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Four Fronts

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Four Fronts
Cuatro Frentes
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n
14 g14 h14 14
13 d13 e13 f13 g13 h13 i13 j13 k13 13
12 e12 f12 g12 h12 i12 j12 12
11 d11 e11 f11 g11 h11 i11 j11 k11 11
10 c10 d10 e10 f10 g10 h10 i10 j10 k10 l10 10
9 b9 c9 d9 e9 f9 g9 h9 i9 j9 k9 l9 m9 9
8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 i8 j8 k8 l8 m8 ln8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 i7 j7 k7 l7 m7 n7 7
6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 i6 j6 k6 l6 m6 6
5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 i5 j5 k5 l5 5
4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 i4 j4 k4 4
3 e3 f3 g3 h3 i3 j3 3
2 f2 g2 h2 i2 2
1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n
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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