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Hey Everyone, Thank you all once again for participating and watching the World 4 Player Chess Championships!Chess.com will be hosting the second World 4PC Speed Chess Championship (W4SCC) commencing Saturday, January 6, 2024. Requirements for participation: 1600+ Bullet FFA Rating for 1|1, and 1600+ Hyperbullet FFA Rating for 1/2|0 An account registered before 9 December 2023 (Exception: Titled Players) No recent severe infractions on Chess.com, before or during the championship You must play on your main account if you have multiple staff-approved accounts Format This championship will consist of anonymous 1|1 and 1/2|0 FFA games played in the New Standard Setup. There will be 39 Qualifier Arenas, duration 2 hours each. 1|1 will consist of 19 arenas, and 1/2|0 will consist of 20 arenas. Arena times are as follows (UTC): 1|1 Jan 6 - 00:00, (04:00) 12:00, 16:00, 20:00Jan 7 - 00:00, 04:00, 12:00, 16:00, 20:00 1/2|0 Jan 13 - 00:00, 04:00, 12:00, 16:00, 20:00Jan 14- 00:00, 04:00, 12:00, 16:00, 20:00 1|1 Jan 20 - 00:00, 04:00, 12:00, 16:00, 20:00Jan 21 - 00:00, 04:00, 12:00, 16:00, 20:00 1/2|0 Jan 27 - 00:00, 04:00, 12:00, 16:00, 20:00Jan 28 - 00:00, 04:00, 12:00, 16:00, 20:00 Participants may play in as many arenas they like. 8 players will be selected from these arenas to play in the W4SCC Semi-Finals as follows: The top four 1|1 players will progress. The top four 1/2|0 players will progress. These players must provide their first and last name and country of origin on their profile and must provide a webcam/screen-share if requested at any time during the semi-finals or finals. To calculate the top players, players' top 2 arenas scores in each time control will be summed separately. These scores will be ranked in two lists, and the top four highest scores will advance from each time control. This means you have more chance to qualify for the semi-finals if you play in more arenas.The top 10 players in each time control will be made publicly known, and remaining players may be called upon during the finals as a replacement. In the event that a qualifying player does not want to, or cannot play in a semi-final, the next online player in that time control will be asked to take their place. This means that the top 10 players have a chance of playing in the semi-finals if they are online at the time of the semi-finals. Replacements will have their scores reset to match the last place's score. The Semi-Finals Semi-Final 1 - 17:00 UTC - Saturday, February 10, 2024 Results will be updated here. Semi-Final 2 - 15:00 UTC - Saturday, February 10, 2024 Results will be updated here. The top two seeded 1|1 players will play with the bottom two seeded 1/2|0 players in SF1. The bottom two seeded 1|1 players will play with the top two seeded 1/2|0 players in SF2. Semi-Finals will consist of 1 hour of each time control. If the last game ends after 58 minutes, the match for that time control will be over. A timeout cannot be declared after 50 minutes into that time control. If the last game ends after 1 hour, that game will count towards the scores. Please note that the following times are SET: SF1 will start at 17:00 UTC Saturday, February 10. SF2 will start at 15:00 UTC Saturday, February 10. The top two scores will progress, and will be calculated as such: 1 | 1 FFA:1st - 9pt2nd - 5pt3rd - 4pt4th - 0pt 1/2 | 0 FFA:1st - 3pt2nd - 2pt3rd - 1pt4th - 0pt Players will have one (1) 5-minute timeout per player. Players will get a 15-minute break between the time controls. Players will have to hit rematch within 60 seconds of the games ending. If the players fail to hit rematch, an administrator will reinvite them all and request that they accept. If they fail to accept (or if they abort a started game) they will go through the following penalty process: 1. Timeout deducted 2. Point deduction equivalent to a Win that the time control the players are playing 3. Disqualification and a replacement player will be selected within 5 minutes. In the event of a tiebreak, the player with the most 1st place games will progress. Should this tiebreak not work in the Semi-Final, the player with the higher score in their most recent game will advance to the final should that be necessary. In the