Inventors Starting with W
- Khalid Waheed [info] ChesK: Risk and Chess Combination. A combination of the classic chess and Risk.
- Waider [info] Waider's three-handed chess. Missing description (Cells: 126)
- Brett Ward [info] Single Combat Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Michael D. Ward [info] Drawless Chess. Simple rules are added to make draws impossible. (8x8, Cells: 64) Octahedral Chess. 3d-board in octahedral form. (9x(), Cells: 340) Drawless Chess . Simple rules are added to make draws impossible.
- Eric Watkins [info] Shogessi -- The Allday Wars. A link to the Tabletop Simulator module. Updated rules/graphics. (17x(17x19), Cells: 289)
- Anne Marriot Watson [info] Straights. Chess-like Naval Battle game from the end of the 19th Century. (9x11, Cells: 81) Straights . Chess-like Naval Battle game from the end of the 19th Century.
- B. Walker Watson [info] Petty Chess. Chess on a 5 by 6 board. (5x6, Cells: 30) Petite Chess. Chess on a 5 by 6 board. Petty Chess . Chess on a 5 by 6 board.
- Joe Watson [info] Quapent. Missing description
- Saleh Waziruddin [info] Combined Arms Brigade Chess. New movement for traditional Chess pieces with a modern military theme. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Edward Webb [info] Hajiku Shogi. Inspired by Shogi and Chu Shogi. Pieces can both promote and demote in promotion zone. Kyou Shogi. Modified Chu Shogi with pieces from and inspired by Tenjiku Shogi, featuring jumping pieces and Fire Demons. (12x12, Cells: 144)
- Malcolm Webb [info] Abagoren Macedonian Chess . Missing description Pole Chess . F.I.D.E. chess with Pole piece added: from the SF/fantasy novel "Robot Adept".
- Jeff Weeks [info] Torus Chess (The Shape of Space). Chess on a torus from the book "The Shape of Space". (8x8, Cells: 64)
- L. J. Weijden [info] Novo Chess. War game chess variant from the Netherlands, 1937. (12x8, Cells: 96)
- Walter Weiss [info] Placement. Only kings start on board; other pieces are dropped to home square and then moved. (8x8, Cells: 64)
- Sigmund Wellisch [info] Wellisch's Hexagonal Chess. Hexagonal chess for three players.
- Mark Wells [info] Los Alamos Chess. Play the first variant ever programmed for computer play on Jocly.
- R. Douglas Wells [info] Counsellor Chess. Variant on 12 by 8 board that adds Elephants and Counsellors. (12x8, Cells: 96) Counsellor Chess . Variant on 12 by 8 board that adds Elephants and Counsellors.
- Carl Wenrich [info] Chess 112. Large variant on an 8x12 board. (14x8, Cells: 112)
- Ethan W [info] Chess Cubed on Steam. Chess on a Puzzle Cube with standard pieces and rotations.
- Larry Wheeler [info] Grand Rider Chess. If you love riders, you'll love Grand Rider Chess, which combines several different colorbound and non-colorbound riders. Grand Rider Chess. All pieces except the king are riders.
- George Whelan [info] PBM Preset for Peasant Revolt. Modest variant with unequal setup.
- John Whelan [info] Two Pronged Chess. 2 "simultaneous" moves per turn with separate pieces. Two-Prong Chess. Each player makes "simultaneous" moves with 2 different pieces.
- Greg White [info] Greg White's Chess Variants. Missing description
- Jonathon Whittle [info] Magician Chess. Variant on 7 by 7 board with nine holes and magician able to move holes. (7x7, Cells: 40) Magician Chess . Version using Alfaerie graphics. Magician Chess . Variant on 7 by 7 board with nine holes and magician able to move holes.
- Kevin Whyte [info] Relativistic Chess. Squares attacked by the opponent are considered not to exist. (8x8, Cells: 64) Relativistic Chess. Squares attacked by the opponent are considered not to exist.
- Uwe Wiedemann [info] Desertion Chess. When you move next to opposing pieces, they desert to your side; win by converting or capturing all opposing pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) Desertion Chess. When you move next to opposing pieces, they desert to your side; win by converting or capturing all opposing pieces. Byelorussian Chesskers. Pieces promote to "Damkas" in this Chess Checkers Hybrid., more...
