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Text chess

Choose White or Black to play against the computer. Enter coordinate moves such as e2e4, international notation such as Nf3, or Czech notation such as Jf3.

Game settings

The chosen colour applies to a new game. Difficulty changes apply to the computer’s next move.

Play

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Preparing a new game.

Examples: e2e4, Nf3, Jf3, O-O. Enter pawn promotion as e7e8Q (or e7e8D in Czech notation).

Explore the board

Use the arrow keys to explore squares. Press Enter or Space to select a piece, then its destination. L reads legal moves and R reads the current rank.

A1, white rook.

Move history

  1. No moves have been played yet.

Position in text

White and black pieces will be listed when the game loads.

Saved games

The current game is saved automatically in this browser after every move.

Controls and notation help
  • Coordinate moves: starting square and destination, for example e2e4.
  • Czech piece letters: K king, D queen, V rook, S bishop, J knight.
  • International piece letters: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.
  • Kingside castling: O-O. Queenside castling: O-O-O.
  • After your move and the computer’s reply, focus returns to the move input.