The Hardest Chess Variant
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That just doesn't sound fun at-all to play.
might be better if you could see pieces adjacent to your own or something like that, otherwise that would just be a headache
I'm sure these games would feature a lot of fumbling around and insane amounts of deductive reasoning but imagine the entertainment value for spectators.
this might be hard for us but for very good players its nothing! they can create the board in their minds and play, i saw susan polgar doing that.
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Sounds like Kriegsspiel (which you can play on ICC). Except I don;t believe they use a strike rule there, and you just move until you find a legal move. (So it is custom to start trying all Pawn captures, in the hope you get lucky.)
I am not sure this variant is 'difficult'. It seems more dependent on luck than on skill.
What I like better along these lines is 'Dark Chess': there you get informed (by computer or referee) about the contents of all squares your own pieces are on or can move to. (I.e., you use your own moves to see the board.)
It feels like ultra impossible insane intense to win a game.
The players shouldn't be penalized with a strike, but with losing their turn. Having 3 chances to guess the position while blindfolded is impossible.
what is the HARDEST CHESS VARIANT?
Jul 10, 2025
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ChessCrafterGM wrote:
what is the HARDEST CHESS VARIANT?
blindfold chess, seriously
Jul 21, 2025
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ManasviAk13 wrote:
ChessCrafterGM wrote:
what is the HARDEST CHESS VARIANT?
blindfold chess, seriously
I agree
chaturaji
the hardest chess variant is standard
Hi Everyone, Let me know what you all think of my chess variant. It's inspired by Battleship, poker, and RTS video games such as StarCraft.
Double-Blind Chess requires three chess boards and two chess sets. Both players each have a separate board and set up their pieces only. They are not allowed to see the board or pieces of their opponent. A third person or computer, the referee, sets the match up with both sets of pieces on a separate board, and notifies both players when a move has been made, when and what piece has been captured, when a king is in check, or if an illegal move has been attempted. If an illegal move is attempted, the player is penalized with a strike, and is allowed to re-attempt a legal move. Accumulating three strikes in a single turn results in forfeiture of the game.