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Best 1 Odds Chess
Odds Chess

Odds chess is a handicap form of chess intended to compensate for a difference in playing strength. The stronger player begins with a disadvantage, commonly by removing material such as a pawn, knight, rook, or queen, although historical practice also included extra moves or time-related concessions...

2 Dunsany's Chess

Dunsany's Chess is an asymmetric variant invented by Lord Dunsany in 1942, where four standard pieces defend against an attacking army of thirty-two pawns on a standard board.

3 Peasant's Revolt

Peasant's Revolt is an asymmetric chess variant where a small force of royal pieces defends against a massive army of pawns, famously published by Howard Staunton in 1847.

4 Monster Chess

Monster Chess, or Super King, gives one player only a king and a few pawns against a full army, but compensates by allowing the lone king to make two consecutive moves per turn.

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