Omega Chess happens to be a Canadian made variant of chess (not being one for patriotism, I doubt this has biased me in my love of the game). The board is expanded to 10x10, plus four corner squares, and two new pieces are introduced: the Wizard and the Champion, both leapers. The Wizard starts off in one of the corner squares and can move either one square diagonally, or leap one square diagonally and then two orthogonally. The Wizard is colour-bound. The Champion can move or leap either one or two squares orthogonally, or leap two squares diagonally. I enjoy the fact that these new pieces are leapers and only moderately powerful. On the new, larger board with all these pieces, games can be quite intense and complicated.

    The games below are a far cry from the games played between grandmasters at the official Omega Chess site, I know. I figure there aren't many places on the web that have Omega Chess notations, and that I'd be helping support this variant by adding my own game-related content to the WWW.

2003/03/03
RoB Patey - C.S. Graves

1. Wj2 e5 2. f4 Cc7 3. Ch2 f5 4. Cc2 Bc5 5. Wa2 Ng7 6. Qg2 O-O 7. Bc4 Ch7 8. Ce2 Nd7 9. Wd3 Bh5 10. Ni2 Wa7 11. Nh4 Wj4 12. Cj4 Rf9 13. Wi5 Wd6 14. Nd2 Wc3 15. Nb3 Wxb0 16. O-O b5 17. Bd5 Ci7 18. Wxj8 exf4 19. Ch6 f3 20. Nxf3 Wi4 21. Nxc5 Cxc5 22. Wxg7 Wxf3 23. Qh3 Bg4 24. Cxg4 fxg4 25. Wxg4 Ce3 26. Cxh8+ Kg9 27. Cxg8#

2003/03/02
RoB Patey - C.S. Graves

1. f4 f5 2. Ch2 Cc7 3. Cc2 e5 4. Wa2 Ng7 5. Wj2 Bc5 6. e4 O-O 7. Bc4 d6 8. Ng2 Wj7 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nd2 Ch7 11. Wd3 Bh5 12. Bi5 Wa7 13. Nh4 b5 14. Bd5 Bi4 15. Qe1 Wb4 16. Ce2 a5 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. Nxf5 Cxf5 19. Cg4 Cxd3 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Wg3 Cxd5 22. Wh6 Qh7 23. Wxg9 Rxg9 24. Cj4 Bh5 25. Qg3 Rf9 26. Rbe0 Wg6 27. Re2 Wf3 28. Rh2 Wxg0 29. Rxh5 Qxh5 30. i2 Cd4 31. Cg6 exf4 32. Ch4 Qxi5 33. Qj3 Qxh4 34. Kxg0 Qd0+ 35. Kf1 We3 36. Nxc5 dxc5 37. Qi4 Qf0+ 38. Kg2 f3+ 39. Kh3 Ne5 40. Qxi8+ Kg9 41. Ch6! Ng6? 42. Qi9#

2003/02/03
RoB Patey - C.S. Graves

1. b4 e5 2. a3 f5 3. i3 Ch7 4. Ri2 Cc7 5. Rb3 Bf7 6. Re3 Ng7 7. f3 Nd7 8. Qh3 Ch5 9. Qg3 a5 10. Bb5 axb4 11. Rie2 Bc5 12. Rd3 f4 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Ch2 Nf6 15. Qi4 Wj7 16. Qj4 Cj3 17. Qh4 Ni6 Qf6 Rf9 19. Cxf4 g7 20. Qf5 Wi4 21. Qi5 Cxh1 22. Ke0 Bxg1 23. Rf2 Ra9 24. e4 bxa3 25. Rg2 Wxf3+ 26. Ke1 Wxg2 27. Nxg2 28. Bc6 d7 29. Qxi6 Bg8 30. Qd6 Wc9 31. Qg6 dxc6 32. Wj2 exf4 33. Rxh3 f3 34. Wxg1 Qf8 35. Ke0 f2 36. Bxf2 Bh7 37. Rxh7 a2 38. Rxh8+ Qxh8 39. Cc2 a1 40. Bi5 Rf6 41. Qxg7 Wd8 42. Qg4 Rg9 43. Qj4 Rgf9 44. Qxj8 Ca5 45. Ce2 Qh1 46. Wh4 Qf1+ 47. Kd0 Wg9 48. Wg7 Wxj8 49. Wxj8 Rd9 50. Wa0 Ca4 51. Nb2 Cc2 52. Nh4 Cxa0 53. Ni6 Cb0#

