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• The Mad Queen's Chess. This is how modern chess was originally referred to in the late 15th century. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Magnetic Chess. Pieces that moved attract and repel pieces like magnets. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) By Joćo Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier.
• Marseillais Chess. Move twice per turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourričre.
• McCooey's Hexagonal chess. Chess on a board, made out of hexes. Variant of Dave McCooey. (Cells: 91) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
• Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Shigenobu Kusumo.

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• M-Chess. Pieces change movement capabilities depending on the column they occupy. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Stan Druben.
• M-Chess . Pieces change movement capabilities depending on the column they occupy. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Stan Druben.
• Machiavellian Chess. Four-player all-against-all game with unusual pieces; also known as Djambi. (9x9, Cells: 81) Inventor: Jean Anesto.
• Machine Gun Chess. Attacked units are removed. The object is to remove. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: J. E. H. Creed.
• Macrochess . Board is formed by having a 4 by 4 grid at each side of a cube. (4x4x6, Cells: 96)
• Macrochess. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Robert Potter.
• Mad Chess . Chess variant with unequal armies on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jason D. Wittman.
• Mad Chess. Chess variant with unequal armies on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jason D. Wittman.
• Mad Chess (Steel=White). Chess variant with unequal armies on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jason D. Wittman.
• Mad Chess (Stone=White). Chess variant with unequal armies on 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jason D. Wittman.
• Mad Elephant Chess . Pawns can be turned into Elephants; Elephants can promote to Mad Elephants, and Mad Elephants can trample lines of pieces. By Peter Aronson.
• Mad Elephant Chess. Pawns can be turned into Elephants; Elephants can promote to Mad Elephants, and Mad Elephants can trample lines of pieces. By Peter Aronson.
• Mad Mate . Wooden set for chessgi: captured pieces change hands and can be used as reinforcement. (8x8, Cells: 64) Inventor: Alex Randolph.
• The Mad Queen's Chess. This is how modern chess was originally referred to in the late 15th century. (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Mad Scientist Chess. Fetch me the Pawn, Igor! (8x8, Cells: 64) By Peter Aronson.
• Mad Threeparty Chess. Chess for three. Each opponent has a king which you may check. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Madcap Chess. If a capture is available, the player must capture,. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Mannis Charosh.
• Madhouse Chess. Usually called Replacement Chess. Captured pieces must be put on an empty square on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Madrasi Chess. Units of opposite color and identical kind which attack one another cannot move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Abdul Karwatkar.
• Maelstrom . All 64 squares of 8 by 8 board are initially filled with pieces. Author: David Howe. Inventor: Michael Asher.
• Maelstrom. All 64 squares of 8 by 8 board are initially filled with pieces. By Michael Asher.
• Maelstrom Chess. All 64 squares are initially occupied. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Michael Asher.
• Mafeking Kriegspiel. Players choose their own setups, unknown to opponent, units adjacent by Knights (spies) are visable. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Hubert Philips.
• Mage. Rooks cannot be captured or capture, and the Queen is replaced by a Mage. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Oliver Xymoron.
• Mage Chess. Queen can swap with any friendly unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Oliver Xymoron.
• Mage Chess II. Queen can swap with any friendly or enemy unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Oliver Xymoron.
• Magi . Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Neal Meyer.
• Magi. On 10 by 10 board with new pieces and different outcome rules. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Neal Meyer.
• Magi - A Chess Variant. Variant on 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Neal Meyer.
• Magic Carpet Chess. Each player has a magic carpet to move a non-King to any empty square on the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Denis van Straten and Karl Scherer.
• Magic Ring Chess. Each player has a magic ring which will give the piece wearing it additional powers of movement. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Lim Ther Peng.
• Magichess . Chess variant that uses ideas from Magic: the Gathering card game. By Dennis Xay Voong.
• Magician Chess. Variant on 7 by 7 board with nine holes and magician able to move holes. (7x7, Cells: 40) By Jonathon Whittle.
• Magician Chess . Variant on 7 by 7 board with nine holes and magician able to move holes. (7x7, Cells: 40) Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Jonathon Whittle.
