Chess Games Chess 4 Player Style

Finding someone to play chess with can be hard work. I taught my son how to play chess but he grew up and left home! Of course living 48 miles from the nearest neighbor does limit your options for chess companions.

For years I played chess against myself and since I do not know what move I am going to make until I make it, it isn't boring.

I have even made chessmen out of nuts, bolts and washers!

One day I set up a fresh game and just studied the board. I imagined 4 players, 4 sets of chessmen and the home positions set back two rows.

The picture in my mind wouldn't go away. I dug out a cardboard chessboard and cut it into 4, 2 row strips.

Note: I used a fine-toothed hacksaw.

I taped, on the back of the boards, the extra row to each side of another cardboard chessboard. I used a set of black wood chessmen, a set of white wood chessmen, a set of clear glass chessmen and a set of green plastic chessmen for the game pieces.

I studied the visual effect. Of course the original board was larger because there were no chessmen on it.

I began to play using the same rules for standard chess. It was a blast!