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Variants Tier List, 3 Years Later

Variants Tier List, 3 Years Later

ChessMasterGS
| Aug 9, 2024
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Variants Tier List (Full Edition) - Chess.com Variants Tier List, 2 Years Later Here we go again I guess I could go off on some legal jargon here about how this doesn't represent the CGA team and that this is my personal opinion and whatn...

Variants Tier List, 2 Years Later

Variants Tier List, 2 Years Later

ChessMasterGS
| Dec 20, 2023
| 352
| 8

Original 2021 Post: Variants Tier List (Full Edition) - Chess.com List of NCVs: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/all-ncvs-on-the-variants-server Well, this was certainly interesting to make... given I'm a CGA now and have had a lot more...

4 Player Chess Ultrabullet Cup Season 1 Playoffs

4 Player Chess Ultrabullet Cup Season 1 Playoffs

ChessMasterGS
| Sep 16, 2023
| 178
| 3

Thank you everyone for playing in the arena stage of the Ultrabullet Cup! Although we went through some technical difficulties with the server, all 10 arenas have now been played, and the finals are coming up in just a few hours (scroll to the ver...

4 Player Chess Ultrabullet Cup Season 1

4 Player Chess Ultrabullet Cup Season 1

ChessMasterGS
| Aug 14, 2023
| 2,569
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Hello all, I have just gotten permission from the admins to create and run a series of high-level 4 Player Chess ultrabullet arenas on the variants server, and in this post I'll be detailing how everything is going to work. (This event will have ...

Five 4P Hyperbullet Tips

Five 4P Hyperbullet Tips

ChessMasterGS
| May 23, 2023
| 730
| 16

Does hyperbullet have strategy...? Yes, it turns out it does, at least at the higher level… I started this guide in October of 2022, but I just finalized it; although most tips here are basic for many players, those who are competing in the W4PC...

Why Standard > Neo Piece Design

Why Standard > Neo Piece Design

ChessMasterGS
| Jan 21, 2023
| 413
| 13

Let’s do an experiment.Pretend you are playing a fairy variant for the first time. Which of these would you help you understand more? Above is Standard, below is Neo. I think you know where this has gone already… (#bathinghorsemoment) Standard ...

New Gamerule Alert: Duck Chess

New Gamerule Alert: Duck Chess

ChessMasterGS
| Aug 30, 2022
| 2,477
| 8

(Available at https://www.chess.com/variants-test/duck-chess) The rules are fairly simple: Duck Chess adds Capture the King, but it also adds the “Duck Placement” mechanic. On the 1st move, after White makes their move, they can place the Duck (w...

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