Chess variants with fairy chess pieces – Green Chess

3. Chess variants with fairy chess pieces

These chess variants involve new chess pieces, which do not exist in standard chess, but are similar to those.

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Chancellor and archbishop

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The chancellor combines the power of the rook and the knight.

The archbishop combines the power of the bishop and the knight.

Capablanca's Chess

10x8 board, with chancellor and archbishop

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10x8 board, with chancellor and archbishop

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10x8 board, with two archbishops

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Chancellor replaces the queen

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Sort of Almost Chess

White has chancellor instead of queen, while Black still has queen

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White has chancellor and knights, Black has queen and bishops

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Superqueen

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The superqueen combines the power of the queen and the knight.

Superqueen Chess

Superqueen instead of queen

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Superqueen Chess II.

Both queen and superqueen on a larger board

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Each rook-bishop-knight combination occurs exactly once

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Nightrider

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The nightrider is like the knight, but it can continue leaping in the same direction.

Nightrider Chess

One knight is a nightrider

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Nightrider Chess II.

Both knights are nightriders

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Nightrider Chess III.

Wider board with many nightriders

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Short rook

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The short rook can move only four squares at once.

Short Rook Chess

One rook is a short rook

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Short Rook Chess II.

Both rooks are short rooks

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Top-heavy Chess

Queens are superqueens, rooks are short rooks

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Half Top-heavy Chess

White has superqueen and short rooks against Black's usual set

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Other

Augmented Knight

The knights are extended with a new power

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Asymmetric Augmented Knight

The knights are extended with a new power, but different for the two players

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The centaur moves like the knight or the king

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Grasshopper Chess

The grasshopper moves by jumping over another piece

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