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1. Alice Chess. Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Edward Jackman and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.

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1. Dragonchess. A three-dimensional fantasy variant. (12x8x3, Cells: 288) (Recognized!) Author: Edward Jackman. Inventor: Gary Gygax.

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1. Raumschach. The classical variant of three-dimensional chess: 5 by 5 by 5. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) (Recognized!) Author: Bruce Balden and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.

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1. Tridimensional Chess (Star Trek). Three-dimensional chess from Star Trek. (x7, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Andrew Bartmess.

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1. 2 Level Guru Mahachaturaji. Enlarging the Guru Mahachatuaji board to go with the enlarged army. (10x10x2, Cells: 200) By Charles Gilman.
2. 2x2x16 Race Chess. Race Chess on a 2-level circular board with Crooked Bishops and Queens. (2x16x2, Cells: 64) By Ralph Betza.
3. 3 Level 4 Player Variants. Putting 4 players on a 3d board usually used for 2. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) By Charles Gilman.
4. 3 to the 5. A 6-player variant on 3 overlapping 9x9 boards. (11x11x5, Cells: 455) By Charles Gilman.
5. 3-D Chess Discussion Group. Missing description
6. 3-D Chess Federation Website. Supports 3-D Chess play in its various forms. Author: James Trimm.
7. 3-Dimensional Eight Level Chess . TRUE 3D Chess on an 8 x 8 x 8 board.
8. 3-Dimensional Eight Level Chess. TRUE 3D Chess on an 8 x 8 x 8 board.
9. 3-player Honeycomb Chess. A variant on a hex-prism board with the hex boards as levels instead of ranks to allow three players. (x5, Cells: 180) By Charles Gilman.
10. 3D Arimaa . 3D Arimaa - Arimaa meets Raumschach. By Tim O'Lena.
11. 3D Chess. Play 3D Chess in your browser with Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jérôme Choain.
12. 3D Chess. A true 3D version of chess. By Dan Beyer.
13. 3D Chess 4 Cubed. Three dimensional chess on 4 by 4 by 4 board. (Link.). (4x4x4, Cells: 64)
14. 3D Chess War. Play 4 chess games at once, first game won wins the whole war. By Kevin Pacey.
15. 3D Chess Webpage, the. An improved version of Raumschach. (Link.). By Richard Goode.
16. 3D Chess, a Different Way of Looking at It. A scheme for a geometric translation of 2d piece moves into 3d.
17. 3D Great Shatranj. A simple approach to 3D chess. (6x6x6, Cells: 216) By Joe Joyce.
18. 3d Magna Carta Chess. Adding Barons and Dukes to Magna Carta Chess to commemorate 8th centenary of Magna Carta. (5x8x2, Cells: 80) By Charles Gilman.
19. 3d Minishogi. A variant originally devised for a contest that never materialised. (3x5x3, Cells: 45) By Charles Gilman.
20. 3d offset chess. Chess variants, invented by Ralph Betza, on non-cubic three dimensional boards. By Ralph Betza.
21. 3D Set Photographs. Missing description Author: Ben Good.
22. 3D Shogi. Three dimensional version of Japanese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
23. 3D Xiang Qi. Three dimensional version of Chinese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
24. 3D-chess FAQ file. Information on the classic 5x5x5 three dimensional chess game. (5x5x5, Cells: 125)
25. 3D-Schach. Chess on an 8 by 8 by 8 board.
26. 3D8 Chess: The Official Ruleset. 3D Chess using 8 stacked standard sets.
27. 3D8L Chess . TRUE 3D Chess on an 8 x 8 x 8 board.
28. 4 x 4 x 8 Tri-dimensional Chess. Missing description (4x8x4, Cells: 128) By Alberto Monteiro.
29. 4 x 4 x 8 Tridimensional Chess. Clever 3-D variant, closer to Raumschach, but according to Gilman, solves some of Raumschach's design flaws. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Alberto Monteiro and Silvio Levy.
30. 65 Square Chess. FIDE chess but pretend there's another square smack dab in the middle. By Jeremy Gabriel Good.

