Giochi - Tipi e varianti degli scacchi

a two-player strategy board game from China, where players move pieces with different abilities across a board to capture their opponent's pieces and ultimately checkmate their opponent's king

xiangqi, gioco da tavolo cinese

a two-player strategy board game from Japan, similar to chess, where players move pieces with different abilities across a board to capture their opponent's pieces and ultimately checkmate their opponent's king

shogi, gioco di shogi

a two-player strategy board game from Korea, similar to xiangqi and shogi, where players move pieces with different abilities across a board to capture their opponent's pieces and ultimately checkmate their opponent's king

janggi, gioco da strategia coreano

an ancient Indian board game that is believed to be the earliest form of chess

chaturanga

a chess variant where both players race their king to the eighth rank to win the game

Re e regine in gara, Corsa dei re

a chess variant in which one player, with a larger army of pawns and knights, plays against another player with a regular set of pieces

scacchi orda, scacchi a horde

a chess variant where captured pieces can be reintroduced into play as one's own

chess folle, scacchi pazzi

a chess variant where the objective is to give the opponent's king three checks, instead of checkmate, to win the game

scacchi a tre scacchi, partita di scacchi a tre scacchi

a variant of chess with faster time controls, where players have limited time to make their moves, typically ranging from a few minutes to a few seconds per move

scacchi blitz, blitz di scacchi

a two-player strategy board game from Thailand, similar to chess, where players move pieces with different abilities across a board to capture their opponent's pieces and ultimately checkmate their opponent's king

makruk, gioco del makruk

a form of chess play where a player does not look at the board but keeps track of the game in their mind, relying solely on their memory and visualization skills to make moves

scacchi alla cieca, scacchi senza vedere

a variant of chess played with four players in teams of two, where captured pieces can be passed to a teammate and dropped back onto the board

scacchi bughouse, bughouse scacchi

a chess variant designed to be played by four players on a square board with additional squares and pieces to accommodate the increased number of players

scacchi per quattro giocatori, scacchi a quattro giocatori

an ancient form of chess that originated in Persia, considered the precursor to modern chess, played on an 8x8 board with different pieces and rules

shatranj, scacchi persiani

a variant of the traditional chess game played on a circular board with unique movement patterns for some pieces

scacchi circolari, chess circolare

a chess variant that introduces new pieces and changes the initial setup of the traditional chess game

scacchi gotici, variante degli scacchi gotici

a chess variant where capturing a piece causes an "explosion," removing the capturing piece and all adjacent pieces from the board

scacchi atomici, scacchi esplosivi

a chess variant played on a 10x8 board with two extra pawns per player and new pieces called "Janus" that can move like a bishop or a knight

scacchi Janus, Janus negli scacchi

a chess variant where each player's queen is replaced by a chancellor, a piece that moves like both a rook and a knight

scacchi quasi, quasi scacchi

a variant of chess played on a hexagonal board, where the movement rules are modified to suit the new board shape, creating a unique and different playing experience from traditional chess on a square board

scacchi esagonali, chess esagonale

a large-board variant of chess that uses a 10x10 board and introduces additional pieces and expanded rules, offering new strategic possibilities compared to traditional chess

Grande Scacchi, Scacchi Grandi

a traditional chess variant played in Myanmar on a 64-square board with unique pieces and rules distinct from standard chess

sittuyin, variante tradizionale degli scacchi

a historical chess variant played on a 10x10 board with extra pieces and unique rules, inspired by the historical conqueror Timur

scacchi di Tamerlano