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Byzantine, or round chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Chaturanga. The first known variant of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Chaturanga for four players.. Oldest multiplayer chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. (12x8, Cells: 96) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Shatranj. The widely played historic Persian game, predecessor of modern chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Tamerlane chess. A well-known historic large variant of Shatranj. (11x10, Cells: 112) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.

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4-Handed Chaturanga. Generic preset for all 4-handed Chaturanga variants. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Joe Joyce.
4-handed Chaturanga with dice. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: M Winther.
4-handed Shatranj. Shatranj for Four. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: M Winther.

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A Chaturanga Problem by Bas de Haas. Mate in two moves, following Chaturanga rules. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Bas de Haas.
Abagoren Macedonian Chess . (9x9, Cells: 81) By Malcolm Webb.
Alfil. Jumps two diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Alfonso X book. Website with pictures from historical book on games.
Ancient Bulgarian Chess (Bulgarian). Web page in Bulgarian with an English version of the page. Slow. (Cells: 76)
Ancient Chess. Site dedicated to the history and evolution of Chess! Author: Rick Knowlton.
Arabian Nights Chess. Paul Newton's game on the Game Courier. (9x9, Cells: 84) Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Paul E. Newton and Timothy R. Newton.
Archchess. Late 17th chess variant from Italy on large board with pieces which include modern queen and squirrel. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
Archchess. Large chess variant from 17th century Italy. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
ArchCourier Chess. This game is Courier Chess expert Eric Greenwood's modernization of Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) By Eric V. Greenwood.
Atlantean Barroom Shatranj. The most ambitious in a series of new games Joe Joyce is introducing with powerful short range compound double jumpers. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.

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BlindChess. A blindfold program (optional board), good for training (DOS freeware). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
Blindfold Chess. One of the oldest chess variants, where one of the players is blindfolded (zrf available). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations. Author: R. C. Bell.
Bolyar Chess. A historical variant, native to Bulgaria, with imaginative rules (zrf available). (10x11, Cells: 76) Author: M Winther.
Ancient Bulgarian Chess (Bulgarian). Web page in Bulgarian with an English version of the page. Slow. (Cells: 76)
Burmese Chess. Sittuyin preset uses a mix of equivalent pieces from Alfaerie Set. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Daniel.
Byzanatine Chess. Circular 16x4 Shatranj variant. (Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Byzanatine Chess II. A different account of the old circular game. (Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Byzantine, or round chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Byzantine Chess . A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) Author: Robert Price.
Byzantine Chess endgames. Queen vs Pawn. Endgame analysis for historic round chess variant. (Cells: 64) Author: Ernst Saperow.
Byzantine Chess Theory. Towards the theory of Byzantine Chess. (Cells: 64) Author: Ernst Saperow and Anatoly Khalfine.

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Cambodian Chess. Historic 9x9 game. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Cambodian Chess . Mysterious 9x9 "Cambodian" Chess game that seems unknown in Cambodia. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Ivan Derzhanski.
Camel. Makes (1,3)-jump. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Carrera's Chess. Large chess variant from 17th century Italy. (10x8, Cells: 80) Author: Eric V. Greenwood. Inventor: D. Pietro Carrera.
Cavalry Chess. All pieces have additional knight move except knights which get camel + zebra moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Frank Maus.
Rook. See Rook. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Chaturaji modern-variant (revised) . (8x8, Cells: 64) By Emmanuel Baud.
Historical Chess Variants . A document describing several historical chess variants. Author: Nader Daou.
Chaturanga. Oldest known form of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Chaturanga. Oldest known form of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
Chaturanga . Version with fancy graphics. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe.
Chaturanga . Version using Alfaerie graphics. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe.
Chaturanga computer game. Computer game that plays Chaturanga and many other variations. (8x8, Cells: 64)
Chaturanga. The first known variant of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Chaturanga . Oldest known form of chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla.
Chaturanga - Four Kings - Double Mate. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Christine Bagley-Jones.
Chaturanga for Four. Ancient partnership game, sometimes said to be the. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Chaturanga for four players.. Oldest multiplayer chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
CHESS Eccentricities, By Major George Hope Verney. Images from the book (complete). Author: George Hope Verney.
Chess History and Reminiscences. Project Gutenberg eBook version of this public domain book (large!). Author: H. E. Bird.
Chess Problems of 1001 years ago. Mansubat: Ancient and interesting shatranj puzzles. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Chess problems of 1001 years ago: A modern exercise?. This old and simple shatranj problem uses only modern pieces and rules. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Chess problems of 1001 years ago: Check!. Old shatranj problem of a form, typical for many such problems (mansubat). Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Chess Stamps from Laos. Stamps with historical paintings of chess variants. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Hans L. Bodlaender.
Chinese Chess. An strong Zillions implementation plus a description of the world's most popular game. (9x10, Cells: 90) By M Winther.
Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: H. G. Muller.
Chu Shogi Western . (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Christine Bagley-Jones.
Circular Chess. D. Reynolds's Circular Chess, a modern version of a Byzantine variant (with zrf). (8x8, Cells: 64) By M Winther.
Citadel chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a ten by ten board with four extra citadels. (10x10, Cells: 104) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Citadel. A variant of Shatranj, played on a ten by ten board with four extra citadels. (10x10, Cells: 104) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Citadel Shatranj . A variant of Shatranj, played on a ten by ten board with four extra citadel. (10x10, Cells: 104) Author: Marek14 .
Courier Chess. Early German version. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. (12x8, Cells: 96) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Courrier Chess . A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Francis Monkman.
Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Fergus Duniho.
Painting of Courier Game. A painting of a Courier Chess game by the famous Dutch painter Lucas van Leyden, from 1510. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Courier Chess (modified). (8x12, Cells: 96) By Eric V. Greenwood.
Courier Chess - Rule Booklet - FREE DOWNLOAD. Easy to Print Concise Rule Booklet of the Medieval Courier Game. (8x12, Cells: 96) By Rick Knowlton.
The Courier Game. Description of Courier Chess, with printable pieces and board. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Lawrence C. Smith.
Courier-Spiel . This is a more modern variant of Courier Chess in 19th. (8x12, Cells: 96) By Yu Ren Dong.
Courier-Spiel. 19th century variant of Courier Chess. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: Eric V. Greenwood.
Courrier Chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics. (12x8, Cells: 96) Author: David Howe.