• Magician Chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics. (7x7, Cells: 40) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Jonathon Whittle.
• Magna Carta Chess. Black has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
• Magna Carta Chess. lack has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
• Magna Carta Chess. Black has the FIDE array, White has a Marshal and an Archbishop instead of a Queen and King. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
• Magnetic Chess . Pieces that moved attract and repel pieces like magnets. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Joćo Pedro Neto and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Joćo Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier.
• Magnetic Chess. Moved unit attracts and repels. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Magnetic Chess. Pieces that moved attract and repel pieces like magnets. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) By Joćo Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier.
• Magnetic Chess: 4 sample games. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jim Aikin. Inventor: Joćo Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier.
• Magnetic Xiangqi set. Photo's of a magnetic Chinese chess set. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Maharadscha . Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Maharaja. See Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Maharaja and Sepoys I. Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Maharaja and Sepoys II. Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army. The maharaja. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• The Maharaja and the Sepoys. Powerful lonely king against a full set of pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Mainzer Schach. Large variant with Janus, Marshall, and different setup. (11x8, Cells: 88) By Jörg Knappen.
• Mainzer Schach. Large variant with Janus, Marshall, and different setup. (11x8, Cells: 88) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Jörg Knappen.
• Major FUN's Daily Briefings. Article on the Chess Variant Pages. Author: Bernie 'Major Fun' DeKoven.
• Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi. Historical ultra large Shogi variant. (19x19, Cells: 361) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
• Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi pictures. Photos of a commercial Maka-dai-dai Shogi set. (19x19, Cells: 361) Author: John Lawson.
• Makarenko's Chess . Pieces can split and combine in many ways. Four variants included. Author: Marek14 .
• Make-A-Rule Chess. Play chess and modify its rules concurrently. Chess with Nomic. Author: Randy King. Inventor: Nyegosh Dube.
• Make-A-Rule Chess. Sample game. Author: Randy King.
• Makruk. Thai chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Makruk. Thai Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Malcolm Maynard.
• Makruk (Thai chess). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Makruk experiences. Tim Krabbe's WWW page on his experiences with Makruk. Author: Tim Krabbé.
• Makruk match. Moves of a match of Thai chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Dr. René Gralla.
• Makruk match 2. Moves of Thai Chess game Gralla - Mendel. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Dr. René Gralla.
• Mammoth Chess. Large Variant. (10x10, Cells: 96) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Kevin Begley.
• Mamra Chess. Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. (8x8, Cells: 66) By George Tsavdaris.
• Mamra Chess . Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. (8x8, Cells: 66) By George Tsavdaris.
• Mamra Chess. Adds the Mamra, a piece that only Pawns may capture. (8x8, Cells: 66) Author: Tony Quintanilla and George Tsavdaris. Inventor: George Tsavdaris.
• Man. Moves like a Ferz or Wazir -- a nonroyal King.
• Manchala Chess. On 10 by 10 board with new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Dhruv Manchala.
• Manchurian Chess. Widely-played regional variant on Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Maniac . Chess and Chess Variants Program. By Subrah Nagappan.
• Many Rules in One Game. List chess and variants. By Ralph Betza.
• Many Worlds Chess. Large variant, inspired by the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. By Adrian King.
• Mao. Moves as knight but cannot jump. Author: Fergus Duniho and Ben Good.
• Mao-hopper. Moves as knight must must jump over occupied orthogonal square at first movement.
• March Hare Chess. Each side moves first a black unit, then a white unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• The Marine Game. Small wargame, simulating a sea battle. Author: Eugen Laukamp.
• Marinelli's three-handed chess, or Triple Chess. Historic chess variant for three players. (Cells: 136) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Philip Marinelli.
• Mark Davis's Chess Designs . With a round chess board. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Mark Davis.
• Marmara. A Byzantine Chess variant featuring Trojan Horses. (4x16, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
• Marseillais Chess. Move twice per turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Antoine Fourričre.
• Marseillais Chess . Move twice per turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Young-Hyun Joo.
