For a Möbius strip, the upper and lower edge are connected after turning one of them by 180°.
| a12 | b12 | c12 | d12 | e12 | f12 | g12 | h12 |
| a11 | b11 | c11 | d11 | e11 | f11 | g11 | h11 |
| a10 | b10 | c10 | d10 | e10 | f10 | g10 | h10 |
| a9 | b9 | c9 | d9 | e9 | f9 | g9 | h9 |
| a8 | b8 | c8 | d8 | e8 | f8 | g8 | h8 |
| a7 | b7 | c7 | d7 | e7 | f7 | g7 | h7 |
| a6 | b6 | c6 | d6 | e6 | f6 | g6 | h6 |
| a5 | b5 | c5 | d5 | e5 | f5 | g5 | h5 |
| a4 | b4 | c4 | d4 | e4 | f4 | g4 | h4 |
| a3 | b3 | c3 | d3 | e3 | f3 | g3 | h3 |
| a2 | b2 | c2 | d2 | e2 | f2 | g2 | h2 |
| a1 | b1 | c1 | d1 | e1 | f1 | g1 | h1 |
| h14 | g14 | f14 | e14 | d14 | c14 | b14 | a14 |
| h13 | g13 | f13 | e13 | d13 | c13 | b13 | a13 |
| h12 | g12 | f12 | e12 | d12 | c12 | b12 | a12 |
| h11 | g11 | f11 | e11 | d11 | c11 | b11 | a11 |
In this variant the pieces of each player are flanked by a line of pawns on either side. Pawns always move away from their friendly pieces towards the opponent, where they are promoted.
| ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ |
| ♜ | ♞ | ♝ | ♛ | ♚ | ♝ | ♞ | ♜ |
| ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ |
| ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ |
| ♖ | ♘ | ♗ | ♕ | ♔ | ♗ | ♘ | ♖ |
| ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ |