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• Shatranj. The widely played historic Persian game, predecessor of modern chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shogi (Japanese Chess). Links and rules. (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Siamese Chess. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Smess. Produced and sold in the early 70's by Parker Brothers. Arrows on squares determine direction pieces can move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe. Inventor: Reuben Klamer.
• Suicide Chess. Taking is obligatory; the first player that loses all his pieces wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.

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• Sachsenschach. 3d variant played on a 6x6x6 board. (6x6x6, Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.
• Sacred King Chess . It is not legal to check your opponent's King, so victory is by stalemate or bare King. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
• Sacrifice chess. Instead of a normal move, you may sacrifice a pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Shimmin.
• Salmon P. Chess. Huge three-dimensional game celebrating 10 years chess variant pages. (x10, Cells: 7500) By Dale Holmes.
• Samarcanda. Variant of Mideast Chess with Crooked Bishops. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Nuno Cruz and Peter Aronson. Inventor: Nuno Cruz.
• Samarcanda . Variant of Mideast Chess with Crooked Bishops. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Nuno Cruz.
• Sammy Seahorse Teaches Chess. A review. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Paul DeWitte.
• Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla and Paul DeWitte. Inventor: Paul DeWitte.
• Sanctuary Chess. Archbishop and Swiss Guard replace Queen and King; no checkmate. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Paul DeWitte.
• Sankaku Shogi. Small Shogi variant played on a board of 44 triangles with no drops and a teleporting Emperor. (7x8, Cells: 44) By Larry L. Smith.
• Sankaku Shogi . Small Shogi variant played on a board of 44 triangles with no drops and a teleporting Emperor. (7x8, Cells: 44) By Larry L. Smith.
• SC-Chess. Variant of Hostage Chess which allows self-capture and other minor rule changes. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Kazuto Asai.
• Scatha. Simple open-source hexagonal chess playing engine. Author: Tord Romstad.
• Sceptre 1027. Photo's of a set of this commercial multiplayer chess variant of the 1980's. (8x8x9, Cells: 576) Author: Simon Westenra.
• Sceptre 1027 A.D.. Large, commercial, multiplayer chess variant. (8x8x9, Cells: 576) Author: David Howe.
• Schach mal anders. German booklet describing several different chess variants.
• Schachdame . Variant between Checkers and Chess. Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Heinrich Richter.
• Schachdame. Variant between Checkers and Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Heinrich Richter.
• Schachdame Chess. Pawns, a bishop, and a royal queen. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Heinrich Richter.
• Schachmühle . Morris game played on a Chessboard with Chess pieces. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Schatxx. A crossover between chess and the computer board game Ataxx . (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jörg Knappen.
• Scheherazade. Pieces may combine with other pieces to form combination pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Robert Shimmin.
• SchemingMind.com Internet Correspondence Chess Club . Author: Austin Lockwood.
• Schizochess. Halves of the chessboards get swapped every five moves. By Seth McGinnis.
• Schizophrenic Chess. Game on 12x7 board with Left and Right Schizzys, Bobbers, Teleporters and other exotic pieces. (12x7, Cells: 84) By David Short.
• Schizophrenic Chess . Game on 12x7 board with Left and Right Schizzys, Bobbers, Teleporters and other exotic pieces. (12x7, Cells: 84) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
• School Chess. Before movement of a figure, the player speaks the name of city on the letter, on which the name of a moved piece begins. By Sergey Sirotkin.
• Scirocco . On ten by ten board with over thirty different pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Adrian King.
• Scirocco. On ten by ten board with over thirty different pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Adrian King.
• Scorpion. King with grasshopper power.
• Scorpion King Chess. King can also move as grasshopper. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Scotch Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Scotch Modern Chess. A check or move to a guarded square ends the series. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Scottish Progressive Chess. White moves one time, black twice, white three times, etc. Series ends when check is given. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alessandro Castelli.
• Scrabble Battle Chess. Complicated game that uses a scrabble set, dice, playing cards with magic spells, pieces that move queenlike. By John Garwood.
• Sculptures by James Killian Spratt -- Three New Chess Variations . Beautiful chess sets created by a sculptor of three of his own Chess variations plus Jetan. Author: James Killian Spratt.
