Three-dimensional chess

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Three-dimensional chess (or 3D chess) refers to a family of chess variants that replaces the two-dimensional board with a three-dimensional array of cells, usually stacked chessboards. There are numerous 3D chess board arrays depending on the design of the specific game. Unlike standard chess, where pieces move solely on a single plane, 3D chess requires players to navigate across multiple levels, introducing a vertical z-axis to the game. The expression "three-dimensional chess" is sometimes used as a colloquial metaphor to describe complex, dynamic systems with many competing entities and interests, including politics, diplomacy and warfare. To describe an individual as "playing three-dimensional chess" implies a higher-order understanding and mastery of the system beyond the comprehension of their peers or ordinary observers, who are implied to be playing "regular chess". The basic rules of most 3D chess variants generally preserve the movement logic of traditional pieces while extending...

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