Millennium 3D Chess Millennium 3D Chess Millennium 3D Chess is a three-dimensional chess variant created by William L. D'Agostino in 2001 which employs three vertically stacked 8×8 boards, with each player controlling a standard set of chess pieces. The inventor describes his objective as "extending the traditional chess game into a multilevel environment without distorting the basic game." Millenium 3D Chess retains almost all the rules of standard chess, with additions made for the extra dimension. The three board levels are denoted "1", "2" (the middle board), and "3". Moves are recorded in the same manner as chess, using algebraic notation, with the
Beirut Chess Beirut Chess Beirut Chess is a chess variant invented by Jim Winslow in 1992. The game is played using the standard chess pieces and board, with each side having secretly equipped one of their with a "bomb"—which can be "detonated" at any time, wiping out all men on surrounding squares along with the bomb carrier. Beirut Chess follows all the rules and conventions of standard chess, with one difference: Before the game begins, each player secretly attaches a red dot to the bottom of one of their pieces (but not the king). This piece is called a "bomb carrier". On