Authors Starting with N

Subrah Nagappan [info] Maniac: Chess and Chess Variants Program. Chess and Chess Variants Program.
Gyozo Nagy [info] Jinn Chess. Pieces start off the board, and game is divided into a placement phase and a traditional play phase. (8x8, Cells: 64)
Sándor Nagy [info] Chess Variants of Sándor Nagy. Link to Hungarian web page.
Derek Nalls [info] Symmetrical Chess Collection. Collection of several large symmetric chess variants with only line pieces. Graphics: Empty chess boards. Images of empty chess boards. Calculation of Piece Values . Link to an essay on attack values, material values, relative piece values., more...
Graeme C Neatham [info] A9 HexaChess (Imperial Grand HexaChess). Large variant of Grand Hexachess. (Cells: 169) Antarctic Chess or Predators and Penguins. Penguins seek safety at the ice-pack's centre. Can the Predators stop them? (Cells: 295) Atlantean Coffee House Shatranj. Grand Hexagonal Shatranj - the short-range project goes six-sided. (13x13, Cells: 127) , more...
Michael Nelson [info] Anti-Relay Chess. Anti-relay is when a piece loses a movement capability it normally does have due to its position relative to another piece. Colorful Osmosis Chess. All basic pieces are colorbound or colorwithching. (10x10, Cells: 100) Decima. Variant on 10 by 10 board where you win when you have 10 points on the 10th row. (10x10, Cells: 100) , more...
Vernon Nemitz [info] Combination Chess. Large chess variant with combination pieces.
João Pedro Neto [info] The Hitchhiker's Guide to Chess. Several chess variants in the context of a Socratic dialog. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Chess - Part II. Several chess variants in the context of a Socratic dialog. Abstract Chess. Pieces are represented by stacks of different heights., more...
Marcello Netto [info] R-Chess. Captured pieces are held in reserve and then dropped.
Andrew Newman [info] Imposter Chess. Exchange captured pieces in order to move Kings in different ways.
Andrew P. Newton [info] Transporter Chess (84). Large variant with transporters and several new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 84)
Paul E. Newton [info] An Inexpensive Method to Make Print and Play Chess Variants Sets. Chess Variants Print and Play. (8x8, Cells: 64) Advanced Wizard Chess. Chess variant on 10 by 10 board with fantasy chess pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) Arabian Chess. Large modern variant of historic Shatranj, with more pieces and flying carpets. (11x9, Cells: 84) , more...
Timothy R. Newton [info] Bipartite Chess. Small chess variant with two phases. (5x7, Cells: 43) Outback Chess. New pieces on plus-shaped board. (10x10, Cells: 84) Interview with Timothy Newton. An interview with the winner of the 84 Spaces Contest!, more...
Tony Newton [info] Hand-Drawn Chess Variant Pieces. Creative and fanciful chess piece drawings.
Glenn Nicholls [info] Tiger's-eye Opera. Missing description Aftershock. Missing description Chess from Draughts etc.. Missing description, more...
Jens Baek Nielsen [info] Darkness Chess. You have only limited information on where your opponents pieces are. (8x8, Cells: 64) Brutalis program: helpmate solver . A program that helps to solve helpmates, with options for composing. Dabbaba. Freeware program playing chess and a number of chess variants.
Jens Niemann [info] Feint Chess. Every second piece is unable to capture - it just threatens. (8x8, Cells: 64)
Dans Niemmann [info] Warui-shogi. A morden twist on shogi and advance calculated attacks. (8x8, Cells: 64)
Rob Nierse [info] Heaven. Pieces trying to reach a goalfield can only move if in reach of a friendly piece. (Cells: 39) Neighbors. Try to capture the most pieces on a 42-square board completely filled with neutral pieces. (7x6, Cells: 42) Patricia. On a 5 by 5 board, with drops and changing pieces. (5x5, Cells: 25)
Martin Nilsson [info] Chickens and Dragons. A piece's allowed moves depend on what's on its neighbour squares. (8x8, Cells: 64) Kjempe Chess. A large variant that hopefully is easy to get into. (12x12, Cells: 144) Swapper Superheroes Chess. Normal chess with the addition of one or more 'swapper' pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64)
Michael Wortley Nolan [info] Alekhine Chess. Named in honor of Alexander Alekhine, World Chess Champion 1927-1935, 1937-1946.
Adam Norberg [info] AAUUGHH! Chess. After every move, there's a 1 in 18 chance of the rules switching to another in a list of variants. (8x8, Cells: 64) BomberChess. A pawn may be exploded, removing pieces on all 8 adjacent squares. (8x8, Cells: 64) King with a Shotgun. Twice each game, the King can make a non-moving Rook capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
Roger Norling [info] Chess Battle . Military-themed Chess variant on a large board, invented in the Soviet Union in 1933.