absolute rare event that the games are all tied between the two players, the player with the last move in the most recent game will be declared the winner. Upon qualifying for the Semi-Final, players must meet and agree with Championship / Prize Money Eligibility Terms & Conditions within a week of qualifying/being selected. By playing in these arenas, you agree that you meet the basic eligibility requirements. If a player flags/disconnects, it is apparent that the server was the issue, not the player's internet, the game will not count towards the match, and the time will be reset to what it was at the start of that game. The Final Finalists will be updated here. All finalists will earn a prize! The prize money is as follows:Champion: $400 (400 USD)2nd: $300 (300 USD)3rd: $200 (200 USD)4th: $100 (100 USD) Finalists will play 2 days of matches, playing 1 hour of each time control each day. If the last game ends after 58 minutes, the match for that time control will be over. A timeout cannot be declared after 50 minutes into that time control. If the last game ends after 1 hour, that game will count towards the scores. Please note that the following times are SET: Day 1 will start at 17:00 UTC Saturday, February 17, 2023. Day 2 will start at 17:00 UTC Sunday, February 18, 2023. The top score will win, and will be calculated as such:1|1 FFA:1st - 9pt2nd - 5pt3rd - 4pt4th - 0pt 1/2|0 FFA:1st - 3pt2nd - 2pt3rd - 1pt4th - 0pt Players will have one (1) 5-minute timeout per person, per day. Timeouts cannot be carried to the second day of the finals. Players will get a 15-minute break between the time controls. Players will have to hit rematch within 60 seconds of the games ending. If the players fail to hit rematch, an administrator will reinvite them all and request that they accept. If they fail to accept (or if they abort a started game) they will go through the following penalty process: 1. Timeout deducted 2. Point deduction equivalent to a Win that the time control the players are playing 3. Disqualification and a replacement player will be selected within 5 minutes. In the event of a tiebreak, the player with the most 1st place games will win. Should this tiebreak not work in the Final, tied players will split prize money evenly. Upon qualifying for the Final, players must meet and agree with Championship / Prize Money Eligibility Terms & Conditions within a week of qualifying/being selected. By playing in these arenas, you agree that you meet the basic eligibility requirements. In the event that a qualifying player does not want to, or cannot play in a final, the next online player in that time control will be asked to take their place. This means that the top 10 players have a chance of playing in the final if they are online at the time of the final. Replacements will have their scores reset to match the last place's score. If a player flags/disconnects, it is apparent that the server was the issue, not the player's internet, the game will not count towards the match, and the time will be reset to what it was at the start of that game. Prize Money Disclaimer: It's a pleasure to announce our second W4SCC was already approved for funding with $1000 from chess.com for the finalists in total ($400/$300/$200/$100). Please understand this may take days, weeks, or a month or two to process. The tournament director may refer questions regarding prize money to staff/support. Four players will be awarded prize money, and they must agree to use the email directly linked to their chess.com accounts to find the link to the Prize Money when Awarded. Please note that the link may appear in your junk/trash/spam folder, so be sure to check those soon after you win the Championship! Previous championship format: Announcing the First Ever (2021) World 4 Player Speed Chess Championship! (W4SCC) - Chess Forums - Chess.com Discussion feedback may be taken into consideration but is not guaranteed. Staff and Administrators will be in communication with the TD on any rulings in the current W4SCC and decisions on future W4SCCs.Semi-Finals and Finals will be broadcasted on https://www.twitch.tv/fourplayerchess . We look forward to seeing you play in the championship! Best of luck to all players trying out! Luke Romanko, W4PCC Director

