The Concise Guide to Chess Variants

Version 1.0 (26 December 2011)

Compiled by David Howe

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

This guide attempts to briefly describe or define the various terms, phrases and names in common use relating to the subject of chess variants. Chess variants are those games which are related in some way to chess. The term 'chess' as used here, refers to a board game utilizing several different piece types (i.e. pieces which move on the board in different ways), typically with a single royal piece which must be captured or cornered as a winning condition.

This guide attempts to document common usage and is not an attempt to create a standard. While there may be a desire for standards within the chess variant community, the need does not seem great enough to necessitate the creation of a standard terminology. Note that the subject of fairy chess problems is not covered, although many terms used in chess variants originate from this area of activity.

Also note that this guide does not attempt to include all notable chess variant games. This has already been attempted (see the Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants and WGR: Chess Variations issue).

The guide is broken down into 11 sections, described below.

1. Game Section: These are the names of popular, well-established, or long-lived chess variant games. Note that there exist multiple resources that document most chess variants, the Encyclopedia of Chess Variants and the Classified Encyclopedia of Chess Variants being the most comprehensive. This resource in no way attempts to reach the level of comprehensiveness and completeness that these two books achieve.
2. Game Type Section: These are terms used to describe types of chess variant games.
3. Game Term Section: These are terms used to describe the setup, playing or description of a chess variant game.
4. Board Term Section: These are terms used to describe features of the various boards used for chess variants.
5. Piece Section: These are the names of popular, well-established, or long-lived pieces used in chess variant games. These include some pieces invented for fairy chess problems.
6. Piece Term Section: These are terms used to describe types of pieces.
7. Piece Movement Section: These are terms used to describe or refer to the way pieces move or capture.
8. Person Section: Notable people who have published material relating to chess variants.
9. Organization Section: Notable organizations that are related to chess and chess variants.
10. Publication Section: Published books and magazines relating to chess variants.
11. Software Section: Computer programs relating to chess variants.

There is also a cross-reference index, an exhibit of terms page, a printable version of this guide (cv-guide.pdf), and a Table of Chess Variants.

Sources used:

Bell, R. C. (1979). Board and table games from many civilizations. New York: Dover Publications. [BTG]

Bodlaender, H. (2011). The chess variant pages. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://chessvariants.com/ [CVP]

Bodlaender, H. (2011). Piececlopedia. The chess variant pages. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://chessvariants.com/index/mainquery.php?type=Piececlopedia&orderby=LinkText [CVP-P]

Brown, J. W. (2001). A glossary of basic chess variant terms. The chess variant pages. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://www.chessvariants.com/misc.dir/coreglossary.html [CVP-G]

Dickins, A. (1969). A guide to fairy chess. (Second edition.). Richmond: Q Press, 1969. [GTFC]

Gollon, J. (1968). Chess variations, ancient, regional, and modern. Rutland, Vt: C.E. Tuttle Co. [CVARM]

Hooper, D., & Whyld, K. (1996). The Oxford companion to chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [OCC]

Jelliss, G. (2011). All the king's men. A guide to variant chess. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://www.mayhematics.com/v/gm.htm [ATKM]

Keller, M. (1991). WGR: Chess variations. Ellicott City, MD: Mchael Keller. [WGR]

Murray, H. J. R. (1962). A history of chess. Oxford: Clarendon Press. [HOC]

Parlett, D. S. (1999). The Oxford history of board games. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [OHBG]

Pritchard, D., & Beasley, J. D. (2007). The classified encyclopedia of chess variants. Harpenden, England: J. Beasley. [CECV]

Schmittberger, R. W. (1992). New rules for classic games. New York: Wiley. [NRFCG]

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 24, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ [WIK]

acedrex de los quatro tiempos: (Spanish: chess of the four seasons) n. A four-handed chess variant documented in the book Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas. See also: Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10041]

advanced chess: n. A form of chess, wherein each human player uses a computer chess program to help explore the possible results of candidate moves. [Kasparov, Garry: 1998] Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10042]

alice chess: n. Chess variant which utilizes two chess boards. Named after the main character Alice in Lewis Carroll's book Through the Looking-Glass, where travel through the looking-glass is portrayed by the after-move transfer of chess pieces between boards. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1954] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10043]

alician chess: n. See alice chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12169]

All the King's Men (game): n. See Smess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10044]

andernach chess: n. Chess variant in which a piece making a capture (except kings) changes color. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10045]

animal chess: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10046]

antichess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10047]

anti-clerical chess: n. See Los Alamos chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10048]

anti-king chess: n. A chess variant which adds an anti-king piece to each side. [Aronson, Peter: 2002] See also: anti-king Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10049]

Arabian chess: n. See shatranj. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10050]

Arabic chess: n. See shatranj. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10051]

Arimaa: n. A two-player abstract strategy board game that can be played using the same equipment as chess. [Syed, Omar: 2002] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10052]

atomic chess: n. A chess variant where all captures result in an atomic explosion. This means that the surrounding pieces (but not pawns) are taken off the board as well. [Taher, Nassouh bey: 1947] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10053]

avalanche chess: n. A chess variant where after you move one of your own pieces, you must move one of your opponent's pawns one space forward toward you. [Betza, Ralph: 1977] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [NRFCG], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10054]

banqi: (Chinese: half chess) n. A two-player version of xiangqi played on a 4x8 grid, or half of the xiangqi board. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10055]

baroque: n. See ultima. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10056]

baroque chess: n. See ultima. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10057]

The battle of animals: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10058]

The battle of the animals: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10059]

Benedict chess: n. A chess variant where at the end of a move, all enemy pieces attacked by the moving piece (under normal chess rules) are flipped to become friendly pieces. [Troyka, W. D.: 2001] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10060]

Berlin chess: n. See Berolina chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10061]

Berolina chess: n. A chess variant where the pawns are replaced with Berolina pawns. See also: Berolina pawn Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10062]

Betza's chess: n. See chess with different armies. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-12015]

Betza's unequal armies: n. See chess with different armies. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12017]

Bird's chess: n. An 8x10 orthochess variant with additional knighted pieces. [Bird, H. E.: 1874] See also: Capablanca chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12147]

blindfold chess: n. Chess played without the players having sight of the positions of the pieces on the chess board. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10063]

Bosworth: n. A 2-4 player commercial chess variant. [Out of the Box Publishing] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10066]

boxing chess: n. See chess boxing. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10067]

bug: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10068]

bughouse: n. A four-handed, chess variant played on two chessboards by four players in teams of two. Tandem chess is identical except for two minor rule changes. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10069]

bughouse chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10070]

Burmese chess: n. See sittuyin. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10071]

Byzantine chess: n. A variant of shatranj played on a circular board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [HOC], [CVARM], [OHBG], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10072]

camel chess: n. See shatranj kamil. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12009]

Capablanca chess: n. Chess on an 8x10 board with added knighted bishops and knighted rooks. [Capablanca, José Raúl] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10073]

