An exciting new version of chess. Play chess with up to 4 players. Now 2, 3, or 4 players can play at the same time. Play each person for his own or as a team.

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Setting up the pieces at the beginning of the game

Begin the game with the chess pieces in this order.

1.) Rooks (one on the left back corner square, one on the right back corner square)

3.) Knights (one next to each rook)

4.) Bishops (one next to each knghts)

5.) Queen (takes her color in the center of the back row)

6.) King (takes his square beside the Queen)

7.) Pawns (set the pawns in front of the power pieces)

How the 4 Player Chess Pieces Move

The King - Moves one square in any direction (except in castling)... He's the most important piece. When he's trapped, the whole army loses. The Queen - Moves any number of squares in any direction - Horizontally, vertically, or diagonally - if her path is not blocked... The most powerful piece. The Rook - Moves any number of squares vertically or horizontally if its path is not blocked... The 2nd most powerful piece. The Bishop - Moves any number of squares (diagonally) if its path is not blocked. This piece stays on it's original color throughout the game. The next most powerful piece to the Rook. The Knight - Moves in the form of a "L". This piece always moves two squares horizontally or vertically, then makes a right angle turn for one more square. The Knight always lands on it's opposite color. The Pawn - Moves straight ahead (never backwards), but it captures diagonally. This piece can move one or two squares on it's first move and one square on each move thereafter. In the event a pawn advances to king's row to the left, right, or directly across, that pawn receives all the privileges as in traditional chess.

Check and Checkmate

Method I (as taken from the game rules)

"When more than two players are playing Chess 4 once a king has been checkmated, that player is out of the game, and the remainder of the chess pieces are left on the X4 game board and play continues."

Method II (as taken from the game rules)

"When more than two players are playing Chess 4 once a king is checkmated (captured) the player who checkmated the king is now able to use the remaining chess pieces of the captured king against the remaining opponents."