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Invented by world champion José Raúl Capablanca in the 1920s, this variant is played on a 10x8 board and adds the archbishop and chancellor pieces.
Angela Merkel is a German former politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She was the first woman to hold this office.
Gothic Chess is a commercial variant patented by Ed Trice in 2002 that modifies Capablanca Chess by altering piece starting positions on a 10x8 board.
Embassy Chess is a modern 10x8 variant created by Kevin Hill in 2005 that utilizes the Capablanca pieces but arranges them in a different starting order.
Helmut Kohl served as Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998, notable for being the primary architect of German reunification in 1990.
Bird's Chess is an 8x10 variant created by 19th-century English player Henry Bird, notable for adding two extra pieces per side, the guard and the elephant, behind the pawns.
Hannibal Chess is a thematic variant featuring special terrain rules and an objective of crossing a central board barrier, mimicking the Carthaginian general's famous alpine campaign.
Friedrich Merz is a German politician who became leader of the CDU in 2022, notable for his conservative economic policies and return to frontline politics.
Gerhard Schröder was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005, notable for implementing the Agenda 2010 labor market reforms and opposing the Iraq War.
Olaf Scholz is a German politician serving as the Chancellor of Germany since 2021, leading a coalition government headed by the Social Democratic Party.