• Marseillais Chess. Move twice per turn. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Marshall. Moves like rook or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe.
• Martian Chess. Large variant from the book The Chessmen of Mars. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Martian Chess, Jetan. Large variant from the book The Chessmen of Mars. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux. Inventor: Edgar Rice Burroughs.
• Masking Chess. Mask and move pieces so they are invisible to the opponent. (8x8, Cells: 64) By James Lummel.
• Mastering Chechmates, by Neil McDonald. A review of a book. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Mastery . A Game of Skill for Two Players. Inventor: S John Ross.
• Mate in two moves. Old mate in two problem from 1859. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Samuel Loyd.
• Maxima. Maxima is an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima more clear and dynamic. (Cells: 76) By Roberto Lavieri.
• Maxima . Maxima is an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima more clear and dynamic. (Cells: 76) By Roberto Lavieri.
• Maxima . Download this file to see a sample game of Maxima! (Cells: 76) Author: Rhonan Lavieri and Roberto Lavieri. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
• Maxima. Play Maxima, an interesting and exiting variant of Ultima, with new elements that make Maxima more clear and dynamic. (8x11, Cells: 76) Author: Roberto Lavieri and Antoine Fourričre. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
• Maxima . This ZRF enforces the checkmate condition in Maxima. (Cells: 76) Author: Roberto Lavieri and Joost aan de Brugh. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
• Maxima Set. Author: Roberto Lavieri.
• Maya Chess. Indian variant in which a defended unit (not king or pawn) moves according to the defender(s). (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Christina Ziolkowski and Paul DeWitte. Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
• Mayhem Chess. Different pieces and setup. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Christina Ziolkowski.
• Maze. Cooperative chesslike game; commercial game. Inventor: Jim Deacove.
• Mazes for the Mind. Author: C. Pickover.
• McCooey's Hexagonal chess. Chess on a board, made out of hexes. Variant of Dave McCooey. (Cells: 91) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
• McCooey's Hexagonal Chess . Chess on a board, made out of hexes. (Cells: 91) Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
• McCooey's Hexagonal Chess. Popular hexagonal variant. (Cells: 91) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Dave McCooey.
• McCooey's Hexagonal Chess: Sample games. Author: Dave McCooey.
• McGinnis, Seth. Interview with the winner of the contest to design a chess variant on 39 squares. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Meares's Proposal. Bishops can also move and capture one square orthogonally. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: J. W. Meares.
• La Mecca . Chess Encyclopedia. Author: Maurizio Mascheroni.
• Mecklenbeck Chess. Pawns promote on 6th rank. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Bernd Eickenscheidt.
• Mecklenberg . Pawns can promote on the sixth row. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Bernd Eickenscheidt.
• Mecklenberg chess. Pawns can promote on the sixth row. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Bernd Eickenscheidt.
• Mecklenburg Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Med Chess. Diagonal board game with a mix of traditional, modern and Shogi pieces. (8x8, Cells: 44) By Erez Schatz.
• Med Chess . Diagonal board game with a mix of traditional, modern and Shogi pieces. (8x8, Cells: 44) Author: Uri Bruck. Inventor: Erez Schatz.
• Medieval War Chess. This game has quite a few differences from regular chess, but it does use the standard board and pieces, making it easy to play. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Anthony Peterson.
• Medusa Chess. Non-capturing medusas petrify enemy units. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Medusa Chess II. Non-capturing medusas petrify enemy units. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Medusa Chess III. Medusas petrify enemy units they attack and capture as Queens. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Medusa Shogi. (11x11, Cells: 121) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Medusa Shogi. (11x11, Cells: 121) Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
• Mega-Chess. A chess game where each piece is a chess game! (8x8x64, Cells: 4096) By David Howe.
• Megachess. Played on 6 boards arranged in a 2 by 3 grid. (24x16, Cells: 384) By Fred Lange.
• MegaMan Chess. Pieces fire projectile weapons when capturing. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Edward Kolis.
• Melbourne Chess and Christchurch Chess. 3-D variant on an 8x8x8 board. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) By Charles Gilman.
