Just found this website that has apparently developed a chess board that allows 3 players to play against each other.


You can notice green lines ("Moats") on the bordering squares between players, apparently these prevent players from killing each other from the back row onwards, though that complicates things a bit. You can find a list of the rules here.

As if chess wasn't a challenging game already; now not only do you have to out think 1 opponent, but you also have to keep up with the second. And obviously your typical chess strategies don't work with this round board either.

What do you think, worth a try? I personally would give it a shot.