Capablanca random chess: n. A chess variant which combines the piece set and 8x10 board from Capablanca chess with the permutation idea of Fischer random chess. [Scharnagl, Reinhard: 2004] See also: Capablanca chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10074]

Capablanca's chess: n. See Capablanca chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10075]

Carrera chess: n. Chess on an 8x10 board with added knighted rooks and knighted bishops. Invented in the 1600's. [Carrera, Pietro] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10076]

Carrera's chess: n. See Carrera chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10077]

Cavalry chess (game): n. An orthochess variant where the pieces have been enhanced with leaping moves. [Maus, Frank: 1921] See also: Cavalry chess (book) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12277]

centaur chess: n. See advanced chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10078]

chancellor chess: n. A chess variant played on a 9x9 board, with added knighted rook piece. [Foster, Benjamin R.] See also: Chancellor chess: or, The new game of chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10079]

changgi: (Korean: chess) n. See janggi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10080]

chatrang: (Persian: four arm) n. See shatranj. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10081]

chaturaji: (Sanskrit ) n. A four-handed chess-like game played in India in the 11th century. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10082]

chaturanga: (Sanskrit: four arm) n. An ancient Indian game that is presumed to be the common ancestor of the games of chess, shogi, and makruk, and related to xiangqi and janggi. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10083]

chaturanga, four-handed: n. See chaturaji. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10084]

checkers chess: n. A chess variant where pieces only move in forward direction, until they have reached the last row. [Multhopp, Hans: 1974] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10085]

checkless chess: n. A chess variant where no player is allowed to check the other unless the move results in a checkmate. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10086]

chess (narrow term): n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10087]

chess 960: n. See chess960. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10088]

chess attack: n. A chess variant played on a 5x6 board. [Kling, Werner: 2008] Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10089]

chess boxing: n. A hybrid sport which combines boxing with chess in alternating rounds. [Bilal, Enki: 1992] Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10090]

chess of the four seasons: n. See acedrex de los quatro tiempos. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10091]

chess with different armies: n. A chess variant played with each side using a different, but predetermined, set of unorthodox pieces. [Betza, Ralph: 1979] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10092]

chess960: n. A randomized chess variant. It uses the same board and pieces as standard chess but the starting positions of the main pieces are chosen at random. [Fischer, Robert James: 1995] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10093]

chessgi: n. A chess variant where drops are allowed. Nearly identical to crazyhouse, except for how it treats promoted pawns. See also: crazyhouse Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10094]

children's chess: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10095]

Chinese chess: n. See xiangqi. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10096]

Chinese half chess: n. See banqi. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10097]

chu shogi: (Japanese: mid-sized generals' chess) n. Shogi variant played on a 12x12 board without drops. See also: shogi Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [HOC], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10098]

circe chess: n. A chess variant in which captured chess pieces are replaced on their home squares. [Monreal, Pierre: 1967] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10099]

circular chess (ancient): n. See Byzantine chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [OHBG], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10101]

circular chess (modern): n. An orthochess variant played on a round board. Used in tournaments sponsored by the Circular Chess Society. [Reynolds, David: 1983] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10100]

citadel chess: n. See shatranj al-husun. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-12011]

commando chess: n. See kriegspiel. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10102]

complete chess (shatranj): n. See shatranj kamil. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CVARM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12008]

compulsion chess: n. See must capture chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10103]

courier: n. See courier chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10104]

courier chess: n. A chess variant going back to at least 1209. Played on a board of eight ranks by twelve files. Introduced the modern bishop. A version of the game with more modern pieces was played in the 1800's. See also: modern courier chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10105]

The courier game: n. See courier chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10106]

courier spiel: n. See courier chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10107]

crazyhouse: n. A chess variant similar to bughouse, but with only two players. Nearly identical to chessgi, except for how it treats promoted pawns. See also: chessgi Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10108]

cyborg chess: n. See advanced chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10109]

cylinder chess: n. Chess played on a board that is rolled into a cylinder, allowing either its two outer ranks or its two outer files to be joined. Movement around the board is thus continuous, as the board's axial borders are now eliminated. (Typically played on a flat boa Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10110]

cylindrical chess: n. See cylinder chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10111]

dai shogi: (Japanese: great generals' chess) n. Shogi variant played on a 15x15 board without drops. Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10112]

dark chess (1989): n. See darkness chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10114]

dark chess (2002): n. A chess variant where a player does not see the entire board, only their own pieces, and squares where these pieces could move. [Rachunek, Filip: 2002] . [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10113]

darkness chess: n. A chess variant where a player does not see the entire board, only their own pieces, and squares where these pieces could move. Similar to kriegspiel. [Nielsen, Jens; Osted, Torben: 1989] See also: kriegspiel Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10115]

diagonal chess (legan): n. See Legan chess. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12360]

dou shou qi: (Chinese: game of fighting animals) n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10116]

double bughouse: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10117]

double move chess: n. See doublemove chess. [index] Source(s): [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10118]

doublemove chess: n. A chess variant where white starts with one move, and thereafter each player makes two consecutive moves per turn. [Galvin, Fred: 1957] See also: Marseillais chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10119]

double-move chess: n. See doublemove chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10120]

doublewide chess: n. A chess variant played on a large chessboard of double width, using two complete chess sets including two kings per side. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10121]

dragon chess: n. See dragonchess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10122]

dragonchess: n. A three-dimensional fantasy chess variant played on a board composed of three vertically-stacked 8x12 levels. Pieces are based on characters and creatures from the game Dungeons & Dragons. [Gygax, Gary: 1985] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10123]

drop chess: n. See chessgi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10124]

Duke of Rutland's chess: n. A chess variant from the 1700's played on a 10x14 board. [Duke of Rutland: 1747] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10125]

Dunsany's chess: n. An asymmetric chess variant in which one side has standard chess pieces, and the other side has 32 pawns. [Lord Dunsany: 1942] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10126]

Dunsany's game: n. See Dunsany's chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10127]

dynamo chess: n. A chess variant in which pieces are captured by pushing or pulling them off the board. [Klüver, Hans; Kahl, Peter: 1968] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10128]

The elephant game: n. See xiangqi. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10129]

English progressive chess: n. A variant of progressive chess invented before 1980. Each mobile piece must move once before a piece can move twice in one turn. Adopted and codified by NOST. [McCallion, John] See also: progressive chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10130]

Enochian chess: n. A four-handed chess variant, similar to Chaturaji, associated with the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10131]

equal armies: n. See chess with different armies. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12016]

exchange chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10132]

extinction chess: n. A chess variant where the objective of the game is to capture all of a particular kind of piece the opponent has. [Schmittberger, R. Wayne: 1985] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10133]

FIDE chess: n. See orthochess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10134]

Fischer random chess: n. See chess960. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10135]

