Jocuri - Tipuri și variante de șah

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

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

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

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

Racing Kings

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

hoardă de șah

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

șah crazyhouse

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

șah cu trei cecuri

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

blitz sah

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

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

șah legat la ochi

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

șah de la bughouse

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

șah cu patru jucători

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

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

șah circular

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

șah gotic

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

șah atomic

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

șah janus

a chess variant played on a 10x8 board with two missing squares in the center, limiting the movement of pieces

aproape șah

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

șah hexagonal

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

marele șah

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

sittuyin

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

șah Tamerlan