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I have a new piece idea: the Queen's horse!!! It is a mix of the knight camel and the Queen, but can only move 4 spaces diagonally! It would give lots of new variant ideas and could be a full-on game changer!!! Another idea! Emporer! a king that moves twice as much going horizontally and three times as much diagonally and it can move like the Qaganzy horse!!!

https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/81465318/0/1Surely I'm not the first one to have this idea: This position is the aftermath of a checkmate and now white king is captive. But whites have a new army to save their king from blacks' dungeon.However chess.com engine limitations make this game intrigating. The goal is for the white king to reach e1 square and for blacks to not be checkmated. In an ideal engine, checkmated kings return to the dungeon. But all I can do in this engine is to set the rules to taboo, hence check is forbidden for both sides. An improovement would be to make the whites immune to checkmate (until at least the king reach some advanced row) and may be separating the goals so that only whites can capture the flag. The practical solution I'm wondering: Is there a way for an unroyal piece to capture the flag? (So it can't be checked in the process)The problem with taboo is that makes kings too powerful, and without taboo that it spawns a war for the B3 and C4 squares and makes that the whole purpose.

I want to try to make some games that has board sizes like 5x5, 7x7 or 9x9 but the pawns, whatever number I select to be pawns home rank, for example, I covered up 2 edges of a 10x10 with transparent bricks to make a 9x9, but when I set the pawn's home rank to 2, the white pawns can move forward 2 squares, but black pawns don't. And when I changed it to 3, now both side's pawns can move forward 2 squares, but when a white pawn advances 1 square on it's first move, on the second move it can ALSO move 2 squares! And for the promotion ranks, I set it to be 9, then the white pawns do promote at the end rank but black promotes 1 rank early! How can I make these odd sized boards?

Probably a terrible idea as my previous one gained a LOT of backlash, but here goes: In this chess variant, pawns promote to generals, which move like a king and knight on the 13th row. Kings can move into check as game design to avoid stalemate. Camels which move in 3-1 L shapes are added for more variety. Resigned pieces still move and winner is still determined by points. To try this variant out for yourself, go to https://www.chess.com/variants/custom, tap or click edit position, scroll down until you find a square with words that appear like coding, and copy and paste this: G-0,0,0,0-0,0,0,0-0,0,0,0-0,0,0,0-0-{'pawnBaseRank':4,'dim':'12x12','noCorners':true}-x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x/x,x,x,x,yC,yN,yK,yN,yN,yC,x,x,x,x/x,x,1,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,1,x,x/x,x,x,x,1,yP,yP,yP,2,x,x,x,x/x,bC,x,8,x,gC,x/x,bN,x,7,gP,x,gN,x/x,bN,x,bP,6,gP,x,gK,x/x,bK,x,bP,6,gP,x,gN,x/x,bN,x,bP,7,x,gN,x/x,bC,x,8,x,gC,x/x,x,x,x,2,rP,rP,rP,1,x,x,x,x/x,x,1,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,1,x,x/x,x,x,x,rC,rN,rN,rK,rN,rC,x,x,x,x/x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x Get someone to play with you for this. Also, any feedback or backlash gained from this is advised in order to help me improve in these ideas.