Fischerandom chess: n. See chess960. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10136]

flying chess: n. A chess variant, based around a two-level board. It was mentioned in Variant Chess, issue 21. Flying chess has been played at some universities and schools in Europe. [Eltis, David: 1984] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10137]

forced game: n. See must capture chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10138]

forchess: n. A four-handed, partner chess variant that uses a normal chess board. [Rogers, T. K.: 1975] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10139]

fortress chess: n. A four-handed chess variant played in Russia in 18th and 19th centuries. The board contains 192 squares including the fortresses at its corners. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10140]

four seasons chess: n. See acedrex de los quatro tiempos. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10141]

four-handed chaturanga: n. See chaturaji. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10142]

four-handed chess (Verney): n. See Verney's four-handed chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12224]

The game of the four kings: n. See chaturaji. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10143]

The game of the four seasons: n. See acedrex de los quatro tiempos. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10144]

The game of the three kingdoms: n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10145]

gess: n. A strategic board game for two players, involving a grid board and mutating pieces. The name was chosen as a conflation of "chess" and "go". It was invented by the Puzzles and Games Ring of the Archimedeans Mathematics Society, which is the mathematical s [Archimedeans Mathematics Society: 1994] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10146]

giveaway chess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV], [CVARM], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10147]

Glinski's hexagonal chess: n. A chess variant played on a hexagonal board. [Glinski, Wladyslaw: 1936] See also: hexagonal chess (broad term) Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10148]

gothic chess: n. A chess variant derived from Capablanca chess. [Trice, Ed: 1998] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10149]

grand chess: n. A chess variant played on a 10 x 10 board with added knighted pieces. [Freeling, Christian: 1984] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10150]

grand shogi: n. See tai shogi. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10151]

grande acedrex: (Spanish: great chess) n. A large chess variant played on a 12x12 board documented in the book Libro de acedrex, dados e tablas. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10152]

grant acedrex: (Spanish: great chess) n. See grande acedrex. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10153]

grasshopper chess: n. A chess variant which introduces a new piece, the grasshopper. Invented in the 1950's. [Boyer, Joseph] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10154]

great chess (Alfonso): n. See grande acedrex. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10155]

great shogi: n. See dai shogi. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10156]

grid chess: n. A chess variant invented played on a normal 64-square board with a grid of lines further dividing the board into larger squares. [Stead, Walter: 1953] Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10157]

guard chess: n. A chess variant where capture of a guarded piece is not allowed. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10158]

Head's four-handed chess: n. A four-handed chess variant played on a 12x12 board with a full 16-unit army for each player, but partners are adjacent. [Head, W. G.: 1834] See also: New game of social chess. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12250]

hexagonal chess (Glinski): n. See Glinski's hexagonal chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12166]

hexagonal chess (McCooey): n. See McCooey's hexagonal chess. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12167]

hiashatar: (Mongolian: bodyguard chess) n. A medieval chess variant played in Mongolia. The game is played on a 10 x 10 board. Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10159]

horde chess: n. A chess variant very similar to Dunsany's chess. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10160]

hostage chess: n. A chess variant similar to chessgi, but captured pieces become prisoners which can be exchanged. [Leslie, John: 1997] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10161]

hsang chi: (Chinese: elephant game) n. See xiangqi. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10162]

Icelandic chess: n. See guard chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10163]

indian chess: n. See chaturanga. [index] Source(s): [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10164]

intermediate shogi: n. See chu shogi. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10165]

international chess: n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10166]

Italian progressive chess: n. A variant of progressive chess in which check may only be given on the last move of a multi-move sequence. See also: progressive chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10167]

janggi: (Korean: chess) n. A strategic board game played in Korea which is similar to xiangqi. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10168]

jangki: (Korean: chess) n. See janggi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10169]

janus chess: n. A modern large chess variant played with knighted bishops. [Schöndorf, Werner; Lauterbach, Rudolf: 1978] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10170]

Japanese chess: n. See shogi. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10171]

jetan: n. A chess variant from Edgar Rice Burroughs' book 'The Chessmen of Mars'. [Burroughs, Edgar Rice: 1922] See also: Chessmen of Mars Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10172]

jungle: n. A traditional Chinese board game. It is a two player, abstract strategy game played on a 7x9 board. Piece capture restricted by precedence. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10173]

jungle chess: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10174]

The jungle game: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10175]

killer chess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10176]

knight relay chess: n. A chess variant in which knights relay their power to friendly pieces. [Charosh, Mannis: 1972] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10177]

Knightmare chess: n. A fantasy chess variant in which pecial cards are used which can introduce changes to the rules. An expansion of the game 'tempête sur l'échiquier'. [Steve Jackson Games: 1996] See also: tempête sur l'échiquier Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10178]

knightmate: n. A chess variant in which a knight is the royal piece and kings are non-royal. [Zimov, Bruce: 1972] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10179]

knight-relay chess: n. See knight relay chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10180]

Korean chess: n. See janggi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10181]

kriegspiel: (German: war game) n. A chess variant in which each player can see their own pieces, but not those of their opponent. [Temple, Henry Michael: 1899] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [CVARM], [OHBG], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10182]

The ladies' game: n. See must capture chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10183]

Legal's game: n. See pawns game. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10184]

Legan chess: n. A chess variant which differs from standard chess by starting position as well as by pawn movements. [Legan, L.: 1913] Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10185]

Legan's game: n. See Legan chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10186]

Los Alamos chess: n. A chess variant played on a 6×6 board without bishops. This was the first chess-like game played by a computer program. Invented in 1956. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10187]

loser's chess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10188]

losing chess: n. Chess variant in which the objective of the participants is to get all of their pieces captured. Capture is compulsory. 'Take me' or 'Take me chess' is a similar variant with a more restricted compulsory capture rule. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10189]

The losing game: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10190]

lotus chess: n. An orthochess variant which is played on a special board composed of squares, triangles and hexes. [Moeser, David: 1998] See also: Lotus Chess: The Book Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12305]

lotus-39: n. See lotus chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-12306]

mad mate: n. See chessgi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10191]

magnetic chess: n. A chess variant where pieces attract and repel each other according to their color. [Neto, Joao Pedro; Chaunier, Claude: 1996] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10192]

The maharaja and the sepoys: n. See maharajah and the sepoys. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10193]

The maharajah and the sepoys: n. Originally called Shatranj Diwana Shah, is a popular chess variant with different armies for white and black. It was first played in the 19th century in India. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10194]

The maiden's game: n. See must capture chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10195]

makruk: (Thai: chess) n. A board game descended from the 6th century Indian game of chaturanga and popular in Thailand and Cambodia. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10196]

Marinelli's three-handed chess: n. See triple chess (game). [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12201]

Marseillais chess: n. A chess variant in which each player moves twice per turn. See also: doublemove chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10197]

martian chess: n. See jetan. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10198]

mate the knight: n. See knightmate. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10199]

matrix chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10200]

McCooey and Honeycutt's hexagonal chess: n. See McCooey's hexagonal chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10201]

