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In Washington,D.C. in the late 1950's, I had thought about 3-D chess and went to the Library of Congress to see what had been done. I found the 1952 Life Magazine article about Kogbetliantz and his 3-D gameboard. I built a gameboard of my own and took it to the Washington Post where it and I were photographed. SEVENTEEN Magazine picked it up under the heading of 'Teens in the News' and I got a lot of fan mail from adolescent girls. Later, I instructed the game at Georgetown and St. Louis Universities.
Hello Hans and Bruce, I think your article on Kogbetliantz 3D chess was very well written, anottated and illustrated. I used to play this variant with a friend of mine from college many years ago. It is the only 3D variant of chess that I have actually played, and from looking at the descriptions of the other variants, I probably won't get around to playing them. It is my own opinion but I think this variant is superior, and also your description is superior to other descriptions. The one other variant that seems interesting is the 3-level variant played with the standard array of pieces from regular chess. It's only advantage I can see is dealing with only 3 levels instead of 8 (Something called feasability or practicality). Most Regards, Newton
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