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Post for the previous month's vote:https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/vote-for-februarys-golden-variants-2025 Not sure on what some of the terms in this post mean? Have any other questions? See any typos? Feel free to ask and comment below! (Scroll down to the start of the bold text if you want to know how to vote without reading my entire post 😀) Hello Custom Variants community! You might be wondering why this post is coming out so late, or what's going on with Platinum Variant, but fear not, since that's exactly what this post is about! The wait is finally over for the "Q1" vote as we await which variant will join Minihouse, Ambush, and Saturn's Rings as one of the most coveted community-made variants on the Variants server (psssst, prizes are available, you don't have to click off this post yet). Before getting into that though, here's the monthly variant review stats/fun facts panel, with all the numerical data you could've ever hoped for from a chess custom variants club: There are currently 46 posts Under Review (UR) 21 (45.65%) of those variants are NCVs and 25 (54.35%) are WoFs 19 of the currently UR posts were posted since last calendar week The CGAs and NCV Testers finished reviewing 30 variants since last calendar week The oldest (consecutively open) post was made on November 7, 2024: https://variants.world/posts/805 The otherwise oldest post which was recently reopened after being bugged was made on September 22, 2024: https://variants.world/posts/771  1 post was recently given a Pending Reply (PR): https://variants.world/posts/1137 Minihouse is now averaging over 1000 games daily!! Thank you to everyone for bearing with us and being patient even when things have seemingly gotten slower recently (see @JkCheeseChess' message in the VVF here)! If you ever have any questions on the review process, please don't hesitate to reach out to a CGA. Now that that's out of the way, let's start with the changes being made to Golden Variant's format for this month! See the full 2025 schedule as it is updated here: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/2025-golden-variant-schedule This month's format: 4 arenas, starting in March at 4 PM PST on Fridays (12 AM UTC on Saturdays), including: "Golden WoF" arenas, which are 168 hours long each and replace the typical WoF rotation for the duration of this month. This was a popular idea from the 2024 feedback form! The Platinum Variant arena, which is 168 hours long What you're voting for: Weeks 1-3 (March 7-31) will be predetermined for this month's vote only by CGAs; Golden WoFs will reappear for future "interim" weeks leading up to a Platinum Variant and will be voted on by the community based on categories (e.g., best Pocket Chess variant, best Spell Chess variant, etc.) Week 4 (March 28) will be the Q1 edition of the Platinum Variant arena, which will be held on the last week of the month. The winning variant will also be pinned to the top of the "Extra" list for an amount of time to be determined! Selected WoFs: Week 1: Red Sentinels by @ChessMasterGS Week 2: Barricade by @imchesspro0930 Week 3: Cloister by @wolyn What is Platinum Variant? Platinum Variant was introduced this year as part of the revival of the Golden Variant cycle. Platinum Variant votes are special votes held once every 3 months (quarter, hence "Q1") Candidates are the five Golden Variants with the most arena activity from a given quarter Winners of the Platinum Variant vote are considered the fastest rising variants and are projected become even more popular in the future Previous winners include: Minihouse (by @MrKheese) Ambush (by @coolthing) Saturn's Rings (by @asthebird) What are the candidates for this month? This quarter, the candidates are (in no particular order): Villagers Chess (by @Baqueano) Explosive Magic (by @BN1208) The Lake (by @2bHNST) Cross Derby (by @xXMagolorXx) Phantom Rooks (by @CooolChicken) The voting process: 1 StrawPoll for the Q1 Platinum Variant 5 variant candidates, as listed above Ranked-choice voting (i.e., you rank all of the variants instead of solely voting for your top choice) The poll will have 1 winner, which will be determined by the number of points (as defined by StrawPoll's ranked-choice voting system) each variant has at the end of the voting period The poll will close on March 25 at 4 PM PST (March 26 at 12 AM UTC) StrawPoll Link: https://strawpoll.com/61gD92oXaZw Happy voting and may the best variant win!

The kings are all royal/neither Royal at the same time,when you lose all the kings wins and all the kings can reach the hill but not move in check themselves.However,you can do nothing when a king is under check.

Version 1.0 of Chess But it's Just So Wrong Make version 2.0 in the comments. I will give a shoutout to whoever makes the best.

This is the starting position of this variant. What do you think?

Chess++(ChessPlusPlus) is an Elegant extension of standard chess, If given proper attention, Love and support can take over the world. It introduces a new piece called the Gulti keeping all the other rules of standard chess same. Gulti acts as a teleportation tool in the board. Why This World Needs Chess++ :Despite its brilliance, standard chess has grown increasingly rigid at high levels — with memorized openings, repeated draws, and overly defensive positions becoming common. Many games are decided by engine-prepped lines rather than over-the-board creativity. Chess++ addresses these issues head-on by introducing the Gulti, a teleportation piece that breathes life into stale positions, breaks through passive defenses, and rewards creative, adaptable playstyles over rote memorization. It offers a fresh layer of strategy without abandoning the elegance of classical chess, making the game more dynamic, unpredictable, and fun — both for players and spectators.Rule set is shown below (Note That : Chess++ has 3-4 main elementary rule . Reason why it might seem a lot of cause I have also mentioned all the derived rule here and discussed all the possible scenario that one can come across during gameplay so that reader do not have any room for doubt ) For more detailed understanding you can read my Full paper on Chess++ by clicking here 👉(full paper)

Hey all! We recently updated Variants World with many quality-of-life modifications, which we're excited to bring to everyone! A brief summary of the changes: Faster scrolling! Faster loading! You can keep your place on the list when scrolling and clicking out of a post! Filters for Under Review, Accepted, Declined, and Pending Reply lists! (Don't worry, the Variant Verdict Feed likely won't be going anywhere. We actually kind of like using that system and it makes things more intuitive) Open source code on GitHub! What do y'all think? Let us know in the comments below!