McCooey's hexagonal chess: n. A hexagonal chess variant intended to be the closest hexagonal equivalent to orthochess as possible. [McCooey, David: 1978] See also: hexagonal chess (broad term) Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10202]

middle shogi: n. See chu shogi. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10204]

minishogi: n. A modern variant of shogi played on a 5x5 board. [Kusumoto, Shigenobu: 1970] See also: shogi Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10205]

modern chaturanga: n. See chaturaji. [index] Source(s): [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10206]

modern chess (game): n. A chess variant played on a 9x9 board. [Maura, Gabriel Vicente: 1968] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10207]

modern courier chess: n. An attempt to modernize courier chess by emulating the development of orthochess in Europe. [Byway, Paul: 1971] See also: courier chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10208]

Mongolian chess: n. See shatar. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10209]

Mongolian great chess: n. See hiashatar. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10210]

monochromatic chess: n. A chess variant in which the initial board position and all rules are the same as in regular chess, except that pieces which begin on a black square must always stay on a black square and pieces which begin on a white square must always stay on a white sq [Smullyan, Raymond] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10211]

Morley's chess: n. A chess variant played on a board with extra square added to the sides and ends. [Morley, F. V.: 1947] See also: My one contribution to chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12202]

Muslim chess: n. See shatranj. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10212]

must capture chess: n. A chess variant where a player must make a capturing move on their turn, if possible.. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10213]

neo-chess: n. See chessgi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10214]

New England double bughouse: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10215]

n-relay chess: n. See knight relay chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10216]

oblong chess: n. A variant of shatranj played on an oblong (4x16) board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10217]

omega chess: n. A commercial chess variant played on a 10x10 board with an extra square in each of the extreme corners where the wizards are placed at the start of the game. The game is laid out like regular chess with the addition of a champion piece in each corner and [MacDonald, Daniel: 1988] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10218]

oriental chess: n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10219]

orthochess: n. The game of chess popularized during the Italian Renaissance. Orthochess is played on a 8x8 board with a King, a Queen, 2 Rooks, 2 Bishops, 2 Knights and 8 Pawns per side. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10220]

orthodox chess: n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10221]

pass-on chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10222]

The pawns game: n. Variant where white starts with extra pawns but without a queen. [Kermeur, Legall de] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10223]

penultima: n. A game of inductive logic, played on a chess board. The game is derived from the chess variant Ultima. Spectators decide in secret how pieces move, which players attempt to determine through trial and error. [Greene, Michael; Chalcraft, Adam: 1994] Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10224]

The philosophers' game: n. See rhythmomachia. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-12278]

pocket knight: n. See pocket knight chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10225]

pocket knight chess: n. A chess variant in which each player has a knight in hand that they may place on the board during the game instead of making a move. See also: pocket piece Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [CECV], [CVARM], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10226]

pocket mutation chess: n. In this game a player can take a piece from the board and place it in hand (into a pocket). The piece can be put back on the board later. When placing the piece into the pocket the player can mutate the piece, i.e. change it to the different piece. [Nelson, Mike: 2003] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10227]

racing kings: n. A chess variant where the objective is to move one's king to the last rank. [Parton, Vernon Rylands: 1961] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10229]

raumschach: (German: space chess) n. A three-dimensional chess game played on a 5x5x5 board. One of the first three-dimensional chess variants and the first to survive until present times. [Maack, Ferdinand: 1907] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10230]

reflex chess: n. A chess variant invented in the 1880's where the winner is the player whose king is checkmated. If a move gives mate, then the player must make such a move. [Geary, William; Laws, B. G.] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10231]

reinforcement chess: n. Similar to chessgi, but captured pieces must be dropped immediately. [Boyer, Joseph: 1951] See also: chessgi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10232]

reverse chess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10233]

rhythmomachia: n. 12th century game of numbers. Not strictly a chess variant, but probably inspired by chess.. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12279]

rifle chess: n. A chess variant where pieces no longer capture by moving to the square that is occupied by the piece they want to take. Instead, when capturing, the piece that captures does not change location. [Seabrook, William B.: 1921] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10234]

rithmomachy: n. See rhythmomachia. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12280]

round chess (ancient): n. See Byzantine chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10235]

Russian fortress chess: n. See fortress chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10236]

Russian four-handed chess: n. See fortress chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10237]

san guo qi: (Chinese: game of the three kingdoms) n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10238]

sanguo qi: (Chinese: game of the three kingdoms) n. A three-handed variant of xiangqi. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10239]

san-guo-qi: (Chinese: game of the three kingdoms) n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10240]

san-kuo-qi: (Chinese: game of the three kingdoms) n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10241]

san-kwo-chi: (Chinese: game of the three kingdoms) n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10242]

san-kwo-k'i: (Chinese: game of the three kingdoms) n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10243]

schizo chess: n. See chessgi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10244]

Scotch chess: n. See Scottish chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10245]

Scottish chess: n. A variant of progressive chess in which a multi-move sequence is ended whenever check is given. See also: progressive chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10246]

Scottish progressive chess: n. See Scottish chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10247]

screen chess (kriegspiel): n. See kriegspiel. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10248]

Self's 3-handed chess: n. See Self's three-handed chess. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12077]

Self's three-handed chess: n. Three handed chess variant of the 19th century. [Self, Henry J.: 1894] See also: three-handed chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12078]

shatar: (Mongolian: chess) n. A chess variant played in Mongolia. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10249]

shatranj: (Arabic: chess) n. An old form of chess, which came to the Western world from India via Persia. Orthochess has gradually developed from this game. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [CVARM], [NRFCG], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10250]

shatranj al-husun: n. A decimal shatranj variant with 4 extra squares projected from the corner squares (called citadels). If a king moves into an opponent's citadel, the game is drawn. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CVARM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12010]

shatranj diwana shah: n. See maharajah and the sepoys. [index] Source(s): [CVARM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12012]

shatranj kamil: (Arabic: perfect chess) n. A variant of shatranj played on a 10x10 board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [HOC], [CVARM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12007]

shogi: (Japanese: generals' chess) n. Japanese chess, played on a 9x9 board and allowing drops. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10251]

sho-gi: n. See shogi. [index] Source(s): [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-12013]

shoot chess: n. See rifle chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10252]

shooting chess: n. See rifle chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10253]

shou dou qi: (Chinese: game of fighting animals) n. See jungle. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10254]

Siamese chess (bughouse): n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10255]

Siamese chess (makruk): n. See makruk. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10256]

siang k'i: (Chinese: elephant game) n. See xiangqi. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10257]

sittuyin: (Burmese: chess) n. Burmese chess. A direct offspring of the Indian chess game of Chaturanga. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10258]

Smess: n. A commercial chess variant which uses a special board that limits piece movement by means of arrows on each square. [Parker Brothers: 1970] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10259]

sniper chess: n. See rifle chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10260]

social chess: n. See Head's four-handed chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12251]

space chess (narrow term): n. See raumschach. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10261]

suicide chess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10262]

swap chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10263]

synchronous chess: n. A chess variant where players move simultaneously after privately recording intended moves and anticipated results. [Korolev, Vitaly: 1991] Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10264]

tai shogi: (Japanese: grand generals' chess) n. Shogi variant played on a 25x25 board. Link(s): Wikipedia, Other reference. [index] Source(s): [CECV], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10265]

take me chess: n. See losing chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10266]