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Dabbabah. Jumps two orthogonally. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Dai Dai Shogi. Extremely large Shogi variant invented in the 17th century. (17x17, Cells: 289) Author: Douglas Silfen and Eduard Werner.
Dai Dai Shogi. Historical large Shogi variant. (17x17, Cells: 289) Author: H. G. Muller.
Dai Dai Shogi Western. (17x17, Cells: 289) Author: Christine Bagley-Jones and Eduard Werner.
Dai Shogi. Large armies including a multi-capturing Lion battle each other on a big board. (15x15, Cells: 225) By H. G. Muller.
Dilaram's problem, chess problems of 1001 years ago. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. Famous old shatranj problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Duke of Rutland's Chess. (10x14, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.
The Duke of Rutland's Chess. Large variant from 18th century England. (14x10, Cells: 140) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.
Duke of Rutland's Chess . Large variant from 18th century England. (14x10, Cells: 140) Author: Robert Price.

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EDILÁN. EDILÁN has available facsimiles of many of the books of King Alfonso X, including his book on chess and other games.
Alfil. Jumps two diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Enochian Chess. Four-player team variant of the Golden Dawn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeff Rients.
Eurasia-Chess chessmen set for Chess-XiangQi-Shogi & Variants. for Chess, XiangQi, Shogi and other Chess variants. By Emmanuel Baud.

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Ferz. Moves one diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
Russian fortress chess. An old Russian variant for four players. (Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Four seasons chess.. Medieval multiplayer chess variant on 8 by 8 board. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Four-handed Chess by Capt. George Hope Verney. (14x14, Cells: 160) Author: George Hope Verney.

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Gala. Medieval game of German farmers. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Gala . Historical German variant from the Middle Ages. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Michael Asher.
Gala. Historical German variant from the Middle Ages. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Tony Quintanilla.
Gala (Farmer's Chess). Gala, a medieval cross between chess and tafl games. New rules reconstruction (with zrf). (10x10, Cells: 100) By M Winther.
Gala board and pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Games ancient and oriental and how to play them. Author: Edward Falkener.
Gandhiji. Awesome, tactical and magical game invented to aid world peace. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Simon Edward Jepps.
Giraffe. Makes (1,4)-jump. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Grande Acedrex. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Daniil Frolov.
Grande Acedrex . Version using Alfaerie graphics. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: David Howe.
Grande Acedrex. A large variant from 13th century Europe. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Grand Acedrex . A large variant from 13th century Europe. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Marek14 .
Grande Acedrex. Java applet that plays Grande Acedrex. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Great chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Great Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Fergus Duniho.
A Guide to Variant Chess. Variant Chess Games. Author: George Jelliss.
Gustav III's Chess. Invented by King Gustav III of Sweden (1746-92). (10x8, Cells: 68) Author: M Winther. Inventor: King Gustav III of Sweden.

