Three-man chess

This article is about the chess variant invented by George Dekle. For three-player chess in general, see Three-player chess.
Three-man chess gameboard and starting position[a]

Three-man chess is a chess variant for three players invented by George R. Dekle Sr. in 1984.[1][2] The game is played on a hexagonal board comprising 96 quadrilateral cells. Each player controls a standard army of chess pieces.

Three-man chess was included in World Game Review No. 10 edited by Michael Keller.[3]


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  1. ^ Pritchard (1994), p. 314
  2. ^ Pritchard (2007), p. 195
  3. ^ Keller, Michael, ed. (June 1991). "A Panorama of Chess Variants". World Game Review. No. 10. Michael Keller. ISSN 1041-0546.