A chess variant is a game related to, derived from, or inspired by chess. Such variants can differ from chess in many different ways.
A three-player chess variant which uses a hexagonal board
Models for the fairy chess pieces used in Capablanca chess
Chess is a board game for two players. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi and shogi.
Part of a Staunton chess setLeft to right: white king, black rook, black queen, white pawn, black knight, white bishop
Setup at the start of a chess game
A digital chess clock
Public chess tables in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris