Authors Starting with S

• Ismael Santos [info] Assault&Siege. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Ernst Saperow [info] Toroidal Byzantine Chess. Circular chess modified to also be toroidal. (Cells: 64) Byzantine Chess endgames. Queen vs Pawn. Endgame analysis for historic round chess variant. Byzantine Chess Theory. Towards the theory of Byzantine Chess.
• Cesc Sasal [info] Ajedrez Hexagonal de Glinksi. Glinski's Hexagonal Chess page translated into Spanish. (Spanish Language) Escacs Hexagonals de Glinksi. Glinski's Hexagonal Chess page translated into Catalonian. (Spanish Language)
• Ola Sassersson [info] Chess+. Players choose when and where to place their pieces behind the pawns. FlipFlop. A minimalistic Chess-like game with only one type of piece. SASR chess symbols. Minimalistic graphics for chess and variants.
• Lukas A. Saul [info] SphereChess. Downloadable files to play a spherical chess variant.
• John Savard [info] John Savard's Three-Dimensional Chess. Missing description Leaping/Missing Bat Chess. Large variant on a 16x12 board with many fairy pieces. (16x12, Cells: 192)
• Prashant Hindurao Sawant [info] Super-Chess. On a 12x12 board with slightly more powerful pawns and knights. Armies start back-to-back. (12x12, Cells: 144)
• Kevin Scanlon [info] Grander Chess. A variant of Christian Freeling's Grand Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Reinhard Scharnagl [info] Capablanca Random Chess. Randomized setup for Capablanca chess. (10x8, Cells: 80) SMIRF. Program that plays various 8x10 chess variants.
• Erez Schatz [info] Attendance Chess. 10 piece types that can move to 10 squares each, mostly. (10x10, Cells: 100) Duel Chess. Captured pieces are sent to a separate Duel board to see who is eliminated and who returns. (2x(5x7), Cells: 43) Infantry Chess. Small chess variant with short range pieces. (9x9, Cells: 43) , more...
• Karl Scherer [info] Atlantis Puzzles, Games and Art. Missing description Bank Chess . Put your assets on the bank for later use! 6 Variants. Bughouse Chess. 4 player variant where pieces taken from your opponent are given to your partner., more...
• Michael Schmahl [info] Summoner's Chess. Pieces are created and improved through the use of cards. (8x8, Cells: 64) Summoner's Chess. Pieces are created and improved through the use of cards.
• J. R. Schmidt [info] Webball. Board that can be visualized as globe shaped spider web, based on dodecahedron.
• William C. Schmidt [info] Knight Mare. A large variant with several promotion levels. (11x11, Cells: 120)
• R. Wayne Schmittberger [info] New Rules for Classic Games. Missing description New Rules for Classic Games. Missing description
• Mike Schneider [info] Diamondback Chess. Pieces start in corners. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Matthew P. Scholle [info] Chess Jester. 4-player variant with two new pieces.
• Alfred Schönfelder [info] Big Board Chess. On a 10 by 10 board with individual opening setup. (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Juan Pablo Schweitzer Kirsinger [info] Hanga Roa. A chess variant inspired by the people of Easter Island. (9x9, Cells: 81) Hanga Roa en Espa. Missing description Hanga Roa. Play Hanga Roa on Game Courier!
• Uli Schwekendiek [info] ChessXp. 10x10 Chess, strictly derived from the 8x8 architecture.
• Alastair Scott [info] Chess Word Macros & Fonts. Alastair Scott's Chess DTP Page. Fen2Diag . Word macros for generating diagrams using chess fonts for the board and pieces. Pgn2fg . Word macros for converting Portable Game Notation (PGN) files to figurine algebraic notation using chess fonts for the figurines.
• Matt Seabury [info] Treyshah. A commercial three-player hexagonal variant with 23 pieces a side. (Cells: 210)
• Donald Seagraves [info] Behemoth Chess. Chess with a randomly moving, uncapturable Behemoth piece that can capture multiple pieces in a turn.
• Douglas Yale Kaplan Seiden-Sacharovich [info] Force Field Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Katsutoshi Seki [info] Hasami Shogi. Popular Japanese game, playable with Shogi set. (9x9, Cells: 81) Southern Shogi. Shogi variant where pieces move like friendly pieces `south' of them. (9x9, Cells: 81) Chess variant site in Japanese. Many chess variant pages translated into Japanese! (Japanese Language)
• Jeff Shaffer [info] Kaissa. Decimal variant developed from descriptions in John Norman's Gor books.
• Greg Shanker [info] Deception Chess. Each piece has two identities, Cloak and concealed Base.
• Alex Sherzer [info] Review of Omega Chess. Review of commercial Chess variant.