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1. Advanced wizard chess. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
2. Alice Chess. Play this classic variant in which pieces switch between boards whenever they move. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
3. Alice Chess. Classic Variant where pieces switch between two boards whenever they move. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) (Recognized!) Author: Edward Jackman and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
4. Alice Chess II. Alice Chess with armies starting on opposite boards. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
5. Alice Raumschach. Combining the Raumschach and Alice chess variants. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) By Robert Price.
6. Alice Raumshach . Combining the Raumschach and Alice chess variants. By Robert Price.
7. Armies of Faith 1: The Dawn of Civilisation. The first in of a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (9x9x3, Cells: 243) By Charles Gilman.
8. Armies of Faith 2: Later Antiquity. The second in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (10x10x5, Cells: 245) By Charles Gilman.
9. Armies of Faith 3: Assimilation. The third in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (x5, Cells: 350) By Charles Gilman.
10. Armies of Faith 4: Schism. The fourth in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (8x8x4, Cells: 256) By Charles Gilman.
11. Armies of Faith 5: Spiritual and Temporal. The fifth in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (10x8x4, Cells: 320) By Charles Gilman.
12. Armies of Faith 6: After Empire. The last in a series of 3d variants themed on various religions of history. (x5, Cells: 370) By Charles Gilman.

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1. Battle of the Diagonals. Each player uses the three kinds of diagonal in different ways. (9x9x6, Cells: 270) By Charles Gilman.
2. Bellows Chess. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. (12x12, Cells: 144) By Tony Quintanilla.
3. Bellows Chess. The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. By Tony Quintanilla.
4. Bellows Chess . The board expands and contracts from turn to turn. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Tony Quintanilla.
5. Betza's Flying Circus. 4 Levels but only four pieces of two kinds can move on three of the levels. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
6. Betza's Flying Circus. Bombers and interceptors fly above the chess board. By Ralph Betza.
7. Betza's Three Dimensional Chess Games. Several 3d-chess variants by Ralph Betza. By Ralph Betza.
8. Blocschach. Not only is the size of the back rank squared, so is its composition. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) By Charles Gilman.
9. Boolean Rithmomachia . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
10. Boolean Rithmomachia. Missing description (4x4x4, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
11. Borg Queen. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
12. Borg Queen. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. (x7, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
13. Brookschach. 3d variant with three unconconventional subsets of Queen move. (6x6x6, Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.
14. Building a Tridimensional Chess Board. Missing description Author: David E. Rutan.
15. Building an 8 by 8 by 8 board. On how to design a three dimensional chess board. Author: Ralph Betza.

