossary of Basic Chess Variant Terms"
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978:More dimensions in which pieces can move
771:Other games in the chess family, such as
1026:
18:
1239:implemented on Lichess is able to play
787:(Cambodian) are also developments from
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4378:
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2423:
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2148:"Chess Variants | 5 Amazing Examples"
1758:as a draw, and a lengthy analysis of
1282:
1046:is a variation upon Dunsany's Chess.
121:
4834:5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel
2525:. Games & Puzzles Publications.
2408:"Losing Chess: 1. e3 wins for White"
1915:
1913:
1911:
1909:
1836:describes a form of Jetan where the
1273:5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel
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989:Board other than lattice of squares
802:
27:variant which uses a hexagonal board
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1060:Fairy chess gave rise to the term "
13:
2523:The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants
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2224:
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1320:A leading figure in the field was
14:
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2058:No Regrets • Fischer–Spassky 1992
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1087:have developed variants, such as
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4023:List of strong chess tournaments
2302:"British Chess Variants Society"
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2177:"Lichess variants • lichess.org"
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1921:"The History of Chess Variants"
1000:Non-standard number of players
959: – the board is
2424:Brown, David W. (2013-03-25).
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2024:
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1964:
1937:
1315:British Chess Variants Society
1066:Forms of standardised notation
849:Difference from regular chess
1:
4121:Computer chess championships
2565:(2007). Beasley, John (ed.).
2503:Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc
2254:"Review of Zillions-of-Games"
1887:
896:Different victory conditions
2337:Cazaux & Knowlton (2017)
2125:. 2018-02-15. Archived from
857:Different starting position
99:, chess variants are called
7:
5002:Chess on a really big board
4883:Chess with different armies
4425:Different starting position
3903:Bishop and knight checkmate
2362:"The 2015 Arimaa Challenge"
1972:"Chess - Chess composition"
1851:
1305:Scholarship and cataloguing
1287:
10:
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5340:Game of the Seven Kingdoms
5330:Game of the Three Kingdoms
4451:Different number of pieces
4066:Other world championships
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1218:Free Internet Chess Server
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1021:on the board as one's own
950:Different sized or shaped
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1766:Chess variants in fiction
1177:Gliński's hexagonal chess
911:regarding the game state
5032:Dekle's triangular chess
4964:Maharajah and the Sepoys
4040:World Chess Championship
3006:World Chess Hall of Fame
2547:. Batsford Chess Books.
1220:. The software packages
1190:and fellow high-ranking
933:Non-identical setup for
5421:The Chess Variant Pages
4939:Capablanca random chess
4548:Three-dimensional chess
4334:Simultaneous exhibition
4244:Chess newspaper columns
3933:Rook and bishop vs rook
3923:Queen and pawn vs queen
2278:"Stockfish is learning"
2231:The Chess Variant Pages
1976:Encyclopedia Britannica
1838:pieces are human beings
1339:The Chess Variant Pages
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876: – uses
750:during the time of the
3789:Richter–Veresov Attack
3777:Queen's Indian Defence
2545:Popular Chess Variants
2032:"The History Of Chess"
1858:List of chess variants
1346:Computer variant chess
1206:internet chess servers
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809:List of chess variants
112:list of chess variants
90:internet chess servers
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4050:Candidates Tournament
3938:Rook and pawn vs rook
3908:King and pawn vs king
3859:List of chess gambits
3762:King's Indian Defence
3440:Isolated Queen's Pawn
2964:List of chess players
2906:Top player comparison
2705:Internet chess server
2497:Gollon, John (1968).
