As some of you guys might know, there are some more chess variants.The most popular variant is fog of war, which is a variant that only allows you to see your own pieces.If you attack one of your opponent's pieces, you can now see it.There is no check in fog of war.You win by capturing your opponent's king.Another variant is simple:capture anything.I haven't played this variant so you might win by capturing your opponent's king or just checkmating.Sideways pawns:In this variant, you can move your pawns side ways.Torpedo: pawns can move 1 or 2 squares no matter where they are (only forward).No castling: It's in the name.This variant is supposed to teach you how to defend your king when not castled.This may help in standard chess if you don't have the time to castle.Blindfold: This teaches you to memorise where your pieces are.Chaturanga: I have NO IDEA HOW to play this variant.If any of you know how, please tell me.Automate: I also don't know how this one works because all it does is bring me to the chess.com home page.If you do not know how to get to play variants, hover over play and you will see "variants beta".Click on it.
As some of you guys might know, there are some more chess variants.The most popular variant is fog of war, which is a variant that only allows you to see your own pieces.If you attack one of your opponent's pieces, you can now see it.There is no check in fog of war.You win by capturing your opponent's king.Another variant is simple:capture anything.I haven't played this variant so you might win by capturing your opponent's king or just checkmating.Sideways pawns:In this variant, you can move your pawns side ways.Torpedo: pawns can move 1 or 2 squares no matter where they are (only forward).No castling: It's in the name.This variant is supposed to teach you how to defend your king when not castled.This may help in standard chess if you don't have the time to castle.Blindfold: This teaches you to memorise where your pieces are.Chaturanga: I have NO IDEA HOW to play this variant.If any of you know how, please tell me.Automate: I also don't know how this one works because all it does is bring me to the chess.com home page.If you do not know how to get to play variants, hover over play and you will see "variants beta".Click on it.