Help: How to play the game
The app's main view displays graphical chess-board & pieces, and some controls ("Menu" button to open sidebar, information about current game and "Rollback" button).
Move selection during game
In your play-turn, choose a move by touch, mouse or keyboard as follows. Actual actions to choose a move with pointer devices depend on move operation mode ("Slide" or "Tap twice" on Settings tab in sidebar).
With touch device
- Slide mode : Touch on the piece and slide it to the destination
- Tap twice mode : Tap on a piece to take it up and tap destination to put it.
With mouse device
- Slide mode : Drag & drop a piece to the destination
- Tap twice mode : Click on a piece to take it up and click on destination to put it.
With keyboard device
- Take a piece : Move cursor to the piece by arrow keys and hit space to take it up.
- Put a piece : Move cursor to the destination and hit space to put it.
- Cancel move in progress : Hit escape key
Sidebar tab: Home
Game controls
- New game : Configure White/Black players (either player vs computer or player vs player) and click "Start" to begin a new game.
- Resign : Declare you resign in ongoing game.
Move recording
All the moves players make are recorded in algebraic notation.
- Copy : Obtain record in text format
- Rollback : After game is over, you can rollback moves
Sidebar tab: Statistics
Statistics lists summaries of total game results (#win, #loss and #draw in each play-level). Select an item to see details of results in that level.
- Copy : Obtain results in text format
- Reset : Clear counters in the play-level
Sidebar tab: Settings
- Invert the chessboard : Change the sides (180degrees rotation)
- Guide marks : Select the type of move guide marks to be displayed on squares.
- Move operation mode : Select "Slide" or "Tap twice"
- Sound effects : Choose "Default" or "None"
- Sound volume : Change sound master volume
Sidebar tab: Help
- Game Help / Terms & Privacy : Open online documentation on this website in default web-browser.
- Purchase ad-free license* : Open purchase-dialog to buy an annual license.
*This feature may not be shown if it's not available in your market.