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1. Cavewars CSIPGS Chess. Three dimensional chess variant based on Cavewars game. By Ralph Betza.
2. The Central Squares. 3d chess variant where all three levels share their central squares. (6x6x3, Cells: 100) By João Pedro Neto.
3. The Central Squares . 3d chess variant where all three levels share their central squares. By João Pedro Neto.
4. CGNP chess. A game with Knightly Pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
5. Cheops. Large 3d chess variant inspired by Dune novels. By B. Gregory Johnson.
6. Chess Cubed. Played within a 4x4x4 cube. By Larry L. Smith.
7. Chess Cubed on Steam. Chess on a Puzzle Cube with standard pieces and rotations. By Ethan W.
8. Chess Cubic. Chess board is a cube with each side a 4x4 grid. (4x4x6, Cells: 96) By Robert J. Bell.
9. Chess in the Third Dimension. Three-D proprietary game from Skor-Mor. Author: Ed Friedlander.
10. Chess3. Chess-Cubed, a commercial, three level chess game. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) Author: James Trimm.
11. Chess3. Three dimensional board with three board parts. (8x8x3, Cells: 192)
12. Chess3D. A program for building 3D chess boards. Author: Per Trygve Myhrer.
13. Chessical Cubism or Chess in Space . Pamphlet describing 3 dimensional chess ideas. By Vernon Rylands Parton.
14. Chessma 84. Game with elements of Chess and Ultima on a board with two levels with special corner squares. (10x10x2, Cells: 84) By Antoine Fourrière.
15. Chessmic. Commercial, expensive, three-dimensional chess from Germany. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
16. Christmas Tree Chess. Missing description (11x11x6, Cells: 126) By Daniil Frolov.
17. Corral Chess. Force the opponent to the center in this 45/46 Cell Contest entry. (5x9x2, Cells: 46) By Doug Chatham.
18. Corral Chess.. Force the opponent to the center in this 45/46 Cell Contest entry. By Doug Chatham.
19. Corrugated Chess. A minimally-3d answer to the problem of symmetric-array 9-file variants. (9x8, Cells: 72) By Charles Gilman.
20. Cosmic Chess. Website with program that lets you play this game against others on the WWW.
21. Courier Leapale. Extrapolating Courier Kamil to 3 dimensions. (6x6x6, Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.
22. Cross3D Chess. 3D Chess game where pieces are arranged in a cross shape. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) By Stephane Burkhart.
23. Cross3D Chess . 3D Chess game where pieces are arranged in a cross shape. By Stephane Burkhart.
24. Crosstunnel. A cross between Tunnelchess and Fivequarters. (8x8x4, Cells: 196) By Charles Gilman.
25. Cube Chess. Chess board is a cube with 4 playable sides, each with a 4x4 grid. (4x4x4, Cells: 64) By Robert J. Bell.
26. Cube+ . Three dimensional chess variant with 38 squares. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: Jim Aikin.
27. Cube+. Three dimensional chess variant with 38 squares. (3x4x3, Cells: 38) By Jim Aikin.
28. Cubic Chess. Three dimensional chess variant on 7 by 7 by 7 board. (Link.). (7x7x7, Cells: 343)
29. Curved Space. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. (x7, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.

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1. Diagonal 3D Chess. Missing description (8x8x8, Cells: 512) By Dan Beyer.
2. Dimension X. Unusual transdimensional pieces interact with FIDE Chess. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Gary K. Gifford.
3. Dimensionalized. 3D version of checkers, chess and shogi. By Paul Glover.
4. Directed Alice Chess III. 3-board Alice. By Joe Joyce.
5. Directed Alice III. a 3-board Alice Chess variant. By Joe Joyce.
6. Double Alternate Chess. Game played on two boards with object to checkmate either King. Inventor: Ken Franklin.
7. DragonChess . A three-dimensional fantasy variant. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
8. Dragonchess. A three-dimensional fantasy variant. (12x8x3, Cells: 288) (Recognized!) Author: Edward Jackman. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
9. A Dragonchess Page. Roberts Stevens' page on Dragonchess. Author: Rob Stevens. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
10. dUchess. Chess on two levels. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) By Eric S. Clayton.

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1. An EconoSplurge Dragonchess Set. Dragonchess board with cheap felt squares and fancy wooden pieces. Includes stereoscopic photos. Author: Ron Hale-Evans. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
2. Ecumenical Eurasian Ninjachess. 3d variant on 10 by 5 by 5 board with many new pieces. (5x10x5, Cells: 250) By Charles Gilman.
3. Ecutunnel and Ecumillstone. 3d versions of twin-board Ecumenical Chess, with a new front-rank piece. (4x12x4, Cells: 192) By Charles Gilman.
4. Elevator. Three-dimensional chess variant with moving elevators and walking, vaulting and flying pieces. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Ben Good.
5. Elevator. Three-dimensional chess variant with moving elevators and walking, vaulting and flying pieces. (8x8x4, Cells: 192) By Ben Good.
6. Elmore, Jeff. Website of Jeff Elmore: 3D Chess Sets and Instructions. Author: Jeff Elmore.
7. Emperor Raumschach. Variant of Dr. Fredinand Maack's Raumschach. By Larry L. Smith.
8. Emperor's Nobility 3d Latrunculi (EN3dL). 3d variant in which pieces can get promoted again and again. (5x10x5, Cells: 250) By Charles Gilman.
9. Empty Cube Chess. A variant using the faces of an 8x8x8 board with no triaxial moves. (8x8x8, Cells: 296) By Charles Gilman.
10. Excelsior . At certain moments in the game, pieces are moved to an additional 5 by 4 area. Author: Dan Troyka. Inventor: Este.
11. Exchequer. Commercial 3d chess variant on 4 by 4 by 4 board. (Link.).
12. Exchequer 3D Chess. Expensive three dimensional chess variant. Inventor: Rick Hewson.
13. Extreme 3D Chess Game. 8x8x8 3D Chess with linear, planar and cubic moves; and power absorption. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) By Larry L. Smith.