Take the Brain: n. See Smess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10267]

Tamerlane chess: n. A strategic board game related to chess and derived from shatranj. It was developed in Persia during the reign of Timur, also called Tamerlane (1336–1405). Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10268]

tandem chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10269]

tandem put-back: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10270]

tempête sur l'échiquier: (French: storm on the chessboard) n. Proprietary chess variant played with cards that introduce rule modifications into the game. [Clequin, Pierre; Faidutti, Bruno: 1986] See also: Knightmare chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10271]

Thai chess: n. See makruk. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10272]

three-check chess: n. A chess variant in which a player wins if he checks his opponent three times. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10273]

three-handed chess (Self's): n. See Self's three-handed chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12076]

three-handed xiangqi: n. See sanguo qi. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10274]

Timur's chess: n. See Tamerlane chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10275]

Timur's great chess: n. See Tamerlane chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10276]

tjyang keui: (Korean: chess) n. See janggi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10277]

tombola chess: n. See pocket knight chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10278]

traditional chess: n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10279]

transcendental chess (game): n. A form of randomized chess in which the starting positions of the pieces are randomly shuffled. [Lawrence, Maxwell: 1978] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10280]

transfer chess: n. See bughouse. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10281]

tri-d chess: n. See tri-dimensional chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10282]

tridimensional Chess: n. See tri-dimensional chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10283]

tri-dimensional chess: n. A three-dimensional chess variant seen on the television science fiction series Star Trek. [Joseph, Franz; Bartmess, Andrew: 1976] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10284]

triple chess (game): n. One of the oldest known three-handed chess variants. [Marinelli, Filippo: 1722] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12200]

triplets: n. A multi-move chess variant in which each player must make three moves: one with a non-pawn, non-king piece, another with a pawn, and another with their king. Invented in the 1980's. [Sobey, Adam] Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10285]

tsiu shogi: (Japanese: mid-sized generals' chess) n. See chu shogi. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10286]

tsui shogi: (Japanese: mid-sized generals' chess) n. See chu shogi. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10287]

Turkish decimal chess: n. See Turkish great chess. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12003]

Turkish great chess: n. A decimal chess variant documented in the book 'Sardarnama' by Indian author Shir Muhammad-Khan, written in 1797. See also: decimal chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [HOC], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-12001]

Turkish great chess (I): n. See Turkish great chess. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-12002]

turnabout chess: n. See chessgi. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10288]

two-move chess: n. See Marseillais chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10289]

ultima: n. A chess variant in which the pieces move identically, but capture differently. [Abbott, Robert: 1962] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10290]

usual chess: n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10291]

Verney four-handed chess: n. See Verney's four-handed chess. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-12227]

Verney's four-handed chess: n. A four-handed (partner) chess variant. [Verney, George Hope: 1881] See also: four-handed chess (book) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-12225]

war-chess: n. See kriegspiel. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10292]

weak!: n. A chess variant where white has usual pieces, black has one king, seven knights and sixteen pawns. This game was played at Columbia University chess club in the 1960s. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10293]

western chess: n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10294]

wildebeest chess: n. A large chess variant featuring added pieces, the wildebeest and the camel. [Schmittberger, R. Wayne: 1987] See also: gnu Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [CECV], [NRFCG] Unique ID: [CVT-10295]

world chess: n. See orthochess. [index] Source(s): [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10296]

xiang qi: (Chinese: elephant game) n. See xiangqi. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10297]

xiangqi: (Chinese: elephant game) n. A two-player Chinese board game in the same family as orthochess, chaturanga and shogi. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, Other reference. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10298]

xiang-qi: (Chinese: elephant game) n. See xiangqi. [index] Source(s): [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10299]

Zatrikion: (Greek: chess) n. See Byzantine chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10300]

3-D chess: n. See three-dimensional chess. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10301]

3-way chess: n. See three-handed chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10302]

4-way chess: n. See four-handed chess (broad term). [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10303]

baseline chess: n. A form of randomized chess. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10304]

blitz chess: n. See progressive chess. [index] Source(s): [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10064]

blitzkrieg: (German: lightning war) n. See progressive chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10065]

chess (broad term): n. A game played on a two-dimensional array of cells, each player having an equal and opposite set of pieces that have various powers of transfer and nullification. Each side has a primary piece whose continued function is necessary for the continuation of t Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10305]

chess 4: n. See four-handed chess (broad term). [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10306]

circular chess (broad term): n. Chess played on a round board whereon the squares are delineated by radial lines and concentric circles. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10307]

complete chess (broad term): n. See decimal chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10308]

decimal chess: n. Any chess variant played on a 10x10 board.. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10309]

dice chess: n. Any of a number of chess variants in which dice are used to alter game play. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10310]

displacement chess: n. A family of chess variants, in which a few pieces are transposed in the initial standard chess position. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10311]

fantasy chess: n. A chess variant with war gaming elements introduced. Link(s): Other reference. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10312]

four-handed chess (broad term): n. A chess variant for four players, often played in paired teams (two teams of two players each). Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10313]

great chess (broad term): n. A term used in the Middle Ages to describe a number of chess variants played on a large board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10314]

heterodox chess: n. See chess variant. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10315]

hexagonal chess (broad term): n. Chess played on a board tiled by hexagons rather than squares. The moves of the pieces are amended accordingly. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10316]

medieval chess: n. Generic term for the various modifications to shatranj as it spread across Europe from the 8th to the 10th century AD.. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10203]

minichess: n. A family of chess variants played with regular chess pieces and standard rules, but on a smaller board. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10317]

multi-move: adj. As in multi-move chess variant. A chess variant in which a player makes more than one move each turn. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10318]

multiplayer: adj. See multiple player. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10319]

multiple move: adj. See multi-move. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10320]

multiple player: adj. As in multiple player game, a game played by three or more players.. [index] Unique ID: [CVT-10321]

progressive chess: n. A type of chess variant wherein white moves one piece, black moves two pieces, white moves three pieces, etc., increasing the number of pieces moved by one after each player's turn. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP], [WIK], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10228]

proprietary game: n. A chess variant that is developed and marketed for profit. Copyrights to the artwork and printed matter of a proprietary game are the property of the inventor and/or licensing company. Although the rules to a game may never be copyrighted (nor patented), Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10322]

randomized chess: n. Any chess variant designed to discount knowledge of standard openings by shuffling the starting positions of the pieces.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10323]

round chess (broad term): n. See circular chess (broad term). [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10324]

screen chess (broad term): n. A family of randomized chess variants in which a screen or barrier is used to divide the chess board into two halves, allowing the players to set up their chess pieces on their half of the board in a configuration of their choice (restricted by various ru See also: randomized chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CECV] Unique ID: [CVT-10325]

shuffle chess: n. See randomized chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10326]

space chess (broad term): n. See 3-D chess. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10327]

spherical chess: n. Chess played on a spherical board whereon the "squares" are delineated by longitude and latitude lines. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10328]

three player chess: n. See three-handed chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10329]

three-dimensional chess: n. Any chess variant played on a 3-D board with pieces having additional powers that allow them to move three-dimensionally. (e.g., Raumschach.) Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10330]

three-handed chess: n. A family of chess variants specially designed to be played by three people. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10331]