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I played a 4 Player Chess game today, it's very amazing, so I want to let us to take a look. Link: https://www.chess.com/variants/4-player-chess/game/61887512

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I played a very good 4 Player Chess game today, it's very interesting so that I want to let us know more about it. Link: https://www.chess.com/variants/custom/game/61767875/120/2

Hello Chess.com 4players community,Link to [removed by admin] I recently encountered an issue while playing a regular game where a blue player explicitly sought assistance from a green player in the chat, and they subsequently teamed up against me. Given a previous incident where I was mistakenly blocked, I'm now seeking insights from fellow players. [image removed by admin] Has anyone faced a similar situation, and if so, were the players involved penalized? I'm curious to know if collaborative assistance is considered a violation and if there are measures in place to address such instances. Additionally, considering my past experience with an erroneous block, is there a way for me to verify if appropriate actions are taken in cases like these? Your input and experiences are highly appreciated. Let's discuss and shed light on the fairness of gameplay in four-player chess. Thank you.

I don't hear sounds when I play. I hear music, every sounds on computer, my web sound is on, also in settings I have sound on 100% and I it doesn't work. Can someone help?

This thread is for discussing the new version of 4-Player-Chess. Post your suggestions here, tell us what you like, and what you don't. For Bug reports, please use this topic: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/list-of-known-bugs > @GongGong0607 > I don't understand the full logic behind the point system. Why do I get +13 p and my partner only gets +12 p? The new rating system (Glicko) takes into account how many games you played. If your partner played more games than you, his rating may be more stable. So, his rating change is smaller. Even if you played in 1 team and you both had the same rating before the game. > @GongGong0607 > Players who resigning without playing 10-20 moves should be the only ones who got punished with point-loss. Currently the rules are: FFA: If a player resigns or times out before having made at least 4 moves, he will lose rating and the game will be aborted. Exceptions: a player has already gained points, or the player that resigned/timed out was in check. Teams: If a player resigns or times out on his first move, he will lose rating and the game will be aborted. These rules were applied yesterday when we released the new 4PC version. Currently we are not going to change it to 10-20 moves. The rules can be changed in future, but I don't think it will jump from 4 moves to 10 or 20. > @GongGong0607 > The new chatbot with the fat letters is disturbing the view on the game. It is like driving a car, and a bird plays Peek-A-Boo in the right side mirror. The chat panel has a transparent background now. Bold letters are visible on all backgrounds. However, I will think about it. Perhaps we'll make an option (settings) to use a regular font weight in chat messages.

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I was testing a custom variant vs computer and I aborted some games but it was only unrated games vs a computer so why does it still flag it.

What ur think about this?

Hi everyone, There is a highly welcome poll about FFA vs solo mode in Chaturaji. However, since the comments in that forum are so strictly positive about the coming change I wanted to supply a few words of caution. 1. I don't necessarily churn playing for 2nd place as a mark of poor play or "bad quality" as most of the commentators (and also admin) seem to see it. Rather, many in many situations in both chaturaji and 4PC you can opt for risky strategies that are dynamic and add life to the game. Mostly in solo mode, such strategies are immediately punished, which makes for a more cautious and also more predictable game. I for one do no see those qualities as the sole qualities in any type of chess. Solo play in 4player variants has its value, but I think it would be a great shame to "phase out" the FFA-mode among strong players, which is what most players (and also admin) seem to want. I am around (2200) and I think the FFA mode is fun to play and leaves room for daring ways of attack that will be stifled by monopolizing the solo mode. 2. The anti-cheating argument is brought up against the FFA mode in general. If the two winners of an FFA-match are a secret team, they can handily share the points for the two top positions. This is a real problem, I've seen it happen and it is of course vastly irritating. The same goes for the FFA mode in 4PC where cheating becomes even more obvious, when people are letting their friends' pieces hang while they capture yours. However, I suggest that we should not let the cheaters dictate ways to play chess. Cheating can and will occur however the rules are set. Me, I am a recreational player who don't take rating so seriously (especially not in variants), so I just block those who I perceive as cheaters and go on to play with a lot of nice (not cheating) opponents. All in all, I think FFA should be kept and defended. It has a lot to teach about 4player strategy and dynamic. I also think I have earned second place many times as a part of very ambitious play and creative but daring calculations. As for cheating in FFA 4PC and Chaturaji, I think there might exist interesting ways of countering it by adding some rules that disable lopsided play. Thanks for the word, please tell me what you think in this matter! All the best to all you honest players out there, and I wish you all a good chess year 2024! Yours Johannes Spartak

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How could I forfeit on time if it wasn't my turn to move?