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1. FIDE-like rules for 3D Chess . (Link.). Author: Michael Klein and Jens Meder.
2. First Contact. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
3. First Contact. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. (x7, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
4. Five Up. An improved version of Raumschach. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) By Jim Aikin.
5. Five Up Chess. Three-Dimensional Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
6. Flipped-return Nichtschach. Pieces return as something else on the same 3d board. (6x6x6, Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.
7. Flipworld . Pieces are on both sides of a disc. Author: Dan Troyka.
8. Flipworld. Pieces are on both sides of a disc. (6x7x2, Cells: 84)
9. Flux 4x4x4 Chess . 3D variant where pieces, excepting the King, can only exist on the field for a specific number of turns at a time. By Larry L. Smith.
10. Flying Chess. Some pieces can fly. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: David Eltis.
11. Flying Chess . Some pieces can fly. Author: Marek14 . Inventor: David Eltis.
12. Folding Magnetic Chess. fold between D&E files, play on both sides. Author: Deep Thought.
13. Four dimensional chess . Pieces travel in time. (Link.). (8x8x3, Cells: 192)
14. Fractal Chess . Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
15. Free-form 4x4x4 Chess . 3D variant based upon several ideas by V. R. Parton for Chess-play on smaller fields. By Larry L. Smith.

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1. G.U.E. 3D Chess. A 3D Chess game paying homage to those really great Zork adventures. By Larry L. Smith.
2. Geodesic Chess. Played on a spherical grid of hexagons and pentagons. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Jack V. Cheiky.
3. Geographical Chess Notation. A new notaional system for Chess variants. By Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
4. Gross Raumschach. Larger, 4-player version of Raumschach. (6x6x6, Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.
5. Gutenschach. 3d variant using only planar pieces. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) By Charles Gilman.

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1. Heathen Europe Chess. 2 player cubic-cell Europe-specific offshoot of AOF series. (6x6, Cells: 144) By Charles Gilman.
2. Hexagonal Raumschach. Three dimensional analogue of Glinski's Hexagonal Chess, based on Raumschach. (7x7x5, Cells: 185) By Kevin Pacey.
3. Hexagonal Raumschach. 3D analogue of Glinski's Hexagonal Chess based on Raumschach. By Kevin Pacey.
4. Hexichess . 3D hexagonal Chess. DOS program playing this game, and information and photo of expensive glass set. (x3, Cells: 75)
5. Honeycomb Chess. This variant uses a board of hex-prism cells and two sets of FIDE pieces. (Cells: 120) By Charles Gilman.
6. Honeycomb goes East. Shogi and Xiang Qi on a Hex-prism board. (16x9, Cells: 144) By Charles Gilman.
7. Honeycomb Minishogi. Hex-prism version of 3d Minishogi, with compulsory setup phase. (4x5x4, Cells: 50) By Charles Gilman.
8. Hourglass Honeycomb Chess. 2 overlapping triangular prisms form a hex-prism board maximising the King's choice of Castling. (7x7x7, Cells: 280) By Charles Gilman.
9. Hyperchess . Commercial page, advertising beautiful but expensive 3-dimensional chess sets. (Link.).
10. Hyperchess. A chess variant on a board representing 4-D space that closely parallels traditional Chess. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
11. Hyperchess. A chess variant on a board representing 4-D space that closely parallels traditional Chess. (x4, Cells: 256) By Joe Joyce.

