HOW TO PLAY CHESS TITANS GAME IN COMPUTER

 HOW TO PLAY CHESS TITANS GAME IN COMPUTER

Chess Titans brings the classic strategy game to life with three-dimensional graphics and animation.

 To start a game

1. Click to open Games.
2. Double-click Chess Titans.
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3. Click a piece, and then click the square where you want to move it. Legal moves are shown in blue.

 To save a game

• If you need to finish a game later, just exit the game, and then click Save. The next time you play, you'll be asked whether you want to continue your saved game. If so, click Yes.  To change game options

You can adjust the difficulty level, sound and animation settings, and more.
1. Click to open Games.
2. Double-click Chess Titans.
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3. Click the Game menu, and then click Options.
4. Make your choices, and then click OK.

 To customize the game's appearance

You can choose different board and piece styles.
1. Click to open Games.
2. Double-click Chess Titans.
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3. Click the Game menu, and then click Change Appearance.
4. Make your choices, and then click OK.

 how to play Chess Titans game in computer

Chess Titans: Rules and basics

This guide is only designed to get you started. More in-depth insight on this complex game can be found online or in your local library.

The object

Chess Titans is a game for two players, dubbed White and Black. The goal is to capture your opponent's king. In the game, this is known as a checkmate.

The board

Chess is played on a board with 64 squares. Each player begins with 16 pieces, lined up in two rows. The first row is occupied by pieces called pawns. The next row contains: a king, a queen, two rooks, two bishops, and two knights.

How to play

White goes first, then players alternate turns.

Click a piece and then click the square where you want to move it. When you select a piece, Chess Titans shows you where it can move by highlighting the square in blue; squares with enemy pieces available for capture are shown in red.

 how to play Chess Titans game in computer

It's illegal to move into a square occupied by one of your own pieces. If you enter a square held by your opponent, the occupying piece is deemed captured and removed from the board.

A checkmate occurs when the king is trapped by an enemy piece with no available escape route. When this happens, the king's square will glow red.

Common maneuvers

Castling

This defensive maneuver—designed to protect your king—involves moving two pieces at once. It's the only time in chess that this is legal. In a castle, the king moves two spaces sideways, while the rook moves to the space the king skipped over.

You're only allowed to castle if your king and rook are both in their original positions, the king isn't in check, and there are no pieces blocking the maneuver. If castling is possible, Chess Titans shows where the king should go by turning the square purple. To make the move, click the square.

En passant

This rare but useful offensive move—from the French for "in passing"—is legal only under certain circumstances. It occurs when one of your pawns is stationed in the fifth row, and an enemy pawn in an adjacent column attempts to advance two squares on its first move.

Normally the enemy pawn would evade capture (remember: pawns attack on the diagonal). By employing an en passant, you can move your piece diagonally to the empty square behind the enemy pawn to capture it. This is legal only if executed immediately following the enemy pawn's first move.

Pawn promotion

Advance a pawn clear across the board, and you can promote it to rook, knight, bishop, or queen. This increases the number of powerful pieces in your army. Upgrading to queen is typically the best strategy.