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What is Chess 4?
Four-handed chess (also known as Chess 4 and 4-way chess) is a chess variant, which is typically played with four people. It is played on a special board, which is made of standard 8x8 board with an additional 3 rows of 8 cells extending from each side. Four sets of different colored pieces are needed to play this game. Four way chess follows the same basic rules as regular two way chess. There are many different rule variations of this game. Most variants, however, share the same board and similar piece setup.
Team
The most common form of play is two vs. two in which allied pieces cannot eliminate each other, but help the others in defense and offense. The allied players sit across from each other and help checkmate the people to the left and right of them. The game is over when both opposing kings are checkmated. If only one can be checkmated, the game is a draw.
Singles is substantially harder than team play. In this method, each player can attack any of the other three players and vice versa. Once a player is checkmated, the checkmated player can either remove their pieces from the board, or the person that checkmated can use the remaining pieces during his/her turn. Play continues until only one player is left.
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FeedBack Please for my campaign!!!
This is the best not just orginal but includes more people and more complex strategies.
CPawn
Oh joy...another form of chess.
My game against GM Michael Adams
by mateologist a few minutes ago
''Gift from Viswanathan Anand''
by amrita1 2 minutes ago
5/25/2012 - Reshevsky-Ivanovic, Skopje 1976
by zanemo 3 minutes ago
The chessworld is practically remoted!
by pellik 3 minutes ago
Game with sicilian opening
by mountainchess 3 minutes ago
Why do I mess up in winning positions?
by hamworld05 5 minutes ago
Please analyze my tactics as black
by manoocena 5 minutes ago
MAJOR MALFUNTION WITH LAST GAME!!!
by urmove 6 minutes ago
Pre-tournament routine?
by Shadowknight911 8 minutes ago
Best trolling tactics you legally can do in OTB?
by pellik 9 minutes ago