2258:www.chessvariants.com
2202:"FICS Help: category"
2099:www.chessvariants.com
2000:www.chessvariants.com
1949:www.chessvariants.com
1925:www.chessvariants.com
1787:Tri-Dimensional Chess
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4442:Transcendental chess
4432:Fischer random chess
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3663:Scandinavian Defense
3624:Semi-Italian Opening
3529:King's Indian Attack
3418:first-move advantage
3071:Threefold repetition
2996:Bobby Fischer Center
2881:Charlemagne chessmen
2875:Göttingen manuscript
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1834:The Chessmen of Mars
1778:Edgar Rice Burroughs
1773:The Chessmen of Mars
1708:Final position in a
1185:World Chess Champion
1138:board game designers
1101:José Raúl Capablanca
861:Fischer random chess
823:Fischer random chess
4893:Falcon–hunter chess
4776:an unorthodox board
4774:Unorthodox rules on
4663:Monochromatic chess
4523:Millennium 3D chess
3995:Two knights endgame
3747:Bogo-Indian Defence
3634:Two Knights Defense
3574:Nimzowitsch Defence
3264:Artificial castling
2901:Soviet chess school
2776:Dubrovnik chess set
2306:www.mayhematics.com
2123:Fischer Random 2018
1752:Gardner's Minichess
1298:Millennium 3D Chess
1132:George R. Dekle Sr.
922:Elements of chance
869:Non-standard pieces
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5414:Fairy Chess Review
5139:Three-player chess
4979:Tutti-frutti chess
4861:Standard 8Ă—8 board
4738:Elements of chance
4702:Multimove variants
4643:Knight relay chess
4437:Displacement chess
4225:endgame literature
3772:Old Indian Defense
3682:Accelerated Dragon
3554:Alekhine's Defence
3286:Checkmate patterns
3155:symbols in Unicode
3150:annotation symbols
2913:Geography of chess
2781:Staunton chess set
1825:, a 1992 comic by
1819:, was depicted in
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1283:Analysis and study
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5382:Zillions of Games
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4693:Way of the Knight
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4178:Chess in the arts
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3814:Semi-Slav Defence
3704:Queen's Pawn Game
3584:Four Knights Game
3559:Caro–Kann Defence
3524:Zukertort Opening
3311:Discovered attack
3031:Cheating in chess
2868:Versus de scachis
2581:978-0-9555168-0-1
2554:978-0-7134-8578-3
2532:978-0-9524142-0-9
2206:www.freechess.org
2067:978-1-879479-09-8
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2724:world rankings
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2712:
2702:
2692:
2687:
2682:
2677:
2676:
2675:
2670:
2665:
2660:
2653:Computer chess
2650:
2649:
2648:
2638:
2632:
2630:
2624:
2623:
2616:
2615:
2608:
2601:
2593:
2587:
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2580:
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2531:
2515:
2494:
2489:978-0786494279
2488:
2467:
2466:
2441:
2416:
2398:
2377:
2353:
2351:, p. 112.
2341:
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2269:
2242:
2225:Muller, H. G.
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2192:
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1892:
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1889:
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1884:
1876:
1868:
1860:
1853:
1850:
1822:Froid Équateur
1801:holochess, or
1767:
1764:
1727:Computer chess
1707:
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1701:
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1303:
1289:
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1188:Magnus Carlsen
1161:
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1105:Seirawan chess
1074:
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1008:
1007:
1001:
997:
996:
990:
986:
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979:
975:
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968:
964:
963:
957:Infinite chess
954:
947:
946:
937:
930:
929:
923:
919:
918:
912:
904:
903:
897:
893:
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871:
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864:
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793:rules of chess
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76:also evolved.
