First game

Game over. Oinquarki won by checkmate. BigOto came in second place.

This will be the first 4 way chess game on chess.com! (Unless somebody beat me to the idea, but I don't think anybody did. I checked before starting this group.)

White goes first, then green, then black, and then red. When you checkmate a king you can either take control of the army (beware: if one of the kings is checkmated or if both are attacked in one turn, you are out completely. Also if you do this, you do not recieve double turns.) or if are not a risk taker, you may leave the pieces inert (that means they do nothing). Post your move using algebraic notation. The first post (this one) will have a move list and a picture of the board. Every time I see a new post, I will update the picture of the board and turn it so that the side who's turn it is comes up in front. Make sure you track this topic so that you know when it is your move. As soon as you join the game post something so that I know. The game will begin as soon as we have 4 people ready to go. Have fun!

Players:

White: RyanMK - (resigned)

Green: oinquarki

Black: dc1985  (resigned)

Red: BigOto

Move List:

1. h4  l10  g11  d7

2. Ni3  Bm10  Nf12 d8

3. Nf3  l5  Bg13  Bxi1

4. Kxi1  Bm5  Ne10+  c9

5. g4  Nl9  h12  Bxe10

6. Bi4  k7 resign Nc6

7. Qg2 k9 0-0

8. Rg1 Qxi3 Nb8

9. resign Nj8 Qxf13

10. 0-0-0 Qxg14

11. Rn7 Qxm8

12. Rm7 Qn8+

13. Bn9 Bxi14

14. Nl4 Qxm7

15. Qxm7 Be10

16. Rn8 Nd9

17. Nh9 R6a7

18. j7 R11a8

19. Qj10 Bd11

20. Nf8 Nxf8

21. Rxf8 e7

22. Rf5 c10

23. Bl7 Rd7

24. Bh11 Rc7

25. Qi10 Nd4

26. Rh5 Rac8

27. Bi9 Nxf3

28. Rxb5+ Ka6

29. Qd5 Rc5

30. Rxc5 b6xc5

31. Bd7 Rb8

32. Qxf3 Rb7

33. Bc8 Kb5

34. Qxb7+ Kc4

35. Be6+ Kd3

36. Qf3+ Kxd2

37. Bj8+ Ke1

38. Be3 Kd1

39. Bxg4 Ke1

40. Qxf2+ Kd1

41. Bxe2#

Dibs on green!

This looks difficult... I'll take Black!

 You would think that the person who made a group intended for 4 way chess would be good at it, but no. In fact this will be my first game! I feel like just as much a newbie as you do. As we play more games and get better, we will start discussing various openings and endgame situations that are unique to chess 4.

I'll take white, I guess. Also, can others who wish to participate join teams after the game has started?

Also, are we playing team chess in which you sit across from your teammate and can't capture his pieces (no communication between the 2) and try to checkmate the other 2? Or are we playing individual?

 Once more people join, we will start doing team games and multiple games at once.

ok, thanks.

I made the board and pieces my self. Doesn't it look purty?

i will take red, if it hasn't already been taken.

All right! Everybody is ready! Let the game begin! RyanMK has the first move.

*whispering* Ryan, that's your queue. Go make a dramatic entrance.

Sorry, I had school and practice. I'll start off with h4

So the winner is whoever doesn't get checkmated?

sounds right.

I'll go with l10. The Nimzo-Larsen. The notation on 14 by 14 board is pretty tricky so be careful when typing in your move. It's pretty cool that the larger chess board with corners cut off still has the rooks on the long diagonal.

I'll hit a g11.

Sorry I'm taking so long to update the board. I am sorry to say that the chess.com image uploader is not in optimal condition.

edit: OK I need to remember to say each position under a seperate name, instead of replacing them with the same image name. Somehow it remembers an original image even after I delete it and replace it with a new one.

Also I color coded the move list so it is easier to read. Do you think it's better this way, or should I change it back?

I think the color-coding is a ncie touch, really helps tell who moved what where.

OK thanks dc1985.

My move is d7.