• Seachess. Chess with a marine war theme. (Cells: 128) By Christopher Hodde.
• Secret Agent Chess. Each player chooses one opposing minor piece to be a secret agent. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Seenschach. Variant on 10 by 10 board with lake in the middle and new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 84) By Jörg Knappen.
• Seenschach . Variant on 10 by 10 board with lake in the middle and new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 84) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
• The Seeping Switchers. An army for Chess with Different Armies based on pieces that change color when they move. By Jörg Knappen.
• The Seeping Switchers . An army for Chess with Different Armies based on pieces that change color when they move. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
• Self Eliminator. You are allowed to take your own pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Self Eliminator. You may capture your own units. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Self's three-handed chess. 19th century chess variant for three players. (Cells: 144) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henry J. Self.
• Senterej . (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Sentinel Chess. Instead of queens, players have sentinels who can transform into 8 pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael J. Farris.
• Separate . Queens start trapped behind enemy lines. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Brian Wong.
• Separate. Queens start trapped behind enemy lines. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Brian Wong.
• Separate Realms Chess . Pieces capture like normal FIDE pieces, but have limited moves that only take them to part of the board when not capturing. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Michael Nelson and Peter Aronson.
• Separate Realms Chess. Pieces capture like normal FIDE pieces, but have limited moves that only take them to part of the board when not capturing. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson and Michael Nelson.
• Separate Realms Chess. Pieces capture like normal FIDE pieces, but have limited moves that only take them to part of the board when not capturing. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Michael Nelson and Peter Aronson.
• Separate Realms Chess II. A Variant of Separate Realms Chess with standard FIDE King, and more powerful Knights and Queens. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jörg Knappen.
• Sequence of Fibonacci and Lucas Chess Design Games. Variants based on Fibonacci numbers. By A Missoum.
• Sequence Of M X N Chess Games. A chess variant for boards of size M by N, for about all pairs of positive integers M, N. By A Missoum.
• Sergeant. A combination of the Berolina and usual Pawns.
• Seven Knights Chess. Unusual army for Red. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Shafran's Hexagonal Chess. A classic hexagonal variant from Russia. (Cells: 70) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Isaak Grigorevich Shafran.
• Shako . Cannons and elephants are added in variant on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
• Shako. Cannons and elephants are added in variant on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
• Shako. Cannons and elephants are added in variant on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
• Shako set. Photo of set for the large chess variant Shako. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jean-Luc Muraro. Inventor: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
• Shakti. On a 7 by 7 board with disappearing squares. (7x7, Cells: 49) By Christian Freeling.
• Shakti. Christian Freeling's simple, elegant game with disappearing squares. (7x7, Cells: 49) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Christian Freeling.
• Shanghai Palace Chess. A blend of Chinese, Japanese, and Western Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Shanghai Palace Chess. Play this blend of Chinese, Japanese and Western Chess on Game Courier! (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Gary K. Gifford and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
• Shanghai Palace Chess . Download these files to play this blend of Chinese, Japanese and Western Chess with Zillions of Games. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
• On ShareDebate International. Online BBS magazine, and software for chinese chess, Korean chess, and for making sets for these games. Author: Roleigh Martin.
• shat2diag2. A tool to make uncheckered chess and fairy / variant chess diagrams. By Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shatar. Mongolian chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shatar. The major form of chess played in Mongolia for centuries. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Shatra . Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture. (7x14, Cells: 62) Author: Francis Monkman.
• Shatra . Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture. (7x14, Cells: 62)
• Shatra. Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture. (7x14, Cells: 62) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• ShatraDev2 . Windows program to play Shatra against the computer. (7x14, Cells: 62) Author: Francis Monkman.
• Shatranj. The widely played historic Persian game, predecessor of modern chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shatranj . The widely played historic Persian game, predecessor of modern chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla.
• Shatranj. Persian chess, ancestral to the Western forms. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Shatranj. The widely played historic Arabian game, predecessor of modern chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Shatranj . Version with fancy graphics. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe.
• Shatranj Elephants. Shatranj-like game, but with all short-range, limited-capturing pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Christine Bagley-Jones.
• Shatranj Elephants. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Christine Bagley-Jones.
• Shatranj Kamil (64). Modern Shatranj based variant on 8 by 8 board with new pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Paulowich.