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1. Imperial Cheops. Played on a pyramid field of thirteen 3x3x3 cubes. Inspired by a description in Frank Herbert's novel Dune. By Larry L. Smith.
2. Infinite Chess. Extends Chess to larger, even infinite, boards. () By Tony Thomas.
3. Influence Chess . Pieces on the top or bottom layer influence which chess pieces may move on the middle layer. Author: Jens Markmann. Inventor: Samuel H. Bell.
4. Influence Chess. Pieces on the top or bottom layer influence which chess pieces may move on the middle layer. (4x7x3, Cells: 84) By Samuel H. Bell.
5. Influenced 8-Leveled 3D Alice Chess. A combination of Influence and Alice Chess on a 3D board. (8x8x8, Cells: 512)
6. Interactive 3D Chess Program. Missing description By Dan Beyer.

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1. Joe Joyce Hyperchess. Easy to play 3D Chess variant where pieces can act on small board or large board. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Joe Joyce.
2. John Savard's Three-Dimensional Chess. Missing description By John Savard.

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1. King's Dimension . 3D chess variant from prototype Macingtosh program. (Link.). (8x6x3, Cells: 128)
2. Kingdom of distorting mirrors. Missing description (8x8x2, Cells: 128) By Daniil Frolov.
3. Klin Zha 3D . A three dimensional form of Klin Zha. By Larry L. Smith.
4. Kobayashi Maru. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
5. Kobayashi Maru Variant of ST3D Chess . A variant set of rules for playing chess using the 3 dimensionsal set featured on the TV series Star Trek. By Larry L. Smith.
6. Kobayashi Maru Variant of Star Trek 3-D Chess. A variant set of rules for playing chess using the 3 dimentional set featured on the TV series Star Trek. Author: Larry L. Smith and Tony Quintanilla. Inventor: Larry L. Smith.
7. Kobayashi Maru Variant of Star Trek 3-D Chess. A variant set of rules for playing chess using the 3 dimensionsal set featured on the TV series Star Trek. (x7, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
8. Kogbetliantz Game. One of the earliest 3D Chess games for the 8x8x8 playing field. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Dr. Ervand George Kogbetliantz.

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1. Ladies and Generals. Missing description (6x9x6, Cells: 324) By Charles Gilman.
2. Lengthleaper Hex Chess. The hex-prism geometry has surprisingly many equal-length compound leapers. (6x9x4, Cells: 136) By Charles Gilman.
3. Lilliputian Monochromatic Alice Chess. All pieces are colorbound, and switch boards rather than switching color. (6x7x2, Cells: 84) By Peter Aronson.
4. Lilliputian Monochromatic Alice Chess . All pieces are colorbound, and switch boards rather than switching color. By Peter Aronson.
5. Logis 3D. 3d-chess variant by R. Planesi. (Link.). Inventor: Ronald D. Planesi.
6. Ludus Magus. Missing description (8x8x2, Cells: 145) By Larry L. Smith.
7. Ludus Magus . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.

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1. Macrochess . Board is formed by having a 4 by 4 grid at each side of a cube. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
2. Mapped Chess. Missing description (8x8x2, Cells: 128) By Stephane Burkhart.
3. Mapped Chess . Missing description By Stephane Burkhart.
4. Megastar of David. Enlarged version of Star of David 2 Level Hex Chess. (x2, Cells: 182) By Charles Gilman.
5. Meirav. Pieces are buried before they are captured, buried pieces may capture other buried pieces. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) By כהן דותן.
6. Melbourne Chess and Christchurch Chess. 3-D variant on an 8x8x8 board. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) By Charles Gilman.
7. Millennium 3D Chess (tm) . (Link.). Inventor: William L. D’Agostino.
8. Missionary cubic variants. Cubic-cell game with mixture of simple and compound forward-only pieces. (6x8x6, Cells: 288) By Charles Gilman.
9. Ms. Alice Chess. Alice Chess played on one board. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
10. Multi-Dimensional Multi-Player (MDMP) Chess. 2-8 player Chess, traditional and alternate armies, optional laser. By Donald Cimics.
11. Multi-Dimensional Multi-Player (MDMP) Chess. 2-8 player Chess, traditional and alternate armies, optional laser. By Donald Cimics.

