How to play
Settings
Settings change how the board looks and works. Open them with Settings during a game, and close them with Done.
All articlesKept for your next games
| Setting | What it does | Starts at |
|---|---|---|
| Board | The board's colours: Classic green, Walnut, Slate or High contrast | Classic green |
| Sound | Tones for moves, captures, check and the end of a game | On |
| Accessibility | Keyboard play, and each move announced: see Keyboard and screen reader | Off |
| Coordinates | The files and ranks beside the board | On |
| Legal-move dots | Dots on the squares a piece can move to | On |
These are remembered in this browser, so your next game opens the way you left it.
For this game only
- Help and teaching: the hint, the threat warning, the blunder check, takebacks and “Why that move?”, all on or all off. See Help while you play.
- Commentary, against the assistant: Off, Brief or Full.
A new game starts from the choices made when it's set up: see Setting up a game.
Also on the board
- Flip turns the board around. It applies to this board, and isn't kept.
- Fullscreen, where the app allows it, opens the board in fullscreen; Back inline returns it to the chat.