Forchess

Forchess is invented by the Americans TK Rogers chess variant for four players. The game uses a standard chess board and two normal chess piece sets.

However, the stones of all four players must be different, eg in color or style, as each player may draw only with its own respective figures.

Game Overview

The four chess players form two teams in Forchess. At the beginning of the game each player provides a quadrant of the chessboard with a complete chess piece set, where a farmer is not required. The in each case together playing partners sitting opposite each other diagonally. The chart on the right shows the initial formation of the board ( K = King, D = lady T = tower, L = runner, S = B = Springer and Bauer).

Drawing direction of the farmers

The farmer is the only character who has an other direction than in normal chess. In Forchess it does not move on the lines, but always diagonally. In contrast, the farmer does not beat diagonally, but always to the front or to the side. Farmers can never make a double step or beat en passant.

Checkmate

In Forchess there is no checkmate still a stalemate, since kings like other chess pieces may be beaten. The game is over when one of the parties has lost both kings or previously abandoned.

History

TK Rogers Forchess developed in 1975 to connect the strategy game of chess with the camaraderie of a card game like bridge. During the game, the partners also allowed to consult on a coordinated strategy; audible but only loud and also for the other party.

In 1992 he published the game instructions in a book, Forchess: The Ultimate Social Game called. In addition to the rules of the book also contains Forchess game strategies and Rogers evaluation method of chess games, called " influence indicator" ( impact indicator). Since 1996, the game manual is also on the website " www.intuitor.com ".

The two sons of the inventor founded the first Forchessclub named " Forchess Knights ", which met weekly to 1999 in 1992.