Four players chess . Photo's of commercial four handed chess set. Most variants use the following rules - deviations will be noted. At each side, we see a set of pieces in a different color, with a usual setup. Players take turns, either clockwise or anticlockwise.
All pieces move like in usual chess.
Friendly kings may be at adjacent squares. When the mate is released, he can resume play. When his king is in check, a player must resolve it himself - he cannot wait for his partner to resolve the check on his own king. The first member of this family, described in The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants is dated at 1784. The inventor is only known by initials K.E.G. and place Dessau.