Hi. How do you all do ?
I Was wondering if any new Chess Variants are on their way? I think It would be great to have a few more popular chess variants on lichess!
May I suggest the variiants below as an example:
Bughouse Variants
Bughouse is one of the most popular chess variants, especially among younger players. In this game, two teams of two players each face each other on two separate chess boards. On each team, one player takes the White pieces, while the other plays Black. The game is played normally, with one big twist: when a player captures a piece, he passes it to his partner. On a player's turn, he may make a normal chess move, or place a captured piece on the board. The first c
checkmate on either board decides which team wins.
kriegspiel
Kriegspiel is a chess variant in which a player cannot see his opponents' pieces, and is not told where they have moved. This radically changes the game, and the strategy; chess is a game of complete information, while Kriegspiel is not.
Given the logistical difficulty of Kriegspiel, it can only be played with the help of an arbiter -- either a human, or a chess server. The arbiter can tell players whether they've made legal or illegal moves, when a capture occurs, what pawn captures are available, and from what direction their king is in check. The actual play is the same as standard chess, and so is the goal: checkmate.
also there is Two Kings Variant, and Hostage Chess
Cannibal Chess, one piece that captures another acquires the movement abilities of the captured piece. And, presumably, the victorious player is required to eat his opponent.
Benedict Chess
Pieces move as in Standard Chess, except that captures are not allowed.
When a moved piece attacks (threatens it with what would be a legal capture in Standard Chess) the attacked piece changes color -- it defects.
A piece that changes color -- a traitor -- has full function for the new side and can be moved on the very next move; but it does not attack an opposing piece to change its color until it is moved on a subsequent move.
Discovered or uncovered threats have no effect. Nor do “chain reactions” occur. Only the piece that is moved can attack an opposing piece to cause it to defect.
When pawns promote, the promotion piece (for example, the queen) attacks as a moved piece would; that is, upon “queening”, opposing pieces and pawns that are attacked by the new queen defect.
The object of Benedict Chess is to change the color of the opposing player’s king. This is done by attacking it with a moved piece.
There is neither "check" nor checkmate. If the player with the turn has no legal moves available, but still has an unflipped king, then it is considered stalemate and the game is drawn.
When castling, only the King is considered to have moved and hence to attack adjacent squares. The Rook does not attack as a result of a castle.
CrazyHouse
Perhaps the most fitting name of all the variants. This one is by far the most unpredictable, where even when you are sure you are losing a counterstrike is possible leading to victory.
Pieces you capture become yours to use as you wish on a future turn (and vice versa for your opponent). You can "drop" them anywhere on the board including checking the King. Pawns cannot be dropped on the 1st or 8th rank, and if a promoted pawn is captured, it reverts back to a pawn, so be sure you know which Queen you are hunting!
Here on SchemingMind.com, view captured material via the "Material" tab. Here you can click on any piece of your opponents colour and then click on the square you wish to place it.
Dark Suicide
Your opponents pieces are hidden (see Dark1) and movement rules are the same as suicide.
Suicide960
Suicide Chess (but uses a randomly selected Chess960 starting array)
SunTzu Chess
Inspired by the great war philosopher SunTzu, this variant combines three previous variants into one game that simulates the fog of war.
The first thing you will notice is that your pieces are (likely) not in the normal chess configuration. The pieces are set up according to Fischer Random rules, however unlike Fischer Random Chess, black and white have different starting positions.
The second thing you will notice is that you can only see your half of the board when you start. That is because you can only see your opponents pieces when they are in your 'searchlight' (you can see which pieces you have taken). Your opponents moves are displayed as question marks, however these will still be appended with '+' and '#' for check and mate.
The third thing you will notice, and this will come as a real surprise if you haven't read these rules, is that pieces you capture become yours to use as you wish on a future turn (and vice versa for your opponent). You can "drop" them anywhere on the board including checking the King. Pawns cannot be dropped on the 1st or 8th rank, and if a promoted pawn is captured, it reverts back to a pawn, so be sure you know which Queen you are hunting!
One special note, after you capture your first piece, you'll be able to see all the free squares available to place a piece. This is a large tactical advantage because it gives you the terrain. However you still have very little idea which of the dark squares represent which enemy pieces!
Upside Down Chess
For the truly deranged, or those wishing to become so, this variant will upset your chess karma for sure. Your pawns are on the seventh (!) or opposing rank, with your pieces in FRONT of them, so you must first move a knight in order to advance a pawn to promote it to whatever you wish.
Watch out for smothered mate traps with knights! Openings can otherwise be a bit clumsy but Queens are also easy to come by and don't forget which direction pawns are moving and capturing! Castling is not permitted. Play to checkmate.
