swap_horiz Peasant's Revolt Alternatives

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Correspondence Chess

Correspondence chess offers a unique approach to playing chess. It’s a variant designed for remote play, typically utili...

Modern Historical Long Distance Slow

9.0 Excellent

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Chu Shogi

Chu Shogi is a traditional Japanese chess-variant developed during the 14th century. Played on a larger 12x12 board, it...

Japanese Historical 12x12 Shogi Family

8.8 Great

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Chess with Different Armies

Chess with Different Armies, designed by Ralph Betza, lets players command asymmetrical forces, with each distinct army...

Modern Asymmetric Betza Fairy Pieces

8.5 Great

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Horde Chess

Popularized on Lichess, Horde Chess features an asymmetrical setup where a standard chess army defends against an attack...

Online Modern Asymmetric Pawns

7.9 Good

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Shatranj

Shatranj is the medieval Persian form of chess that introduced the game to the Islamic world and medieval Europe, lackin...

Classical Medieval Historical Arabic

7.8 Good

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Courier Chess

Played on an 8x12 board, Courier Chess was a prominent 12th-century German variant that introduced new pieces like the f...

European Medieval Historical Extended

7.7 Good

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Tori Shogi

Tori Shogi, or Bird Chess, is a 7x7 Japanese variant invented in 1799 by Ohashi Soei, uniquely featuring pieces named af...

Japanese Historical Shogi Family Bird Pieces

7.7 Good

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Chaturanga

Originating in India during the sixth century, Chaturanga is the earliest known ancestor of modern chess, featuring simi...

Indian Historical Origin Ancient

7.6 Good

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Carrera's Chess

Invented by Italian author Pietro Carrera in 1617, this historical variant is played on a 10x8 board and introduced the...

Champion Historical Extended Centaur

7.6 Good

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Odds Chess

Odds Chess is a historical handicap format where a stronger player removes one or more pieces from their starting positi...

Teaching Historical Imbalanced Handicap

7.6 Good

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Colorbound Clobberers

Colorbound Clobberers is a custom chess army created by Ralph Betza, featuring pieces restricted to moving on only one c...

Asymmetric Fairy Betza Chess Diff Armies

7.5 Good

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Nutty Knights

Nutty Knights is a custom chess army designed by Ralph Betza, heavily featuring unusual leaping pieces and asymmetric mo...

Asymmetric Fairy Betza Knight Centric

7.5 Good

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Fabulous FIDEs

Fabulous FIDEs is a custom chess army created by Ralph Betza, acting as a slightly modified version of the standard piec...

Asymmetric Fairy Betza Chess Diff Armies

7.5 Good

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Remarkable Rookies

Remarkable Rookies is a custom chess army designed by Ralph Betza, notable for replacing traditional pieces with powerfu...

Asymmetric Fairy Betza Chess Diff Armies

7.4 Good

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Dai Shogi

Dai Shogi is an ancient Japanese variant played on a massive 15x15 grid with 65 pieces per player, serving as the histor...

Japanese Historical Shogi Family Large Board

7.3 Good

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Bird's Chess

Bird's Chess is an 8x10 variant created by 19th-century English player Henry Bird, notable for adding two extra pieces p...

19TH Century Historical Extended 10x8 Board

7.1 Good

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Wa Shogi

Wa Shogi, meaning Ring Chess, is a traditional Japanese variant played on an 11x11 board where pieces are uniquely named...

Japanese Historical Promotion Shogi Family

6.9 Fair

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Dunsany's Chess

Dunsany's Chess is an asymmetric variant invented by Lord Dunsany in 1942, where four standard pieces defend against an...

Modern Asymmetric Imbalanced Handicap

6.7 Fair

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Maharajah and Sepoys

Maharajah and the Sepoys is an asymmetric variant where a single powerful piece that moves like a queen and knight defen...

Modern Asymmetric Fairy Imbalanced

6.1 Fair

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Monster Chess

Monster Chess, or Super King, gives one player only a king and a few pawns against a full army, but compensates by allow...

Modern Asymmetric Fairy Monster King

5.8 Mediocre