• Mźlée. Variant on 9 by 9 board with 9 different pieces and castle square that must be occupied. (9x9, Cells: 81) By C. George Boeree.
• Melee Chess. Large variant, win by entering enemy castle. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: C. George Boeree.
• Memories of Hexagonal Chess. (Cells: 91) Author: David Anderson. Inventor: Wladyslaw Glinksi.
• Memory CardChess for Four. Prior to each turn, turn over a card if it is available. If it is your unit, it is activated, otherwise, remember where it was. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
• Memory CardChess for Teams. Prior to each turn, turn over a card if it is available. If it is your unit, it is activated, otherwise, remembers where it was. (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Memory CardChess for Three. Prior to each turn, turn over a card if it is available. If it is your unit, it is activated, otherwise, remember where is was. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
• Memory CardChess for Two. Like regular CardChess, but cards are flipped face down when not moving. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jeff Widderrich.
• Mercenary Pawn Chess. Use either side's pawns to capture units. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tony Paletta.
• Mercurial Chess. A variant on 42 squares with a satallite board and the rescure of captured pieces. (6x6, Cells: 42) By Mark Hedden.
• Mercurial Chess . A variant on 42 squares with a satallite board and the rescure of captured pieces. (6x6, Cells: 42) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Mark Hedden.
• Mesmer Chess. Each player has a Mesmerist piece that can move opposing pieces it attacks. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
• Mesmer Chess . ach player has a Mesmerist piece that can move opposing pieces it attacks. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Dan Troyka.
• Messenger Chess. A quick, dynamic variant. It adds one new piece, the Courier, which is necessary to win. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Flynn Leek.
• Meta Chess. Game where players decide how the pieces move and where they go. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Richard Hutnik.
• Meta-Chess. Book review. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Meta-Chess. Author: John William Brown.
• Meta-Chess. Table of Contents and Preface. Author: John William Brown.
• Meta-Chess. A Review of the book. Author: Serge Kohl.
• Metagame Game-Playing Workbench. Information on tool for game programs. Author: Barney Pell and Daniel Elliott Loeb.
• Metamorph Chess . Variant in which pieces transform by fixed rules into other pieces. By Fergus Duniho.
• Metamorph Chess. Variant in which pieces transform by fixed rules into other pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• Metamorph Chess. Play this variant in which pieces frequently promote or demote. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• MetamorphaChess . Pieces represented by dice change to another type after having moved. Inventor: Robert Dubisch.
• Metamorphin Assimilation Chess . A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
• Metamorphin Fusion Chess . A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
• Metamorphin' Assimilation Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Assimilation Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
• Metamorphin' Fusion Chess. A hybrid of Metamorph Chess and Fusion Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
• Metamorphing Chess. Pieces upgrade when escaping, downgrade when capturing. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
• Metamorpin'-Fusion A. Pieces are likely to proliferate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
• Metamorpin'-Fusion B. Pieces are likely to proliferate. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
• Metapontum . Cooperative chessvariant on hexagonal board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Hans Theo Frenkel.
• mettamorphachess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Eric S. Clayton.
• Mexican Chess. Large variant from Mexico with 3,1 jumpers. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: PrinceJoli Kansil.
• Mexican King Chess. Win the usual way or by making it safely to Mexico. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Mi Arena Chex. Hexagonal chess variant. (Cells: 79) By Brent Thomas.
• Michael's Chess. An elaboration of Lord Dunsany's Chess with varying Pawn sides. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roger Cooper.
• Michell's Proposal. Pawns may underpromote on next-to-last rank. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: R. P. Michell.
• Michelson's Chess. Each side moves first a red unit, then a white unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Microorganism Chess. A 16x16 board with pieces that behave like micro-organisms. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Mark Hedden.
• Microshogi . Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20) Author: Steve Evans. Inventor: Oyama Yasuharu.
• Microshogi. Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Oyama Yasuharu.
• Mideast Chess . Variant on 10 by 10 board, inspired by ancient Tamerlane chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: John Mantle Green.
• Mideast chess. Variant on 10 by 10 board, inspired by ancient Tamerlane chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John Mantle Green.
