Cooperative chess

According to the widest definition, Cooperative Chess is any chess game (or chess variant) played by more than two players on a single board. Additionally, the term Cooperative Chess also includes chess variants that feature interpersonal cooperation rather than competition.

A more precise use of the term ‘Cooperative Chess’ refers to chess games played by two teams (each having more than 1 player) with a classical set of chess pieces (2*16) on a classical chess board (8*8) see Tactical TeamChess. However, in terms of Cooperative Chess games that promote interpersonal cooperation, only two players play the game on either a classic or modified chess board, with each player striving to achieve a mutual, rather than solo, victory.

Variants

There are three branches of Cooperative Chess. The first is played by the codified rules of classical chess see Tactical TeamChess. The second branch hosts chess-derived games played by more than two players [see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_variant]. The third branch encourages collaborative play as opposed to classic chess's competitive play. In a grander context, this third branch of cooperative chess promotes peace rather than war.

Cooperative Chess (or CoopChess, Co-op Chess) is a synonym of Tactical TeamChess or any cooperative chess variant that features collaboration and cooperation instead of competition.