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Categories=Historical
SELECT * FROM `Item` LEFT JOIN `IndexEntry` USING (ItemID) WHERE `Type` = 'PBM' AND FIND_IN_SET(:'Historical',`Categories`) AND `IsHidden` = 0 AND `Item`.`IsDeleted` = 0 AND `Language` = 'English' ORDER BY `LinkText`, `Item`.`Summary` ASC LIMIT 500 OFFSET 0
Archchess. Late 17th chess variant from Italy on large board with pieces which include modern queen and squirrel. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
- Burmese Chess. Sittuyin preset uses a mix of equivalent pieces from Alfaerie Set. By Charles Daniel.
- Cavalry Chess. All pieces have additional knight move except knights which get camel + zebra moves. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Frank Maus.
- Chaturanga. Oldest known form of chess. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. Author: A. M. DeWitt.
- Courier Chess. A large historic variant from Medieval Europe. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- The Duke of Rutland's Chess. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: John Third Duke of Rutland.
- Gala. Historical German variant from the Middle Ages. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Grande Acedrex. Missing description Author: Daniil Frolov.
- Grant Acedrex. Game Courier preset for Grant Acedrex with enforced rules. (12x12, Cells: 144) Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux and Daniel Zacharias.
- Great Chess. An Indian/Turkish and very playable historic variant on a 10 by 10 board. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Gustav III's Chess. Invented by King Gustav III of Sweden (1746-92). Author: M Winther. Inventor: King Gustav III of Sweden.
- Hiashatar. Mongolian Decimal Chess. By Jose Carrillo.
- Hindustani Chess. 19th century Indian game. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
- Mimotaur Chess. Missing description Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
- Nilakantha's Intellectual Game. 17th or 18th century Indian chess variation. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer. Inventor: _unknown.
- Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
- Paulovits's Game. Istv. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
- Raumschach. "... (German for Space Chess) is one of the first three-dimensional chess variants and the first to survive until present". Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
- Raumschach (rules enforcing). Play Raumschach on Game Courier, with rules enforced. Author: Ben M Reiniger. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
- Romanchenko's Chess. FIDE Chess trainer Romanchenko shifted the FIDE board in the middle to help his students think for themselves. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: V. Romanchenko.
- Shatra. Old game from the Altai from Russia, on special shaped board with draughts-like capture. Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Shatranj. The widely played historic Arabian game, predecessor of modern chess. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
- Shatranj Al-Husun - Citadel Chess. Historical variant of Shatranj. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Shatranj Kamil. Shatranj Kamil or "Perfect Chess" a historical variant combining alfils, camels rooks and ferz. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Tamerlane Chess. Chess game said to have been favored, perhaps even invented, by ruler Timur the Lame in the 14th c. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.
- Tenjiku Shogi. Four hundred year old, large, historical variant of Shogi. Author: A. M. DeWitt.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation II. Gollon's large historical variant. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation III. John Gollon's third out of six variations on Great Chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
- Turkish Great Chess, variation IV. Play this variation of Great Chess by e-mail! Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.