• Shatranj Kamil I. Large shatranj variant with new piece: camel. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shatranj Kamil II. Large historic shatranj variant with new piece: dabbabah or war machine. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shatranj of Troy. A Shatranj variant with Shogi-like drops, a Trojan Horse (with 6 pieces inside),. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Shatranj of Troy. A Shatranj variant with Shogi-like drops, a Trojan Horse (with 6 pieces inside). (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
• Shatranj of Troy. A Shatranj variant with Shogi-like drops, a Trojan Horse (with 6 pieces inside). (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Shatranj Plus . Play four large historical variations of Shatranj including Tamerlane Chess! () Author: Malcolm Maynard.
• Shatranj Problems. Mansubat: Chess Problems of 1001 years ago. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shatranji. A hybrid of Shatranj and Chessgi. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• Shield Bearers. A systematic set of names for pawnlike pieces. Author: Charles Gilman.
• Shifted Square Chess. One square is removed from the normal playing area and one square is added at the edge of the normal playing area. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Shifting Chess. Variant inspired on shifting puzzles; one can move pieces of the board. (8x8, Cells: 56) By David Howe.
• Shifting Sands Chess. Special squares -- which can be dropped and moved -- change the types of pieces that land on them. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Tony Quintanilla.
• Shifting Sands Chess . Special squares -- which can be dropped and moved -- change the types of pieces that land on them. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Tony Quintanilla.
• Shikaar. (9x9, Cells: 79) By Dhruv Manchala.
• Sho Shogi. Historic predecessor of shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shocky. A program that plays Shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Pauli Misikangas.
• Shogessi (The Allday Wars) . An original large, multiplayer Chess/Shogi variant. (Cells: 231) By Eric Watkins.
• Shogi. Play the Japanese form of Chess, in which captured pieces can be dropped back as your own. (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Shogi . Westernized version using Alfaerie graphics. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: David Howe and Fergus Duniho.
• Shogi (Japanese Chess). Links and rules. (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shogi - Japan's Game of Strategy.. Book teaching how to play Shogi. Author: Trevor Leggett.
• Shogi 3D. Three dimensional version of Japanese Chess. (9x9x3, Cells: 243) By Larry L. Smith.
• Shogi FAQ. Questions and answers about Shogi (Japanese Chess). (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shogi for Beginners. A book on Japanese chess, Shogi. Author: John Fairbairn.
• Shogi for Chess Players . Introduction to Shogi geared for western chess players. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Douglas Crockford.
• The Shogi Foundation . Organization selling books on Shogi and a portable shogi set. (9x9, Cells: 81)
• Shogi Pieces. Photos of Homemade Symbolic Shogi Pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Fergus Duniho.
• Shogi Pieces. Graphics of shogi pieces and symbols. Author: David Howe.
• Shogi Pieces: Photos of a Homemade set of Symbolic Shogi Pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Fergus Duniho.
• Shogi Programs. Links to different programs that play Shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Moshe Rapaport.
• Shogi set. Photo's of shogi (Japanese chess) set. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Jean-Luc Muraro.
• Shogi Set. Photo's of wooden Shogi (Japanese chess) set. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shogi set. Photographs of a Shogi set. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shogi Variant Program. Home page of a freeware program, that allows humans to play shogi and 11 variants of shogi. (Link.). Author: Steve Evans.
• Shogi Variant Software . Index of shogi variant software (in Japanese). Author: Edward Strickland.
• Shogi Variants Site. Wikipedia dedicated to Shogi Variants. Author: Joseph Peterson.
• Shogi web site . Web site on Shogi and its variants. Author: Roger Hare.
• Shogi With Pokémons. Pokemons with special powers are added to an otherwise normal shogi board. (11x11, Cells: 121) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Shogi, Mortal Shogi, and Kamikaze Mortal Shogi . Optimized ZRFs for Japanese Chess and some recent variants. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Shogi: Cut-Out Symbolic Shogi Pieces. Make your own Shogi set. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Shoot Chess. Rifle chess with mandatory captures. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Shou Dou Qi: The Battle of Animals - The Jungle Game. Simulated conflict between animal kingdoms. (7x9, Cells: 63) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shou Dou Qui . Printable Board and Pieces. (7x9, Cells: 63) Author: Jan Horinek.