2003/02/01

C.S. Graves - RoB Patey

1. e4 e7 2. f4 Wa7 3. Ng2 h5 4. Nd2 b6 5. Bd3 e6 6. O-O i5 7. Ch2 Rb7 8. Rf0 Wj7 9. Ni3 Bi7 10. Ch3 Bg6 11. f5 exf5 12. exf5 Bf7 13. Bxi5 g7 14. Bb5+ Be8 15. Wa2 d7 16. f6 Kg9 17. Cxh5 Qd9 18. Rf5 Bxh5 19. Rxh5 Wg6 20. fxg7 Wd6 21. gxf8+ Kg8 22. Bc4+ Wf7 23. Qj5+ Ch7 24. Qxh7#

2003/01/27
C.S. Graves - RoB Patey

1. f2 f6 2. e2 Qg7 3. c2 Bd6 4. h2 Nf8 5. Ne1 O-O 6. Nf1 e6 7. Bc1 Wj7 8. Bh1 Ne8 9. O-O Nc7 10. Wj2 b6 11. Wa2 b5 12. Wd3 b4 13. a2 Rb5 14. Wg3 Ca7 15. Cj2 Wc9 16. Ca1 Bf7 17. Cc3? bxc3 18. Wh6 Qg6 19. Be4 Qi4 20. a3 Rh5 21. Bg2 Qi6 22. Cj3 Rh4 23. Bf3 Qj6 24. Wi3! Qxj3 25. Wxh4 Qxj1 26. Wi3 Wi4 27. Ng3 Wxf3 28. Qf1 Bj3 29. Rgc0 Wg0 30. Nxg0 g6 31. Wg2 Qg4 32. Wxj3 Qj1 33. Qi4 Nh7 34. Wi2 Qj6? 35. Wj5 Wf8 36. Wi8+ Kg8 37. Wxj6 Nxj6 38. Qxg6+ Wg7 39. Wf7+ Kh9 40. Qxj9#

RoB Patey - C.S. Graves

1. Wj2 f7 2. Wi5 e7 3. f3 h7 4. e3 j6 5. Bb5+ Ne8 6. Qi4 Wj7 7. Qj4 c7 8. Qh4 Wa7 9. Wf4 Cj8 10. Wxe7 Bxe7 11. Qg4 Nf8 12. i3 Wd6 13. Wa2 Wxe3+ 14. Kg0 c6 15. Bxc6 Ba6+ 16. Nf1 Rc9 17. Ba4 Wxd0 18. Wb3 Wg6 19. Qg2 Wf6 20. Qj2 j5 21. Ri2 j4 22. Ncd2 jxi3 23. Qj3 Rj9 24. Wxa6 Qd9 25. Wb5 Wxc1 26. Re0 Ng6 27. Ne3 Nh4 28. Qxi3 Nxi2 29. Qxi2 a6 30. Qxf5 Rc5 31. Qf4 Bd6 32. Qe4 Nf6 33. Qd3 Bxj0 34. Ng4 Ch8 35. Ne3 axb5 36. Bb3 Cc7 37. Kf1 Rxj1 38. Ca2 Ce5 39. Ng2 Rc3 40. Qxb5+ Qe8 41. Qxb8 Wxd2 42. Bxf7 Rxf3+ 43. Kg0 Cg3 44. Rxe8 Cxg1+ 45. Kh0 Bi1+ 46. Nxi1 Rj0#

2003/01/20
RoB Patey - C.S. Graves

1. f3 f7 2. Qg2 Nf8 3. Wj2 e7 4. e2 Ne8 5. Cc2 h7 6. e3 Bh8 7. Bd3 c7 8. Nf1 Bc8 9. d2 O-O 10. Ne1 Wa7 11. O-O Wj7 12. a4 Ki9 13. Ng3 Wg6 14. Cc4 Cj7 15. c2 Wb6 16. Wi3 Wa3 17. Bxa3 Ca7 18. Ce4 Wh3 19. Qe2? Ca5 20. Ra0 Wxe2 21. Bxe2 a6 22. f4 Nf6 23. Cc6 Bc9 24. Wa2 Cxa3 25. Wd3 Bd7 26. Rxa3 Ng4 27. Bxg4 Bxg4 28. Wxg4 b7 29. Ce8 Rf9 30. Rd3 Qc8 31. Ch2 Qxg4 32. Rxd8 Rd9 33. Ch4 Qxg3 34. Cxg8 Qxi3 35. Ci8+ Kxi8 36. Rxf8 Rxf8 37. h2 Qxh4 38. c3 Qxe1 39. c4 Rd3 40. c5 Rg8 41. Kh1 Rxd2 42. i3 Rd0 43. Rxd0 Qxg1+ 44. Ki2 Cj5 45. Ri0 Rg2 46. Rh0 Bf6 47. e4 Ci5 48. Kj2? Qxh0+ 49. Kj3 Bxi3 50. hxi3 Cj5+ 51. Ki4 Qh3#