Catenoid - Wormhole Chess
Spectrum Forged Studios · Sep 2, 2026
Catenoid - Wormhole Chess is a non-Euclidean chess variant where two boards connect through a central wormhole. Pieces slide between dimensions. Pentagons block your path.
About Catenoid - Wormhole Chess
Chess has evolved. Space has folded. Your mind will bend. Catenoid takes the timeless strategy of chess and warps it through a non-Euclidean playing field. Two standard 8x8 boards are connected at their centers, creating a unified 144-cell battlefield where pieces can slide seamlessly between dimensions. This is Wormhole Chess, originally designed as a 3D printed art puzzle by Dave @ davemakesstuff. A New Dimension of Strategy The center of each board contains a catenoid wormhole — a topological bridge that links both playing surfaces. Rooks, Bishops, and Queens don't stop at the edge; they continue their trajectory through the wormhole and emerge on the opposite board. A single diagonal can start on one board and end on the other. Nexus points — the pentagonal cells surrounding each wormhole — act as strategic chokepoints. Sliding pieces can travel to a nexus, but never through it in a single move. Control the nexus, control the flow of the game. The Rules All standard chess rules apply, plus: Nexus Blocking — Rooks, Bishops, and Queens can move to a nexus tile, but cannot pass through it. The pentagon stops all rays. Pawn Pathing — Pawns approaching a wormhole may choose which ne
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