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Tomazezote

my idea:a normal chess board but each 5-10 moves,the 2 players plays a random game against each others(like:uno,tick-tac-toe,rock paper scissors.trivia,ect.).when a player win this radom game,there is a 50% chance they will get another pawn,or 50% chance that the loser lose a random piece,and the random games will all have that "chess" theme,example: the cards in uno will have chess symbols and pieces on them.i dont have a name for it.anyone got an idea?

I hope you all like it!

SV_GIL_D

I want to recommend to Chess.com a new variant I call Double Chess960 where white has a different chess960 starting position than black's chess960 starting position. I fancy this as the ultimate need for complication and fighting chess.

Also is it possible to include Chess960 on Stats https://www.chess.com/stats

Krytonate

New chess with a 11×7 board with a king, a rook, a one piece jumping rook, a knight, a bishop and a boar( moves 2 any way and can jump).They will have 13 pawns and only 6 can promote. A Queen that can only be promoted. Both rook can Castle. End up with a win by capturing king.

Aserew12phone

Chess but knights can falcon kick

afloreabee

I found a fun combo atomic fog but replace the king with a knight or a non royal piece to remove checkmate

T-jankins9522
#105 it could be a Mann which is just a non royal king.
Mr_Check58

2 player king safety: the initial setup is almost like regular chess, but there are no queens (you can only queen a pawn), and the kings are out in the open: for example, the white one on f4, and the black on c5. The pieces on d4 and e4 (d8 and e8 for black) may be ferz, wazir, mann, [non-royal king) alibaba, extra bishops or knights, but no queen or rook in the middle. Of course, there's no casting, but other than that the rules are just like in regular chess.

Peskybird1234
Normal setup but the goal is to get stalemated, all of the same game rules
Winnie_kitty_girl

alive dreams poetry

SacrifycedStoat
Foresight chess:
On your first move, make out and write down a legal move on a piece of paper.
On your turn, you must play the move you write down, if it’s still legal, then write down another. If it became illegal, then you can play any move, but you still have to write down another
SacrifycedStoat
Fair chess: players take turns in the thue-Morse sequence:
1221211221121221211212211221211221121221122121121221211221121221
Etc
Moley10

I have an idea: Chess, but all the pawns are rooks. Same rules, same play, just pawns are replaced with rooks.

Peskybird1234
Chess but you have to premove the whole game ahead of time
NeoChess9
I want a anime chess
EDBOND_NY

Talking about chess variants, this looks like the place to let you know about mine, Puzzle Board Chess. You can check it out for free on Steam:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2392180925You can get the Puzzle Board Chess game through my website, www.metadreamsll.com.

More on my YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/kF90Yg5Xm3g?si=C7MpSQCh9Li4zaj3

Cheers!

Mr_Check58

A new infinite plane setup 😁

Mr_Check58

EDBOND_NY

Cool!

Mr_Check58

Mr_Check58