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A bit more than a year ago, I made Custom Position Stereotypes, and @imchesspro0930 revamped it. So here's Part 2 of it. This isCustom Position Stereotypes, Part 216. The M0why17. Amalgamhow is this even playable18. Setup120Ah yes, let's spend the first 2763 moves just setting up the position.19. That One FWFR Position From 2019Don't get it? It's Upside Down.20. The TradefestI believe customs creators will be the future of CVC. That terrifies me.21. oh no i cant seeSince you can't see anything, enjoy my CC wallpaper :D22. Las VegasLet's go gambling!23. Cheap Hailstorm Ripoff+27,631,33824. __pawnThere's Hexapawn, Octopawn, Decapawn, and this is Dieciseisapawn!25. No HorseplayMost Downgraded Chess positions are worse than Knightchess.26. Random P̶i̶e̶c̶e̶s̶ Bricks Jumpscarehttps://variants.world/posts/16927. 20 Useless PiecesFixed 28. Bipolar Forcesno. just no.29. AlphabeticallyAnother Piece Spam position.30. The guy who watches YT while playing[Side Eye Teddy meme]I also realized I can't count since I listed 23 twice.

When I play that variant I don't know what I'm doing. Please share your strategy tips.

Links: https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9426057 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9426922 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9427874 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9433229 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9434552 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9435580 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9444552 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9444678 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9444867 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9445800 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9456373 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9466555 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9478268 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9489550 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9509963 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9519266 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9640561 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9641428 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9649253 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651673 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651711 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651823 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651952 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9651956 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9659779 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9659807 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9661327 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9680792 Faster time control https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9687695 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9689083 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9690996 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9697967 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9698098 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9701849 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=9702895 Game rules: KOTH, CTK, =H, 8th Time control: 2+5D Charybdis is a mythological creature that creates giant whirlpools. Objectives: Free your royal alibaba to reach CTKOTH (two moves away) This is the most common method to win the game. The right-most bishop is extremely powerful, because it protects the alibaba's escape. It is possible to defend without it; however, escape is nearly impossible before it is traded. Capture an opponent's alibaba by trapping it behind your pieces It's difficult but not impossible to bring a knight through an opponent's defenses to capture their alibaba. It's also possible to capture an alibaba if it goes for KOTH too early and gets trapped in the middle of your army. Promote to a hawk This is the rarest factor to determine the game, as it is generally only allowed in two cases: 1) Your team is already winning and has cleared much of the opposing team's defense, or 2) The opposing team is about to reach CTKOTH and doesn't care if you promote. Please make the walls transparent. Thanks to @qilp for the image, and everyone who suggested names / time controls. Hope it's decepted!!!

Screenshot: Games: https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5785393 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5785407 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5785428 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5785438 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5785486 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5785511 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5804212 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5804238 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5804247 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5804267 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5804278 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5804288 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5804311 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5804337 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5804351 https://www.chess.com/4-player-chess?g=5804378 Time Control: 1/4|0 Zombie Type: checker Pawns promote to QRBN, and promotion is default (8th)

my new idea for a new chess variant is crazy rules and it has a normal setup but it also has crazyhouse, king of the hill, 3 check, regicide, torpedo, atomic and spell

Variant Name: "Shadow Clone Chess" Overview: Every time you move a piece, it leaves behind a “shadow clone”—a temporary ghost that mimics the moved piece but can’t move or capture. Shadows can block, confuse, and even be sacrificed. Setup: Standard chess board and pieces. Shadow clones appear every time a piece moves, staying in the square it left. Shadows disappear after 3 turns (or sooner, if captured). Shadow Clone Rules: Shadow clones look identical to the piece that created them, but: They cannot move or capture. They can block movement and attacks (just like a normal piece). They can be captured, removing them instantly. Kings do not leave shadows (to prevent excessive confusion). Only one shadow per square—no stacking. Special Rule: Clone Sacrifice If you have 3 or more shadows on the board, you may sacrifice all of them to: Instantly revive a captured minor piece (knight or bishop) onto your back rank. OR, teleport one piece anywhere on the board (optional variant mode). Strategic Effects: Creates incredible tactical fog—you must remember which are real. Clones can block checks, clog pawn files, or be used as distractions. You can build walls of ghosts for defense or temporary fortresses. Variant Modes: Fast Fade: Shadows last only 1 turn. Solid Shadows: Clones can capture but still can’t move—like stationary turrets. Colorblind Mode: Shadows don’t indicate their side… until they’re interacted with. (Extreme confusion!) Visuals (Chess.com Style): Shadow pieces are transparent or have a smoky aura. Hovering shows their origin and turn remaining. Optional toggles for show/hide shadows (like arrows or threats).