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1. Nearlytriple Raumschach. The logical extension of the Nearlydouble principle to Raumschach. (7x7x7, Cells: 343) By Charles Gilman.
2. Neutral Zone. StarTrek 3D Chess Variant. (x7, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
3. New 3D Leapers. Leapers restricted to the diagonal and triagonal patterns of the 3D field. Author: Larry L. Smith.
4. Nichtschach. A 3d version of Notchess. (6x6x6, Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.
5. Ninepiece Nichtschach. Combining 4 Linepiece Fusion with Nichtschach. (6x6x6, Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.

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1. Octa-Ashtapada. 8x8x8 variant with powerful armies and the potential for multiple royal pieces per side. By Larry L. Smith.
2. Octahedral Chess. 3d-board in octahedral form. (x9, Cells: 340) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Michael D. Ward. Inventor: Michael D. Ward.
3. OctHex 146. Arranging the geometry of Tetrahedral Chess into an octahedron. (Cells: 146) By Charles Gilman.
4. Odalisque Chess. Magnetic rotating three dimensional chess variant. (1x4x16, Cells: 64) By Robert J. Bell.

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1. Óskar's 3dchess. Missing description (8x8x5, Cells: 320) By Hafsteinn Kjartansson.
2. Óskar's 3dchess version 2. Missing description (8x8x5, Cells: 320) By Hafsteinn Kjartansson.

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1. Paired Piece Tunnelchess. A new approach to the Tunnelchess first rank. (4x8x4, Cells: 128) By Charles Gilman.
2. Pent-Ashtapada. A hybrid of Maack's Raumschach and Kogbetliantz' 8x8x8 game. By Larry L. Smith.
3. Pentaplane. On a 5 by 5 by 5 board with various new pieces. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) By George Marino.
4. Peterson's 3-d Space Chess. Improved rules for Space chess. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) By Derick Peterson.
5. Pillow Chess . Chess on a Pillow-shaped board. Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Grant Cairns.
6. Planar 4x4x4 Chess . 3D variant played with pieces which are restricted to particular planes within the cubic field. By Larry L. Smith.
7. Polyhedron Chess. Large 3-D variant inspired by Tetrahedral Chess. (x5, Cells: 300) By Larry L. Smith.
8. Polyhedron Chess . Large 3-D variant inspired by Tetrahedral Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
9. Positional 3-D Chess. 3D games using position to determine how to move from board to board. By George William Duke.
10. Prince . 3-D Chess variant using an 8x8x8 board and many new pieces. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gavin Smith.
11. Prince. 8x8x8 3-D variant with new pieces. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) Author: Gavin Smith and Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Gavin Smith.
12. Proto Prelates. An Armies of Faith offshoot adding Bishop compounds named after pre-Christian religious titles. (10x10x6, Cells: 294) By Charles Gilman.
13. Pyramidal Chess. 3-dimentional variant on four levels. (x4, Cells: 120) By Florian Klachl.

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1. Qiube. Xiang Qi variant with Fortresses expanded from square to cube. (9x10x3, Cells: 126) By Charles Gilman.
2. Quadlevel 3D Chess. Four level 3d chess. (4x8x4, Cells: 128) Author: Robert Koernke Jr. Inventor: Robert Koernke Sr and Robert Koernke Jr.
3. Quadruple Besiege Chess. Toroidal Variant with piece movements defined by stretches. Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Charles Gilman.