- Edwin J Wilhelm [info] Bishops. four-player game. Bishops. Rules of Play. (12x12, Cells: 132)
- Craig Willenberg [info] Paradigm Chess30. Chess with Dragon Bishop and 30 positions.
- Michael Williams [info] Millinn3um (M3) Chess. varied opening positions for each player, two sets standard pieces per player, symmetrical piece drops, two kings each.
- Erik Wilson [info] Juggernaut Chess. Roll a die each turn to determine the move of the all-capturing Juggernaut. Nuclear Pawns Chess. Every time you move a pawn, there is a 1/10 chance of it exploding and destroying itself and all adjacent pieces. Juggernaut Chess. Unstoppable destructive unit moves at random.
- Robert Winkel [info] Australian Football Chess. Game based on Australian Rules Football and Chess.
- A.J. Winkelspecht [info] Convergent Chess. Attack king directly or move to its home square on board with 40 squares. (6x6, Cells: 40) Divergent Chess. All pieces capture different than they move without capturing. (10x10, Cells: 100) Mini Burmese Chess. Small variant of Burmese Chess. (6x6, Cells: 40) , more...
- Jim Winslow [info] Chessence. Variant on a 9 x 6 board with 8 missing squares, immobile Kings, and 9 pieces whose movement depends on their spatial relation. (6x9, Cells: 46) Beirut Chess. One unit is secretly carrying a bomb. Chessence. Units move and capture depending on their proximity to their colleagues., more...
- Mats Winther [info] Swedish Cannon Chess. Mats Winther's new piece and game on the Game Courier.
- M Winther [info] Accessory Chess. A drop variant with one or two external pieces per player (many to choose from). Zillions (zrf) program available. Adjutant Chess (8x8). Introducing the Adjutant that can slide like a queen, but on the same square colour only (with zrf). Airplane Chess. Schmittberger's big-board variant featuring the very mobile Airplane (with zrf)., more...
- Jason D. Wittman [info] Dueling Archbishops. Chess variant on 2 by 3 board. (2x3, Cells: 6) Equestrian Chess. On diamond shaped board with reentry squares and different pieces. (Cells: 41) Evolution Chess-42. 42-square game where each player starts with 20 Knights that evolve and a King. (7x6, Cells: 42) , more...
- Nick Wolff [info] Jail Cell Chess. Large board with walls and jail cell areas. (14x20, Cells: 280) Mimic Chess. Chess on a larger board with 3 new pieces with constantly changing movement capabilities. Royal Rumble. A 6 board all-out melee with random pieces, royals and starting positions., more...
- Andrew Wong [info] Jurassic Chess. Game with unusual movements, a river, and bridges. (9x9, Cells: 81)
- Brian Wong [info] Separate. Queens start trapped behind enemy lines. (8x8, Cells: 64) Terror Chess. Variant on 11 by 11 board with combination pieces. (11x11, Cells: 121) Separate. FIDE Chess but with Queens starting trapped behind enemy lines., more...
- Tyler Wong [info] Bookie Chess. An online game generator which combines chess and gambling.
- Alex Wood [info] Towers Chess. Win by pushing towers to the Kings' squares. (8x8, Cells: 64) Towers Chess. Play Towers Chess on Game Courier.
- Mark Woodall [info] Four Handed Roman Chess. 4 player chess variant with additional new piece. Roman Chess. Commercial chess variant on a 10x10 board with two non-royal kings added. Roman Chess. 10x10 variant available commercially., more...
- Matt Worden [info] Keeps and Moats Chess: A four-player chess variant. A four player chess variant. Keeps and Moats Chess Computer Game. Computer Game -- beta test demo.
- Eric Wouters [info] Sjah. Three or four player chess variants.
- William Wragg [info] Mischia. A small 6x6 chess variant that plays like normal chess. (6x6, Cells: 36) Mischia online with Game Courier. A small chess variant on a 6x6 board that plays similar to chess. (6x6, Cells: 36)
- Roxy Wu [info] True King. A Grand Chess variant. (10x10, Cells: 100)
- Waider [info] Waider's three-handed chess. Missing description (Cells: 126)