Four Fronts

Four Fronts
Cuatro Frentes
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13a13 w wb13 w wc13 w wd13 w we13 w wf13 b yg13 g yh13 n yi13 r yj13 w wk13 w wl13 w wm13 w wn13 w w13
12a12 w wb12 w wc12 w wd12 w we12 p yf12 p yg12 p yh12 p yi12 p yj12 p yk12 w wl12 w wm12 w wn12 w w12
11a11 w wb11 w wc11 w wd11e11f11g11h11i11j11k11l11 w wm11 w wn11 w w11
10a10 w wb10 w wc10 black pawnd10e10f10g10h10i10j10k10l10 white pawnm10 w wn10 w w10
9a9 w wb9 black bishopc9 black pawnd9e9f9g9h9i9j9k9l9 white pawnm9 white rookn9 w w9
8a8 black kingb8 black upside-down queenc8 black pawnd8e8f8g8h8i8j8k8l8 white pawnm8 white knightn8 white queen8
7a7 black queenb7 black knightc7 black pawnd7e7f7g7h7i7j7k7l7 white pawnm7 white upside-down queenn7 white king7
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Four Fronts starting position[1]
DesignersGabriel Baldi Lemonnier
Years active2012 - present
GenresBoard game, abstract strategy game
LanguagesSpanish, english
Players2, 3 or 4
Setup time1 minute
Playing timeCasual games usually last 4 to 40 minutes.
ChanceNone
Skillstactics, strategy

Four Fronts (Cuatro Frentes in Spanish) is a board game created by the Uruguayan professor[ambiguous] Gabriel Baldi Lemonnier.[2]

History

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It was created in 2012 by Lemonnier, who invented and patented it as «Ajedrez Uruguayo» (Uruguayan Chess).[3]

It is a variant of chess, for two, three or four opponents who play in pairs or individually, although when playing in pairs, partners cannot speak. It involves moving the pieces through the checkered gameboard of black or white, with the intention of capturing. To the standard board of eight by eight frames, four sections were added to the respective formations.[4]

The pieces are 12 per player: the king, the queen, the bishop, the knight, rook and the pawn, incorporating as a novelty the prince, a piece that moves similarly to a queen.[5] The pieces are colored white, black, yellow and red.

References

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  1. ^ "four fronts chess game". candelacreativegroup.com.
  2. ^ Luis Roux (20 July 2013). "Se necesitan cuatro para jugar ajedrez" [It takes four to play chess]. El Observador (in Spanish). Uruguay. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Four fronts: ajedrez a lo grande" [Four fronts: chess at large]. Metro (in Spanish). 25 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
    - "Invento uruguayo: ajedrez para cuatro" [Uruguayan invention: chess for four]. Canal 10 (in Spanish). Uruguay. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Uruguayo inventa variante de ajedrez para cuatro jugadores" [Uruguayan invents chess variant for four players]. Prensa Latina (in Spanish). 14 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Uruguayo patentó ajedrez con principes" [Uruguayan patented chess with princes]. El País (in Spanish). Uruguay. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
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