Observed arrival · 2026-09-06

VariChess, the One-Board Argument for Every Chess

varichess.org Observed source

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A free, no-account hub for 69 chess variants alongside Go, checkers, and other board games.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-06 issue.

Field notes

VariChess groups its catalog into five visible families: Classic, Drops, Fairy, Regional, and Other boards, with filters showing 80 entries in total. The examples range from 5×5 Gardner Minichess and 6×6 Los Alamos to regional games such as Xiangqi and Makruk. Its stated engine coverage includes Fairy-Stockfish for chess variants and KataGo for Go, while the homepage says visitors can play a computer or a friend without an account.

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