• Showdown Chess. No draws permitted. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Devin Camenares.
• Shrapnel Chess. Nearest units at 45 degree angles from line of capture. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Shrink Chess. Emptied rows and columns vanish permanently. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Shrink Chess. The board is shrinking. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Pepijn van Erp and Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shrink Chess II. Emptied edge rows and edge columns vanish permanently. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Shuffle Chess 1. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Shuffle Chess 2. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Shuffle Chess 3. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Shuffle Chess 4. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Siamese Chess. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Siberian Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Sideways Hourglass chess. Small variant on 6 by 7 board with two squares punched out. (7x6, Cells: 40) By Bryan Lambert.
• Siege Chess. Historic chess variant with fortress on cross-shaped board. (Cells: 160) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Siege chess. A hexagonal three-player chess variant. (Cells: 192) By Ross Durossette.
• Sigma 4 Shogi. (7x7, Cells: 49) By Daniel Roth.
• A Silly 42-Squares Board. A Silly 42-squares board with a little Unirexial variant you can play on it. (Cells: 42) By Jared B. McComb.
• Silver General. Shogi piece that moves one square diagonally, or forward. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Simple Marseillais Chess . Simplified version of Marseillais Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• A Simple Proposal. Variant where promotion may occur on the 7th or 8th rank, and may be delayed, but only to captured pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ted Clancy.
• Single check chess. Checking the opponent wins the game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Sissa. Move exists of moving a number of squares as rook and an equal number of squares as bishop. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
• Sissa . Variant on 9 by 9 board with Sissa's, which move like a Bishop than a Rook, or like a Rook, then a Bishop. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
• Sissa. Variant on 9 by 9 board with Sissa's. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Carlos Cetina.
• Sittuyin (Burmese Chess). (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Sittyuin. Burmese Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Malcolm Maynard.
• Sixteen Pawns. Trade a queen for 8 extra pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ralph Betza. Inventor: M. de Kemur.
• Sjah. Three or four player chess variants. By Eric Wouters.
• Sjeng : a chess-and-variants playing program . Freeware program that plays chess and some variants, like giveaway chess and bughouse. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Skirmish Chess . Pawns start on the 3rd and 6th ranks with no double-move, pieces on the 2nd and 7th ranks. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Tony Paletta.
• Skirmish Chess. Pawns start on the 3rd and 6th ranks with no double-move, pieces on the 2nd and 7th ranks. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
• Skock. 64 pieces on an 8 x 8 board. Dice determine how far pieces can be moved. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ulf Göransson.
• Slanted Escalator Chess. Chess on an asymmetric board with interesting connectivity. (8x8, Cells: 60) By David Short.
• Slanted Escalator Chess . Chess on an asymmetric board with interesting connectivity. (8x8, Cells: 60) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
• Slide Chess . Variant on 44 squares with moving cages. (7x6, Cells: 44) Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
• Slide Chess. Variant on 44 squares with moving cages. (7x6, Cells: 44) Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: João Pedro Neto.
• Slide-Chess. Variant on 44 squares with moving cages. (7x8, Cells: 44) By João Pedro Neto.
• Slide-shuffle. Variation of Shuffle Chess with special castling. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Patrick O'Neal.
• Slippery Center Chess. Units slide over the center squares. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Small Spherical Chess. Board of form of sphere, with 38 squares. (Cells: 38) By Andrea Mori.
• Small-Deacon Chess. (7x7, Cells: 49) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Smegi. Arrows on squares show where pieces can go - crossover between Smess® and Shogi. (5x8, Cells: 40) By Fergus Duniho.
• Smegi . Arrows on squares show where pieces can go - crossover between Smess® and Shogi. (5x8, Cells: 40) By Fergus Duniho.
• Smegi Photographs. Photo's of small chess variant, a hybrid of Smess and Shogi. (5x8, Cells: 40) By Fergus Duniho.
• Smess. Produced and sold in the early 70's by Parker Brothers. Arrows on squares determine direction pieces can move. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe. Inventor: Reuben Klamer.
• Smess . Produced and sold in the early 70's by Parker Brothers. Arrows on squares determine direction pieces can move. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Smess. Play this old Parker Brothers game in which arrows direct movement. (7x8, Cells: 56) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Reuben Klamer.