• Jason Shields [info] Emulation Chess. Pieces have no move of their own, but move instead like adjacent pieces of either side. (8x8, Cells: 64) Nuclear Chess. When pieces take, the square becomes impassable and all surrounding pieces disappear. (8x8, Cells: 64) Warp Point Chess. Knights are replaced by Warp Points that other pieces can move between. (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
• Robert Shimmin [info] Giant-King Chess. Kings take up four squares each, all of which must be attacked to check. (10x10, Cells: 100) Sacrifice chess. Instead of a normal move, you may sacrifice a pawn. (8x8, Cells: 64) Scheherazade. Pieces may combine with other pieces to form combination pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) , more...
• David Short [info] Black Hole Chess. Variant on board with 100 squares with hole in middle of board, combination pieces and hiding squares for kings. (9x11, Cells: 100) Cannons and Crabs. A variant on a 7x6 board with Crabs (improved Pawns), and Cannons (leapers). (7x6, Cells: 42) Double Chess 16 x 8. On 16 by 8 board. (16x8, Cells: 128) , more...
• Abdul-Rahman Sibahi [info] Battery Chess. Chess on a Battery shaped board, with lots of batteries. (5x10, Cells: 46) CGNP chess. A game with Knightly Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) Chess with a Fool. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
• Grzegorz Sidorowicz [info] Hexodus. Program that plays hexagonal chess (Glinski variant).
• Douglas Silfen [info] Great Whale Shogi. Great Whale Shogi by R. Wayne Schmittberger. (11x11, Cells: 121) Dai Dai Shogi. Extremely large Shogi variant invented in the 17th century. Great Whale Shogi. Large board based on Whale and Wa Shogi., more...
• Jorge Nuno Silva [info] Endgame. Players start out with 16 pawns and gain pieces via promotion. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Mark Simpson [info] Grand Shatranj N W. Shatranj with 10 individual pieces + pawns per army. (10x10, Cells: 100) Noble Wing Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Noble WingS Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
• William Lee Sims [info] Fog of War Chess. Players can only see certain squares. Plays on a computer application. (8x8, Cells: 64) Fog of War Chess. Players can only see certain squares. Plays on a computer application.
• Grant Sinclair [info] High Chess. Drawn games are instead won by the player whose King is closest to the centre. Muster Chess. Each player can muster different armies. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Sergey Sirotkin [info] Beau Monde Chess. Large variant where pieces move with variations of the Queen move. (11x10, Cells: 100) Big Chess. Chess variant on a 14 by 8 square board with extra Pawns, Knights and Bishops. (14x8, Cells: 112) Building Chess. Variant that starts with a board of 25 squares, but each player adds a square after their move. (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
• Piotr Smagacz [info] Companion chess. The Queen may have a companion. (8x8, Cells: 64) Lively chess. Fast development is the basis in chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Placement Chess960. chess960 with piece placement by players and orthodox castling. (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
• Andrew L Smith [info] 12 Augmenters Chess. Each piece's movement capabilities is increased by ~4 squares. The Custom Crushers. A 'build it yourself' Chess with Different Armies army inspired by the Corps from 12 Augmenters Chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) The Marvellous Megafauna. A diverse Chess with Different Armies faction with riders and leapers. (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
• Chad W Smith [info] Colour Chess and Lure. Chess Variant where the board is different every time you play, and you can control what pieces your opponent can move next.
• Chuck S Smith [info] Hockey Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
• David L. Smith [info] Chex. Cards with pieces form the board.
• David E. Smith [info] Knightsbridge. 14 knights against 14 knights on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49)
• Gavin Smith [info] Prince. 8x8x8 3-D variant with new pieces. (8x(8x8), Cells: 512)
• Graham M. Smith [info] Ven Chess. Moves are written down by both players before making the moves simultaneously. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• John Smith [info] 47 Contest Results. Missing description Prime Number Contest. Yes, just as the title says! I hope this is legal! Calorie Chess. Pieces have a limited amount of calories to move with, and have resorted to cannibalism! (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
• Larry L. Smith [info] Boolean Rithmomachia. Missing description (4x(4x4), Cells: 64) Borg Queen Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. (7x(), Cells: 64) Cheaters' Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) , more...
• Lawrence C. Smith [info] The Courier Game. Description of Courier Chess, with printable pieces and board. (12x8, Cells: 96) The Crown of Krithala. Pieces move a crown which the opponent wants to capture. Thoughts on large numbers of players in one chess game. Missing description, more...
• Mike Smolowitz [info] Retro Chess I. A chess game progresses backwards from an empty board. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Moses Snell-Feikema [info] Open Chess. Large variant with few pawns. (12x12, Cells: 144)
• Rafael Snell-Feikema [info] Three-Quarter Board. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 48)
• Stephen Sniderman [info] Chessence. Small variant with many possible winning conditions.
