Variants

This page is a list of the different variants available in the base game, with their description and tips to play them.
All of the variants are organized into categories — be sure to check out the table of contents on the right!

Some of the variants are already solved or partially solved. You can find a list of the variant's solved state here.

Not all variants give an equal chance to both players or lead to interesting play.
They will be listed on this page nonetheless.

As of today, the most commonly played and analyzed variants are:

* Standard - Default: referred to in the base game as "Standard", vulnerable to the F7 Sacrifice
* Standard - Turn Zero: considered as a truthful and more balanced alternative to `Standard - Default`
* Focused - Just Brawns: features many strategies with 5D Chess-specific mechanics in play and leads to complex positions
* Standard - Reversed Royalty: balances the weaknesseses of the starting position and leads to interesting games
* Standard - Princess: fewer vulnerabilities to the f7 sacrifice by weakening the queen

## Standard

### Default

The strategy in this variant is explained in depth on the Standard page.

```
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[VariantName "Standard"]
[Promotions "Q,N,R,B"]
[InitialMultiverses "0"]
[r\*nbqk\*bnr\*/p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*/8/8/8/8/P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*/R\*NBQK\*BNR\*:0:1:w]
```
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### Princess

This variant replaces both player's queen with a  princess, which has a reduced moveset (it only moves orthogonally and diagonally).

```
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[VariantName "Standard"]
[Promotions "S,N,R,B"]
[InitialMultiverses "0"]
[r\*nbsk\*bnr\*/p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*/8/8/8/8/P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*/R\*NBSK\*BNR\*:0:1:w]
```
**Note:** The "Promotions" field is not supported by the base game and in the base game, pawns always promote to queens, even in this variant.See on chessin5d.net | What is this?

### Turn Zero

```
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[VariantName "Standard - Turn Zero"]
[Promotions "Q,N,R,B"]
[InitialMultiverses "0"]
[r\*nbqk\*bnr\*/p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*/8/8/8/8/P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*/R\*NBQK\*BNR\*:0:0:b]
[r\*nbqk\*bnr\*/p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*/8/8/8/8/P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*/R\*NBQK\*BNR\*:0:1:w]
```
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Common Openings in Turn Zero

## Very Small

### Default

```
[Size "4x4"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[nbrk/pppp/PPPP/KRBN:0:1:w]
```
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### Open

```
[Size "4x4"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[nbrk/3p/P3/KRBN:0:1:w]
```
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## Small

### Default

```
[Size "5x5"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[k\*qbnr\*/p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*/5/P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*/K\*QBNR\*:0:1:w]
```
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### Centered

```
[Size "5x5"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[rnkqr/p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*/5/P\*P\*PP\*P\*/RQKNR:0:1:w]
```
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### Flipped

```
[Size "5x5"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[nbrqk/p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*/5/P\*P\*PP\*P\*/K\*QRBN:0:1:w]
```
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### Open

```
[Size "5x5"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[prnbk/3pp/5/PP3/KBNRP:0:1:w]
```
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## Simple

### No Bishops

```
[Size "6x6"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[r\*nqk\*nr\*/p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*/6/6/P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*/R\*NQK\*NR\*:0:1:w]
```
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### No Knights

```
[Size "6x6"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[r\*bqk\*br\*/p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*/6/6/P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*/R\*BQK\*BR\*:0:1:w]
```
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### No Queens

```
[Size "7x7"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[r\*nbk\*nbr\*/p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*/7/7/7/P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*/R\*NBK\*NBR\*:0:1:w]
```
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### No Rooks

```
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[nbqk\*bn/p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*/6/6/P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*/NBQK\*BN:0:1:w]
```
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### Simple Set

```
[Size "6x6"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[r\*nbqk\*r\*/p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*p\*/6/6/P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*P\*/R\*K\*QBNR\*:0:1:w]
```
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## Focused

### Just Bishops

```
[Size "5x5"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[VariantName "Focused - Just Bishops"]
[Promotions "B"]
[InitialMultiverses "0"]
[1bbk\*1/5/5/5/1K\*BB1:0:1:w]
```
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### Just Brawns

Just Brawns is said to be created by the genius himself, AverageHuman (aka the Brawn Cult Leader).
This is by far the most exciting variant, so hold on to your seat!

Although the variant isn't solved yet, the Brawn Cult HQ has a team of analysts running calculations as we speak, as a collective effort to bring the variant into a solved state.

This is a very cool variant, make sure to keep an eye out!
PleaseInputSkill

```
[Size "5x5"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[VariantName "Focused - Just Brawns"]
[Promotions "Q,N,R,B"]
[InitialMultiverses "0"]
[w\*w\*w\*w\*k\*/5/5/5/K\*W\*W\*W\*W\*:0:1:w]
```
**Note:** The pawns are all able to advance two squares in the starting position.See on chessin5d.net | What is this?

### Just Kings

```
[Size "3x3"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[VariantName "Focused - Just Kings"]
[Promotions "Q"]
[InitialMultiverses "0"]
[2k\*/3/K\*2:0:1:w]
```
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### Just Knights

```
[Size "5x5"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[VariantName "Focused - Just Knights"]
[Promotions "N"]
[InitialMultiverses "0"]
[n1k\*n1/5/5/5/1NK\*1N:0:1:w]
```
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### Just Pawns

```
[Size "5x5"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[VariantName "Focused - Just Pawns"]
[Promotions "Q,N,R,B"]
[InitialMultiverses "0"]
[p\*p\*p\*p\*k\*/5/5/5/K\*P\*P\*P\*P\*:0:1:w]
```
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### Just Queens

```
[Size "6x6"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[VariantName "Focused - Just Queens"]
[Promotions "Q"]
[InitialMultiverses "0"]
[1q1k\*2/6/6/6/6/2K\*1Q1:0:1:w]
```
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### Just Rooks

```
[Size "5x5"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[VariantName "Focused - Just Rooks"]
[Promotions "R"]
[InitialMultiverses "0"]
[1r\*k\*1r\*/5/5/5/R\*1K\*R\*1:0:1:w]
```
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## Checkmate Practice

### Bishop

```
[Size "6x6"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[4b1/6/6/6/6/K5:0:1:w]
```
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### Knight

```
[Size "6x6"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[5n/6/6/6/6/K5:0:1:w]
```
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### Pawns

```
[Size "6x6"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[2ppp1/6/6/6/6/3K2:0:1:w]
```
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### Queen

```
[Size "6x6"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[4q1/6/6/6/6/K5:0:1:w]
```
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### Rook

```
[Size "6x6"]
[Board "custom"]
[Mode "5D"]
[5r/6/6/6/6/K5:0:1:w]
```
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