• Smith, Larry Lynn . Website of Larry Lynn Smith. Author: Larry L. Smith.
• Snake Chess. A variant played on a 2 by 12 cyclindrical board. (2x12, Cells: 24) By Sergey Sirotkin.
• Snake Chess . A variant played on a 2 by 12 cyclindrical board. (2x12, Cells: 24) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Sergey Sirotkin.
• Snark Hunt. Variant with unequal armies on board with 41 squares, inspired by a poem of Lewis Carroll's. (6x8, Cells: 41) By Peter Aronson.
• Snark Hunt . Variant with unequal armies on board with 41 squares, inspired by a poem of Lewis Carroll's. (6x8, Cells: 41) By Peter Aronson.
• Sneaky. A WinBoard Compatible Chess Engine that plays Cheapmate Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Gary Baydo. Inventor: Robert Price.
• Sniper Chess. Frank Maus' game where most pieces move differently when capturing from how they move without capturing. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Frank Maus.
• Snowplow Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Soccer Chess. Chess Variant inspired by soccer. (11x17, Cells: 189) By João Pedro Neto.
• Soccer Chess I. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Solitaire chess puzzles . Several chess puzzles to try with Zillions of Games. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Sonic the Hedgehog Chess. After capturing, the capturing piece bounces off the enemy piece and continues moving. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Edward Kolis.
• The Sons of Mithra. Elaborate Fantasy variant with 13 different types of pieces per side. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Michael Chang Gummelt. Inventor: Michael Chang Gummelt and Holly Gummelt.
• The Sons of Mithra . Computer program for playing fantasy variant. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Michael Chang Gummelt. Inventor: Michael Chang Gummelt and Holly Gummelt.
• Soucie. Moves on queen-lines exactly as many squares as there are pieces on that line. By Ben Good.
• Southern Shogi. Shogi variant where pieces move like friendly pieces `south' of them. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Katsutoshi Seki.
• Space . Three dimensional chess variant on pyramidal shaped board. (Link.). (11x11, Cells: 121) Inventor: Emmor Ray Sperry.
• Space Chess. Three dimensional commercial chess variant. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Space Chess Photos. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• SpaceWarp44. 44 square board has warp squares that allow a teleport to another warpsquare. (5x9, Cells: 44) By Jeff Rients.
• SpaceWarp44 Chess. 44 square board has warp squares that allow a teleport to another warpsquare. (5x9, Cells: 44) By Jeff Rients.
• Spacious Cannoneers . Experimental Army for Chess with Different Armies vs the traditional CDA Armies. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Spacious Pieces. Pieces that need a bit more open space to move. Author: Ralph Betza.
• Spacious Torus Chess . Chess on a toroidal board, using Ralph Betza's spacious pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jianying Ji.
• Spacious Torus Chess. Chess on a toroidal board, using Ralph Betza's spacious pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jianying Ji.
• Spacious Torus Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jianying Ji.
• Spanish Rules 1283. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Spanish Rules 1500. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• SphereChess . Downloadable files to play a spherical chess variant. () By Lukas A. Saul.
• Spherical chess. Sides of the board are considered to be connected to form a sphere. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alessandro Castelli. Inventor: Don Miller.
• Sphinx Chess. Four dimensions. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Spinach Chess. Right to make powerfull move alternates between players in variant with two kings. (8x8, Cells: 68) By Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Spinal Tap Chess. Variant on an 11x11 board with a once-a-game mass 'Battle Move' of Pawns and Crabs. (11x11, Cells: 121) By David Short.
• Spinal Tap Chess . Variant on an 11x11 board with a once-a-game mass 'Battle Move' of Pawns and Crabs. (11x11, Cells: 121) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
• Spinal Tap Chess Redux. Updated version of Spinal Tap Chess with some pieces from Existentialist Chess. (11x11, Cells: 121) By David Short.
• Spinal Tap vs Terror Chess. The Spinal Tap Chess army vs the Terror Chess army in the battle of the 11x11 variants. (11x11, Cells: 121) By David Short.
