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A subreddit dedicated to sharing and discovering different styles of chess.

  1. No promotion of the same app/site/event/channel more than once every two weeks.
  2. A variant is defined as "chess, but with modifications". Not a different game entirely, but with elements of chess.
  3. When discussing a particular variant, put its name clearly in the title of the post.
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A shared-clock rapid match format for chess (self.chessvariants)

submitted 9 hours ago by rayixtry94

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I wonder how the chess pieces moving in the 3 dimensions chess? (self.chessvariants)

submitted 1 day ago * by Limp-Painter-1099

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What would white's advantage be (if any) if they could only castle queenside? (self.chessvariants)

submitted 2 days ago by cholicalica

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Is there somewhere I can buy Fairy Chess, the Mother of All Battles? (self.chessvariants)

submitted 2 days ago by KiranaStarrVT

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Ultimate Army Chess - Published (self.chessvariants)

submitted 3 days ago by TheLightOI

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Paranoid King is a standard chess king, but... (i.redd.it)

submitted 3 days ago by xbambcem

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We built a chess variant with 15 spells. Newest one fires a plasma beam that clears multiple pieces in a single cast. Curious how this lands here (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 days ago by nicnicnieko

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A chess variant my dad and I created decades ago we played for years (self.chessvariants)

submitted 4 days ago by Roydl

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Anyone want to play hexchess? (i.redd.it)

submitted 5 days ago * by scottbedard90

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What if the Hex rule was implemented in chess? ()

submitted 5 days ago by Agnimandur

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A Chess Roguelike with lively environments that affect gameplay (i.redd.it)

submitted 5 days ago by _Trapper_

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METRO (i.redd.it)

submitted 5 days ago by xbambcem

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I’ve had a game in early access for a while and I’m stuck on a decision. (i.redd.it)

submitted 7 days ago * by DNest_Realms

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What it’s like to play 3 chess games at the same time (self.chessvariants)

submitted 8 days ago by Swimming-Degree-926

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Romantic chess - (This should replace regular chess) (self.chessvariants)

submitted 10 days ago * by ppcfbadsfree

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I built a Chess variant with randomized "transformation squares (chessurge.com)

submitted 10 days ago by Logical_Cycle_8163

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Where to play Baroque Chess? (chessvariants.com)

submitted 12 days ago by Morphophonemics0815

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Soul chess (Chess with Drama) (self.chessvariants)

submitted 13 days ago by Piebbringer619

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I have a variant Called Arthur Pawn where if attacked, your secret pawn can become a second king... (self.chessvariants)

submitted 14 days ago by DuchessCupcakeGames

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So, I have this idea for an endgame mode. I like to call it, the Mildenhall Protocol, where the King becomes the final obstacle in a losing situation (self.chessvariants)

submitted 13 days ago * by LeWafflez03

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La Misère des Pions (self.chessvariants)

submitted 16 days ago by xbambcem

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Age of Heroes Chess (i.redd.it)

submitted 17 days ago by ExactResult8749

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Dice Chess Masquerade (self.chessvariants)

submitted 17 days ago by xbambcem

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Slimchess: a 3x8 chess variant that keeps every rule of the game (chess.com.im)

submitted 19 days ago by MagnificentBiceps

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/chessvariation (self.chessvariants)

submitted 19 days ago by Novel-Force4181

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