5D Chess is played on a 4x2x2x2x2 board. The rules of regular chess apply, subject to the following:
- Each 2x4 board is connected to its three neighbors (above or below, 4-east or 4-west, 5-up or 5-down) such that each space in the board is orthogonally adjacent to its counterparts in the neighboring boards.
- Diagonal and knight motion take place in any plane defined by two of the board's five axes.
- The King does not move diagonally.
- Pawns move one orthogonal step in the direction of the opponent's King row (up, 4-east, 5-up for White), capture as they move (i.e., no diagonal captures), and promote on the opponent's King row.
- No castling, en passant, or two-step Pawn moves, and stalemate is a loss.
In the variant, Pawns can capture enemy Pawns along any diagonal.
As with 3D Chess and 4D Chess, 5D Chess is designed to be a translation of regular chess into a higher dimension with minimal rule changes. |