So..What do you think?
I Was wondering if any new Chess Variants are on their way? I think It would be great to have a few more popular chess variants on lichess!
May I suggest the variiants below as an example:
Bughouse Variants
Bughouse is one of the most popular chess variants, especially among younger players. In this game, two teams of two players each face each other on two separate chess boards. On each team, one player takes the White pieces, while the other plays Black. The game is played normally, with one big twist: when a player captures a piece, he passes it to his partner. On a player's turn, he may make a normal chess move, or place a captured piece on the board. The first c
checkmate on either board decides which team wins.
kriegspiel
Kriegspiel is a chess variant in which a player cannot see his opponents' pieces, and is not told where they have moved. This radically changes the game, and the strategy; chess is a game of complete information, while Kriegspiel is not.
Given the logistical difficulty of Kriegspiel, it can only be played with the help of an arbiter -- either a human, or a chess server. The arbiter can tell players whether they've made legal or illegal moves, when a capture occurs, what pawn captures are available, and from what direction their king is in check. The actual play is the same as standard chess, and so is the goal: checkmate.
also there is Two Kings Variant, and Hostage Chess
Cannibal Chess, one piece that captures another acquires the movement abilities of the captured piece. And, presumably, the victorious player is required to eat his opponent.
Benedict Chess
Pieces move as in Standard Chess, except that captures are not allowed.
When a moved piece attacks (threatens it with what would be a legal capture in Standard Chess) the attacked piece changes color -- it defects.
A piece that changes color -- a traitor -- has full function for the new side and can be moved on the very next move; but it does not attack an opposing piece to change its color until it is moved on a subsequent move.
Discovered or uncovered threats have no effect. Nor do “chain reactions” occur. Only the piece that is moved can attack an opposing piece to cause it to defect.
When pawns promote, the promotion piece (for example, the queen) attacks as a moved piece would; that is, upon “queening”, opposing pieces and pawns that are attacked by the new queen defect.
The object of Benedict Chess is to change the color of the opposing player’s king. This is done by attacking it with a moved piece.
There is neither "check" nor checkmate. If the player with the turn has no legal moves available, but still has an unflipped king, then it is considered stalemate and the game is drawn.
When castling, only the King is considered to have moved and hence to attack adjacent squares. The Rook does not attack as a result of a castle.
CrazyHouse
Perhaps the most fitting name of all the variants. This one is by far the most unpredictable, where even when you are sure you are losing a counterstrike is possible leading to victory.
Pieces you capture become yours to use as you wish on a future turn (and vice versa for your opponent). You can "drop" them anywhere on the board including checking the King. Pawns cannot be dropped on the 1st or 8th rank, and if a promoted pawn is captured, it reverts back to a pawn, so be sure you know which Queen you are hunting!
Here on SchemingMind.com, view captured material via the "Material" tab. Here you can click on any piece of your opponents colour and then click on the square you wish to place it.
Dark Suicide
Your opponents pieces are hidden (see Dark1) and movement rules are the same as suicide.
Suicide960
Suicide Chess (but uses a randomly selected Chess960 starting array)
SunTzu Chess
Inspired by the great war philosopher SunTzu, this variant combines three previous variants into one game that simulates the fog of war.
The first thing you will notice is that your pieces are (likely) not in the normal chess configuration. The pieces are set up according to Fischer Random rules, however unlike Fischer Random Chess, black and white have different starting positions.
The second thing you will notice is that you can only see your half of the board when you start. That is because you can only see your opponents pieces when they are in your 'searchlight' (you can see which pieces you have taken). Your opponents moves are displayed as question marks, however these will still be appended with '+' and '#' for check and mate.
The third thing you will notice, and this will come as a real surprise if you haven't read these rules, is that pieces you capture become yours to use as you wish on a future turn (and vice versa for your opponent). You can "drop" them anywhere on the board including checking the King. Pawns cannot be dropped on the 1st or 8th rank, and if a promoted pawn is captured, it reverts back to a pawn, so be sure you know which Queen you are hunting!
One special note, after you capture your first piece, you'll be able to see all the free squares available to place a piece. This is a large tactical advantage because it gives you the terrain. However you still have very little idea which of the dark squares represent which enemy pieces!
Upside Down Chess
For the truly deranged, or those wishing to become so, this variant will upset your chess karma for sure. Your pawns are on the seventh (!) or opposing rank, with your pieces in FRONT of them, so you must first move a knight in order to advance a pawn to promote it to whatever you wish.
Watch out for smothered mate traps with knights! Openings can otherwise be a bit clumsy but Queens are also easy to come by and don't forget which direction pawns are moving and capturing! Castling is not permitted. Play to checkmate.
So..What do you think?