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So I made this topic to put down a few pieces that can possibly replace their counterparts in chess. You can suggest upgrades for other pieces in the comments, but tell me why it's a good upgrade. Kangaroo A lot of times, when I'm playing chess and looking where I can move my knight to, I notice there's a really good square for it, but that square is exactly two squares diagonally from the horse. For some reason, this happens a LOT. So, I think Knight+Alfil would be a really strong piece. Missionary It's just a bishop, but it can also move 1 square orthogonally. This allows the bishop to change the colour of the square it's on, meaning it can go anywhere on the board.

like Thermopylae,the 72-999-73-999 check wasn't vaild to choose.

So you may have joined this club with the intention to learn something about chaturaji. So here I am (1750 or smh) to tell you about tactics! If you disagree, mention in the comments! In Chaturaji (for me) the most common way to win is by claiming win, as you only have to be 3 points ahead. For this reason, DO NOT resign even if you only have a king! Points are the only thing that matter. As long as you have high enough points, king sacrifices are an excellent strategy (and likely to happen!). 4 player stageSo this is the opening stage where every move is fairly important. There are a variety of different opening but when I am red (playing first) I often open with the kings pawn with the intention of checking blue. However, most of the time the best way to open is either the knight or bishop pawn. Push the bishop pawn in case there is an imminent check, as we see here:                                                                                       1. c3 Otherwise, push the knight pawn followed by the bishop pawn for a safer fortress and easier time attacking the player in front of you. In this phase, trade off as many pieces as possible with the opponent opposite you. This weakens the hardest opponent to attack for you and may also encourge teaming against them. Now, with that in mind, this could also work against you for the same reasons, so always watch your back! Another thing to note is that it's generally the players with the least pieces on the board that win. This is because they have traded all their material and have stacked up on points. For this reason, don't hold on to your pieces for as long as possible. Instead, trade as soon as it seems viable.3 player stage So in the article "Guide to 4pc", they made it in a similar format to this. I will be taking a few tips from them and describe the scenarios you may be in once you reach 3 players.1. One over powered player This is the scenario in which one of the players has the most material and the most points on the board. In that case, the easiest solution is to just team on them and win as much of their excess material as possible. If the other player blunders (The one with less material) check the powerful opponent. This *should* make them (the less powerful player) trust you and help you team up against the opponent. If you get in a tight spot, however, grab a minor piece from the more powerful opponent with a king sacrifice (More on this later)2. Both opponents are worse In case you find yourself the most powerful player, it should be simple work to checkmate either one of the opponents and claim a win. In case you are finding this hard, promote as many pawns as possible to help you achieve your goal.3. One with material, the other with points  This is where things get a bit harder. When I find myself in this position, I attempt to grab the material from the person with the higher material to equalize the points and then 1v1 the other opponent. However, this is an encounter that rarely happens to me and would like some advice from higher rated players.4. Mostly equal In this case, play like the 4 player stage. Trade material and try to promote.2 Player Stage  This is where things really begin to ramp up. In this stage, if you are more than 3 points ahead, just resign. This automatically gives you a win. This is the place where king sacks are possible. For example, lets take this scenario- You (white) have 15 points while your opponent (black) has 13. If you resign, your opponent will get more points than you, and that's not what you really want. This is how your position looks-                                                                             In this scenario, the best move is for you to capture your opponents rook. Even though he will take your king on the next move, the points would have changes like this-15+5= 20 points13+3=16 pointsBecause you have more points, you win. This is why king sacrifices are an essential part of raji- to ensure maximum points. Normally, though, you will note be up a solid 2 points and able to capture a bishop or rookTherefore, there are really only three other possible scenarios for this stage:-1. You have more material  If this is the case (and you cannot claim win yet) simply take the remaining material of your opponent and claim a win. You may also sacirifice your king for a pawn if that is what you need to be to have more than 3 points than your opponent2. You have less material When this is the case, slowly attempt to promote your remaining pawns and constantly be alert for king sacrifices. Out of all stages, this is the one where you should think the most.3. Equal material Simply play as normal. However, play as aggresively as possible and as usual, focus on sacrificing the king to claim a win. Well yeah that's all I have to say for my beginners guide to raji. What do you guys think?

1.2. Regular chess but instead of normal pawns there are sergeant pawns (sorry don’t have pictures 

Everyone knows the killer knight, killer pawn etc... But how bout the KILLER KING. If you can come up with a custom variatint were it is possible to get the achievement Killer King then please put a link to the game (yes it is possible to get) 

Hello. I sumbited my variant 2 days ago (https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/wof-2-players-5-squres) and some weird things started happening. Some comments are random deleting. I dont know why. Maybe CGAs delete comments or maybe new rule on chess.com about spam or something. But I am very confused. CGAs havent written Under review yet (or maybe they have, but comment is deleted). CGAs, please answer.