• Spinal Tap vs Terror Chess . The Spinal Tap Chess army vs the Terror Chess army in the battle of the 11x11 variants. (11x11, Cells: 121) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
• spIndecision Beryl. Two players fight with three armies on board formed by 39 triangles. (Cells: 39) By Alexandre Muñiz.
• Split Board Chess. Swap halves of the board every 5 moves. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Springermühle . Chessboard Morris game played with Knights. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Sputnik Chess. Rooks, bishops, and knights on the enemy half of the board. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Squarcle Chess . Orthogonal pieces travel in square loops, diagonal pieces reflect. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Christan Hupp.
• Squarcle Chess. Orthogonal pieces travel in square loops, diagonal pieces reflect. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Christan Hupp.
• Square graphics. Images of squares for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: bishops. Images of squares with rotated and colored bishops for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: circles. Images of squares with circles on it. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: circles with a letter. Images of squares with letters for the creation of diagrams. (Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: circles with numbers. Images of squares with numbered circles for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: Colored fantasy pieces. Images of squares with colored fantasy pieces in it. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: draughts. Images of squares with draughts pieces for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: empty squares. Images of empty squares for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: kings. Images of squares with rotated and colored kings for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: knights. Images of squares with rotated and colored knights for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: more fantasy pieces. Images of some fantasy pieces for the creation of diagrams. () Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and David Howe.
• Square graphics: pawns. Images of squares with rotated and colored pawns for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: queens. Images of squares with rotated and colored queens for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: rooks. Images of squares with rotated and colored rooks for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: rotated fantasy pieces. Images of rotated fantasy pieces for the creation of diagrams. () Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: rotated pieces. Images of squares with rotated pieces for the creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Square graphics: squares with markings. Images of squares with some markings for creation of diagrams. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Squirrel. Jumps two orthogonally, two diagonally, or like a knight. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
• Stability Chess. Designed to minimize the first-move advantage by white, maximize fairness, and simplify the rules of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Various.
• Stack Chess. Pieces are stacks of chips. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Doug Chatham.
• Stan Goldovski. In Memoriam. Author: Henry Bird.
• Standoff Chess. A threat to capture the opponent's King does not give check if it opens one's own King to immediate recapture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Shimmin.
• Stanley Random Chess . (8x8, Cells: 64) By GM Gregory Topov.
• Star Chess. 3d-chess variant on two round levels. (Link.). (x2, Cells: 240)
• Star Pool Chess. Large variant of Makruk, with a center non-square that acts as a bridge. (Cells: 84) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Peter Aronson and Tony Quintanilla.
• Star Pool Chess . Large variant of Makruk, with a center non-square that acts as a bridge. (Cells: 84) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Aronson and Tony Quintanilla.
• Star Pool Chess. Large variant of Makruk, with a center non-square that acts as a bridge. (Cells: 84) By Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson.
• Star Pool Chess Zillions Saved Game . Download this file to see a saved game. (Cells: 84) By Tony Quintanilla and Peter Aronson.
• Start-Again Chess I. Each unit may return to its original square if. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Start-Again Chess II. Each unit may return to its original square if. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Startchess.com . Chess search engine.
• Static Chess. Take turns placing a unit so that none attacks another. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Stationary King Chess . Kings can't move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Statistics for 3-piece piece Hexagonal Chess. Endgame statistics. (Cells: 91) By Dave McCooey.
• Stealth Bomber Chess. Each player secretly picks a bomber piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jeremy Harper.
• Stealth Chess. You must guess which opponent unit is which. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Stealth Chess. Commercial game with elements from Chess and from Stratego. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Mark Thompson. Inventor: Dice Corporation.
• Steeple Chess . Crossover between race game and chess.
• Steffan O' Sullivan's Three-players Chess. Three player chess variant on a board with 58 squares. By Steffan O'Sullivan.
• Steno-Chess. A variation on retrograde analysis. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Éric Angelini.
• Steps Chess. Board looking like steps of many stairs. By A Missoum.
• Stereo Chess. 8 by 8 board with four 4 by 4 boards stacked on top of it. (x4, Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gerhard W. Jensch.
• Stevenson's Four-Player Chess. A game for two 2-player teams on a regular Chess board with the object of capturing all opposing pieces. By Jake Stevenson.