• Mideastern Chess. Actually a California variant resembling "Tamurlane" chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: John Mantle Green.
• Mike's Camel Chess . Lłotuoqķ (Camel Chess) variant with more balanced pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Michael Nelson.
• Millennial Chess. Variant on 12 by 12 board with new pieces. (12x12, Cells: 144) By John William Brown.
• Millennium 3D Chess (tm) . (Link.). (8x8x3, Cells: 192) Inventor: William L. D’Agostino.
• Millennium Chess . Commercial variant on 15 by 8 board with almost twice the normal set of pieces. (15x8, Cells: 120)
• Mime Attack Chess . Pieces capture like the pieces they're capturing usually capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Adrian Alvarez de la Campa.
• Mimics. Several pieces that can imitate the movement of other pieces. Author: David Howe.
• Mimotaur Chess. Mimotaurs move as queens, may only capture a unit. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
• Mindsports . Website of game inventor Christian Freeling, with online games. By Christian Freeling.
• Minefield Chess. Two of your squares have hidden mines that can destroy an enemy unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Mini Burmese Chess. Small variant of Burmese Chess. (6x6, Cells: 40) By A.J. Winkelspecht.
• Mini Burmese Chess . Small variant of Burmese Chess. (6x6, Cells: 40) By A.J. Winkelspecht.
• Mini Citadel Chess . Mate the king or occupy a citadel of your opponent. (8x8, Cells: 68) By A.J. Winkelspecht.
• Mini Citadel Chess. Mate the king or occupy a citadel of your opponent. (8x8, Cells: 68) By A.J. Winkelspecht.
• Mini HexChess. Small hexagonal chess variant. (Cells: 37) By Dave McCooey.
• Mini Slanted Escalator Chess. Chess on smaller asymmetric board. (8x6, Cells: 44) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and David Short. Inventor: David Short.
• Mini Slanted Escalator Chess . Chess on smaller asymmetric board. (8x6, Cells: 44) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: David Short.
• Mini Thunder Chess. A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Fergus Duniho.
• Mini Thunder Chess . A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Fergus Duniho.
• Mini Thunder Chess. A small-scale hybrid of Metamorph Chess, Fusion Chess, and Assimilation Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Fergus Duniho.
• Mini-POM (Mini Pillars of Medusa). (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Mini-POM (Mini Pillars of Medusa). (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
• Miniature Chess. From an old Martin Gardner column in "Scientific American". (5x5, Cells: 25) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Martin Gardner.
• Miniature Chess. The smallest variant in which every legal move can be made as in FIDE Chess. (5x5, Cells: 25) Author: Jason Shields. Inventor: Martin Gardner.
• Minigolf Chess on a Really Big Board. Pieces have momentum, bounce against the walls, and can be spinned in variant on 8 by 16 board. (16x8, Cells: 128) By Ralph Betza.
• Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Shigenobu Kusumo.
• Minishogi setuper. Minishogi you can set up pieces at beginning of the game. (5x5, Cells: 25) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Ministers Chess. Two queens on each side on a 9x9 board, available commercially. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Minotaur Chess. Variant with board turned 45 degrees. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Frank M. Truelove.
• Mir Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By David Paulowich.
• Mirror Chess. Playing against its mirror image: game is always a draw. By A Missoum.
• Miscellaneous Chess FAQ. Some answers to some frequently asked questions about chess and trivia. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Missile Chess. Each unit can rifle-capture once. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
• Missile Chess. Each non-king pieces or pawn may capture without moving once per game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Harper. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
• Missing the Mark. Making intentional errors. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Missoum Perspective Chess. By A Missoum.
• Mitosis Chess. Each captured major piece in this game returns to the board as the two or three pieces it originally consisted of. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Alex Malphrus.
• Mitregi. Shogi variant with more powerful diagonal pieces. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
• Moa. moves like knight but cannot jump first diagonal square.
• Mob Strategy. Mob Strategy, The Takeover Game, presented by The Game Pile. (9x13, Cells: 117) By Jeff Rients.
