Play chess with this?

[RGX12]

Being that multiplayer seems to be kaput, can you just play straight chess with this game? If so, against who? (e.g., AI, other player local/online, etc.) Just wondering if I can at least get some enjoyment out of this as a souped-up, animated chess game--something akin to the old Battle Chess game.

[r¡sê ºƒ çhaös]

Uses "stockfish" AI chess engine.. you can play regular chess

[RGX12]

Originally posted by r¡sê ºƒ çhaös™:

Uses "stockfish" AI chess engine.. you can play regular chess

Thanks for the info. You wouldn't happen to know what version of Stockfish, would you? Also what are your choices as far as human opponents (local, internet, or what)?

[r¡sê ºƒ çhaös]

Based on what you said, get it. Its a very well made game. Has all the different types of chess you can want (AI, local, same computer etc, internet) although not sure you'd find a match online.

[RGX12]

Yeah, that sounds flexible enough for me, based on your feedback I'm probably gonna pick it up. I realize there's not going to be much in the way of online matchups, but it's prolly gonna be me vs. the computer most of the time, and I can always grab a friend on occasion.

Final question, if you don't mind: are all chess matches always played using the animated battle "eye candy" I saw in videos, or is there also a standard (aka 'boring') chess interface with typical piece graphics? And speaking of interface, do you know if there are any extras, like moves history/annotation, opening moves db--stuff you'd expect to find in a normal chess program--or is it pretty barebones?

Thanks again for filling me in--I couldn't find much about the regular chess stuff when I searched, everything seems focused on the multiplayer/melee aspect of the game (which sadly appears to be in the grave anyway).

[BlackEagle]

Originally posted by RGX12:

are all chess matches always played using the animated battle "eye candy" I saw in videos, or is there also a standard (aka 'boring') chess interface with typical piece graphics?

There are 3 display modes for the chess board you can choose:
1: Animated Pieces
2. Simple symbols on the board squares to represent pieces(color coded and etc); essentially the basic piece graphics you mentioned
3. Both combined

[RGX12]

Great, thanks for clearing that up BlackEagle. I look forward to playing.

[[K9]-Ŧƛ§§àĐǟʁ]

its an amazing chess game, definitely makes the other chess games on steam look like a joke!