Yesterday Jos Brugman was playing Chess IV for the first time. As a tablet application Chess IV can be played as a normal boardgame. To move a piece you just drag the piece with your finger to the desired square. The valid squares to move to are lightened up, making it quite easy to perform…
It did take some time, but now it is official: Chess IV and its installation is certified. This means that downloading and installing does not give warnings anymore, because the publisher of these files, Frank Brugman, is now a known publisher. For downloading (Windows only) : Click here . Double click on the downloaded ChessIV-1.zip…
On Saturday the 25th of February Hans Böhm did a short interview with Frank Brugman about Chess IV. Hans questioned about the proportions of the board (exactly twice as big in size, four times as big in area) and the pieces(exactly four times as much as traditional). The pawns can move up to four squares…
On 12 February a life event took place in The Rietveld Pavilion in Amersfoort. There I, Frank Brugman(founder), played with Arnoud van Gemeren. The Chess IV setup was default: One player each team and four moves per turn. This game resulted in a loss for me, but it was great to improve the experience. The…
Welcome to the birth of a new chess concept: Chess IV. The basic idea is to create a mass battlefield, much more complex then Chess or Go. And because nobody understands the fundamentals yet, it is fun to explore this new way of playing chess. Furthermore, you will be able to play in teams: Every…