I designed another funny and exciting chess variant ...
This time it's real, orthodox chess game with all the rules traditional chess game use. But, there is a second goal players trying to achieve (first one is of course check mate)... namely 32 points which are collected during the game (and collecting is nothing more than killing opponent's piece)... why 32 points ? Here is the explanation:
Figures are assigned points and there are 64 points total. List below tells the story ...
BISHOP = 2 points
KNIGHT = 3 points
ROOK = 4 points
QUEEN = 10 points
PAWNS :
1st taken = 1 point
2nd taken = 2 points
3rd taken = 3 points
and up to
8th taken = 8 points
KING = 0 points

As you can see, value of pawns increases. exactly like in every chess game, but this time, more than ever, players try to protect their pawns due to increasing value they have ...
So, 32 points being exactly HALF of 64 is the goal ... either you check mate or collect 32 points by killing your opponent's men ...
I have chosen 64 points just for one reason ... to match the number of squares on a chess board ... there can be any other number, but 64 is just elegant ...
Hope you like this idea ... chess and point scoring feature will change the tactics and strategy significantly ... and this is the whole idea behind any chess variant...
Andy.