Poll for the New Recognized Chess Variant of Winter 2005

This poll is for adding a new game to our list of recognized chess variants. It will be the new addition for the winter season of 2005. The winner of this poll will be added to the list, and it will subsequently become a candidate in polls for selecting the recognized variant of the month. Winners of past design contests and games played in the First Game Courier tournament are now added to the list of candidates. Since this has increased the length of the list by 15, I propose that the five that rank lowest in this poll be removed from the list of candidates. We can discuss this proposal and other ideas in the comments section. Here are the candidates:

Cavalier Chess

Chosen for the 2003 Multivariant PBEM Tournament and the First Game Courier Tournament.

Chess on a Longer Board with a few Pieces Added

One of the games chosen for the 2003 Multivariant PBEM Tournament.

Chessgi

Chosen for the First Game Courier Tournament

Courier Chess

This game is an interesting look at the historical development of the modern game of chess, as it includes both the archaic and modern forms of the bishop, and contains the Ferz rather than a modern Queen, thus suggesting that the modern Bishop's move was 'invented' first. In addition, according to these pages' entry for the game, the game was played widely throughout Germany during the Middle Ages, although it later died out (in favor of the modern game, I would assume). The game is very playable and would make a sensible addition to the Recognized list, in my opinion. -- Jared B. McComb

Crazyhouse

Crazyhouse can be played at the four major online chess servers (ICC, FICS, US ChessLive, Chess.net) and has been available at each of the above sites for many years. It is extremely popular at each site and is an excellent game and deserves to be mentioned. -- Ed Collins

Dark Chess

This chess variant can be played on 3 game servers (BrainKing, SchemingMind and ItsYourTurn) and is a quite popular. I personally consider it the best chess variant with incomplete information, with elegant rules and more interesting to play then Kriegspiel. -- Andreas Kaufmann.

Duel Chess

First place winner of the 43 squares contest.

Eurasian Chess

Chosen for the First Game Courier Tournament

Jumping Chess

First place winner of the 100 Squares Chess Variant Contest.

Kamikaze Mortal Shogi

Chosen for the First Game Courier Tournament

First place winner of the 42 squares contest.

Maxima

Chosen for the First Game Courier Tournament

Outback Chess

First place winner of the 84 Spaces Contest.

Philosopher's Chess

First place winner of the 40 squares contest.

Pocket Mutation Chess

Chosen for the First Game Courier Tournament

Prisoner's Escape

Winner of the 44 Squares Contest

Rococo

One of the games chosen for the 2003 Multivariant PBEM Tournament.

Vyr�morn Chess

First place winner of the Large Variant Contest of 1999.

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