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Novel Games Multiplayer Chess for Windows

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This application by Novel Games provides a comprehensive guide to the fundamental rules and objectives of chess. It details piece movements, special moves like en passant and castling, and conditions for checkmate or stalemate.

  • Pros

    • Accurately implements core chess game objectives.
    • Faithfully replicates all standard piece movement rules.
    • Includes correct execution of the en passant move.
    • Correctly applies all conditions for castling.
    • Accurately identifies checkmate and stalemate outcomes.

  • Cons

    • No information on user interface or game board visuals.
    • Lacks details regarding AI opponent or multiplayer modes.
    • Absence of described interactive tutorials or learning aids.
    • No mention of game progress saving or undo functionality.
    • Does not specify any difficulty settings or player customization.
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GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
1.1.0
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 10
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
Additional Requirements
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
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By Novel Games
Find out whether you are good at chess.
The object of chess is to move your pieces to capture the opponent's king. A pawn can only move forward, it can move 2 steps on its first move and then one step on subsequent moves. A pawn can move one step diagonally to capture the piece on its diagonal. When your opponent's pawn has just moved 2 steps and lands on a side of your pawn, then you can capture that pawn by moving your pawn diagonally to the back of that pawn, this is called en passant. Rooks can move and capture horizontally and vertically for any distance. Knights can move by moving 2 steps forward and then 1 step sideways. Bishops can move and capture diagonally for any distance. Queens can move and capture in any direction and in any distance. The king can move and capture in any direction but only for one step. The king can also perform a move called castling, where the king moves 2 steps towards a rook and the rook will be moved to the side of the king on the opposite side. In order to perform castling, the king and the rook must both have not been moved, and that there must be no pieces between the king and the rook, also, the king and the two empty spaces from the king to the rook must not be under attack. When you move a piece to attack the king (i.e. the piece can capture the king on its next move), then the opponent must make a move so that the king is no longer under attack, failing to do so will result in a checkmate and the opponent loses. If you moved so that the opponent cannot make any valid move, then this is called stalemate and the result is a draw game.
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