Nardeshir 3D Chess™ Abridged Rules
'Chess from Solomon to Rashi'™
 
The idea of multiple chess board/levels is not new, neither are the rules. Nardeshir 3D Chess™ has only applied them in an unique combination. By, instead, extending the traditional 2D chess rules to allow for multiboard play. All traditional 2D chess rules apply to Nardeshir 3D Chess™ including rules for capturing, castling, declaring a draw, stalemate and checkmate. En passant does not apply to the Malka rule set.
 
A complete set of Nardeshir 3D Chess™ rules can be downloaded from: www.nardeshir.com
 
QUEEN [MALKA VARIANT] - can only move one square per move albeit to any adjacent place- trigonomically.
[TRADITIONAL] - follows the medeival change in which the queen may move any number of squares trigonomically.
 
ROOK - moves to any square along the file or the rank on which it stands. Including Trigonomically.
 
BISHOP - moves to any square along a diagonal on which it stands. Including Trigonomically.
NOTE: When making these moves the queen, rook or bishop cannot move over any intervening pieces.
 
KNIGHT - moves to one of the squares nearest to that on which it stands but not on the same rank, file or diagonal. It does not pass directly over any intervening square. Including Trigonomically.
 
PAWN [ MALKA VARIANT] - can only move one square per move even on the first move - even trigonomically. There is no 'double first move' option for the pawn and therefore also no En Passant.
[TRADITIONAL] - follows the medeival change in which the pawn now may move two squares on it's first advance if desired. [Advancing] The pawn moves forward to the unoccupied square immediately in front of it or vertically on the same file, a pawn may only change levels 'towards' the opposing color not away.
[Promotion] When a pawn reaches the rank furthest from its starting position trigonomically (that is, to the opponents royal rank) it must be exchanged as part of the same move for a queen, rook, bishop or knight of the same color. The player's choice is not restricted to pieces that have been captured previously EXCEPT UNDER 'Nardeshir Malka'.
 
 
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The name of the game stems from Rashi's identification of 'nardeshir' with chess although many hold this in error. The fact also is that chess of Rashi's day was not ours. This is the basis for 2 rule sets.

1. The 'Malka Variant' follows first millenia rules which are the default rules.
2. The 'Traditional Variant' follows the modern european changes.