Introduction
ChessGame for Childrento Grandmasters
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Achessgame that may be playedofflineinavarietyofwaysandskilllevels.
It'saninteractivechess gamemadespecificallyforchildrentoassisttheminlearningthe gameby playingitin alogicalsequence,and of course,toenjoythemselves.
Therearenochess lessons orexplanationsofchess theoryin the current version of the program.
Inouropinion,playingchess is at leastasimportant as chess theorywhen it comes to learning the game,and this appmightserveasasupplementaryresourceaswellastheprimaryoneforyoungsterswhoarenotstudyinginclassesorlessons orlearningthe gamein anyothermanner.
When the piece is selected, theboarddisplaystheavailablemovesin green, and allattemptsto move itintoanillegalpositionin the current game modeare marked in red.
Withthis in mind,theyoungsterscould learn by playing,onlyneeding a littleassistanceatfirst,mostlywith the buttons andmenus, not with the board and piecesthemselves.
Onthesamedevice,twogamersmayplaythegame,allowingtheotherplayertobe your friend who is with youin person.
Youmayalsoplay asoneperson,withthe open source chess engine Bagaturas your opponent.Bagatur'sgamehasarisingstrength level,beginningatlevelone.
Instructionsfor playing:
1.Inthebeginning,beginnersshouldplayinFreestyle mode until theybecomeawarethatchess gamesinvolvetwocolors/players,thatmovesalternatebetweenthem,andthateach moveinvolvesmovingfrom one board square to another.Additionally,theyshouldlearnwhen a pawnmaybepromotedtoaqueenorotherpieceafterreachingthelastrank.
2.Whenachesspieceischosen in Freestyle,everysquareontheboardturnsgreenbecauseanyactionispermitted.
3.Second, beginners playinPieces Aware mode until theylearnthatthere aredistinctpieces in chess,eachof whichcan movein a unique way.
4.Finally, thenovicesplaytraditional chess orAll Chess Rules mode.
5.InboththeAll Chess Rulesand Pieces Awaremodes,redcoloringisaddedto the green coloringwhenachesspieceis chosen.Thisdemonstrateswhat moves arefeasibleandwhichonesare not.
6.Thestandardchess pieces sethasbeencreatedspecificallyfor thisprogramtomakeitmoreappealingtochildren.OnlytheFreestyle mode, where all pieces moveinthe same way, is advised for playing with it.Themenuallowsyou to modifyitatanytime.
7.Usingtheapp'sHumanHuman modeis alwayspreferablewhenplayingwithsomeoneelse.
8.Verifythatthestrengthlevelonthemenuissuitable.
9.Dependingonthe side youwishto play andifyouareplayingagainst ahuman or acomputer,chooseordeselectthe human/computer buttons for each side.
10.Ifyouplaywithblack,switchsidesusingtheflipboardbutton.
11.Dragand droptheitemorchoosethesquaresfromwhichtomove it.
12.Youmayundothepreviousmoveby usingthe back button.Ifnecessary,youcandothisseveral times toreversemultiplemoves.
13.It isadvisedtogothroughall the menuoptionsandexperimentwith theonethatyouprefer(e.g.changethespeedof the animation,the set ofchess pieces,the colors,etc.).
Oneof the games thattestsyourintellect is chess.
Althoughchess isenjoyable to play,italsoimprovesandenhancesanumberofmentalskills,suchasstrategicthinking,analyticalability,concentration,memory,patternrecognition, IQ, and manymore.
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