Modest Proposals
A List of Simple Chess Variants Proposals
Modest chess variants meet a specific set of criteria:
- Can be played on a standard 8x8 board
- Can be played with standard 32-piece (Staunton) set
- Does not involve extraneous equipment (dice, etc.)
- Rules can be described adequately and accurately in 400 words or less
- CV name is considered a suggestion
- Description et al are considered in public domain
It is understood that the CV should be previously unpublished, playable and in some significant way original (standards that do allow some wiggle room). I suspect that the type of CVs of interest to members might be those involving thematic ideas that can be adopted in other chess variants.
Unless otherwise noted, the rules for the following variants are assumed to be FIDE rules with the specified exceptions or additions.
- Modest Proposals - INITAL ARRAY related, by Tony Paletta
- Modest Proposals - PAWN related, by Tony Paletta
- Modest Proposals - TURN related, by Tony Paletta
- Modest Proposals - GOAL related, by Tony Paletta
- Modest Proposals - CAPTURE RULE related, by Tony Paletta
- Modest Proposals - MOVEMENT RULE related, by Tony Paletta
- Modest Proposals - PIECE related, by Tony Paletta
- Modest Proposals by various authors
The idea for Modest Chess Variant Proposals was conceived by Tony Paletta.
WWW page created: 6 May 2001.