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3D Chess

Musings on 3D Chess
Introduction
Chessboards
Piece Movement
Game Variations
Conclusion


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Musings on 3D Chess


Table of Contents

  1. Introduction

  2. Chessboards

  3. Piece Movement
  4. 3.1  Straight Line Piece Moves
    3.2.  Knight Moves
    3.3.  Pawn Moves
    3.4.  Piece Movement - Upright, Varying
    3.5.  Piece Movement - Cant, Constant
    3.6.  Piece Movement - Slant, Constant
    3.7.  Piece Movement - Skew, Varying
  5. Game Variations

  6. Conclusion
last modified: 03.07.12

3  Piece Movement - Skew, Varying

See Helios Chess for an example.

Piece 2D 3D Skew, Varying Comments
Vectors Vectors Illustration
Rook (±n,0)
(0,±n)
(±n,0,0)
(0,±n,0)
±(n,n,n)
Travels through alternating color cells. Ends on a cell of either color.
Bishop (±n,±n) (±n,±n,0)
(±n,0,0)±(n,n,n)
(0,±n,0)±(n,n,n)
Travels through same color cells. Ends on a cell of the starting color.
Queen (±n,0)
(0,±n)
(±n,±n)
(±n,0,0)
(0,±n,0)
(±n,±n,0)
(0,0,0)±(n,n,n)
(±n,0,0)±(n,n,n)
(0,±n,0)±(n,n,n)
(±n,±n,0)±(n,n,n)
Makes all possible straight line moves. Ends on a cell of either color.
King (±1,0)
(0,±1)
(±1,±1)
(±1,0,0)
(0,±1,0)
(±1,±1,0)
(0,0,0)±(1,1,1)
(±1,0,0)±(1,1,1)
(0,±1,0)±(1,1,1)
(±1,±1,0)±(1,1,1)
Moves the same as a Queen but only for a distance of one. Ends on a cell of either color.
Knight (±1,±2,0)
(±2,±1)
(±1,±2,0)
(±2,±1,0)

(±2,0,0)±(1,1,1)
(0,±2,0)±(1,1,1)

(±1,0,0)±(2,2,2)
(0,±1,0)±(2,2,2)
Travels through alternating color cells. Ends on a cell the opposite of the starting color.
Pawn First (White) +(0,1)
+(0,2)
+(0,1,0)
+(0,2,0)
+(1,1,1)
+(2,2,2)
Travels through alternating color cells. Ends on a cell of either color.
Pawn (White) +(0,1) +(0,1,0)
+(1,1,1)
Travels to an opposite color cell. Ends on a cell the opposite of the starting color.
Pawn Attack (White) +(±1,1) +(±1,1,0)
+(0,1,0)+(1,1,1)
Pawn First Move (Black) -(0,1)
-(0,2)
-(0,1,0)
-(0,2,0)
-(1,1,1)
-(2,2,2)
Travels through alternating color cells. Ends on a cell of either color.
Pawn (Black) -(0,1) -(0,1,0)
-(1,1,1)
Travels to an opposite color cell. Ends on a cell the opposite of the starting color.
Pawn Attack (Black) -(±1,1) -(±1,1,0)
-(0,1,0)+(1,1,1)
Travels to a same color cell. Ends on a cell of the starting color.

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