• Daphne Snowmoon [info] Citadelir chess. Grand chess + Tamerlane chess + Omega Chess. Leaperhouse. A 10x10 drop variant consisting of only Leapers, Shogi pawns and Kings. (10x10, Cells: 100) Mansindam (Pantheon Tale). A variant that combines 'drop' rule and strong pieces, and there is no draw. (9x9, Cells: 81) , more...
• Tomasz Sobczyk [info] Tax Chess. King mobility affected by the placement of pawns of the same color.
• Modest Solans [info] Battler Chess. Game with powerful King, and improved Bishops, Knights and Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) Heraldic Chess Games with Cards and Dice. Text of rule booklet of heraldic chess. Heraldic Chess Games with Cards and Dice (in French). Text of rule booklet of heraldic chess (in French). (French Language), more...
• Siwakorn Songrag [info] Continental Chess. Continental Chess is Chess Variations with many types of pieces such as stepper, leaper, hopper and rider. (8x8, Cells: 64) Historia Ŝako. Historia Ŝako is a Chess variant incorporated between western and eastern variants, by track movement of Elephant and Queen. (8x8, Cells: 64)
• Iwer Sonsch [info] Decisive Chess. Chess, but replacing draw rules with win/loss rules.
• Marius Soska [info] Chess 3D. A java applet that plays a three dimensional chess variant.
• Peter Spicer [info] Pot-Hole Chess. Game where pot-holes open up on the board at random times. (8x8, Cells: 64) Dragon. (DragonChess) Combines King and bishop movements, and capturing from afar (between boards).
• James Killian Spratt [info] Chess for Three. Traditional pieces, three players, on a triangular board. Imperial Chess. Large variant with new pieces and victory by capture of royal pieces. (12x12, Cells: 144) Jetan Jeddara. Large Jetan variant, with new pieces. (16x12, Cells: 192) , more...
• Richard Stack [info] Toystore Chess. A problem-like Chess variant on a 5x5 board with free placement. (5x5, Cells: 25)
• Burns O. Starkes II [info] Link to: W.A.R.P.S.. Chess variant on round board with new pieces.
• Laila W. Stefan [info] Imposter Chess. Exchange captured pieces in order to move Kings in different ways. Imposter Chess. Play this game! Exchange captured pieces in order to move Kings in different ways.
• Jake Stevenson [info] Stevenson's Four-Player Chess. A game for two 2-player teams on a regular Chess board with the object of capturing all opposing pieces.
• Rob Stevens [info] The Circular Chess Society Information Pack. Rules of Circular Chess and Information on the Circular Chess Society. (Cells: 64) A Dragonchess Page. Roberts Stevens' page on Dragonchess. Circular Chess Championship for 2002 Announced. Missing description, more...
• Tim Stiles [info] Kylatori Sunset. Small variant combining replacement, custodian and coordination capture. (6x8, Cells: 48) Piececlopedia: Fox. Doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca. Piececlopedia: Rabbit. A doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca., more...
• Charles W. Stinson [info] Agincourt. Decimal variant with Archers. (10x10, Cells: 100)
• Stephen R. Stockman [info] 2006 World Chess Variants Championship on-line. World Chess Variants Championship. Air Attack Chess. Missing description Deluxe Chess. http://hometown.aol.com/taurusgaming/index.html., more...
• Steven Streetman [info] Bughouse Spartan Chess. streetmansd. (2x(8x8), Cells: 128) Spartan Chess. A game with unequal armies. (8x8, Cells: 64) Example: Plutonian Chess. Fictitious Variant for Testing Purposes., more...
• Edward Strickland [info] Taikyoku Photographs. Missing description Shogi Variant Software. Index of shogi variant software (in Japanese).
• Greg Strong [info] Contest to design a 10-chess variant. Cebrating 10 years of Chess Variant Pages with a contest to design a chess variant. Game Courier Tournament 2017. Chess Variant Tournament played on Game Courier in 2017. Game Courier Tournament 2019. Chess Variant Tournament to be played on Game Courier., more...
• Jeff `Cavebear` Stroud [info] ABC Chess. A variant with 8 armies of pieces generated by combining 1, 2 or 3 simpler pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Wild Jokers. 7 by 7 board with 8 pits and various pieces, including jokers that can make successive jumps across pits. (7x7, Cells: 41) ABC Chess. A variant with 8 armies of pieces generated by combining 1, 2 or 3 simpler pieces., more...
• Richard Sullivan [info] Quick Chess. Chess on a 5 by 6 board. (5x6, Cells: 30)
• Henk Swart [info] Kriegspiel problems of Henk Swart. Two problems to solve.
• Aamir Syed [info] Arimaa. Uses same equipment as Chess, but designed to be difficult for computers.
• Omar Syed [info] Arimaa. Uses same equipment as Chess, but designed to be difficult for computers.