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In this setup, rooks are replaced by the Archbishop and Chancellor, with pawns promoting to any of these active pieces (except a rook). You can castle with both Archbishop and Chancellor.

Uploaded by: Chesstester
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 16
Favorites: 2

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Atomic horde

atomic_horde

Atomic chess, but white have got 3 row of pawns and king against classic army.

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Board: 8 × 8
Games: 72
Favorites: 5

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Atomic party

atomic_party_

All pieces move like a king, except for the queen, which moves only like a king. Pawns promote to a "queen." Also there are explosions.

Uploaded by: Chesstester
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 92
Favorites: 3

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Makruk House

makhouse

Hybrid variant of makruk and crazyhouse

Uploaded by: gbtami
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 108
Favorites: 9

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See https://www.pychess.org/variants/empire . The Empire against The Kingdom! Empire's pawns are replaced by Cannon Pawns. Soldiers do not promote. Cannon Pawns can promote to chess Queens only (as in Empire). Cannon Pawns move as a king OR they can hop over any adjacent piece to either land on a vacant square behind it (move) or if that landing square is occupied by an enemy piece, the cannon pawn will capture it by displacement. All else is as in Empire.

Uploaded by: sagig72
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 18
Favorites: 2

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Cannon Pawn Empire MirrorX

cannon_pawn_empire_mirrorx

See https://www.pychess.org/variants/empire . Pawns are replaced by Cannon Pawns. Soldiers do not promote. Cannon Pawns can promote to chess Queens only (as in Empire). Cannon Pawns move as a king OR they can hop over any adjacent piece to either land on a vacant square behind it (move) or if that landing square is occupied by an enemy piece, the cannon pawn will capture it by displacement.

Uploaded by: sagig72
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 12
Favorites: 2

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Cannon Pawn Orda Mirror

cannon_pawn_orda_mirror

See: https://www.pychess.org/variants/ordamirror . The Hordes feature Cannon Pawns instead of regular pawns. Cannon Pawns can promote to chess Falcons only (as in Orda Mirror). Cannon Pawns move as a king OR they can hop over any adjacent piece to either land on a vacant square behind it (move) or if that landing square is occupied by an enemy piece, the cannon pawn will capture it by displacement. The Cannon Pawns start on rank 7 (not 6). All else is as in Orda Mirror, including Win by Checkmate or Campmate as in Orda Mirror.

Uploaded by: sagig72
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 5
Favorites: 1

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Cannon Pawn Orda

cannon_pawn_orda

See: https://www.pychess.org/variants/orda The Horde against the Kingdom. The Horde features Cannon Pawns instead of regular pawns. Cannon Pawns move as a king OR they can hop over any adjacent piece to either land on a vacant square behind it (move) or if that landing square is occupied by an enemy piece, the cannon pawn will capture it by displacement. The Cannon Pawns start on rank 7 (not 6). All else is as in Orda, including promotions (both pawn types can promote) and castling allowed to the FIDE Chess army. Win by Checkmate or Campmate as in Orda.

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Board: 8 × 8
Games: 8
Favorites: 1

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Khans MirrorX

khansmirrorx

see https://www.pychess.org/variants/khans . Khans MirrorX is between mirror two Khans armies. Gold being "black" goes second, Silver pieces move first. Unlike Khans, the Scouts can promote to more than just Khatun. Upon reaching the last rank scouts promote to: Lancer, Kheshig, Archer or Khatun. Just like Khans, you can win by checkmate or by campmate. Stalemate is a loss for the side that can't move.

Uploaded by: sagig72
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 16
Favorites: 4

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Antihouse

aaantihouse

Uploaded by: Orca
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 67
Favorites: 3

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10x10 Two Knights Game

deckcheckreqchess7

Uploaded by: Orca
Board: 10 × 10
Games: 15
Favorites: 2

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Atomic makruk

atomicmakruk

Uploaded by: Chesstester
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 81
Favorites: 2

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Ferz Army

ferzhorde

25 Ferz (with king) Vs Chess army. Don't worry about the engine's initial evaluation. Setting custom piece values for the ferzes requires changing the variant's ID name, which causes runtime errors. So the base code is used, meaning the engine will miscalculate and underestimate the Ferz Army. Recommended to play against AI level 4 or higher for the best challenge.

Uploaded by: Chesstester
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 30
Favorites: 4

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Touchdown

endzoned

Uploaded by: Orca
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 514
Favorites: 4

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Harbranj v0

harbranj7

Harbranj — A hybrid between Chess and Shatranj invented by A. M. DeWitt. Full rules: chessvariants.com

Uploaded by: Videocatter
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 12
Favorites: 1

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Prügelpreußen

prussianpawns

Casual play recommended, variant is solved, no draws exist. Also called "Bauernkloppe" or "Pawn Brawl" the variant is usally used in education to teach zugzwang and pawn structures, despite being solved it is suprisingly competitve and complicated. The Rules: There are only pawns on the board, first to reach backrank wins, if you cant move you loose.

Uploaded by: SchachLinus
Board: 8 × 8
Games: 169
Favorites: 8

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