Copy this, put it in your custom position and get a friend to play with you! Kings and Queens have swapped positions on the board. Link to the custom position editor: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/new-position-workshop-testing-thread R-0,1,0,1-0,1,0,1-0,1,0,1-0,0,0,0-0-{'pawnBaseRank':5,'wb':true,'dim':'8x8'}-x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x/x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x/x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x/x,x,x,yR,yN,yB,rQ,rK,yB,yN,yR,x,x,x/x,x,x,yP,yP,yP,yP,yP,yP,yP,yP,x,x,x/x,x,x,8,x,x,x/x,x,x,8,x,x,x/x,x,x,8,x,x,x/x,x,x,8,x,x,x/x,x,x,rP,rP,rP,rP,rP,rP,rP,rP,x,x,x/x,x,x,rR,rN,rB,yQ,yK,rB,rN,rR,x,x,x/x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x/x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x/x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x

In this variant, the board would be set up normally. However, it randomly selects a piece that needs to be checkmated in order to win the game. Only you know which piece is the royal one. 

pawns and kings are swapped.also to win you have to capture the bishop. also knight move randomly. and the pawn can move anywhere and cannot check or checkmate. also on move 50 the Amazon captures every piece. and the game is over.

Just an idea. Here are the rules: 1. every turn, you spin a spinner. whatever piece it lands on, you move. 2. on the first turn, you can play any move. then the spinner takes effect. 3. if a pawn gets to the other side of the board, it must be promoted to a king. Please post other pieces for this variant idea!

Hi guys,Today I'm here to give you all some interesting facts about the (infamous) pocket chess challenge. This is a user created challenge created in January that till date has over 50 submissions.Dlsclaimer: This may or may not be a shameless self promotionAnyways, let's start off with... 1.Pocket Chess- The BeginningThis link should give you some idea on what it is, but don't worry, I'll explain it here anyways. The Pocket Chess Challenge was started on January 1st by me (@vishthefish771) and @imchesspro0930. Actually, the original intention of the challenge was just to group his 3 newest variants in a series, which we called Pocket Chess, as in chess that fits in your pocket (btw, the name was his idea).  The rules of the challenge are simple enough.1.It has to be on a 6x6 board2.It must use 4pc themes I will also admit that a lot of success of the challenge came about because the rules are relatively simple and are a great starting point for creating variants if you're low on ideas (at least, that's how it's felt for me) 2.Pocket Chess- The Rip (Offs)So, now we travel forward by around 3 weeks in time... Also known as what I like to call, The Golden Age of Pocket Chess! Around this time, the challenge had received a boom in submissions. It was quickly becoming evident that The Pocket Chess Challenge was a success story. I told you it's gonna be shameless Until... THE RIP-OFFS!!! I think we all know what I'm talking about. I'm talking about forums like this one, this one, this one and even this one. See, I'm not like targeting anyone. As a matter of fact, these challenges are quite creative. But I'll be honest, if I see another rip-off challenge... well, this meme sums it up pretty well. 3.Pocket Chess- The RiseWith all these submissions pouring in, it was pretty much guranteed that more Beehives were to follow. Soon after, @imchesspro0930 (yes him again) created his first ever submission on a pocket chess board, making it the second ever accepted Pocket Chess Submissions! Soon to come were the Forsaken City, Broker, Doubles, Obsidian Pinnacle and all the rest. Till date, we have a total of 8 accepted Pocket Chess variants, which gives you around a 15% chance of getting an acception whiloe submitting one. (Interesting Fact: Recently on notes someone mentioned that the current acceptance rate of variants is 10%, so you technically have a higher chance of acception if you submit a pocket chess. However, because more submissions aren't pocket chess, it's probably best to take this with a grain of salt.) And there we go, folks! I'll just put some stats for this interested about them,(As of 17/4/2025)Acceptions: 8Declinations: 50Total Variants: 58Most Prolific Creator: @Chye3mc, with 9 submissionsMost Successful Creator: @imchesspro0930, with 3 acceptionsBest Creator: @VishTheFish771, because he's cool like that (Just kidding)Total Number of Rip-Off Challnges: 14Longest Time Under Review Variant: Delicate Giant, @nyutixbrotherMost Liked Variant: You Suck by @Chye3mcFastest Accepted Variant: Beehive by @imchesspro0930 (This is not confirmed fact, feel free to correct me on it)  Aaaaaannnnnddddd that's really the end of the article!Thanks for reading all the way here!Cya!(I added too many exclamation marks)

https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/variants/wazir.svg as example (change the name to change the piece, replace a space with "_")

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I wonder... I really do... Variant called "Royal Barracks?" How does it sound? I NEED ANSWERS!!!