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Historical Chess Variants . A document describing several historical chess variants. Author: Nader Daou.
Heian-Dai Shogi - Early Great Shogi. Early Great Shogi. (13x13, Cells: 169) Author: Steve Evans.
Hiashatar. Mongolian Decimal Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Jose Carrillo.
Hiashatar . Mongolian Great Chess played on a 10x10 board with a pair of Bodyguard pieces per side. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: L. U. Kisljuk.
Hiashatar. A Mongolian historical variant, featuring the very special Bodyguard piece (zrf available). (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: M Winther.
Hiashatar Photos. Photos of some hiashatar sets from Mongolia. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ben M Reiniger.
Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
Historic chess variants . by Sam Trenholme.
Historical Chess Variants . A document describing several historical chess variants. Author: Nader Daou.
Case Western Reserve University Medieval Society Games Page. Case Western Reserve University Medieval Society Games Page. Author: Jess Rudolph.
A History of Chess. In depth reference book on the history of chess. Author: H.J.R. Murray.
Hnefatafl - the Strategic Board Game of the Vikings . Detailed rules and history of a Chess-like game played for 100's of years in Northern Europe. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Sten Helmfrid.
Knight. Makes a (1,2)-jump. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.

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Indian Chess. Some local variant rules from the colonial period. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Indian/Turkish Grand Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Information on historic chess variants.
Isle of Lewis Chess Men. Author: Tony Quintanilla.

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King. Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.

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Kar Ouk. A variation of Khmer Chess (.rar unix archive file). (8x8, Cells: 64) By Yu Ren Dong.
Khmer Chess:Kar Ouk . First check the opponent's Khun (King) , you win the game. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Yu Ren Dong.
King. Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
Knight. Makes a (1,2)-jump. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
Korean Chess. Korean Chess: presentation plus a strong Zillions implementation. (9x10, Cells: 90) By M Winther.

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Maharadscha . Lone king, moving as queen+knight, versus an army. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Uwe Wiedemann.
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.
Maka Dai Dai Shogi. Pieces promote on capture, some to multi-capturing monsters. (19x19, Cells: 361) Author: H. G. Muller.
Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi. Historical ultra large Shogi variant. (19x19, Cells: 361) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Historical Chess Variants . A document describing several historical chess variants. Author: Nader Daou.
Marinelli's three-handed chess, or Triple Chess. Historic chess variant for three players. (Cells: 136) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Philip Marinelli.
Mat-al-magnun: the fool's mate in Shatranj. The fool's mate in Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Dr. René Gralla.
Mathewson's Hexagonal Chess. Glinski Hexagonal chess, but with different layout. (Cells: 91) By Richmond Mathewson.
Mimotaur Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.

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Nilakantha's Intellectual Game. 17th or 18th century Indian chess variation. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
Nilakantha's Intellectual Game. 17th or 18th century Indian chess variation. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
Historical Chess Variants . A document describing several historical chess variants. Author: Nader Daou.
Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer.
Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.

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Oblong chess. Variant of Shatranj, played on a four by sixteen sized board. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Oblong chess . Variant of Shatranj, played on a four by sixteen sized board. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Andrew Juell.
Oblong Chess 1. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 1. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong Chess 2. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 2. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong Chess 3. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 3. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong Chess 4. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 4. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong Chess 44 . (4x11, Cells: 44) By Erez Schatz.
Oblong Chess 5. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 5. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong Chess 6. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 6. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong Chess 7. Historic chess variant on 16 by 4 board - Setup 7. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Oblong Shatranj with Die. (4x16, Cells: 64) Author: M Winther.
Historical Chess Variants . A document describing several historical chess variants. Author: Nader Daou.
Oxford History of Board Games. Describes board games from their ancient inception to the present day. Author: David Parlett.

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Parsi Chess. 19th century southern Indian chess variation. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
Paulovits's Game. Istv�n Paulovits's Game on the Game Courier. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
Pawn. Moves straight forward, takes diagonally forwards, and can promote. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
Gala board and pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Proto-Chaturanga. A seminal so-called "indo-persian" game with only King and Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Proto-Chaturanga . A seminal so-called "Indo-Persian" game with only King and Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Jean-Louis Cazaux.

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Quivira Font. Unicode, TrueType font containing historical chess piece characters. By Alexander Lange.

