nD Chess

Chess generalized to higher-dimensional 8n boards. This 3D version is an 8×8×8 board with legal move generation, check, checkmate, and stalemate.

Coming soon: n = 4 visualization using eight connected 3D boards.

Notation system

I designed an extension of standard chess notation for boards of any dimension. The square of action starts with a letter a–h, has one number 1–8 for each middle dimension, and ends with a letter a–h so the dimensionality is visible from the square name.

Example: Qxf7+ in 2D becomes Qxf7a+ in 3D, where f7a is the square.

Example: b8301c describes a square on a 6D board.

Regular 2D chess is identified by two letters instead of letter-number. Example: f4=Q becomes fd=Q.

Play

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Multiplayer

Local game. Create a room to play with a friend.

macOS app

Download for macOS