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1. Random Rodent Chess. Variant geneRATing rodent-named pieces marks Year of the Rat. (9x9x4, Cells: 324) By Charles Gilman.
2. Raumherichess. Board shaped like 3d version of English Heritage logo. (7x7x5, Cells: 140) By Charles Gilman.
3. Raumschach . The classical variant of three-dimensional chess: 5 by 5 by 5. Author: Robert Price. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
4. Raumschach. The classical variant of three-dimensional chess: 5 by 5 by 5. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) (Recognized!) Author: Bruce Balden and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
5. Raumschach. "... (German for Space Chess) is one of the first three-dimensional chess variants and the first to survive until present". Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
6. Raumschach (rules enforcing). Play Raumschach on Game Courier, with rules enforced. Author: Ben M Reiniger. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
7. Raumschach - picture from the book. Pictures from book on Raumschach from beginning 20th century. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Dr. Ferdinand Maack.
8. Raumschach Photograph. Photo of a hand-built set by James Trimm. Author: James Trimm.
9. Raumschach: the Thoroddsen board. Build your own 3d chessboard. Author: Arni Thoroddsen.
10. Ravioli Chess. Chess on two boards squeezed together at the edges. By Antoine Fourrière.
11. Ravioli Chess. Chess on two boards squeezed together at the edges. (8x8x2, Cells: 100) By Antoine Fourrière.
12. Ravioli Chess . Chess on two boards squeezed together at the edges. By Antoine Fourrière.
13. Recognized Chess Variants. Index page listing the variants we feel are most significant. (Recognized!)
14. Redistribution 3d Chess. Relatively small 3d variant with short-range pieces including Pasha family. (4x6x4, Cells: 96) By Charles Gilman.
15. Richard Goode's 3D Chess. Three-Dimensional Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.

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1. Salmon P. Chess. Huge three-dimensional game celebrating 10 years chess variant pages. (x10, Cells: 7500) By Dale Holmes.
2. Shogi 3D. Three dimensional version of Japanese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
3. Skidoo Chess. Pieces can "skidoo" into an interior board. (8x8x2, Cells: 128) By John Smith.
4. Smaller Alice Chess. Missing description Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Vernon Rylands Parton.
5. Smallest possible 2D and 3D chess. Missing description (2x2x2, Cells: 4) By Daniil Frolov.
6. Soul Reaver Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Robert Kalin.
7. Space Chess. Three dimensional commercial chess variant. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
8. Space Chess Photos. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
9. Spherical Chinese Chess. XiangQi with a spherical board. (9x10, Cells: 92) By Graeme C Neatham.
10. ST3DRoth. Charlie Roth's Revision of Star Trek 3D Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Charles Roth and Andrew Bartmess.
11. Star Chess. 3d-chess variant on two round levels. (Link.).
12. Star of David 2 Level Hex Chess. An AOF offshoot on two side-10 triangles opposite ways round. (x2, Cells: 110) By Charles Gilman.
13. Star Trek 3D Chess for Tournaments. A variation of Star Trek 3D Chess designed for tournament play. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Jens Meder and Andrew Bartmess.
14. Stereo Chess. 8 by 8 board with four 4 by 4 boards stacked on top of it. (x4, Cells: 128) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Gerhard W. Jensch.
15. Stock Goes East 25 files. Stockschach-style analogues to Shogi, Xiang Qi, and offshoots. (5x9x5, Cells: 225) By Charles Gilman.
16. Stock Goes East 49 files. Stockschach-style analogues to Shogi, Xiang Qi, and offshoots. (7x9x7, Cells: 441) By Charles Gilman.
17. Stockschach. 3d game with "stock" 3d analogues to FIDE pieces. (6x6x6, Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.
18. Strand. Three dimensional game with pawns and kings that move along straight lines and must remain adjacent. (4x4x4, Cells: 64) By Mike Cosgriff.
19. Strato Chess. Information (no rules) about a quarter-century old three dimensional chess variant. (8x8x3, Cells: 192) Author: Jonathan Alden and Mark Hummel.
20. Stuck in the Middle with You. 3 Different Boards and 3 Different Armies! By Jeremy Gabriel Good.
21. Switchback Xiang Qi. Folding the Xiang Qi board into 3d has surprisingly little effect. (3x10x3, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.

