Fortress chess
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Fortress chess is a four-player chess variant
played in Russia in 18th and 19th centuries. The board contains 192 squares including the fortresses at its corners. The fortresses contain 16 squares and various pieces are placed inside.
Chess variant
A chess variant is a game related to, derived from or inspired by chess. The difference from chess might include one or more of the following:...
played in Russia in 18th and 19th centuries. The board contains 192 squares including the fortresses at its corners. The fortresses contain 16 squares and various pieces are placed inside.
See also
- Four-handed chessFour-handed chessFour-handed chess is a chess variant, which is typically played with four people. It is played on a special board, which is made of standard 8x8 board with an additional 3 rows of 8 cells extending from each side. Four sets of different colored pieces are needed to play this game...
- ForchessForchessForchess is a four-person chess variant developed by an American engineer named T. K. Rogers. It uses one standard chess board and two sets of standard pieces.-History and motivation:...
- jochess A 16 by 8 board is used, with on one end a 4 by 4 projection in the center, this is the fortress. The side of the fortress has a king, queen, advisers, pike-men and musketeers.
Sources
- http://www.chessvariants.com/historic.dir/fortress.html
- http://www.quadibloc.com/chess/ch0206.htm