The ten horizontal rows of squares are called 'ranks'.Ī straight line of squares of the same colour, touching corner to corner, is called a 'diagonal'.ĭue to the attack boards a 3D-Chessboard has a very individual shape, which may vary.Ĭonsequently, there are squares which are part-time or permanently (e.g. The other has 16 dark-coloured pieces (the 'black' pieces) and 2 marked ('black') attack boards.Ī white king, a white queen, two white rooks, two white bishops, two white knights, eight white pawns Ī black king, a black queen, two black rooks, two black bishops, two black knights, eight black pawns.Ģ.7 The initial position of the pieces on the chessboard is as follows:Ģ.8 By looking from the top: The vertical columns of squares are called 'files' (z, a, b, c, d, e). "King's Level (KL)" depending on which side of the board they are located.Ģ.6 At the beginning of the game one player has 16 light-coloured pieces (the 'white' pieces) and 2 'white' attack boards The lower-most board is termed "White's Board (W)", the middle board is the "Neutral Board (N)" and the top board is "Black's Board (B)".Ģ.5 The attack boards start the game on the rear pins of the White and Black Boards, and are referred to as "Queen's Level (QL)" and The opponent who has been checkmated has lost the game.ġ.3 If the position is such that neither player can possibly checkmate, the game is drawn.Īrticle 2: The initial position of the pieces on the 3D-ChessboardĢ.1 The 3D-Chessboard is composed of 3 main boards and 4 movable attack boards.Ģ.2 A main board is composed of a 4x4 grid of 16 equal squares alternately clear (the 'white' squares) and coloured (the 'black' squares).Ģ.3 An attack board is composed of a 2x2 grid of 4 squares.Ģ.4 By looking at the 3D-Chessboard from the top, the 3 main boards form one board, 8 squares long and 4 squares wide. The player who achieves this is said to have 'checkmated' the opponent and to have won the game. Would avoid the 'capture' of the king on the following move. A player is said to 'have the move', when his opponent's move has been completed.ġ.2 The objective of each player is to place the opponent's king 'under attack' in such a way that the opponent has no legal move which The player with the white pieces commences the game. These rules and more can be found at Jens Meder's websiteĪrticle 1: The nature and objectives of three-dimensional chessġ.1 Three-dimensional chess is played between two opponents who move pieces or attack boards alternately on a game set called a
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