Atomic and spell Chess are two of my favourite chess variants, hence I have come up with a way to merge them. Paralysed pieces- Whenever a capture occurs, a 3 by 3 grid with the captured square as centre freezes. They remain frozen for 1 whole move, eg: If white captures, black's turn pieces are frozen and next white turn also frozen Let me know if I can make any modifications to this, for instance: Kings/Pawns can't be frozen or you can jump over frozen pieces, etc Also, why are there no XXL or 4PC versions of most other variants like Spell or atomic? I understand that there is 4PC Anti-chess but why not others too? How do I actually make my Paralysis variant and give it for testing? Fun fact: Playing Scandinavian or Pirc defense in spell chess leads to forced mate in 4

I have an idea for a new chess variant. its named minimal house and it has 6 1-point queens, crazyhouse and giveaway. here the setup

I remember being able to draw private arrows for other players in the past, but its not working anymore and I tried it on 2 different Browsers. Whats up with that? And you guys know, how are the last 2 players able to share victory?

So the king is not gonna be the original king piece but it’s gonna be a wazir. The wazir moves  one step horizontally, and one step diagonally. The rest is gonna be like a normal chest set, but which one exception players can’t castle

I kinda stole this idea from viperking chess but i thought it would be cool if you capture a piece you get its movement

I have this very good new idea for a variant. It is a variant where you have to checkmate... not the king. At the beginning of the game each player choses which piece their opponent will have to checkmate. This piece cannot be the king. You should all remember how much each piece is worth: = 1 and both = 3 = 5 = 9You then choose which pieces you take off from the board. You have to take off 2 more points than your piece to checkmate (PTC) is worth. The PTC will be marked as an orange piece for white and purple piece for black.Examples:1. PTC: Queen for white, but no pawns, and the h rook for black but without the g and a pawns and the light-squared bishop2. E pawn for white but without the a pawn, and the dark-squared bishop for black, but no light-squared one.P.S. the first one to type which AI bot won the Game Arena chess tournament gets to use this idea.

This is my new variant. The king is red, who is a f-muncher type zombie. Can you destroy the King of immortals? https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/analysis

I think it's cool

Modified 4PC board, two Futers and two players. The kings of the two players are trapped in the corner like cross derby .Players can check Futers but not other players and vice versa. Aim is to either have other player checkmated or to checkmate futers and take enough points from win to beat other player.

Knights are one of the weakest pieces in 4pc and XXL chess, so let us give them max upgrades.Upgrade #1: Each player gets one knight in the centre of the huge board, the knights are not positioned in a way where they can capture other knights or immediately cause impact on game, just for better reachUpgrade #2: Each (or at least most) pieces are given knight upgrades, Queens --> Amazons,Rooks--> Chancellors (or elephants) and so on. Upgrade #3: We add pieces(like Knight riders) Who can make repeated Xiangqi-Horse (Knight that cant jump) moves for up to 5 repeated moves, you cannot jump over a piece in a knight's distance to perform further moves as wellUpgrade #4: Add Camels and Bisons to 4PCPlease provide your insights on what all upgrades do I give and how to modify them, you thoughts mean a lotAlso, how do I actually create this variant, like, program it

I think I'm on to something. This variant feels like its own game, different than chess, xiangqi, etc. You start the game with weaker pieces on the board. I think they make for very tactical positions.You can drop a limited number of pieces with Seirawan setup. In my opinion, this variant feels more like a war than a battle. The opening can be somewhat slow -- here there wasn't a capture until next move (white's 14th move): From https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70894842/26/1 But you can't relax too much in the opening. You have to be careful at every stage of the game. Here Black allowed a brutal attack from White: From https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70894739/17/3. Can Black stop White's attack? The following is from an endgame. I think White can checkmate in two. From https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70894842/72/1. Can White mate in 2? I come here to ask for a name suggestion! Also this is the list of the rules: Setup: as you see in the first picture Promotion rank: Default Pawns promote to: General N-Check: Off Setup Material: Off Stalemate: Draw * Seirawan Setup Diplomacy Time: 3 | 2 ** * I'll change it to stalemated player loses for further games.** As this game looks really deep to me, a longer time might be used in further games So, can you help come up with a name for this game? EDIT: here are some games: 1 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70893371 (44 moves) vs. @Ethan-0307 2 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70893864 (23 moves) vs. @yvuvuvy 3 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70894030 (27 moves) vs. @yvuvuvy 4 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70894229 (30 moves) vs. @yvuvuvy 5 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70894438 (24 moves) vs. @yvuvuvy 6 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70894625 (17 moves) vs. @yvuvuvy 7 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70894739 (16 moves) vs. @yvuvuvy 8 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70894842 (43 moves) vs. @yvuvuvy 9 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70895921 (17 moves) vs. @BenjaminBQM10 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70896081 (15 moves) vs. @haidarrafizain11 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70896621 (26 moves) vs. @autouploadedtelevision12 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70896978 (23 moves) vs. @autouploadedtelevision13 https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/70897220 (20 moves) vs. @autouploadedtelevision You can see older games in this YouTube playlist. I don't recall if the rules were like today or there were some differences.

I want to make a WoF but I dont know what all the piece do