Chessboard behavior

Format: use object play white

Format: use object e2-e4

A real game of chess, played right on the board -- against another mortal, or against yourself for practice.

First choose a side. use chess play white takes the side of Light, with wings and a shining sword; use chess play black casts you down into Lucifer's army; use chess play self lets you drill both sides alone. White always moves first.

To command your army:

• move a piece: use chess e2-e4 (square-square)
• capture an enemy piece: use chess d5:e4 (square:square)
• redraw the board: use chess show
• check whose turn it is: use chess turn
• reset the board: use chess restart

Beating a living opponent earns you 200 experience, but no more than once a day; a game against yourself pays nothing. While two players are locked in battle, a third cannot touch their pieces -- wait for the match to finish, then take a seat.