• Mobile Pawn Chess. Pawns have increased movement. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Tony Quintanilla.
• Mock Chess. No royal piece, mandatory captures. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Modern Chess . A variant on a 9 by 9 board. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
• Modern chess. Variant on a 9 by 9 board with piece that combines bishop and knight moves. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
• Modern Chess. Latin American 9x9 version. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
• Modern chess puzzle. Mate in one with piece of combined bishop/knight move from Modern Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
• Modern Chess set. Photo of chess variant with 9 by 9 board. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and John Lawson. Inventor: Gabriel Maura.
• Modern Courier Chess. Sample Game with analysis, from Variant Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Paul Byway.
• Modern Courier Chess. An article from Variant Chess discussing the game. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Paul Byway.
• Modern Courier Chess . An attempt to reform the courier game by emulating the development of modern chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Paul Byway.
• Modern Kamil. Two variants that add the Camel to the standard Orthochess array on enlarged boards. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Nuno Cruz.
• Modern Kamil . A set of variants adding Camels or Camel-like pieces to the Orthochess array. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Nuno Cruz.
• Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
• Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.
• Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Christine Bagley-Jones and David Howe. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
• Modest Variant.. Black may castle out of check. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Steven A Brown.
• Moebius Chess. The board is a Moebius ring. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Menno Dekker.
• Momentum Chess. Pieces keep moving in the same direction. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Monarch Hexagonal Chess. Proprietary hexagonal variant. (Cells: 35) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jean de Poel.
• Mongolian Chess. Shatar, the major form of chess played in Mongolia for centuries. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Mongredian Chess. Both bishops on queenside, both knights on kingside. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Monkey Do Chess. If possible, make a second move with any unit. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ed Friedlander.
• Monkey King Chess. Monkey King fights Goblin King on 44 squares board in game with oriental influences. (5x8, Cells: 44) By Peter Gelman.
• Monkey King Chess. Monkey King fights Goblin King on 44 squares board in game with oriental influences. (5x8, Cells: 44) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Peter Gelman.
• Mono-dimensional Chess. Small, one dimensional variant with unorthodox pieces. (1x10, Cells: 10) By Luiz Carlos Campos.
• Mono-dimensional Chess . Small, one dimensional variant with unorthodox pieces. (1x10, Cells: 10) Author: Glenn Overby II. Inventor: Luiz Carlos Campos.
• Monochromatic Chess. Pieces remain on squares of the same color. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Harry Pijls.
• Monochrome Chess. All units are of the same color. Win by accumulating captures. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Andrew Looney.
• Monochrome Chess . All pieces are the same color. Players move pieces on their side of the board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe. Inventor: Andrew Looney.
• Monster Bluff Chess. On 10 boards put together, with putting stakes on squares. (32x24, Cells: 640) By Dale Holmes.
• Monster Chess . One player has only a king and four pawns, but makes double moves. Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
• Monster Chess. One player has only a king and four pawns, but makes double moves. Author: David Regis.
• Monster Chess. White's normal army faces Red's king and four pawns; Red moves twice per turn. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Monster Chess Variants. A Discussion of the value of Double-Move pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ralph Betza.
• Moon Chess . Played with a Xiangqi set, but with different rules. (8x4, Cells: 32) Author: Peter Aronson.
• MoQi. MoQi, or Demon Game, is played upon a 10x10 field. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Larry L. Smith.
• More 10. Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. (2x5, Cells: 10) Author: Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri.
• More on Dragonchess.
• More Shifted Square Chess. Shifted Square Chess needs more than one page to explore its possibilities. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• More10. Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. (2x5, Cells: 10) By Roberto Lavieri.
• More10 . Chessvariant on a board with 10 squares. (2x5, Cells: 10) By Roberto Lavieri.
• Mori, Andrea . Website of Andrea Mori. Author: Andrea Mori.
• Morley's Chess . Boards with enlarged sides. Author: Andrew Juell.
• Morley's Chess. Boards with enlarged sides. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: F V Morley.
