Answers.Body: <p>The only variants I can think of that experienced chess players seem to have any interest in are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960">Chess960</a> (aka Fischerandom) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bughouse_chess">Bughouse</a>. Even <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seirawan_chess">Seirawan chess</a>, which has the imprimatur of a grandmaster, has not really attracted any real interest.</p>
  
  <p>Other variants are not looked on unfavorably but they are basically ignored.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Bughouse sounds fun. I'll have to try that, thanks.
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Answers.Text: Don't forget crazyhouse!
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Answers.Text: @intrepidis: For Bughouse, [this rule-set](https://chess.stackexchange.com/a/38910/9192) ensures progress (i.e. stalling is not possible) even in the absence of time controls. Incidentally, I also like Crazyhouse, which Travis suggested, because of the much bigger branching factor.
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Answers.Body: <p>I have not heard of any regular tournaments for any chess variant with the exception of Chess960.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Are alternative chess rules/styles considered favourably by the main chess community? To be more specific I mean games like 3D chess (as seen in Star Trek) or landscape chess, as explained here:
  <a href="http://intrepidis.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/landscape-chess.html">http://intrepidis.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/landscape-chess.html</a></p>
  
  <p>Are there tournaments for chess variants?</p>
  
Tags: <chess-variants>
Title: Alternative versions
ThreadText: # Alternative versions
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-06)
  
  Are alternative chess rules/styles considered favourably by the main chess community? To be more specific I mean games like 3D chess (as seen in Star Trek) or landscape chess, as explained here:
  <http://intrepidis.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/landscape-chess.html>
  
  Are there tournaments for chess variants?
  
  **Tags:** chess-variants
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2013-04-07. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  The only variants I can think of that experienced chess players seem to have any interest in are [Chess960](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960) (aka Fischerandom) and [Bughouse](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bughouse_chess). Even [Seirawan chess](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seirawan_chess), which has the imprimatur of a grandmaster, has not really attracted any real interest.
  
  Other variants are not looked on unfavorably but they are basically ignored.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Bughouse sounds fun. I'll have to try that, thanks.  
  > **username_2**: Don't forget crazyhouse!  
  > **username_3**: @intrepidis: For Bughouse, [this rule-set](https://chess.stackexchange.com/a/38910/9192) ensures progress (i.e. stalling is not possible) even in the absence of time controls. Incidentally, I also like Crazyhouse, which Travis suggested, because of the much bigger branching factor.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2013-04-06. Score: 2
  
  I have not heard of any regular tournaments for any chess variant with the exception of Chess960.
  
  
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