• Sting . A game where Kings can move like Grasshoppers in addition to their normal move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Sting. A game where Kings can move like Grasshoppers in addition to their normal move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Stones and Relays. An extended version of Eight-Stone Chess. (8x9, Cells: 72) By Jim Aikin.
• Storm the Ivory Tower. A Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Fergus Duniho.
• Storm the Ivory Tower. Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess by email. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Fergus Duniho.
• Storm the Ivory Tower . Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess with Zillions of Games. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Fergus Duniho.
• Straights. Chess-like Naval Battle game from the end of the 19th Century. (9x11, Cells: 81) Author: John Reece. Inventor: Anne Marriot Watson.
• Straights . Chess-like Naval Battle game from the end of the 19th Century. (9x11, Cells: 81) Author: Young-Hyun Joo. Inventor: Anne Marriot Watson.
• Strand. Three dimensional game with pawns and kings that move along straight lines and must remain adjacent. (4x4x4, Cells: 64) By Mike Cosgriff.
• Strange Chess. A large (12x12) chess variant. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Mark Hedden.
• Strate-Go Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
• Strategems. Chess problem magazine. Author: Ben Good.
• StrateGems . Chess problem magazine. Author: Ben Good.
• Strategic Chess Federation Championship 2003. First annual championship. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Patrick Malone.
• Strategy for Losing Chess . Website with strategic tips for Giveaway chess. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Strato Chess. Information (no rules) about a quarter-century old three dimensional chess variant. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) Author: Jonathan Alden and Mark Hummel.
• Stratomic. Decimal variant with a nuclear missile piece. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Robert Montay-Marsais.
• Stratomic Chess. Tactical nuclear missiles may be deployed after a piece is captured. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• String Chess. A one-dimensional variant with a fairy theme. (1x24, Cells: 24) By Aaron Hall.
• String Chess. A one-dimensional variant with a fairy theme. (1x24, Cells: 24) Author: Mathew M. Burke. Inventor: Aaron Hall.
• Strong Pawn Chess. Pawns move in a similar fashion to the pieces they start in front of. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Este.
• Strong Pawns Chess. Pawns move and promote as minor versions of the pieces they represent. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Stupid. A cross variant between Ultima and orthodox chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Mike Hutton. Inventor: Paul Monckton.
• Stupidhouse. Variant of Double Bughouse or Tandem Chess where partners have the same color. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Subversion / Conversion. Pieces can be bribed to switch sides. By Terry H. Jones.
• Subway Chess . In a turn, player moves first middle subway part of board and then a piece. (7x7, Cells: 41) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Francois Tremblay.
• Subway Chess. In a turn, player moves first middle subway part of board and then a piece. (7x7, Cells: 41) By Francois Tremblay.
• Sudden Death Chess . A piece must be sacrificed after each non-capturing move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Doug Chatham.
• Sudden Death Chess. A piece must be sacrificed after each non-capturing move. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Doug Chatham.
• Sudden Death Chess. If you do not capture, you must remove one of your own units. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Doug Chatham.
• Suffocation Chess. FIDE setup with new capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tarun Moni.
• Suffocation Chess. FIDE setup with new capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Tarun Moni.
• Suicide Chess. Taking is obligatory; the first player that loses all his pieces wins. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Suicide Chess, Davis Variation. Win by checkmate or by loosing your pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael D. Davis.
• Suicide Void Chess. Variant of Suicide Chess. A piece creating a void in the board is moved after each capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Atkinson.
• The Sultan's Game. Variant on 11 by 11 board from 19th century Germany. (11x11, Cells: 121) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: L. Tressan.
• Summer 2005 Poll for New Recognized Variant. Vote for the new addition to the recognized Chess variants list for Summer 2005. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Summoner's Chess. Pieces are created and improved through the use of cards. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Schmahl.
• Summoner's Chess. Pieces are created and improved through the use of cards. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Schmahl.
• Sun Tzu Chess. Limited information chess inspired by Chinese Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Kipling Lewis.
• Super Chess. Pieces can be put on top of rooks and moved with them. (8x8, Cells: 64) By John Montagna.
• Super Chess II. Proprietary game from the 1970's. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ralph Lauterbach.
• Super Chess III. Big proprietary game with archers and cyclopses. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ed Ginsberg.
