Chess Variants
Bughouse & Crazyhouse
BugAssistant
- BPGN viewer for examining bughouse databases.
Bughouse.net -
Every darn thing you need to know about bughouse along with software
to help you play it better.
d2d4 - Bughouse tutorials,
annotated games, and a discussion forum.
Deep
Bug - Bughouse-playing chess engine.
Ebenfelt's
Bughouse Page - Rules, strategy, links, server comparisions, etc.
ErrantFischer's
Bughouse Page - Bughouse strategy, tactics, & featured games.
Sjeng - A
computer chess engine that plays bughouse & crazyhouse.
Sunsetter
- Another bughouse / crazyhouse engine -- ability to play on a chess
server.
Thief
- A special online graphical interface made mainly for bughouse.
Wild
Game 24: Bughouse - Rules and strategy, and how to play on ICC.
Other Chess Variants
AK Chess
- Chess with some inspiration from triangles.
Bishops
- Four-player variant you can play online with java applet.
Cardinal Super Chess
- Chess on an 10x10 board with the addition of a new type of piece,
the "Cardinal".
Checkmates
- Four player sets for sale.
Chessapeak Games
- 4-player partnership chess.
Chess 2
- The "fool" and the "knave" join the rest of the
pieces.
Chess
Variant Applets - Play dozens of chess variants against a computer
opponent.
Chess
Variant Pages - Huge site with rules for TONS of chess variants.
Chexx - Two to six
player hexagonal chess.
4-Player Chess
- Four-player chess set for sale.
Global
Chess - Futuristic version of chess played on two circular discs.
Go
Chess - Variant on a 10 x 10 board. Play online with a java interface.
Gothic Chess Association
- Rules, tournaments, and (soon) software for this variant. Played on
a 10 x 8 board with some new pieces.
HexiChess
- 3-d hexagonal chess.
Kung-Fu Chess
- Chess is now an action game! An amusing, if not nerve-racking diversion.
Play online instantly.
Losing
Chess Strategy - How to lose your pieces efficiently in Suicide
Chess.
Ministers Chess
- Played on a 9 x 9 board with two queens, called "ministers",
one on each side of the king, creating a symetrical game. Sets / boards
for sale, and you can join the "Ministers Club".
Omega Chess
- Played on a 10 x 10 board with two extra pieces, this variant has
some GM support. See the game Judit Polgar played against Alex Sherzer.
Pi Team Chess
- Interesting product intended mainly for children to develop teamwork
and critical thinking skills.
Power Chess
- Interesting idea: chess with one half of the board shifted one square
over, creating two extra triangular squares on the middle edges. All
is explained exhaustively here.
Progressive
Chess - A thorough online guide to Progressive Chess, with each
side making a progressively greater number of moves on each turn.
Quadlevel - 3-d
chess (4 half boards stacked). Site includes downloadable quadlevel
chess software, quad boards for sale, history of the variant, and of
course the rules.
SpeedChess -
Online chess with a reduced size board. Play against the computer or
against an online opponent (if there are any).
Symmetrical
Chess Collection - Dozens of variants, all symmetrical using only
sliding pieces for the Zillions of Games platform.
TouchDownChess
- Chess crossed with American football?
Trancendental
Chess - FischerRandom-like variant. Organizes e-mail tournaments.
TriChess - Chess
for three.
Trigon Chess
- Selling a variety of chess & checkers variants, all for three
players.
Tucan Chess
- Bigger board & some new pieces.
The
Wild Games - Descriptions of all the wild games (variants) available
to you on the Internet Chess Club (ICC). Includes in-depth pages on
Loser's
Chess and Bughouse.
World
War Chess - Similar to chess, with military-themed pieces and some
new twists.
Zillions
Of Games - Software package allowing you to create almost any board
game and be playing against an AI (or human) opponent immediately. Comes
with hundreds of games (including many chess variants) built in, and
more can be downloaded from their web site as people create them.