Chess variants on Gambitry
Our server judges every rule below with Fairy-Stockfish, so what you read here is what the engine actually enforces.
- StandardClassical chess. Checkmate the king.21 augments run on this
- King of the HillAlso wins if your king reaches d4, d5, e4 or e5.1 augments run on this
- Three-checkAlso wins if you check the enemy king three times.1 augments run on this
- AtomicEvery capture explodes, removing adjacent non-pawn pieces.1 augments run on this
- AntichessCapturing is forced. Lose all your pieces to win.1 augments run on this
- Racing KingsNo checks allowed. First king to the eighth rank wins.1 augments run on this
- HordeBlack plays normal chess against a wall of white pawns.1 augments run on this
- CrazyhouseCaptured pieces switch sides and can be dropped back on the board.1 augments run on this
- Chess960The back rank is shuffled into one of 960 starting positions.1 augments run on this
- Sudden DeathBeing stalemated loses the game instead of drawing it.1 augments run on this
- Grasshopper CorpsBoth rooks become grasshoppers that leap over a piece to land behind it.1 augments run on this
- AmazonYour queen also moves like a knight.1 augments run on this
- CannonadeBoth bishops become cannons that must jump over a piece to capture.1 augments run on this
- ArchbishopBoth bishops also move like knights.1 augments run on this
- ChancellorBoth rooks also move like knights.1 augments run on this
- Centaur KingYour king also moves like a knight.1 augments run on this
- AlibabaBoth knights leap exactly two squares, straight or diagonally.1 augments run on this
- UnicornBoth knights move like queens but can only capture like knights.1 augments run on this
- LanceBoth rooks can only move straight forward.1 augments run on this
- KnibisBoth knights move like knights but capture like bishops.1 augments run on this
- RookniBoth rooks move like rooks but capture like knights.1 augments run on this
- Dragon HorseBoth bishops also step one square straight.1 augments run on this
- ReformationBoth bishops can only travel three squares.1 augments run on this
- HeraldBoth rooks can only travel three squares.1 augments run on this
- BerolinaPawns advance diagonally and capture straight ahead.1 augments run on this
- Duck ChessAfter every move you drop a duck on an empty square. Nothing can pass through it.1 augments run on this
- SnailtrailEvery square you leave behind is sealed off for the rest of the game.1 augments run on this
- AtlantisAfter each move you seal one square on the edge of the board.1 augments run on this