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1. Tandem-84. Variant on two boards of 7 by 6 rows with pieces moving between boards. (6x7x2, Cells: 84) By Jim Aikin.
2. Tandem-84. Jim Aikin's Tandem-84 on the Game Courier. Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi. Inventor: Jim Aikin.
3. Tetrahedral Chess . 3d chess variant with board in form of tetrahedron. By Mark Thompson.
4. Tetrahedral Chess. Three dimensional variant with board in form of tetrahedron. (x7, Cells: 84) By Mark Thompson.
5. Tetrahedral Shogi and Tetrahedral Hexgi. Shogi-based 3d variants on an enlargement of the Tetrahedral Chess board. (9x9x9, Cells: 165) By Charles Gilman.
6. Three Dimensional 8x8xN Chess Game. Three dimensional chess variant.
7. Three dimensional Chess: Kogbetliantz game. Chess on an 8 by 8 by 8 board. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Bruce Grant. Inventor: Dr. Ervand George Kogbetliantz.
8. Three-dimensional Chess. A 20 years old commercial variant on a 3 x 8 x 8 board. (8x8x3, Cells: 192)
9. Through the Looking-Glass. Alice chess, but you see only a board. (8x8x2, Cells: 64) By Paolo .
10. Tim's 3d Chess. On a 5x5x5 board with two kings per player. (5x5x5, Cells: 125) By Tim O'Lena.
11. Tim's 3d Chess . On a 5x5x5 board with two kings per playe. By Tim O'Lena.
12. Tim's 3D Chess. On a 5x5x5 board with two kings per player. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: Tim O'Lena.
13. Tim's 3D Chess. On a 5x5x5 board with two kings per player. Author: Kevin Pacey. Inventor: Tim O'Lena.
14. Tim's 4x8x4 3D Chess . A practical and playable 3D chess game. By Tim O'Lena.
15. Tim's 6x6x6 3d chess . 3d chess variant on 6 by 6 by 6 board. By Tim O'Lena.
16. Total Chess . Missing description Author: Stephane Burkhart. Inventor: Charles Beaty.
17. Total Chess. A type of three-dimensional chess from the 1940's which is played on four superimposed boards. (8x8x4, Cells: 256) Author: James Trimm. Inventor: Charles Beaty.
18. The Tower Game. A simple three dimensional chess variant. (5x5x8, Cells: 200) Author: Abdul-Rahman Sibahi.
19. TOWER SIEGE: 3D CHESS GAME. Missing description (8x8x8, Cells: 64) By Kenneth Fourcell.
20. Trans-Dimensional Chess . Large 3-D game with a field of twenty 3x3x3 cubes arranged in three levels. By Larry L. Smith.
21. Trans-Dimensional Chess. Large 3-D game with a field of twenty 3x3x3 cubes arranged in three levels. (x3, Cells: 540) By Larry L. Smith.
22. Transporter Pad. Star Trek 3D Chess Variant. (x7, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
23. Transporter Pad. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
24. Tri-Cubic Chess. Experimental chess variant on shape of three cubes. (x3, Cells: 72) By Robert J. Bell.
25. Triagonal Chess. 3D with triagonal moves and a hole in the middle. (8x8x8, Cells: 504) By (zzo38) A. Black.
26. Triaxial Qi. A 3d variant based on Xiang Qi but with triaxial steppers. (5x10x5, Cells: 250) By Charles Gilman.
27. Tridimensional Chess (Star Trek). Three-dimensional chess from Star Trek. (x7, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Andrew Bartmess.
28. Tunnelchess. 3D variant played on a stack of four Half Chess boards. (4x8x4, Cells: 128) By Charles Gilman.
29. Tunnelshogi. 3-D Shogi variant. (4x4x8, Cells: 128) By Charles Gilman.
30. Two Pronged Chess. 2 "simultaneous" moves per turn with separate pieces. By John Whelan.

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1. Unionschach, Sachsenschach, and Leapale. Some 3D Chess variants. (6x6x6, Cells: 216) By Charles Gilman.

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1. Warp Factor. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. (x7, Cells: 64) By Larry L. Smith.
2. Warp Factor. Variant of Star Trek 3D Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
3. Waterfall Xinag-Qi. An elegant 3D xinag-qi variant. (9x10x9, Cells: 810) By Daniil Frolov.
4. Weltschach. 3d Wildeurasian variant including Unicorn and Sling moves and covering all 2nd-perimeter destinations. (8x8x8, Cells: 512) By Charles Gilman.
5. Witham\'s Three Dimensional Chess. A scheme for a geometric translation of 2d piece moves into 3d.

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1. Xiangqi 3D. Three dimensional version of Chinese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.

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1. Year of the Pig Variants. Subvariants extending the forward moves in assorted previous variants old and new. By Charles Gilman.

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