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Welcome to this chess variant wiki!

Here you can find descriptions for the rules of many games that can be played using a variety of chess pieces on a number of different boards, either over the board, or against a computer. Some of the games (such as Shatranj) are historic games or regional games (such as Makruk), others are more recent inventions (such as Omega Chess or Capablanca Chess).

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Variations that use a standard chess set Variations that use a standard chess board

Historical games including precursors to modern chess. Regional games, including Xiangqi and Shogi

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