Turkish great chess (broad term): n. A family of large chess variants played in Turkey.. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-12004]

unorthodox chess: n. See chess variant. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10332]

variant: n. See chess variant. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10333]

algebraic notation: n. See standard notation. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10334]

area: n. See field. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10335]

army: n. All of the pieces belonging to a given player. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10336]

array (broad term): n. The initial arrangement of pieces on a chess board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10338]

array (narrow term): n. Orthochess: the pattern formed by the 32 orthodox pieces at the commencement of the game.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10337]

bare King: n. A king that remains after all friendly pieces have been captured. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10339]

bare King rule: n. In some historical variants, a bare King loses the game. A supplemental rule: if a newly bared King immediately bares the enemy King, the game becomes a draw. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10341]

bare King rule (orthochess): n. In orthodox chess, a draw may be claimed when (1) one's King is bared and (2) each player has made 50 consecutive non-Pawn moves without making a capture. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10340]

baring chess: n. See bare king. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10342]

Betza's funny notation: n. A simple notational system for describing the move options of chess pieces. [Betza, Ralph] . [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10343]

book: n. Known information about the openings or the endgame derived from published sources.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10344]

check: n. The situation of a king (or royal piece) being under attack. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10345]

checkmate: n. A situation where the king (or royal piece) cannot be moved out of check and check cannot otherwise be removed. Link(s): Wikipedia . [index] Source(s): [OCC], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10346]

chess variant: n. Any modified form of chess that does not conform to the standard rules. A term sometimes used to denote chess games other than orthochess. (Compare orthodox chess.) Link(s): Wikipedia . Library of Congress Name Heading. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10347]

cycle: n. In English Progressive Chess, a single iteration of the democratic system for moving pieces, whereby every mobile piece moves once before it can move a 2nd time; every mobile piece moves twice before it can move a 3rd time; and so on. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10348]

development: n. The coordinated movement of chess pieces toward board positions that are intended to further tactical or strategic goals. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10349]

draw: n. Typically, an agreement between the players to end the game as a tie.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10350]

endgame: n. The last stage of the game wherein there are relative few pieces remaining on the board. The primary concern of the endgame is to subdue and checkmate the opponent King. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10351]

enemy piece: n. Any piece belonging to a given player's opponent. (Compare friendly piece.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10352]

fairy chess: n. A system of heterodox chess pieces, boards and rule variations created in the second quarter of the 20th Century. The system was initially used to compose chess problems and eventually became the foundation of the heterodox chess movement. [Dawson, Thomas Rayner] Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WIK], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10353]

fantasy chess (fairy chess): n. See fairy chess. [index] Source(s): [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10354]

funny notation: n. See Betza's funny notation Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10355]

in hand: n. See hand. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10356]

initial array: n. See array (broad term). [index] Source(s): [OCC], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10357]

initial position: n. See home square. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10358]

initial setup: n. See array (broad term). [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10359]

mate: n. See checkmate. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10360]

material: n. A collective name for one's game pieces that is used in statements concerning their relative values. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10361]

middlegame: n. That stage of the game that begins after initial development is more or less completed. The primary concern of the middlegame is to pare down opponent pieces and to establish strong board positions. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10362]

opening: n. The first stage of the game commencing from home squares. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10363]

orthodox: adj. Describes items or concepts which apply to well-established chess games (e.g. shatranj, orthochess, xiangqi, etc.). Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10364]

pass: v. To voluntarily forfeit one's turn. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10365]

pin: n. A situation where a line piece immobilizes an opponent's piece due to an exposed check or capture opportunity if the opponent's piece moves.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10366]

points: n. The intersections of lines on a chess board. Some variants, such as xiangqi, require that pieces be played on the line intersections (points) rather than on the actual squares. Other more exotic variants require that pieces be played on both the points an Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10367]

position (individual): n. A piece's relative location on a chess board. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10368]

position (of pieces): n. The collective locations of one's chess pieces with respect to how they confer strategic advantages or disadvantages. Example usage: White has a positional advantage in this game. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10369]

sequence: n. In Progressive Chess, the series of moves that each player makes in a turn: White makes 1 move, black makes 2 moves, white makes 3 moves, and so on. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10370]

set: n. All of the pieces required to play a given game. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10371]

setup: n. See array (broad term) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10372]

side: n. Either of the two armies competing in a chess game. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10373]

stalemate: n. A position characterized by a player's king not being threatened, while at the same time, the player is unable to make a legal move. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10374]

standard notation: n. A method of documenting the moves of a game by identifying each square on the board with a letter (according to its file) and a digit (according to its rank).. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10375]

threat: n. A player's potential move which would be to the detriment of the opponent. Typically used in terms of a capture threat, check threat or mate threat.. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10376]

two move rule: n. A rule variation that allows each player to move two pieces per turn in the opening stage of the game, in order to facilitate initial development. A player loses his two-piece privilege upon capturing. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10377]

variation (orthochess): n. Orthochess: any alternative line of play, especially one that could occur at the opening phase of the game. See also: chess variant. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10379]

variation (variant): n. Often used to indicate a rule modification or as part of the term 'chess variation', in the context of a chess variant. See also: chess variant. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10378]

wraparound: n. A rule variation that allows pieces to exit the board on one side (or end) and re-enter the board on the opposite side (or end), in a continuous move, as though the board were rolled into a cylinder. (See cylindrical chess.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10380]

2-D board: n. An ordinary two-dimensional chess board, as opposed to a 3-D board. (e.g., the orthochess board.) See also: 3-D board Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10001]

3-D board: n. An arrangement of 2-D boards used for playing 3-D chess. Typically, a number of 2-D boards are stacked vertically, with sufficient space between them to set up and manipulate the pieces. Some players, however, prefer the 2-D boards to be laid out on a fla See also: 2-D board Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10002]