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5225:Grant Acedrex
5223:
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5220:Courier chess
5218:
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5213:
5211:
5208:
5206:
5203:
5202:
5200:
5196:
5193:
5189:Chess-related
5187:
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5178:
5176:
5173:
5171:
5170:Martian chess
5168:
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5008:
5007:Courier-Spiel
5005:
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5000:
4998:
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4994:
4992:
4986:
4980:
4977:
4975:
4972:
4970:
4967:
4965:
4962:
4960:
4957:
4955:
4952:
4950:
4949:Embassy chess
4947:
4945:
4942:
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4937:
4935:
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4930:
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4926:
4924:
4920:
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4753:
4751:
4748:
4746:
4743:
4742:
4740:
4736:
4730:
4727:
4725:
4724:Monster chess
4722:
4720:
4717:
4715:
4714:Kung-Fu Chess
4712:
4710:
4707:
4706:
4704:
4700:
4694:
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4689:
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4684:
4681:
4679:
4676:
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4669:
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4661:
4659:
4658:Madrasi chess
4656:
4654:
4651:
4649:
4646:
4644:
4641:
4639:
4638:Hostage chess
4636:
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4538:Rhombic chess
4536:
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4526:
4524:
4521:
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4516:
4513:
4512:Masonic chess
4509:
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4380:
4377:
4365:
4362:
4360:
4355:
4350:
4349:
4346:
4340:
4339:Solving chess
4337:
4335:
4332:
4330:
4329:Chess prodigy
4327:
4323:
4320:
4318:
4315:
4314:
4313:
4312:Chess problem
4310:
4306:
4303:
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4226:
4223:
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4220:opening books
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4209:
4208:short stories
4206:
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4199:
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4194:
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4186:
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4161:Art and media
4159:
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3996:
3993:
3991:
3988:
3986:
3983:
3979:
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3974:
3973:triangulation
3971:
3969:
3968:Tarrasch rule
3966:
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3961:
3959:
3956:
3955:
3953:
3949:
3946:
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3941:
3940:
3939:
3936:
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3931:
3929:
3928:Queen vs pawn
3926:
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3909:
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3900:
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3800:
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3784:London System
3782:
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3768:
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3763:
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3742:Modern Benoni
3740:
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3728:
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3722:Dutch Defence
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3599:King's Gambit
3597:
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3520:
3517:
3515:
3514:Grob's Attack
3512:
3510:
3507:
3505:
3504:Dunst Opening
3502:
3500:
3497:
3495:
3494:Benko Opening
3492:
3491:
3489:
3487:
3486:Flank opening
3483:
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3241:Transposition
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2991:Chess museums
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2959:Notable games
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2748:World records
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2720:
2719:Rating system
2717:
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2482:. McFarland.
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2129:on 2018-02-21
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2083:, p. 90.
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1757:
1756:weakly solved
1753:
1749:
1748:solving chess
1744:
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1738:
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1728:
1719:
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1712:game between
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3594:Italian Game
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3534:RĂ©ti Opening
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3445:MarĂłczy Bind
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5012:Dragonchess
4997:Chesquerque
4959:Janus Chess
4954:Grand Chess
4850:rules using
4783:Alice chess
4648:Legan chess
4623:Cubic chess
4613:Circe chess
4570:traditional
4508:Cross chess
4215:Chess books
4015:Tournaments
3874:Fool's mate
3639:Vienna Game
3629:Scotch Game
3462:Prophylaxis
3378:Zwischenzug
3363:Undermining
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3291:Combination
3140:descriptive
2835:Chess table
2830:Chess clock
2646:Grandmaster
2454:CINEMABLEND
2430:Metal Floss
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2034:. ChessZone
1277:video games
1257:Horde chess
1197:. Likewise
1192:Grandmaster
1181:tournaments
1150:Andy Looney
1124:Ralph Betza
1120:Alice chess
1055:fairy chess
1044:Horde chess
1004:Quatrochess
971:Alice chess
878:chancellors
785:ouk chatran
105:fairy chess
86:by computer
5215:Chaturanga
5198:Historical
5047:Wolf chess
4988:Unorthodox
4848:Unorthodox
4828:Rollerball
4788:Apocalypse
4760:Kriegspiel
4750:Dice chess
4745:Dark chess
4618:Crazyhouse
4568:rules with
4566:Unorthodox
4499:Grid chess
4322:joke chess
4275:Chess club
3963:opposition
3425:Middlegame
3413:Initiative
3336:Pawn storm
3301:Deflection
3172:Key square
3162:Fianchetto
3095:Fast chess
3079:En passant
2771:chessboard
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5293:Dai shogi
5288:Chu shogi
5210:Chaturaji
5144:Tri-chess
5037:2000 A.D.
5027:Stratomic
4818:Jeson Mor
4813:Dragonfly
4798:Chessence
4765:Penultima
4608:Chessplus
4581:8Ă—8 board
4528:Minichess
4305:Stockfish
4295:Deep Blue
4290:AlphaZero
4198:paintings
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3579:Open Game
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2758:Equipment
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2152:Chess.com
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1852:See also
1737:MANIAC I
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1089:Chess960
1083:Several
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5391:Related
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5089:Duchess
4868:Baroque
4265:Arbiter
4258:Related
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