Four-Player Infinite Chess - The Battle of Morgarten!

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vickalan

Sorry for late reply, especially considering my move was forced:
33.Q(18,20)+...C(8,10)
34.Qx(20,8)+...K(16,9)

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McGoohan

35.Q(27,20)+

HorribleTomato

C(20,10)

hitthepin
36. QxG+
wombat_chess

i will follow this for sure

McGoohan
unc07 hat geschrieben:

i will follow this for sure

And what about this?

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/4-player-bulldog-chess-bad-dobby-fischer-and-josephyossi-unc07-and-mcgoohan?page=4#last_comment

vickalan

35.Q(27,20)+...C(20,10)
36.Qx(15,8)+...K(16,10)

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McGoohan

37.Q(18,20)+

HorribleTomato

K(7,8)

HorusTheThird

What happens if one person makes a discovered attack against an enemy's king, but with his team-mate's piece being the one uncovered? So on the teammate's turn, he can just take the king?

HorribleTomato

Probably.

HorribleTomato
rychessmaster1 wrote:

I think the bottom team is winning

"I think". Nice way to phrase things.

hitthepin

Horus, I believe in that case it would be checkmate, if his teammate could not intervene in time.

hitthepin
38. Qx(14,8)+
HorribleTomato
hitthepin wrote:

Horus, I believe in that case it would be checkmate, if his teammate could not intervene in time.

"Hours"

vickalan
HorusTheThird wrote:

What happens if one person makes a discovered attack against an enemy's king, but with his team-mate's piece being the one uncovered? So on the teammate's turn, he can just take the king?

I'll try to play my move tomorrow, but for now I think this explains situation to HorusTheThird's question:

I believe hitthepin is right, except with the clarification that if two kings are standing, the king can be captured. Here's a description (players A, B, C, and D):

Scenario #1

Team-1: (AC)
Team-2: (BD)(assume both kings standing)

A moves so "C" has discovered check on "D"
B Must parry the check if possible to do so.
C If B is unable to parry the check, then C can capture the D king.
   (One of two kings is gone)
D ...


Scenario #2

Team-1: (AC)
Team-2: (BD)(One king standing)

A moves so "C" has discovered check on "D"
B Must parry the check if possible to do so.
If B is unable to parry the check then Team-1 checkmates "D".
blitz.pngTeam-1 wins!blitz.png

(hope this makes sense)

Martin0

In 4-player chess, the rules are simply to allow king capture. And a captured king results in the same as checkmate.

vickalan

But isn't 4-player chess four individual players? I think that's one of the differences here: It's really like two teams against each other. Each team has two players. I like the system of teams working together, but it creates nuances where making specific rules can be a little more complicated.

Martin0

One example in 4-player chess (first posted by @e4bc4qh5qf7)

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The answer is written below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Nf12 j6 Bg11 d10=Q+
2. Ne10+ f6=Q+ Bxd14  

And since the game is over with the first checkmate/king capture there red and yellow wins.

Martin0
vickalan wrote:

But isn't 4-player chess four individual players? I think that's one of the differences here: It's really like two teams against each other. Each team has two players. I like the system of teams working together, but it creates nuances where making specific rules can be a little more complicated.

4-player chess has 2 variants. Teams and free for all. But king captures are possible in both through discovered checks.