1:rules=none except for this:and yellow and the checker are teamed

This does not include Most Popular and Common, as I am not knowledgable enough to talk about fields relating to standard chess and 4pc standard. Note that any variants on the server are awesome, as they all went through tight standards. Featured will split into Extra, FFA and Teams according to the variant. Variants containing ANY history will not be included. There will be no bias, and I will try to rank these off my experience, and that only. But, still take this as a grain of salt. This assumes Rookmate goes to the Common category, as Elim Chess is technically a custom submission, but it lies in common as of 2024. 2pc variants: AcheronAmazon JungleAshtandrezCounterturnCross DerbyEmperor's TombEnchanted WoodlandExplosive MagicInfiltration DangerMinihouseRubiconSaturn's RingsSergeants Checkers IIThe LakeThermopylaeVillagers Chess FFA Variants: Every End The Hive War For Throne Unison Phalanx Sparks of Hope Collateral Worlds Diamond Wall The Triune Wasp Surprise Attack King Safety Glass Laby Chaturdrez Teams: InfernoStorming the CastleBest Friends ForeverWarp SpeedBlind BoxSalvation BastionsDetourThe Eyes of HorusKing Safety

ive just realised that rick is a converted version of my name, richard

How to add effects to my custom variant.For example atomic chess

chess but your pieces random swap after ever move (i'm betting it will be funny )

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Hi everyone, I’d like to request a new variant. Is the position fair, and is it playable? Here it is: FEN code:  R-0,0,0,0-1,1,1,1-1,1,1,1-0,0,0,0-0-{'royal':('e5','','j10',''),'lives':(20,20,20,20),'resigned':(null,true,null,true),'pawnBaseRank':5,'dim':'10x10','noCorners':true}-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,bF,bF,bF,2,yK,1,yK,1,yK,x,x/x,x,bF,bF,bF,2,yF,yP,yP,yP,1,x,x/x,x,bF,bF,3,yF,yP,yδ,yP,yK,x,x/x,x,6,yC,yP,yP,1,x,x/x,x,7,yF,yF,yK,x,x/x,x,rK,rF,rF,7,x,x/x,x,1,rP,rP,rC,6,x,x/x,x,rK,rP,rδ,rP,rF,3,gF,gF,x,x/x,x,1,rP,rP,rP,rF,2,gF,gF,gF,x,x/x,x,rK,1,rK,1,rK,2,gF,gF,gF,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

Hi everyone, I would like to request a new variant. Here it is: Here is the FEN code: R-0,0,0,0-1,1,1,1-1,1,1,1-0,0,0,0-0-{'royal':('e5','','j10',''),'lives':(20,20,20,20),'resigned':(null,true,null,true),'pawnBaseRank':5,'dim':'10x10','noCorners':true}-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,bF,bF,bF,2,yK,1,yK,1,yK,x,x/x,x,bF,bF,bF,2,yF,yP,yP,yP,1,x,x/x,x,bF,bF,3,yF,yP,yδ,yP,yK,x,x/x,x,6,yC,yP,yP,1,x,x/x,x,7,yF,yF,yK,x,x/x,x,rK,rF,rF,7,x,x/x,x,1,rP,rP,rC,6,x,x/x,x,rK,rP,rδ,rP,rF,3,gF,gF,x,x/x,x,1,rP,rP,rP,rF,2,gF,gF,gF,x,x/x,x,rK,1,rK,1,rK,2,gF,gF,gF,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 Can anyone verify it for me?

can anyone teel me how to create a custom position

As a recommendation of some members of the group, I present the variant in English. It is my humble contribution to the world of chess variants. Hello everyone, I present to you a variant that I created in March 2021 and I would like to know if you would like it to be included in this Chess.com app. ♟️🏹 This is the link to the presentation of the variant in the written press. Https://www.eladelantado.com/segovia/torres-caballos-y-arq.ueros/ I'm sending you some photos so you can get an idea of how it works. THE ARCHERS 🏹 In this variant, I have introduced only two "magic pieces", thearchers, both on the white and black sides. POSITION ON THE BOARDThe archers stand next to the king and queen, in the place occupied by thebishops C1, F1, C8 and F8 squares. MOVEMENT OF THE PIECEThe movement of these new pieces is similar to that of the bishops, that is, indiagonal. WAY TO CAPTURE It is a "magic piece" and never better said, since it combines a DOUBLE POWER. 1- The archer, when capturing an opponent's piece, can do solike the bishops 2- Has the power to capture (always diagonally)jumping one or several pieces OF THE SAME COLOR AS HIM, which makes it a very useful piece and at the same time quite dangerous for the opponent. With this possibility of capturing an opponent's piece, surpassing theintermediate pieces of its color, I wanted to make a simile to the trajectory thatmakes the arrow in the shape of a parabola when it is shot by the archer, whentilt your bow slightly up. 🏹 If you have two enemy pieces at close, capture the first one you have on the diagonal. We have to keep in mind that if the piece that the archer has within reach is the king, it is check. This maneuver is very valuable in attack and in the endings to get checkmate. I think that archery chess 🏹 adds extra difficulty to conventional chess and can open 🔓 an interesting path of new openings, middlegames and endgames for players of all levels. Why I invented Archers 🏹 for Chess?🤔 The origins of Chess and Chaturanga, the Indian game from which it comes, had a Elephant 🐘, a figure that jumped two squares diagonally. In the Middle Ages, muslim culture replaces it with the Al-fil and it no longer jumped. The Catholic Monarchs specified its shape, with the miter used by the bishops of the time. “ What I have done is a fusion between the two pieces, Elephant / Bishop and the result is the Archer 🏹" Greetings to the entire chess collective.