Сhess for three

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Karabaev

Somebody sometime played chess for three? Interestingly or not? 

thempcz

Very cool.

But how do you play?

Karabaev

we with friends didn't start playing yet, we want to order a board in the carpenter.

nishonov

I played such chess, I advise all.

ali_on

Good version of chess i think, first rule of this chess to build a coalition against strong player and all will be fine))

PLAVIN81

I would like to play chess as oLaughingne of three

nishonov

in this chess it isn't favorable to create alliance as the winner only 1 person there

ali_on

Firstfull you must destroy the best, and then to play chess))

RonaldJosephCote

https://www.google.com/search?q=three+way+chess&tbm=isch&imgil=bUwpLiQXtj7XSM%253A%253B4L8xl1qCslw49M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.alibaba.com%25252Fproduct-detail%25252FWooden-Three-Way-Chess_100523317.html&source=iu&pf=m&tbs=simg:CAESngEamwELELCMpwgaPAo6CAISFP8g9iD-E_1wTiCH9IKcm_1CfPIaUUGiDelX-q9If0hKfPVFWxYPSmDyirMqNM3nocE9PBTzHcgwwLEI6u_1ggaCgoICAESBFLIyEUMCxCd7cEJGjoKCAoGc3BvcnRzCgcKBWNoZXNzCgwKCmNoZXNzYm9hcmQKDAoKYm9hcmQgZ2FtZQoJCgdwcm9kdWN0DA&fir=bUwpLiQXtj7XSM%253A%252C4L8xl1qCslw49M%252C_&usg=__D3zmiY-U-G5-keWQ0v8R29Sx1xM%3D&biw=1028&bih=615&ved=0CEIQyjc&ei=fx9qVNuGE8bjsATLtYGgBQ#imgdii=_

MathyFurret

Kingside pawns go fowards towards the right, towards black. Queenside go fowards to the left, towards red. 

Sqod

I wonder how players would agree to draw. Would agreement have to be unanimous, or by a vote of two out of three?

MathyFurret

http://www.threechess.com/how-to-play-three-player-chess

Seems to give all the rules and most of the irregularities.

Things to point out:

  • Looks like moving through the center point is pretty much an any-direction move.
  • If a player is in a checkmate position, his turn is simply skipped.
  • If a player is in a stalemate position, the game ends in a draw.
  • The player who captures any other player's king is the winner.
  • You can save another player from checkmate to prevent the third player from winning.
  • Looks like drawing by agreement has to be unanimous, Sqod.

Crazy game. Even more so than Crazyhouse.

TheEinari

I have played it with rule that when player is in checkmate position and it is his turn to make a move, he removes his king from play and is out of the game, rest of the pieces stay on board. His pieces cannot move and so they cant threaten any other piece, they can be captured by other 2 players. Last man standing wins