CHESS PLAYING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD

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EP 1 961 464 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	05.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/45

(43)	Date of publication:
	27.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/35

(21)	Application number: 05856568.0

(22)	Date of filing: 25.10.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A63F 3/02^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/RU2005/000521

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/049985 (03.05.2007 Gazette 2007/18)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(71)	Applicants:
	Zhukov, Aleksandr Dmitrievich Moscow 119334 (RU) Ivanov, Valeriy Fillipovich Moscow 111555 (RU) Tarpischev, Shamil Anvyarovich Moscow 121609 (RU) Fetisov, Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Moscow 103001 (RU)

(72)	Inventors:
	Zhukov, Aleksandr Dmitrievich Moscow 119334 (RU) Ivanov, Valeriy Fillipovich Moscow 111555 (RU) Tarpischev, Shamil Anvyarovich Moscow 121609 (RU) Fetisov, Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Moscow 103001 (RU)

(74)	Representative: Schwahn, Hartmut et al
	Gleiss Grosse Schrell & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Leitzstraße 45 70469 Stuttgart 70469 Stuttgart (DE)

(54)	CHESS PLAYING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD

(57) The invention relates to chess game playing method, in particular to a novel type of a chess game between two pairs of players. The inventive chess game playing device comprises at least two playing fields (7) which are divided into squares of two alternating colours, two sets of chess pieces, each of which consists of two groups (8, 9) of chess pieces (10-15) and two chess-clocks (2) each of which is provided with a timer (39) connected to two displays (3, 4) and to a control unit (41) which is used for switching said displays (3, 4). The chess game playing device also comprises means for exchanging data related to the location of the chess pieces (10-15) on the playing fields (7), each chess-clock (2) comprises a device for locking the control unit (41), wherein all timers (39) are interconnected.