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Raumschach. "... (German for Space Chess) is one of the first three-dimensional chess variants and the first to survive until present". (5x5x5, Cells: 125) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
Raumschach (rules enforcing). Play Raumschach on Game Courier, with rules enforced. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) By Ben M Reiniger.
Romanchenko's Chess. FIDE Chess trainer Romanchenko shifted the FIDE board in the middle to help his students think for themselves. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: V. Romanchenko.
Rook. See Rook. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Byzantine, or round chess. A variant of Shatranj, played on a round board. (Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Russian Fortress Chess. (Cells: 192) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Russian fortress chess. An old Russian variant for four players. (Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Rutland's Chess. 14x10 version. (14x10, Cells: 140) Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.

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Schada - a crossover between Chess and Draughts from the 1930's. A crossover between Chess and Draughts from the 1930's. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Jan Boogert.
Self's three-handed chess. 19th century chess variant for three players. (Cells: 144) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Henry J. Self.
Semedo. (5x8, Cells: 40) Author: Daniil Frolov.
Senterej . (8x8, Cells: 64)
Historical Chess Variants . A document describing several historical chess variants. Author: Nader Daou.
shat2diag2: a tool to make uncheckered chess and fairy / variant. A tool to make uncheckered chess and fairy / variant chess diagrams. By Hans L. Bodlaender.
Historical Chess Variants . A document describing several historical chess variants. Author: Nader Daou.
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: Francis Monkman.
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. 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.
Historical Chess Variants . A document describing several historical chess variants. Author: Nader Daou.
Shatranj . Version with fancy graphics. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: David Howe.
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 Al-Husun - Citadel Chess. Historical variant of Shatranj. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
4-handed Shatranj. Shatranj for Four. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: M Winther.
Shatranj Kamil. Shatranj Kamil or "Perfect Chess" a historical variant combining alfils, camels rooks and ferz. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
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 Plus . Play four large historical variations of Shatranj including Tamerlane Chess! () Author: Malcolm Maynard.
Chess Problems of 1001 years ago. Mansubat: Ancient and interesting shatranj puzzles. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Historical Chess Variants . A document describing several historical chess variants. Author: Nader Daou.
Siege Chess. Historic chess variant with fortress on cross-shaped board. (Cells: 160) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Historical Chess Variants . A document describing several historical chess variants. Author: Nader Daou.
Spartan Chess. http://spartanchessonline.com/. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Steven Streetman.

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Tamerlan Chess . Westernized version using Alfaerie graphics. (11x10, Cells: 112) Author: David Howe.
Tamerlane Chess. Old Persian large-board game, widely-played in medieval times. (11x10, Cells: 112) Author: Ed Friedlander.
Tamerlane chess. A well-known historic large variant of Shatranj. (11x10, Cells: 112) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Tamerlan Chess . A well-known historic large variant of Shatranj. (11x10, Cells: 112) Author: David Howe.
Tamerlane Chess. Chess game said to have been favored, perhaps even invented, by ruler Timur the Lame in the 14th c. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
Photo of Tamerlane Chess set. Photo of home made set of historic chess variant. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
Tamerlane chess: ms 7322 version. Information on historic variant of Tamerlane chess. (11x10, Cells: 112) Author: Ivan Derzhanski.
Tenjiku Shogi. Fire Demons burn surrounding enemies, Generals capture jumping many pieces. (16x16, Cells: 256) By H. G. Muller.
Tori Shogi. Bird Shogi. (7x7, Cells: 49) Author: Eduard Werner. Inventor: Ohashi Soei.
Turkish Great Chess II. Gollon's large historical variant. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: John Ayer and John Gollon.
Turkish Great Chess Variation II. Gollon's large historical variant. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
Turkish Great Chess III. John Gollon's third of six variations on Great Chess. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: John Ayer and John Gollon.
Turkish Great Chess Variation III. John Gollon's third out of six variations on Great Chess. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Tony Quintanilla.
Turkish Great Chess IV. John Gollon's fourth variation. This completes the set of 6. (14x14, Cells: 168) Author: John Ayer.
Turkish Great Chess Variation IV. Play this variation of Great Chess by e-mail! (14x14, Cells: 168) Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
Two Large Shatranj Variants. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.

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Vierschach. 19th Century 4-player game where allies start off at right angles to each other. (14x14, Cells: 160) Author: Jörg Knappen. Inventor: G. Arthur Lutze.

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Wa Shogi. Large Shogi variant from the 17th century or earlier. (11x11, Cells: 121) Author: Douglas Silfen.
Wa Shogi. Game with many different rather weak pieces, with or without drops. (11x11, Cells: 121) By H. G. Muller.
Waider's three-handed chess. (Cells: 126) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Waider.
The Water wheel, chess problems of 1001 years ago. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. A shatranj problem with an ingenious construction. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Wazir. Moves one square orthogonally. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Alberto Monteiro.

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