3-D diagonal: n. In 3-D chess, two or more cells, joined serially at their further-most corners. (e.g., the path from Aa1 to Ee5 in raumschach.) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10003]

adjacent squares: n. Squares that share a common side or a common corner. See also: distant squares Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10004]

board: n. See chess board. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10005]

board square: n. A demarcated location on a chess board. See also: cell Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10006]

capture square: n. For a given piece, a square that may be entered only to make a capture. (e.g.: The Pawn's forward-diagonal squares.) See also: passive square Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10007]

celestial river: n. See river. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10008]

cell: n. For a 2-D board, a single board square or demarcated location. For a 3-D board, 6 board squares assembled into a cube having 6 faces, 8 corners and 12 edges. Cells may be of various shapes: squares, hexagons, points, cubes, etc. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10009]

central river: n. See river. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10010]

chess board: n. A graphic representation of a two-dimensional array of cells that is used as reference points for the relative positions and move options of chess pieces. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10011]

chess-board: n. See chess board. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10012]

citadels: n. Equal and opposite areas of a chess board wherein different rules apply. (e.g.: The 3x3-square citadels of Korean chess or the one-square citadels of Tamerlane chess.) See also: palace Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10013]

column: n. See file. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10014]

column (3-D): n. Within a 3-D board, a complete upright shaft of cells. See also: file. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10015]

coordinal plane: n. Within a 3-D board, any plane which lies parallel to two axes and, necessarily, lies perpendicular to the third. (x & y, x & z or y & z) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10016]

cylinder board: n. A rectangular board that is curved so that two opposite edges meet to form a cylinder.. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10017]

diagonally adjacent squares: n. Squares that share a single common corner. See also: orthogonally adjacent squares Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10018]

distant squares: n. Squares that share neither a common side nor a common corner. See also: adjacent squares Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10019]

drop zone: n. For certain shogi games, an area of the board where drops are allowed. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10020]

field: n. Any portion of a chess board that has been delineated for special consideration. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10021]

file: n. A complete vertical column of squares on a chess board. See also: rank Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10022]

hex: n. A six-sided cell of a hexagonal chess board. See also: hexagonal chess (broad term) Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10023]

home square: n. The square that a given piece occupies in the initial array. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10024]

hwang ho: (Chinese: yellow river) n. See river. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10025]

intervening square: n. For a given piece, a square that lies on the path between its departure square and arrival square. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10026]

kyai ho: (Chinese: central river) n. See river. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10027]

neighboring squares: n. See adjacent squares. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10028]

palace: n. Xiangqi: 3x3 board zone in which the general and advisors are confined. See also: citadels Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10029]

perimeter: n. A locus of squares lying equidistant from a departure square. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10030]

promotion zone: n. A predesignated portion of a chess board that a starting piece must reach in order to receive a promotion. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10031]

rank: n. A complete horizontal row of squares on a chess board. See also: file Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10032]

river: n. On the xiangqi board, a central horizontal space, devoid of vertical lines, which serves as a promotion rank for pawns and a barrier for elephants. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10033]

row: n. See rank. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10034]

square: n. See cell. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10035]

territory: n. The squares making up the chess board. May also refer to the set of squares occupied by and nearest to a player's initial array.. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10036]

throne: n. The home square of a player's royal piece. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10037]

thronesquare: n. See throne. [index] Source(s): [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10038]

t'ien ho: (Chinese: celestial river) n. See river. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10039]

yellow river: n. See river. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10040]

advancer (Exotic): n. Moves like a Queen, but captures by approach. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10647]

advisor (xiangqi) (Stepper): n. Xiangqi: moves as a fers, but confined to palace. See also: fers. [index] Source(s): [CVP] Unique ID: [CVT-10648]

alfil (Leaper): (Arabic: the elephant) n. (2,2) leaper; a piece in most of the earliest forms of chess. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10649]

alfilrider (Rider): n. (2,2) rider. See alfil. See also: rider Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10650]

alibaba (Leaper): n. Combined piece: alfil + dabbaba Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10651]

amazon (Combined Piece): n. See knighted queen Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10652]

andernach-grasshopper (Exotic): n. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over changes color. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10653]

angle-going (Rider): n. Shogi: piece that moves as a bishop. See also: shogi. [index] Source(s): [HOC], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10654]

antelope (Leaper): n. (3,4) leaper. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10655]

anti-king (Exotic): n. A king that is in check only when NOT under attack. See also: anti-king chess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10656]

archbishop (knighted) (Combined Piece): n. See knighted bishop. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10658]

archbishop (reflecting) (Rider): n. Moves as bishop but can make reflection at side of board. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10657]

ashwa (Leaper): (Sanskrit: horse) n. chaturanga: knight See also: knight. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10659]

asp (Exotic): n. Piece that makes grasshopper move then moves like a queen at 45 degrees to the line of hop. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10660]

baidaq (Stepper): (Arabic: foot soldier) n. Shatranj: pawn. See also: shatranj. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10661]

banshee (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: bishop + nightrider. See also: nightrider Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10662]

barc (Leaper): n. Leaps as knight but only 'narrow backwards' or 'wide forwards' Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10663]

bd (Combined Piece): (Acronym: bishop dabbaba) n. Combined piece: bishop + dabbaba Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10664]

Berlin pawn (Stepper): n. See Berolina pawn. [index] Source(s): [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10665]

Berolina pawn (Stepper): n. Pawn variant that captures straight and moves diagonally forward [Hebermann, Edmund: 1926] See also: Berolina chess Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [WIK], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10666]

Berolina plus (Stepper): n. See Berolina Plus Pawn Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10667]

Berolina plus pawn (Stepper): n. Improved Berolina Pawn that can also capture to the side Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10668]

bishkni (Sniper): n. A bishop/knight sniper. [Maus, Frank G.: 1927] See also: sniper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10669]

bishlion (Hopper): n. Diagonal line-hopper; i.e. lion restricted to diagonal moves. See also: Berolina pawn Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10670]

bishop (Rider): n. Moves arbitrary number of unobstructed squares diagonally. (1,1) rider. Link(s): Wikipedia, Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [WIK], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10671]

bishop, reflecting (Rider): n. See reflecting bishop. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10672]

bishop-camel compound (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: bishop + camel Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10673]

bishop-knight compound (Combined Piece): n. See knighted bishop. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10674]

bishopper (Hopper): n. Bishop-hopper. Diagonal hopper; i.e. grasshopper restricted to diagonal moves. Moves along diagonal line to first square after Leaped over piece. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10675]

bishroo (Sniper): n. A bishop/rook sniper. [Maus, Frank G.: 1927] See also: sniper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10676]

bison (Leaper): n. Combined piece: camel + zebra. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10677]

boat (chaturaji) (Leaper): n. See roca. [index] Source(s): [CVARM] Unique ID: [CVT-10678]

bowman (Exotic): n. Moves as knight, and captures a piece that is an additional knight move in same direction away Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10679]

boyscout (Rider): n. Moves in a diagonal zigzag line Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10680]

buffalo (Leaper): n. Combined piece: knight + camel + zebra. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10681]

bug-eyed monster (Exotic): n. Piece able to make any move which is not that of the orthodox pieces. [Crumlish, M.] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10682]

caliph (Combined Piece): n. See bishop-camel compound. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10683]

camel (Leaper): n. (1,3) leaper. An elemental piece. This was a piece in Tamerlane chess. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10684]

cameleopard (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: camelrider + fiveleaper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10685]

camelrider (Rider): n. (1,3) rider. See camel. See also: camel Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10686]

cannon (Hopper): n. See pao Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10687]