• Morley's Chess. Large board with the usual pieces. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Moroccan Chess. If you have one or more captures, you must make a capture. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Mortal Chessgi . A Chessgi game in which captures reduce material. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• Mortal Chessgi. A Chessgi game in which captures reduce material. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• Mortal Chessgi. Play this Chessgi variant in which each capture decreases material. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Fergus Duniho.
• Mortal Shogi. A Shogi variant in which pieces aren't all immortal. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
• Mortal Shogi. Play this Shogi variant in which pieces may die. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
• Moscow King Chess. Board starts empty. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Motif Piece Set. Icons of chess and chess variant pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Motif Shogi Pieces. Motif style Shogi pieces made from photos of wood. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Motorotor. Variant where two platforms slowly orbit a central board. (11x11, Cells: 43) By Gavin King.
• Motorotor. Play this small variant with a rotating board. (11x11, Cells: 43) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Gavin King.
• Mountain King . Game for 2 to 4 players on 11 by 11 board. (11x11, Cells: 121) Inventor: Emmor Ray Sperry.
• Mountain King Chess. First king to reach the center square of an 11 x 11 board wins. (11x11, Cells: 121) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Emmor Ray Sperry.
• Mouse and Elephant . Large variant of the Jungle game. (19x13, Cells: 203) Inventor: Ulrich Roth.
• Mrs. Graycheck's Chess. Pawns promote only to a unit already captured. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• MSO Worldwide . Organizes yearly Mind Sports Olympics.
• Mulligan Stew Chess. 42-Square Swapping-Mage Teleporting-Assassin Dual-Color-Bound-King Limited-Double-Move Leaping-Pawn Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Peter Aronson.
• Mulligan Stew Chess . 42-Square Swapping-Mage Teleporting-Assassin Dual-Color-Bound-King Limited-Double-Move Leaping-Pawn Chess. (6x7, Cells: 42) By Peter Aronson.
• Multi-chess. Chess variants for three or four players. By Bert Meerman.
• Multi-King Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Roberto Lavieri.
• Multichess. Four player chess variant. Author: Alfred Pfeiffer. Inventor: Dietrich Gläß.
• Multipath Chess Pieces. Suggests adding "multi-path" pieces to leapers and riders classification of pieces. Author: George William Duke.
• Multiplayer Chess Rules. A discussion of rules issues for multiple player chess games. Author: Jason65 .
• Multiplayer chess variants. Additional rules for chess variants with more players. By Derick Peterson.
• Multiple Displacers. A multiple displacer is a version of a piece that can capture enemy pieces partway along a longer move. Author: Charles Gilman.
• Multiple Occupancy Miscellany. Various chess variants with multiple pieces per square. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
• Multivariant Tournament 2003. 2003 Multivariant PBEM tournament headquarters page. Author: Glenn Overby II.
• Muńiz, Alexandre . Alexandre Muńiz's Web Thing. Author: Alexandre Muńiz.
• Murray Lion. Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally or captures on neighboring square.
• Murray's A History of Chess reprinted. Author: Peter Aronson.
• Mushroom. Jumping piece whose destination squares form a mushroom pattern.
• Must Capture Chess. Capturing is mandatory. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Roger Cooper.
• Mutant Chess . Pieces mutate during the game.
• Mutation Chess. Pieces that capture become the type of piece they captured. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Alessandro Castelli. Inventor: John E. Bosley.
• Mutation Chess. Units other than kings transform into whatever they capture. Queens do not move to give check. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: John E. Bosley.
• Mutators. Article discussing the concept of Mutators. Author: Joćo Pedro Neto.
• Mutual stalemate with all pieces. Construct a mutual stalemate setup using all 32 pieces. By Michiel de Bondt.
• My38 Chess. Variant on board with 38 squares. (Cells: 38) By Dave Hogarty.
• Mysore Chess. Large variant by an 18th century Indian king. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Mysterious chess. Use cards to place your pieces on the board. By Sergey Sirotkin.
• Mythical Fantasy Conquest. A large variant with new fantasy pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Lim Ther Peng.
• Mythical Fantasy Conquest. Play this large variant with new fantasy pieces! (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Lim Ther Peng and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Lim Ther Peng.

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