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Hey Everyone,Thank you all once again for participating and watching the World 4 Player Chess Championships (W4PCC)! Chess.com will be hosting the first New Standard Self-Partner Teams W4PCC commencing Friday, September 1, 2023. Schedule of the 2023 Self-Partner W4PCC: September 1 00:00 UTC: The Highest Rated 8 from Self-Partner Blitz Leaderboard with a glicko RD of less than 70 are selected as the first 8 candidates. Those candidates will qualify for Round 1 and play in any of the September 16 and 17 time slots (0:00, 12:00, 16:00, or 20:00 UTC) on a first come first serve basis. Only the top 1 will be guaranteed their first choice. Players on the leaderboard will be messaged and expected to reply prior to September 8 00:00 UTC with their preferences of times they would like to compete on the weekend of September 16-17, in order. Replacements will be in order of the next players on the September 1 00:00 UTC Self-Partner Blitz leaderboard without regards to Rating Deviation, the highest rated on the September 1 00:00 UTC 4 Player Teams Rapid leaderboard without regards to Rating Deviation, and then the highest rated 4 Player Teams Rapid player following* the Tournament Director (TD) or referee in charge. September 9-10 00:00, 12:00, 16:00, and 20:00 UTC: 8x 1.5-hour 2+10 qualifier Self-Partner arenas followed by a single game between the top 2. Top 2 of each arena challenge each other in a single game and the winner of that game qualifies. Games will be rated. Players that fall below 1600 Self-Partner Blitz during the Arena can still complete the arena. Arena scoring will be 2W-1D-0L. Streak bonuses will be removed. Winners of those arenas will play the leaderboard players in Round 1 on the same day of the week and time as the arena which they qualified from (the Saturday September 9 00:00 UTC arena winner plays on Saturday September 16 00:00 UTC and so forth, their arena starting time plus seven (7) days). Winners of those arenas are not to continue playing in further qualifier arenas. Round 1 (Bracket of 16) is a Best-of-5 single elimination. Round 1 will be played on September 16 and 17 at 00:00, 12:00, 16:00, and 20:00 UTC depending on the choices of the Leaderboard players as well as what is lined up with which qualifier arena the player qualified from. Round 1 will be eight matches of one leaderboard player versus one arena winner. Winners (8) of Round 1 play Round 2 Best-of-5 on September 23, 2023 at their respective time slots**, and those winners (4) play against each other in Semi-Finals on the weekend of October 7-October 8** in a best-of 7 but can schedule against each other. #1 rating vs #4 and #2 vs #3 as of September 24, 2023 0 UTC. Finals are a Best-of-12, October 28-29** (and November 4 if necessary) 18:00 UTC. Only ONE player will win the prize.**Players will each two total opportunities to reschedule. For more information, please see post #48. For all games, pawns promote on the 11th rank to a queen, rook, bishop, or knight, and the en passant mode will be enabled. *"following" is defined as in the same spectator/game chat as the TD/referee on duty at the 15th minute after the hour of the match time. To find the spectator/game chat that the TD (fourplayerchess) or referee is in, please click their profile in the Variants Server and then click "Observing". Note: While the Self-Partner Championship serves as the Teams Championship to be played and completed in 2023, the following championships will not necessarily include only 2-Versus-2 Teams or only Self-Partner Teams. Discussion is ongoing on whether to continue future W4PCCs with both types of teams championships each year. The TD will be ineligible to compete, but the any staff/admin/referee will be eligible. Additionally, chess.com accounts created on or after August 1, 2023, will be ineligible. Prize Money Disclaimer: It's a pleasure to announce our first Self-Partner championship was already approved for funding with $1000 from chess.com for the 2023 Self-Partner World Champion. Please understand this may take days, weeks, or a month or two to process. The tournament director may refer questions regarding prize money to staff/support. Only one player will be awarded prize money, and that player must agree to use the email directly linked to his/her chess.com account to find the link to the Prize Money when Awarded. Please note that the link may appear in your junk/trash/spam folder, so be sure to check those soon after you win the Championship! Discussion feedback may be taken into consideration but is not guaranteed. Staff and Administrators will be in communication with the TD on any rulings in the current W4PCC and decisions on future W4PCCs. Preliminaries and Finals will be broadcasted on https://www.twitch.tv/fourplayerchess . We look forward to seeing you play in the championship! Best of luck to all players trying out! Luke RomankoW4PCC Tournament Director

what if blue and yellow work together to check red with their queens, but its not teams?