Editing List of chess variants (section)

== Games inspired by chess ==
These variants are very different from chess and may be classified as [[Abstract strategy game|abstract strategy]] [[board game]]s instead of chess variants.
* '''[[Arimaa]]''': A game designed in 2002 to be easy for people to understand but difficult for computers to play well. The [[Arimaa#Arimaa Challenge|Arimaa Challenge]] was a cash prize offered for developing a program able to defeat the top human Arimaa players; this was claimed in 2015.
*[[Hive (game)|'''Hive''']]: a bug-themed [[abstract strategy]] game designed by John Yianni and published in 2001 by Gen42 Games. The object of ''Hive'' is to capture the opponent's queen bee by completely surrounding it, while avoiding the capture of one's own queen.
* '''[[Martian chess]]''': Played with [[Icehouse pieces]].
* '''[[Navia Dratp]]''': A cross between [[shogi]] and [[miniature wargaming]].
* '''[[Penultima (game)|Penultima]]''': An inductive variant where the players must deduce hidden rules invented by "Spectators".
* '''[[Superchess]]''': 4-player chess game published in 1992 by Green Island game
* '''[[The Duke (board game)|The Duke]]''': An abstract strategy game where the board, pieces, and gameplay mechanics have some strong parallels with chess.