Spartan Chess. Because I like end-games, and Spartan-Chess end-games are always an interestig battle, because they always have unequal material. Since the only pieces that white (the Persians) and black (the Spartans) have in common are the Kings, the only symmetric end-game can be bare King vs bare King.
A more exotic Chess variant, specifically designed to give interesting end-games, is Team-Mate Chess. No single piece has mating potential there.
I promote to enhance the current standard chess to be FE chess.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess960-chess-variants/functional-exchanged-chess
How far back do you have to go to find a chess that isn't a derivative of another? None of the currently popular forms meets that requirement.
Chess has never been a single immutable set of rules, and that is good.
Benedict 960. 
None.
Derivative stuff in any form is like drinking weak coffee made from poor photocopies of other weak coffee.
Actually it is more like drinking an exquisit wine instead of coffee. Watching a game of orthodox Chess is such an anti-climax after watching, say, Gothic Chess or Shogi.
It is obvious that what we now call orthodox Chess was a big step up from the original Shatranj from which it was derived. But if we compare it to some other forms of Chess, it is clear that it still has a long way to go.
Chess is a "derivative stuff made from poor photocopies" of card game!
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None.
Derivative stuff in any form is like drinking weak coffee made from poor photocopies of other weak coffee.
Actually it is more like drinking an exquisit wine instead of coffee. Watching a game of orthodox Chess is such an anti-climax after watching, say, Gothic Chess or Shogi.
It is obvious that what we now call orthodox Chess was a big step up from the original Shatranj from which it was derived. But if we compare it to some other forms of Chess, it is clear that it still has a long way to go.
It is actually officially called "International Chess"
I hope the future chess is FE chess.Both players have to lot the current mode of pieces function exchanges to be played.
I hope the future chess is FE chess.Both players have to lot the current mode of pieces function exchanges to be played.
What is FE chess?
I hope the future chess is FE chess.Both players have to lot the current mode of pieces function exchanges to be played.
What is FE chess?
Functionally-Exchaged Chess. It is not really a variant, but just normal Chess where recognizing the board position is made more difficult. Like with blind-fold Chess, where the players cannot see the board at all. In FE Chess they can see the board, but the pieces are not represented by their usual shapes, but, say, the Knights by Bishop symbols, the Pawns by Rooks, etc.
I hope the future chess is FE chess.Both players have to lot the current mode of pieces function exchanges to be played.
What is FE chess?
FE chess is the current standard chess with the exception that the function of this two minor pieces was exchanged.For instance in the RN mode,the function of rook was represented by knight pieces.Conversely,the function of knight was represented by rook pieces.
Fe chess have three modes such as RN (rook-knight),RB (rook-bishop),NB (knight-bishop).When playing OTB the current mode that have to be played is being lot to give one of those modes.
The initial setup position of pieces is corespond to their function as a result of current mode.All the rules are equal with current standard chess.
The purpose of this variant is to randomize memorization.
The initial setup position of pieces is corespond to their function as a result of current mode.All the rules are equal with current standard chess.
The purpose of this variant is to randomize memorization.
I don't see how that would matter. It's trivial to remember how a piece moves, and once the game gets going, it would be impossible to forget. And even if it somehow worked, who would want to win a game because his opponent forgot that the rooks look like knights this time?
The initial setup position of pieces is corespond to their function as a result of current mode.All the rules are equal with current standard chess.
The purpose of this variant is to randomize memorization.
I don't see how that would matter. It's trivial to remember how a piece moves, and once the game gets going, it would be impossible to forget. And even if it somehow worked, who would want to win a game because his opponent forgot that the rooks look like knights this time?
That is the point.Both players should always be conscious about their current mode.By that way the players always be as if they are a beginner that still learn to recognize the pieces function and doesn't recognizing their current specific pieces formation.It is to be focused solely on player's tactical ability.
Well,the burden of forgotten the pieces function is equal toward both players.Capability to recognize new environtment is an advantage.
Shogi seems to be too chaotic to be fun.
Less popular chess variants may be fun but because so few people play them there is less incentive to play them regularly.