• Super Chess III . Big proprietary game with archers and cyclopses. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Ed Ginsberg.
• Super Chess III . Big proprietary game with archers and cyclopses. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Ed Ginsberg.
• Super King. King moves as queen but cannot move across a square under attack. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Super-Chess. On a 12x12 board with slightly more powerful pawns and knights. Armies start back-to-back. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Prashant Hindurao Sawant.
• Superchess. Four-handed chess game playable by two or four players. (Cells: 148) Inventor: Rolf W. Jacobson.
• Superchess and Monarch. Booklet in English and Dutch and book in Dutch about large chess variants with fantasy pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk van Haeringen.
• Superchess by Lim Ther Peng. Information on a book on a large chess variant. () Inventor: Lim Ther Peng.
• SuperChess I. Big proprietary game for four. Pawns meet their opponents as in orthochess. (Cells: 148) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Rolf W. Jacobson.
• Superchess in Corus Chess tournament. Inventor: Henk van Haeringen.
• SuperKing. Kings can move like queens, but not through check. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Love-Jensen.
• Superschaak. Book and sets for playing variants with many new types of chess pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henk van Haeringen.
• Supremo Superchess. Decimal variant with extra powerful pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Lim Ther Peng.
• Surprise Chess. Speed chess combined with an umpire calling out random rule changes. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Sveschky. 16 identical pieces per player whose moves are determined by a die. By Sergey Sirotkin.
• Swap Chess. A move can consist of a series of pieces swapping places. (8x8, Cells: 64) By João Pedro Neto.
• Swap Chess. A move can consist of a series of pieces swapping places. (8x8, Cells: 64) By João Pedro Neto.
• Swap Chess I. Friendly units may swap places. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Swarm Chess. Each of your units must move each turn if possible. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
• Swash. Different shaped boards. (Cells: 64) By Robert J. Bell.
• Switching Chess. In addition to normal moves, switch with an adjacent friendly piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
• Switching Chess. In addition to normal moves, switch with an adjacent friendly piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
• Switching Chess. In addition to normal moves, switch with an adjacent friendly piece. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
• Switching Realms Chess. All noncapturing moves must change the board subset a piece occupies. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jörg Knappen.
• Switching Realms Chess . All noncapturing moves must change the board subset a piece occupies. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
• Sylph. Air nymph, that moves diagonally forwards (non capturing) or forwards or downwards for capturing.
• Symmetric Sissa . Variant on 9 by 9 board with symmetric setup and two Sissa's (generalized Knight-like sliders). (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Uwe Wiedemann. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
• Symmetric Sissa. Variant on 9 by 9 board with symmetric setup and two Sissa's (generalized Knight-like sliders). (9x9, Cells: 81) By Carlos Cetina.
• Symmetric Sissa. Problem based on an actual game. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Ben Good.
• Symmetrical Chess Collection. Collection of several large symmetric chess variants with only line pieces. Author: Derek Nalls and Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Derek Nalls.
• Symmetrical Chess Collection. Collection of several large symmetric chess variants with only line pieces. By Derek Nalls.
• The Symmetrical Chess Collection . Web site containing a collection of Chess Variants based on perfect symmetry. By Derek Nalls.
• Symmetron! 112. Large version of Symmetron!, with a third modifier. (11x10, Cells: 112) By Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri.
• Symmetron! 112 . Large version of Symmetron!, with a third modifier. (11x10, Cells: 112) By Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri.
• Symmetron! 112. Large version of Symmetron!, with a third modifier. (11x10, Cells: 112) Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri.
• Symmetron! 44. Most pieces move orthogonally or diagonally according to situation. (7x6, Cells: 44) By Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri.
• Symmetron! 44 . Most pieces move orthogonally or diagonally according to situation. (7x6, Cells: 44) By Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri.
• Symmetron! 44. Most pieces move orthogonally or diagonally according to situation. (7x6, Cells: 44) Author: Antoine Fourrière. Inventor: Antoine Fourrière and Roberto Lavieri.
• Symmetry Breaking Chess. Units become defined as they are selected and moved. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Synchronous Chess. The two sides truly move simultaneously. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vitaly Korolev.
• Synchronous Chess. Chess played with written simultaneous moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralf Hansmann.

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