Chess Variant - Four-Player - Chess Duel Finish - Tournaments for Humans only!
Bishops, The Game
A conversational, alliance-friendly chess variant. Start as four, Chess duel as two. New site coming soon. Tournaments $5 $10 $20 $100 $500 Entry Amounts
Why Bishops?
Alliances Welcome
Talk, negotiate, and make deals to survive the short game.
Four Down to Two
Outwit opponents on 128 squares plus 4, then finish in a classic chess duel.
Human-only
All seats are human-controlled in the current build.
Quick Start
- Open 4 tabs/windows; choose a name in each.
- Connect seats: White, Grey, Black, Pink.
- Decide who sits in each seat.
- When White shows GO (flashing), start playing.
- Notes:
- 1-Right now the Program treats the K/Q swap as a setup action, not a "real" move that advances the turn. So after you swap, the engine keeps the turn with that color and waits for a normal move before passing play to the next seat.
- Press New Game (and Confirm) to reset anytime; duel resets all four.
Play Style
Watch the two players to your right; you may need to help them to avoid a loss on your left. Weaker players can team up to topple a stronger one. Alliances matter until only two remain - then it's pure chess.
Contact
Edwin J. Wilhelm to learn the rules (you may need to use incognito browser at times to log in)
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