It is generally assumed that chess originated in India, 5-7 centuries after the birth of Christ. At that time, the game was not as we know it. During the course of history, many variants of the game were tried. Some were discarded immediately, some had for some time an enthusiastic following and then died out, while others stayed, and replaced the game as it formerly was known.
Today, the game chess as we know it, has remarkable differences from the original game. At the same time, in different parts of this world, different chess games are played. These are also believed to originate from the same Indian / Arabic origin. The most played variants are Shogi (in Japan), and Xiangqi (in China). Other Asiatic countries know other variants. Additionally, these games and the `Western' chess have many variants, played by people that want something different for a change. These pages want to describe such variants, and give pointers to places that contain more material on them.
On these pages - What's new? - Contributors - Alphabetical index - How you can help - Awards - Recognized Chess Variants - Play! - Comments
WWW page created: January 1995. Last modified: October 3, 2002.
The above was authored by: Hans L. Bodlaender and David Howe.
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Created on: January 15, 1995. Last modified on: October 03, 2002.
Chess Variant Pages Membership. Author: David Howe
Hits to The Chess Variant Pages. Some access statistics of this website Author: Hans L. Bodlaender
The chess variant pages: Offline Version. Read this website without an internet connection Author: Hans L. Bodlaender
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| Date | Name | Rating | Comment |
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Hans Bodlaender  | None | Corrected the indexing | |
(zzo38) A. Black  | None | This page is listed as 8x8 board with 64 squares. But this is just the index page, it isn't the rules of an actual game. It should be listed as 0x0 board with 0 squares. | |
| John Ayer | None | Not the faintest, Keith. Where, exactly, are the stars located, please? | |
| Keith | None | I am looking for some information. I recently came across a game board in an antique shop ( a few of these boards were there and the propriator said most people buy them to hang on the wall for decor)that resembled a chess board except the squares numbered 10 by 10 instead of 8 by 8. On all the boards there was space included on each end with elongated stars painted. Anyone have a clue on these boards? <p>Keith | |
| | None | NICE |
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