canvasser (Combined Piece): n. See rook-camel compound. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10688]

cardinal (Combined Piece): n. See knighted bishop. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10689]

carpenter (Leaper): n. Combined piece: knight + dabbaba Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10690]

castle (piece) (Rider): n. See rook Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10691]

catapult (Hopper): n. See pao. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10692]

centaur (Combined Piece): n. See crowned knight Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10693]

chameleon (Exotic): n. A piece which takes on different moves options after completing each move, in the sequence Queen, Knight, Bishop, Rook, Queen. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10695]

chameleon (ultima) (Exotic): n. A piece which captures another piece in the same way that piece captures. Used in the chess variant ultima. See also: ultima Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10694]

champion (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: wazir + alfil + dabbaba Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10696]

chancellor (Combined Piece): n. See knighted rook Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10697]

chariot (shatranj) (Rider): n. See rook. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10698]

chariot (xiangqi) (Rider): n. Xiangqi: piece that moves as a rook. See also: xiangqi Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP], [WIK] Unique ID: [CVT-10699]

checker piece (Exotic): n. See overtaker. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G] Unique ID: [CVT-10700]

circe-grasshopper (Exotic): n. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over returns to its starting square Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10701]

clockwork mouse (Stepper): n. Rotating directed wazir. [Jelliss, George: 1980] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10702]

commoner (Stepper): n. A piece which can move to any adjacent square. Can be thought of as a combined piece: (0,1) leaper + (1,1) leaper. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10703]

commuter (Leaper): n. (4,4) leaper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10704]

contragrasshopper (Hopper): n. Moves as queen but must always hop first Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10705]

coordinator (Exotic): n. Captures in 'coordination' with king. Used in the chess variant ultima. See also: ultima Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10706]

counselor (Stepper): n. See advisor (xiangqi). [index] Source(s): [HOC], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10707]

crab (Leaper): n. Leaps as knight but only `narrow forwards' or `wide backwards' Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10708]

crooked bishop (Rider): n. See boyscout. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10709]

crooked queen (Rider): n. Combined piece: rook + crooked bishop Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10710]

crowned bishop (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: bishop + commoner Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10711]

crowned knight (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: knight + commoner Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10712]

crowned rook (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: rook + commoner Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10713]

dabbaba (Leaper): (Arabic: war machine) n. (0,2) leaper. Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-G], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10714]

dabbabah (Leaper): (Arabic: war machine) n. See dabbaba. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10715]

dabbabarider (Rider): n. (0,2) rider. See dabbaba. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10716]

dragon (dragonchess) (Exotic): n. DragonChess: combines commoner and bishop movements, and capturing from afar (between boards). See also: dragonchess Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10718]

dragon (pawn+knight) (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: pawn + knight, mainly as a problem piece, not generally found in variants Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10717]

dragon horse (Combined Piece): n. Shogi: combined piece: bishop + wazir. See also: crowned bishop Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [HOC], [WGR], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10719]

dragon king (Combined Piece): n. Shogi: combined piece: rook + fers. See also: crowned rook Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [HOC], [WGR], [BTG] Unique ID: [CVT-10720]

duchess (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: bishop + dabbabarider. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10721]

duck (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: fers + dabbabarider. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10722]

duke (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: fers + dabbaba. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10723]

dummy (Leaper): n. (0,0) leaper = null leaper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10724]

eagle (Exotic): n. Piece like a grasshopper but lands on the cells to left or right of the hurdle. [Jelliss, George: 1980] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10725]

eccentric knight (Leaper): n. Knight that moves only to or from edge and center four cells of the board. [Jelliss, George: 1979] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10726]

edgehog (Rider): n. Moves as a Queen, but only to or from an edge. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10727]

egret (Exotic): n. Short-range eagle, effectively making fers and dabbaba moves. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10728]

Einstein-grasshopper (Exotic): n. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over changes type. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10729]

elephant (shatranj) (Leaper): n. See alfil. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10730]

elephant (xiangqi) (Stepper): n. Xiangqi: moves extactly two squares diagonally (non-leaping). See also: xiangqi. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10731]

empress (knighted queen) (Combined Piece): n. See amazon. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10732]

empress (knighted rook) (Combined Piece): n. See knighted rook Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10733]

equigrasshopper (Hopper): n. An equihopper restricted to queen lines. See also: equihopper Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10734]

equihopper (Hopper): n. Leaps across a piece in any direction with the same distance before and after the hurdle Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC] Unique ID: [CVT-10735]

fad (Combined Piece): (Acronym: fers alfil dabbaba) n. Combined piece: fers + alfil + dabbaba. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10736]

faras (Leaper): (Arabic: horse) n. Shatranj: piece that moves as a knight. See also: shatranj. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10737]

ferfil (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: fers + alfil. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10738]

fers (Stepper): (Arabic: counsellor) n. Shatranj: (1,1) leaper (i.e. moves to a diagonally adjacent square). See also: shatranj Link(s): Chess Variant Pages, All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [ATKM], [GTFC], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10739]

ferz (Stepper): (Arabic: counsellor) n. See fers. [index] Source(s): [CVP-G], [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10740]

fibnif (Combined Piece): n. Moves one diagonally or makes a forwards or backwards knight Leap Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10741]

fil (Leaper): (Arabic: elephant) n. See alfil. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10742]

firz (Stepper): (Arabic: counsellor) n. See fers. [index] Source(s): [OCC], [CVP-P], [WGR] Unique ID: [CVT-10743]

firzān (Stepper): (Arabic: counsellor) n. See fers. [index] Source(s): [OCC] Unique ID: [CVT-10744]

fiveleaper (Leaper): n. Leaper making moves of length 5 units = (0,5) + (3,4) leaper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10745]

flamingo (Leaper): n. (1,6) leaper Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10746]

fly (Hopper): n. Reflecting grasshopper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10747]

flying chariot (Rider): n. Shogi: piece that moves as a rook. See also: shogi. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10748]

foot-soldier (shogi) (Stepper): n. See pawn (shogi). [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10749]

foot-soldier (xiangqi) (Stepper): n. See pawn (xiangqi). [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10750]

fourleaper (Leaper): n. (0,4) leaper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10751]

fox (Bent Rider): n. Doubly-bent rider, inspired by the gryphon and aanca Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10752]

fragrant chariot (Rider): n. See lance. [index] Source(s): [HOC] Unique ID: [CVT-10753]

friend (Exotic): n. Moves as any friendly piece that guards it Link(s): Chess Variant Pages. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P] Unique ID: [CVT-10754]

frog (Combined Piece): n. Combined piece: fers + threeleaper. Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10755]

fusilier (Stepper): n. Pawn-like piece that moves like wazir, captures like fers. [Marinelli, Filippo: 1770] Link(s): All the King's Men. [index] Source(s): [ATKM] Unique ID: [CVT-10756]

gajah (Leaper): (Sanskrit: elephant) n. See hasty. [index] Source(s): [CVP-P], [CVARM], [OHBG] Unique ID: [CVT-10757]