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The button used to randomly appear and disappear after each server restart, but I haven't seen it in the last couple of days. There was another link next to my rating, but it's gone too. Going to the URL directly shows an empty list. So, are the leaderboards gone for good?

This thread is intended to find some ideas how to design hexagonal chess variants. The information I could find on these games in the net is limited to descriptions of their rules, so I am writing down some ideas and deductions in advance of a potential chess.com hexagonal chess server. 0) The hexagonal grid does not invalidate any existing advice on designing good chess variants https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/good-custom-position-bad-custom-position-dos-and-donts-for-ncps-1 https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/variant-design-patterns https://www.chessvariants.com/opinions.dir/fergus/design.html 1) The hexagonal grid has 12 natural directions This is a source of much unintentional confusion surrounding the terminology of the rules. Orthogonal pairs of directions running through the edges or corners of the cells do not actually exist unless you use Strozewski’s board with distorted cells in spite of the convention of calling the directions running through the edges of the cells “orthogonal“. 2) Diagonals run through the edges and corners of the cells This is the reason for coloring the cells three ways. It also clears up the unintentional confusion due to the convention of calling both sets “root-3” diagonals. 3) A royal piece should have moves through all sides of the cells and balanced moves through vertices of the cells if it has any This undermines the valid possibilities where all root-4 diagonals are this royal piece‘s moves and any edgewise directions used are the Knight analog’s moves.

I think an option for presented boards in the board editor should be a 14 by 14 by 14 cube board for 3d chess variants. On this cube board I'm thinking the king would move one cube in any direction, and the queen would move any number of cubes in any direction. The amazon would be able to move like a queen, move like a (2,1,0), (2,1,1), or (2,2,1) leaper, and the general would be able to move like a king, move like a (2,1,0), (2,1,1), or (2,2,1) leaper. The grasshopper would hop over a hurdle, moving one cell beyond the hurdle, and could move in any direction. All the other existing pieces would have movements that could be described using only two dimensions, or in other words have (m,n,0) movement. Some 3d pieces I think could be added to the board could be 1. The Jedi which would be a (1,1,1) rider. 2. The Sith which would combine the movement of the Bishop and Jedi or in other words move as a combination of a (1,1,1) rider and (1,1,0) rider. 3. The Kanselier which would combine the movement of the Jedi and Rook or in other words be a combination of a (1,1,1) rider and a (1,0,0) rider. 4. The Lord which would combine the movement of the Bishop and Rook or in other words be a combination of a (1,1,0) rider and a (1,0,0) rider. 5. The Falcon which would be a (2,1,1) leaper. 6. The Eagle which would be a (2,2,1) leaper. 7. The Bat which would combine the movement of the Falcon and the Eagle. 8. The Wasp which would combine the movement of the Knight and the Falcon. 9. The Unicorn which would combine the movement of the Knight and the Eagle. 10. The Pterosaur which would combine the movement of the Knight, Falcon, and Eagle. I think on a 3d board the Bishops would be move valuable than Rooks as Bishops can move in 12 different directions while rooks can only move in 6. Also Siths would probably be much more powerful than a Bishop and Jedi as a Bishop could only reach 1/2 of the board, and an Jdi could reach 1/4 of the board, while a Sith could reach the entire board.

I'm not able to play anything and am just stuck at Connecting...

One of the most straight-forward chess variants out there (or curvy actually). So simple that it´s a child´s game. Does warping chess like this really add something to the game, really enriches the game, or is it just superfluous complication and thus basically pointless? This plays like a regular chess game in principle, but if the struggling reaches a dead end on one half of the board the fight can move on to the other half of the board and try again. Exactly the same tactics, deeper strategy. Many chess variants enlarge the board for no meaningful reason, here it feels totally natural and organic. Many chess variants shoehorn new pieces in, here the 8 extra pawns per side feel in place, not out of place.

Is there any mate in this position?

Is there a place where previous games are saved? I had a game of duck chess last week that made me feel real smart and I wanted to find it again.

two groups play four player chess. Captured pieces go to random players

For some reason, 4PC is being awkward when looking for games. I'm being added to games when I didn't even press the join buttons. It is like games are forcing me to join when I am not.

Is anyone annoyed about the constant connection errors/lag/busy servers during any game or the variant game mode in general?I've been having constant lags during a game in which the game freezes for me and I can't do a single move, and the game aborts or I forfeit on time. I've been banned a couple of times because I aborted too much when I just wanted to play normally.

En Passant Chess, where any piece can enpassant any other piece

If pawn can move two space on its first move If there a piece in front of it How about pawn can jump over any piece on its first move ??

This forum topic is strictly for Three Check Chess comments. Thanks!

People are talking a lot about the new bot, Mittens. Well, I want to see Mittens play 4PC and Gothic and Duck Chess and some of the other variants.

Red’s one:https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/33584554 Green’s:https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/33572646/34/1 In the first game, I was about to promote, and I saw the Berolina turn into a king, but it then went back, and I can’t move it again. I’m sure this game has sideways, and the Berolina is on the 6th rank, the promotion rank. Please fix this glitch, thanks

Millennium Chess is played on an 8 by 15 size chess-board, and each player controls nearly twice as many pieces (two queens, two kings, four bishops, etc.). Most of the rules of the game are the same, with some special rules regarding capturing and check-mating the kings. A player's first king can be left in danger of capture and actually captured - once the first king is captured, the remaining king can then be put in check and check-mate as in normal chess. Millennium Chess is played on a 15 x 8 board, divided into 120 squares that alternate in color. This is very similar to the same set up on the Classical Chess board. Our squares are designed so that you get feel that the playing area is the same as it is on a regular chess board. All moves on Millennium Chess Game Board are no different then playing regular classical chess. The goal of the game is to win by trapping your opponent’s king (known as checkmate). Rules White is always first to move and players take turns moving one piece at a time. Movement is required, no passing is allowed. Each type of piece has its own type of movement. A piece may be moved to another empty square or may capture an opponent’s piece. Capturing is done by landing on the occupied square by the opponent’s piece and removing the opponent’s piece from play. With the exception of the knight, a piece may not move over or through any of the other pieces. There are a few new rules to the game to compensate for extra playing pieces (such as the King): * Dark pieces must be set up on white corners. White pieces must be set up on dark corners. * When pawns make it to the opposing back row, only pieces already captured can be reinstated. (Example: You lose a Knight. If that is your only man captured by the time your pawn reaches the back row, only your Knight can be reinstated.)* The first King to be captured is called your “Keystone” King. Once captured, the Keystone King cannot be placed back on the board for the duration of your game.* Respect Thy Queen! When setting up the board, Queens are always placed on their color. White queens on white squares, dark queens on dark squares.* You can only be placed in “Check” after one of your Kings has already been captured.* Kings cannot “Castle” past the center Rook, nor from end to end.* When only one King remains, that King cannot “Castle” to remove himself from Check.* In Classic Chess, a player cannot “Castle” if an opponent’s piece intervenes or intersects with the castling area. In “Millennium Chess”, when a player has 2 Kings on the board, some normal King rules are suspended. Therefore, this is the one time a player may “Castle” through an intervened area or “Castle the King out of Jeopardy”.* Players should not announce when they are taking their opponent’s first King.

Elimination Chess logo hints Think of it like this But the pawn is black This is just my opinion. What do you think?

Please, please, make it more moble friendly. Because it sometimes gets anoying not seeing every thing.

That means checking mating either king or taking both Kings to win!!