Masonic chess is a chess variant invented by George R. Dekle Sr. in 1983.[1][2] The game is played on a modified chessboard whereby even-numbered ranks are indented to the right—resembling masonry brickwork. The moves of the pieces are adapted to the new geometry; in other respects the game is the same as chess.
Masonic chess was included in World Game Review No. 10 edited by Michael Keller.[3]
^Pritchard (1994), pp. 190–91
^Pritchard (2007), p. 215
^Keller, Michael, ed. (June 1991). "A Panorama of Chess Variants". World Game Review. No. 10. Michael Keller. ISSN 1041-0546.
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