Some chess variants are used only in problem composition and not in actual play.Ĭhess-derived games These chess variants are derived from chess by changing the board, pieces or rules.Ĭhess with different starting positions In these variants, the starting position is different, but otherwise the board, pieces and rules are the same.
In the context of chess problems, chess variants are called fantasy chess, heterodox chess or fairy chess. Pritchard, author of The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants, estimates there are well over 2000. Confining the number to published variants, D.B. The number of possible chess variants is Gliński's hexagonal chess – one of many chess variants virtually unlimited. They have some similarities to chess and share a common game ancestor. Regional chess games, some of which are older than Western chess, such as Chaturanga, Shatranj, Xiangqi and Shogi, are typically called chess variants in the Western world. different rules for capture, move order, game objective, etc.addition, substitution or removal of pieces in standard chess (non-standard pieces are known as fairy pieces).different board (larger or smaller, non-square board shape overall or different intra-board cell shapes such as triangles or hexagons).The difference from chess might include one or more of the following: Introduction Chess variant A chess variant is a game related to, derived from or inspired by chess. References Article Sources and Contributors Variants with bishop+knight and rook+knight compounds Incomplete information and elements of chance
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